Your Best Golf Swing

When I grab my golf club, I am all ready to hit the ball as hard as I can.  It feels good to put all of my strength into hitting the ball.  Just hitting the ball as hard as I can does not mean that I play good golf though.  

If you just need to relieve a little stress, then swinging with all your strength may accomplish your goals.  However, if you want to have a perfect golf swing, then you are going to have to hold back on the power a little.  

Swinging the golf club too hard is one of the most common mistakes.  A hard swing shows that you have power, but accuracy is the name of the game in golf.  

You need to relax when you are swinging.  This will help you swing easily and will help to reduce your power.  If you put your feet closer together, then you can further reduce the strength of your swing.  Tensing up will also cause you to use too much effort.  

Keeping your center of gravity is also vital.  Keep your center of gravity the same and your head will stay still.  If you keep both of your feet in the same position throughout your swing, then your center of gravity will be stable.    

If you jerk your body then your head will move and you will not be able to focus on the ball.  This can also change your center of gravity.  It is imperative that you keep your feet planted so that all your weight will be concentrated in your feet when you make contact with the ball.  

Expending very little effort should be your goal.  If you hit the ball correctly, then it will feel smooth and easy.    

Don’t tense up when you are about to make contact with the ball.  If you tense up, your balance will be thrown off.  You want the club head to travel in a straight line to make contact with the ball.  

To help correct your golf slice, see how centered you can hit the ball with your club and how low you can send the ball.If you launch the golf ball too high it can get into the wind and travel to the left or to the right into the rough.  

Do not use more power than what you can control.The main objective of golf is to be accurate, not powerful.  You want to be able to control every facet of your swing so that you hit the ball cleanly and it goes where you want it to go.  

The distance will result from a smooth, even swing, not a fast powerful one.  

You want to try to gradually increase your speed during your swing until you connect with the ball solidly.  If you do not have a smooth swing, then you are pulling your hands somewhere during the swing.  Keep your head as still as you would if you had a glass of water balanced on top of it.This will allow you to swing more smoothly and effortlessly and overall improve your swing.  

Swing at a decent enough speed to keep yourself from becoming tense and stiff.  Don’t swing too slowly or so hard that you feel the effort of the swing.  Stay relaxed.  

It is better not to think about power at all.  Keeping your power under control so that you can be more accurate is what counts!  The key to the perfect golf swing is a nice smooth, even stroke.

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