Discover Golf Clubs Here Megablog

Current information on Golf Clubs-Bargains and deals on Golf Clubs

My Photo
Name:
Location: Lorain, Ohio, United States

I teach speaking and after hour classes. I spent over twelve years as a corporate trainer.

Wednesday, March 26, 2008

Golf Gift Information And More

Our Featured Golf Writer


Instantly slash your golf score by creating perfect impact!

Golf Swing Aids Make A Huge Difference

By: Joe Tierney

The swing is one of the critical aspects of golf training, and the perfect swing can mean the difference of many strokes. It is a basic technique of the game, and needs to be practiced with patience and care. For people who would rather train in privacy and at their leisure, many companies offer swing aids.

The swing aid is generally a circular guide mounted vertically on its stand, which offers support and guides the club in a neat arc, as perfect as you can get it. Repetitive use of this device trains your muscles to move in the correct arc, the end of the club outlining the circumference of a perfect circle. Using a training aid is a good idea when you don't want to waste time at the course, practicing the basics. The device is portable to a limit, and can easily be installed in a backyard or even a garage for uninterrupted training time. Most of the units come with a training video, which demonstrates the correct usage, and the difference it makes etc.

The perfect swing involves maintaining the correct posture, rolling the wrists in the follow through and the correct grip. The swing aid cannot teach you how to grip a club, but it does make it awkward for you to make a complete swing if you hold the wrong grip. It is important to note here, that swinging away with the wrong grip, on a swinging aid can lead to awkwardness, maybe even a sprain. It is advisable to initiate lessons with a pro, and then practice on a swing aid machine, fully knowing the posture and the grip you are supposed to maintain.

Like everything else during the last few years, there is a digital aid in perfecting your swing, called the swing tempo device, which helps calculate the time duration of upswing-downswing, so you know you are doing it right with every club that you use. This is made for somewhat advanced users, but is a useful tool to graduate to. Of course, many die hard golfers would say they never needed a machine to teach them golf, but that is an argument that many people have about digital-manual equipment, and is not one that will ever have a conclusion! The better way to look at it is, whatever it is that helps you achieve the desired swing, go for it!

Finally it is good to remember that golf isn't a game very easy to master, and it is a combination of variations like the correct stance, the right grip - not too hard not too soft, and the right swing and follow through, to name a few, that will make you a better golfer. It is indeed necessary to constantly evaluate yourself, and to use the right methods to improve your game. The golf swing aid is a definite advantage in the learning process, but the sooner you are independent of it the better. Of course it can always be kept for practice, but dependency on the device wont give you confidence in the long run.

One last device I'd likes to mention is the 'thumb caddy' endorsed by the PGS tour pro Brad Faxon. It is a little device made of nylon and rubber, that fits on your club and guides your thumb into a perfect position to deploy power as well as control, helping you to maintain a firm grip, and the right position on the club, making you avoid hook shots.

It's easily carried in your pocket, and may be just what you've been wanting, check it out! At the same time, it is worth remembering that this is intended for practice alone, and not allowed in tournaments.

Joseph Tierney is a golfer and college student from Florida. You can find out more about improving your golf swing at Golf Swing Tips http://www.simplegolfswing.info/

Let's Talk About Golf

Golf truly is a great equalizer because it doesn't discriminate. Finally, the wonderful saying "What the mind conceives, the body can achieve" really drives home this point that the only limits we have in our lives are in our "minds".
...PGA

Be sure to check the location of the ball with clubs aligned on the ground. Step away to check that you are positioning the ball properly. Ask someone to double-check your positioning. It is hard, without alignment tape or clubs, to visually gauge the proper placement of the ball.
...Golf Help

A Hybrid Or Two, Or Three
If you're the last holdout in your foursome to resist the hybrid trend, stop it. They're not a trend at all.
...Golf Tips magazine

Headline News About Golf

Ogilvy Fends Off World-Class Field to Win WGC-CA Championship

Mon, 24 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT
Kraft Trusts Titleist From Tee-To-Green For First PGA Tour Win.

Performance Promotion Pays Off at 84 Lumber Classic for Titleist Pro V1x Player

Mon, 19 Sep 2005 00:00:00 GMT
Against a strong field that boasted four of this year's top six money leaders, the 84 Lumber Classic champion relied upon the Titleist Pro V1x golf ball en route to a one stroke victory and his first career PGA Tour title.

Titleist Tour Report: The INTERNATIONAL

Fri, 11 Aug 2006 00:00:00 GMT
Ernie Els is featured in this week's Titleist Tour Report from The INTERNATIONAL, site of Els' debut on the PGA Tour back in 1991. Ernie talks about the tournament, which features a unique scoring system, as well as how he's preparing for next week's PGA Championship.

Pavin, Roberts, Karlsson, Taniguchi Lead Titleist to Four-Win Week

Mon, 31 Jul 2006 00:00:00 GMT

#1 Victories with #1 Ball

Tue, 19 Jul 2005 00:00:00 GMT
Jason Bohn, Meena Lee Capture First Career Wins on PGA, LPGA Tours with Titleist <br>

Titleist is Once Again the Overwhelming Golf Ball Choice of More Players at British Open


golf training aids
golf wedges
golf putter
|

0 Comments:

Post a Comment

<< Home