September 2006

A basic explanation on Golf Swing

Mastering golf swing is a very difficult task for most golf beginners. The usual picture of a beginner’s golf swing is when he uses all his strength in the basic golf swing so that he can hit the ball as far as possible, but as a result they just don’t make contact with the ball or throw it anywhere but the place they intended to.

Why does this happen? The answer is quite simple. It doesn’t really take to have strong muscles to achieve a good golf swing, what is most important is the technique you use for your basic golf swing, and the physics it involves.

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Can You Decide Which Golf Swing Tip is Good and Which is Not?

There are many people out there with a lot of expertise and knowledge about golf. Many of them have this inherent pleasure of sharing this knowledge with all others who would and could benefit from such advice. However, very few of these people who mean well, actually do well in teaching.

You open your Internet browser and check on ‘golf swing tip’ keywords. You will come up with a carload of sites which proclaim that they have all the answers, and the best answers at that. However, only after opening a couple of them you will realize that you do not really understand half of them, and the other half may not be what you are looking for. This happens because people tend to explain from their point of view more rather then from that of the learner. Hence, they miss a lot of in-between information making it difficult for a real novice to follow the tip.

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A Short Explanation of Golf Swing Fundamentals

Basically there are only six golf swing fundamentals that all golfers, whether you are a pro or a beginner, must know and follow.

The Grip

The grip is simply how you hold the club in your hand and there are three basic grips
The single overlap grip: This is where the pinky of your right hand (written for right-handers) overlaps the index finger of your left.

Interlock: This is the same as the single overlap grip with the exception that the pinky interlocks or wraps around the index finger.

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