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The two movements of the down swing.

When making a golf shot, consciously perform your down swing so that it is in two parts.
This will increase your accuracy and your timing will be the best it has ever been.
Have a look at the average club golfer and see how he/she hits golf shots. You will see the player take the golf club back to varying distances and at once start to hit the ball from here. Not hitting from the top exactly, but the down swing starts from the top of the backward excursion.
Here is what I am suggesting. Here is what works wonderfully for me.
Take your stance normally in preparation to make your swing.
Complete your back swing and then stop at the top.
One has to stop to be able to perform the next step. You have to have time for the next move.

As though standing in a tube so that you do not sway, rotate your left hip in a backward direction.
This will bring your hands down to below your right shoulder (right handers - and vice versa for lefties).

Without stopping the downward motion, start hitting the ball from this position of your hands. It will feel that your down swing is made up of two parts. The rotation of the left hip and then the conscious continuation of the down swing using your arms. Hit the ball hard from this position.
This in effect shortens the hitting arc as the attempt to hit the ball seems to start at a lower level than normal. However, there is downward movement of the hands due to the left hip rotation. Continue this downward movement with the arms as you swing to hit the golf ball.

Hit the ball hard and the momentum of the club will take the club head through the hitting line. It will be almost impossible to hit a wayward shot if you do this correctly as the club head just can not deviate from the swing path. It is going too fast and there is too much control.

The ball will travel just as far or even further as your timing will be really good. It will have improved to amazing proportions.
You will also find that you will have less tendency to lift your head as you are concentrating so hard on hitting the ball - an added bonus.

Give it a go. You will be more than pleased.

Bill Maitland is a thinking, inventive golf guru.
He thought out and developed simple techniques and tips which enabled him to lower his handicap from 25 to 18, then from 18 to 15, and finally from 15 to 12.
He is a passionate golfer, and delights in helping others with their game should they want his help.
To learn about his tips and simple techniques,

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Do you often, or even ever move hour hands closer to the head of
the club by choking down on the grip?
I guess it is a thing that many of us forget to do.

For the delicate shots around the green, choking down on the grip
allows for much more control and feel of these shots.

Don’t forget you can use any club to make these shots, and the one to use is
usually the one that will place your ball on the green and allow it
to run from just on the green to the hole.

This is much more accurate than trying to loft the ball to the hole and hope it will
stop.
It takes a little practice to hit say, an 8 iron five feet
onto the putting surface just beyond the fringe.

However, an 8 iron may be needed to get the amount of run that you want.

So, you need to practice with several clubs so that you have the feel for each
and know what each will do.
Spend a great deal of time at this practice as it is so important and almost the total basis for reducing your score and handicap.

Make sure you can put the ball where you want it every time
and understand the type of swing you are making, pinching the ball,
or almost putting the ball, and using the loft of the club to send the ball to land on the spot,
how much back swing, firm wrists, wristy shots.

All these have to be worked out to suit you
as this sort of chip is as unique as your putting grip. stance and stroke

Don’t move on to the next club until you are totally consistent with the club you are using.
As before, if you can go out onto the course and practice with a
real green, you will benefit greatly.

At the same time, if you are having difficulty hitting the ball
sweetly, try standing closer to the ball.

Experiment with distances from the ball. Standing closer to the ball will allow you to hit it sweetly with a nice square club face.

Bill Maitland is a thinking, inventive golf guru.
He thought out and developed simple techniques and tips which enabled him to lower his handicap from 25 to 18, then from 18 to 15, and finally from 15 to 12.
He is a passionate golfer, and delights in helping others with their game should they want his help.
Author of Golf Tips. An e-Book that takes you step by step to being the best golfer that you can possibly be.
To learn about his tips and simple techniques

visit

http://www/onlinegolfershandbook.com Online Golfers Handbook

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Break your swing up into several parts. At the address position, your arms and chest form a triangle.

Practice the take away by moving this triangle in one piece without changing any of the angles, which means no wrist movement.

Take your club to waist height and stop there.
Practice this over and over again, during the day when you have an odd moment.
You do not have to have a club in your hand.
Simply adopt the grip position of the hands by holding your left thumb with your right hand.
It is essential that you do not use your wrists in the take away.

Next take your swing to the top and look at your hand and arm position.
Assume this position by performing your backswing at odd moments.

Next start the down swing by turning your left hip, and then continue the next part of the down swing until you are just behind the ball.

This time with a club, note the squareness or otherwise of the club face.

Next, with a club, start with club head just behind the ball and continue your swing making sure you have firm wrists and that you are hitting with you arms.
Continue through to the finish of the follow through, making sure that your right forearm crosses over your left on the way.

Practising during the day as often as you can will result in a grooved swing for you that will happen each time you hit the ball with very little conscious thought or mental input from you.

Bill Maitland is a thinking, inventive golf guru.
He thought out and developed simple techniques and tips which enabled him to lower his handicap from 25 to 18, then from 18 to 15, and finally from 15 to 12.
He is a passionate golfer, and delights in helping others with their game should they want his help.
To learn about his tips and simple techniques, visit ==>Online Golfers Handbook

http://www/onlinegolfershandbook.com

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