Tip to Help You Play Better Golf

PROBLEM: Hitting behind the ball or too high on the ball.
This is often caused by swaying during the swing. Any side-to-side or up and down head movement should be avoided. To get the right feel, hit some practice shots with feet together. During your weight shift, concentrate on keeping the weight on your right foot on the inside of your foot. Check your progress by taking practice swings with sun behind you and watching your shadow. Don’t let the clubface (Mizuno Men's MP-69 Irons
) get ahead of your hands at impact. To avoid hitting chips and pitches fat: Don’t sole the club at address. Use an open, narrow stance. Keep arms connected to chest and rotate body rather than sliding hips laterally and jabbing at the ball with your hands. Focus eyes on front of ball, with weight on front foot and wrists ahead of ball at address and through impact. Be sure to make a complete follow-through
PROBLEM: On wood shots, the heel of the club (Mizuno Men's MP-69 Irons
), rather than the club face, makes contact with the ball, resulting in a miserable-looking ground ball to the extreme left.
This can result from your weight being too far forward at impact. Try to keep weight more on your heels. Make sure you are not standing too close to the ball. Extend arms fully at address. This will help make sure that the clubface arrives in the proper alignment at impact.
PROBLEM: Losing Distance
Be sure to make a full turn. Maintain a relaxed body with light grip. Keep left side firm with left knee bent through impact. Swing through the ball, not at it. Keep arms fully extended through impact.
PROBLEM: Improper speed and timing of golf swing produces errant shots.
During the golf swing, all those moving parts must proceed with the proper speed and sequence to produce good results. This is called tempo. Poor tempo results mostly from swinging too fast, either out of anxiety or the desire to hit the ball as far as possible. To correct tempo problems, try to swing the club (Mizuno Men's MP-69 Irons
) using the large leg and body muscles rather than your arms and hands. Hit with 80% of your power, using the same effort you would use with a seven-iron. Don’t rush the downswing. Take a full coil, start the downswing with your legs and hips and let you arms drop into the hitting position before turning on the power.