Golf Swing Series
Why You Should Have Practice Swings Before Your Par Shots
If you watch the golf on television where the professionals are on parade showing their skills, you will have noticed that very few of them take more than one practice swing before hitting a full golf shot. The short chips from around the green where the club is taken back to a point very short of the full swing present a very different picture.
They practice with 6 or 7 practice swings.
Why?
Well, they rehearse the shot over and over to get into their minds the amount of power and back swing they will need to get the ball up to the pin.
Therefore, it is a good idea for us mere striving amateurs to do the same don’t you think? Your short shots will be much more accurate if you practice power and length of back swing.
Feel for the shot will be your reward.
Then walk up to the ball and hit it with the same swing you have decided on during your practice swing.
Besides this good piece of advice I want to emphasize that you keep your head down long after the ball has left on its journey.
Goodness, it is so easy to look up quickly isn’t it? - to ease the anxiety of how you have fared and where the ball is going to go.
As said before, once you have hit it, the dye is cast and the ball is on its way. So, watching it quickly will do nothing to help, and will result most likely in a duffed shot. We all do it though, don’t we?
At the same time do not forget about the pitch and run golf shot. This is a higher percentage shot than the chip, unless you are very good at chipping. It is useful when there is a clear run to the green.
When there is a deal of wind about, the high flying ball from a chip shot will be blown off course. This is another reason for the chip and run shot.
If you use an eight or nine iron, expect the ball to run as far as it flies. So land it about half way between you and the pin.
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 at http://www.onlinegolfershandbook.com
Article Source: Bill Maitland