When you watch a tour player, you’ll notice that they ALL have a pre-shot routine that they run through to get focused on the task at hand. They also use this routine to get properly aligned at the target. Most amateur golfers have no routine whatsoever. Occasionally they take one practice swing, and then for [...]
After you’ve been playing and practicing for a while, you should start to notice some patterns to your shots. Bad shots tend to be caused by one swing fault or another, so I thought I’d cover some of the basic issues. The Slice For a right handed player, a slice typically starts to the left [...]
One of the most common issues that new golfers and those golfers that still struggle to break 100 have is that they try to control the club in their golf swing too much with the hands and arms. Many of these golfers also hold onto the club too tightly in an effort to gain control. [...]
If you are new to golf, once you learn some of the basic fundamentals, much of your work should be focused around the greens. That is where you will be able to lower your scores most quickly. When you become a scratch golfer, putting will account for about 40% of your strokes. So, you can [...]
Go to a driving range and chances are that you will find a few people who are barely making contact with the ball, yet swinging one club, the driver. Many people just want to go to the range and blast away with the driver, trying to hit it as far as they can. Meanwhile, I [...]
Welcome to the Hacker to Scratch Blue Print! My goal is to turn hackers like ole Sir Charles over here on the right, into really good golfers. This will be a step by step process to help you become the best golfer you can be. Let's get to work! The Fundamentals If there is one [...]
While most golfers struggle with slicing the golf ball, some golfers actually have trouble with hooking the ball too much. Golfers who hook the ball too much tend to be better players, because they've developed a swing sequence that is closer to the professional golfer. As such, fixing your hook golf swing should be less [...]
The reverse pivot is probably the most problematic swing fault for golfers. Many golfers who slice the ball also have a reverse pivot.As a result, they not only slice the ball, but they don't hit the ball very far either because the reversepivot does not allow for any leverage to occur in the swing. Also, the reverse [...]
One of the reasons why so many golfers fail to improve is that there is so many bad golf tips given to them. These bad golf tips can even come from knowledgeable sources. Recently, I posted a video about the worst golf tip, which is to keep your head down. This tip is usually given [...]
Unfortunately, in the world of golf, we are often given tips from golfers, who, should I say bluntly, shouldn't be giving golf tips. One of the most common of these tips can be heard on driving ranges and golf courses around the world on a daily basis. And what is that particular golf tip? "Keep [...]