Help me with my golf swing consistency?
Seems like some days I hit all my short irons perfectly…I don’t have to even think about my swing…I just do what feels natural. But those same days I can’t hit a wood or a long iron to save my life (typically slice or fade). Other days, I can hit my woods straight and far but I shank or slice all of my short irons, or hit dud iron shots (like 100 yards with a 7 iron).
Sometimes it helps to focus on certain aspects of my swing to temporarily solve the problem (for example, focus on leading with the hips on my wood shots, change my grip slightly, or focus on my backswing tempo on iron shots)…but for each new circumstance, it seems that I have to focus on a different apsect of my swing, such that I start to "micromanage" my swing which gets me all confused, tense, flustered, and bolloxed up.
Are there any good tips for "keeping it simple stupid", so that my swing always feels natural and is always consistent, and I don’t have to worry about focusing on this detail or that detail? I suppose this is the 10 million dollar question in golf, but are there any good things that I should be keeping in mind?
Also, I tend to have slightly different swings, stances, and grips for different clubs. Should I try to work towards keeping the same swing and grip for all my clubs?
the number one thing to get consistency in your came to get a pre-shot routine on every shot of your game and I guarantee you every type of shot in your game will become more consistent. It’s what the pros’ do and what helped me out also.
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Yes –
1. Practice on the practice range and don’t think about it on the course. Let you natural swing take over.
2. Except for really short shots, develop a consistant swing for all clubs.
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http://www.sports.tipsminisites.com
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http://www.sports.tipsminisites.com
Getting a swing that you can repeat over and over again is I guess the most difficult part of golf. I think the first thing to do is to try to forget about your swing on the golf course and just concentrate on your rhythm. Think about your swing on the practise range but on the course, keep the swing rhythm slow and easy.
Every full shot requires the same swing. The swing shot not change all the way from a full SW to a 2 iron. I have linked a video that demonstrates the basics of building a good swing.
The only changes that should take place are with the driver, where the ball is played slightly more forward in the stance, the spin is tilted away slightly. This is to give the best angle of contact on the ball with the driver. There is a video on the driver set up if that helps.
Summary – practise hard but when playing out on the course, try to find the same swing with the same rhythm.
Hope these vids help.
References :
Golf Swing Tip
http://www.mulliganplus.com/vzine-building-a-good-golf-swing.cfm
Driver Golf Swing Tip
http://www.mulliganplus.com/hitting-the-driver.cfm
Grip Golf Swing Tip
http://www.mulliganplus.com/vzine-the-golf-grip-video-lesson.cfm
the number one thing to get consistency in your came to get a pre-shot routine on every shot of your game and I guarantee you every type of shot in your game will become more consistent. It’s what the pros’ do and what helped me out also.
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A good preshot routine and tons of practice are the keys to consistency…… those are the only tips I have found that work for anyone who will accept the wisdom. And yes every shot should be made with the same basic swing and grip…..If you are changing all the time it is impossible to become consistent
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The most important aspects of any golf swing are balance and control, what your individual swing and capabilities are don’t really matter, with balance and control you achieve consistency.
If your balance is good then it’s control that’s lacking, as you obviously have a useful swing then at some point you are trying to play beyond your ability, this is typically by overhitting, but trying to control the ball in ways you don’t have the knowledge to, affects your swing.
The usual remedy is slow your swing down to the point where it starts working consistently again. There is a young blog, new-golfers.blogspot.com, that covers the basic swing and basic techniques that give consistency in the golf swing.
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http://new-golfers.blogspot.com
Do a search on "Tracy Reed Golf", buy his program, do everything it tells you to do, and watch your game improve.
(Tell him John Barree sent you)
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