A Better Golf Swing Plus Faster Club Speed Equals Lower Golf Scores

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By Paul Iconia

Perfecting your golf swing is the most important ingredient to improving your overall golf game. If you ignore your swing, then you're finished before you start. Making your golf swing better starts and finishes with you. The conditioning of the muscles in specific parts of your body to correctly execute certain movements takes practice. Searching out good golf aids or instructors is important in figuring out where to start.

Teeing off endless buckets of balls at the golf range won't do it. Generally hitting more balls reinforces the bad habits you already developed and perfects an improper swing. It seems the more balls you hit the worse your swing and mood becomes.

The three cornerstones for every good golf swing includes grip, stance and posture. No matter your skill level, most golfers having difficulty with their swing are doing something wrong related to their grip, stance or posture.

For example, by gripping the golf club less tightly and allowing for some flexibility in your grip, it creates more lag. Lag is the angle created by the club and your left hand (right hand in case you're left-handed) in your downswing.

Addressing the ball will change under different circumstances. Whether the ball is teed up or in the fairway or in a bunker, adding more distance to your shots means less par and a better game. No one wants to end up in the rough or the sand every time they play.

The distance your ball travels is directly proportional to the club speed and a few other variables related to your swing such as balance and form. You don't have to be a John Daly to have significant impact on the golf ball. It's guaranteed that if you add speed to your swing, it translates into more distance for your golf ball.

Here are some reasons offered that keep most amateur golfers from increasing club speed in their swing. Increasing flexibility and adopting a lighter grip pressure allows the golfer to swing freer, more fluidly and ultimately faster. Poor technique and improper sequencing also restricts swing speed.

If you want more distance, they increasing club speed is not an option. In order to increase the power your body generates then you must engage in special exercises and swing technique drills. Typically power output diminishes with age and skill level, however you can compensate by learning proper swing methodology.

All pro golfers know the how important proper golf swing technique is to attaining optimal speed and trajectory resulting in appreciable distance. Executing proper swing technique is critical for teeing off, pitching, chipping and even putting. Most serious golfers will pay or do whatever to gain 10 - 20 yards from their drives. The question remains whether these golfers are achieving the distance they hoped for? Just what are they doing to better their swing?

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