Golf Simple Swing - By: Mike Dutton

The golf swing is most likely one of the most frustrating parts of the game of golf. People are almost always modifying their swing to get more distance or to correct problems like a slice or a hook. Really, the golf swing is just a matter of mechanics and putting body motions together in the right way to be consistent. But experienced golfers know this is easier said than done. What are the basics of a good simple golf swing?

* Your stance should be about shoulder width apart and your feet should be pointing slightly out – but not too much!

* Let your arms hang in a natural way down from your body and place the club behind the ball. If your shoulders hunch or you have tension in your arms, you are probably too close to the ball. Then, stand back a little bit.

* Place about 70 percent of your body weight on your back leg.

* Straighten your spine and have a bit of bend in your knees, nothing wild.

* Keep your eye on the ball in the course of your entire swing.

* Grip the club as if you are holding a small, delicate bird. You want to keep the bird in your hands, but you don’t want to squash it either. That’s how you should really hold your club.

* A good simple golf swing will be a fluid, easy motion with your shoulders turning just a little in the back swing and your follow-through complete.

* Make sure you keep your feet rooted and slow down in your back swing.
Most issues with a golf swing are cause by swinging too quickly in the back swing and then not accelerating through the ball.

* You will want to hit the ball in the “sweet spot” or the middle of the club. Hitting it anyplace else will cause your ball to travel in directions that you really don’t want it to go in.

* Then grip it and rip it!

It might be useful for you to take a lesson or two on the golf swing or even watch the way the pros do it on TV. There are a great number of articles that exist on the Internet that can help you with your golf swing, so always look for important information and take as much advice as you can get.

Learning to swing a golf club takes years of practice as any avid golfer will tell you. There are “a hundred” things to understand and they all have to be working in exactly the right ways at exactly the right time to a have a quality, consistent golf swing. Sometimes this just doesn’t happen, but when it does, it certainly is a great feeling! Remember to keep your golf swing simple. Keep in mind what others tell you but don't let it keep you down for developing a swing that works well for you.

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