Golf

[red26]

I have made up my mind to take up Golf on Sundays.

Dose anyone in here have any good tips for me or Books I can read?? Im going to get a set of clubs next week they are a full set of PING's for $200 including the bag. If any of you know of any books I can read or have any tips or know of a good driving range here in North Dallas area let me know.


RED26:aok

[Curval]

Hit the ball like this:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=qW0uzDRwpAo

Not like this:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=lYnlo-dwPXs&mode=related&search=golf%20swing

[Ghosth]

4 letter swear word for true Flight Simmers!

[storch]

take lessons,  the best money you can spend on that frustrating game is on lessons.

get about a dozen or so balls, a five iron and a five gallon bucket.  from about ten yards out see how many balls you can hit into the bucket.

your golf swing is the same irrespective of club the above exercise will help with your control.  as you hit consistently extend the distance out.

never play on a weekend true golf is enjoyed during the weekdays except wednesdays when the doctors are out.

[Mickey1992]

I took up golf this year.  Don't listen to what anyone tells you.  Get lessons.  I played rounds with about 6 different buddies this summer and each one told me a different way to fix my swing.

Take lessons.

[Eagler]

be prepared to spend lots of money .. it is not a cheap hobby

and stay away from golf course on weekends unless you want to have a 6 to 8 hour round

[Shuffler]

I play Golf.

When your new to the sport the best thing you can do is take a few lessons. If you wait, you will develope bad habbits that are hard to break.

A good magazine to subscribe to is Golf Digest. Keep in mind that not everything you read in there works for everyone. You can try one new thing at a time to see if it helps you... if not throw it out. Each person has to adjust things to their body type in golf.

Lesson lesson lesson..... number 1 thing you need to do.

Great thing about golf is that no matter how many are in your group... you are really playing yourself. The ability to recover from a bad shot is what sets great players apart from those so-so players.

If your ever out playing and things are not going well..... step back and look at your shot, take your time, go back to basics (stance and grip), relax and breath.

DO NOT SWING HARD.... when you swing hard your hands move fast but the club head is actually slower. The object is to get the club head fast and hit the ball with the sweet spot. Think of swinging a sickle (tool used by some of us older folks to cut down weeds). You use a whip motion to keep hands steady down target line while whipping the clubhead... generating great speed.

Well I could go on forever.

I forgot the most important rule..... JUST HAVE FUN    

[Curval]

Originally posted by Shuffler
I forgot the most important rule..... JUST HAVE FUN    

Actually this is second to KEEP YOUR HEAD DOWN AND EYE ON THE BALL.

[Tiger]

What's that old saying...

"Golf and sex are the only two things you don't have to be good at to enjoy"

[lasersailor184]

Originally posted by red26
I have made up my mind to take up Golf on Sundays.

Dose anyone in here have any good tips for me or Books I can read?? Im going to get a set of clubs next week they are a full set of PING's for $200 including the bag. If any of you know of any books I can read or have any tips or know of a good driving range here in North Dallas area let me know.


RED26:aok

Just before I quit due to the Golly-geen aggravation, I realized one thing.  Swing well, not hard.  A well struck ball will do so much better then just trying wail on it.

[red26]

Thanks guys anymore info or tips,tricks and so on please feel free to add. I have a older guy at work that is taking me to the drive range for a month or two and he is going to help me work on my drives, putt's and bunker shots. He has me swinging a base ball bat at the ground but with a golf grip. He says that its kinda the same. This Sunday were we are going to the range to hit my first bucket of balls.

Ive played wile I was in the Army on the courses on base but by the 5th or 6th hole we were always to darn drunk to drive on LOL I.E. started taking the cart across the green and junk like that. My caption was with us so he always took the hit for us doing the stupid stuff LOL. Well thanks guys.

RED26:aok

[cav58d]

I have to agree with everyone else...TAKE LESSONS...Unless your a natural, you're going to develope bad habits that are a pain in the arse to break if you try and learn the game of golf by yourself...

Also remember.........Less is more....Concentrate on hitting the ball and getting it in the direction you want it to go with a mild stroke, rather than just trying to knock the dimples off the damn thing which will result in the ball not being where you wanted it....ie- Left or Right or still on the tee hehe

[Shuffler]

On the driver I have a measured clubhead speed of 114 mph standard swing. Am I swinging hard... NO. I can increase this speed dramatically but rarely do as your fairway percentages tend to fall off.

It is more important to slow down.... and hit the ball well. To reduce tension and concentrate  on a picture of your shot in your mind. To make a good drive requires a good basic stance and a long fluid swing.

I personally think about knocking grass blades over on the backswing, this forces you to keep the clubhead down and keeps you from bringing the clubhead up too soon thereby making a shorter choppy swing through the ball.

Another thing you'll hear all the time..... swing through the ball.... keep the power on and follow through. Many amatures tend to stop at the ball.... making an effort to look like they followed through. If you swing through the ball the move is fluid all the way to your finishing point with club over shoulder, belt buckle facing target.

[Curval]

I received an awesome tip a while ago...take it or leave it, but it works for me:

If right handed:

On your backswing keep your left arm dead straight on the backswing. Only break your wrists to lift the club face up as the club goes back.

As soon as your left shoulder touches the left side of your chin start your down swing. Your eyes should remain firmly on the ball and your head should stay down until your right shoulder touches the right side of your chin after you have hit your ball on the follow-through.

You can then look up to see where your shot is heading.

The biggest issue with any golfer, most certainly myself included, is not keeping your eye on the ball right through contact and lifting your head too early to try and watch the flight of the ball.

I'm no expert or anything but if I follow this simple rule I can really launch 'em.

[Tigeress]

I know I am just a woman... blah blah blah...

But I play golf... and am serious and determined about it.

Yes Take Lessons!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Do not pass Go; do not collect $200 dollars

BUT!!!! Don't just take lessons... go to the right Pro.

Do you homework and find a golf pro that has really good references from real everyday people you can talk to face to face in your area.

Get those references from people who permanently improved their score in a significant way as a result of this one Golf Pro.

The real magic of a golf swing... what really makes/breaks it, can not learned from a book nor be seen with the naked eye... not even on camera.

Even with high speed cameras... it isn't really clear what is going on at the critical moment of supination.

Throw a baseball and key in on your torso, shoulder, arm and wrist... you supinate naturally when you throw a baseball and that is what gives the ball that extra zing and speed. A good golf swing has pretty much the same components as a baseball swing... generally speaking.

It does not normally come naturally when you swing a golf club.
You dont "hit" a golf ball... you "throw it"... as if it was held on the end of the golf club instead of sitting on a golf tee.

The key many people miss out on is functioning supination.

Ben Hogen tells you a lot about how to swing a golf club in his book… stance, backswing, down swing, follow through, a lot of things which are important... and maybe a few sentences on supination.

Ben Hogen mentions supination in his book but does not explain it because he knew no one gets it without help from someone who really knows how to swing a golf club the way it is meant to be swung, and additionally from someone who can, and actually will teach it to people.

I availed myself of probably 6-7 golf pros in order to break 100...
All pretty much a waste of money and time. They make money by giving lessons... nuff said.

The last pro I went to was an exception. Within a few lessons, I was supinating so well I almost flung the club out of my hands due to the sudden and dramatic added power at the club head... and it was a pretty easy swing by the look of it. And, the slice was gone gone gone.

I now shoot in the mid to low 80s on good days... while a par golfer would sniker at that... it's a long long way from 99.

These are not golf videos but they demonstrate something about supination and power:

No way to use supination to add power

the wrist/tool combo allows supination to seriously add power

Same idea as the previous video, rotating the wrist is the supination

You can think of the Atl-Atl throwing tool as the golf club and the spear as the golf ball.

Method of supination in a golf swing is a bit different but the effect is the same and it is dramatic!

Get the "right" pro. You will not be able to get a good swing from just reading a book... or just going to the driving range... or going to a fleecing golf pro but its fun to an extent.

Good Luck!

It’s even more addicting that Aces High! wooo hoooo

TIGERESS

EDIT: I have done a lot of serious teaching of technical matter for a number of years thus, I key in on learning/educational threads.