How to Land Golf Balls at the Fairway?
I have been advised to grab the golf club loosely and do not use force during my swings. My golf teacher Heath has taught me to sweep through the ball as there is no ball in the ground. He has said that I should not hit the ball and I should swing through the ball. All the teachings are great. But using them in my practice correctly is a very different story.
For a long time I could not figure out how loosely I should grab the club. In the past few days I believe that I have realized the concept. When I played about five holes that afternoon, the golf ball coming out of the driving shot landed in the middle of the fairways each time.
After a few weeks of practice I could using the driver to hit the ball as far as 250 yards. That was a big achievement for me. But the ball is going to the right all the time. Technically it is caused by slicing the ball. When I think about the slicing, the slicing can be cause by the tight holding of the club. When the club is hold tightly the direction of the ball is fully determined by the club face. Since there is a circular movement of the club, the ball can spin to the right.
In the last few days, I grab the club more loosely and at the same time I do not force the club too much. In a way my hand is guiding the club, at the same time; the club is guiding my hand movement. The club and my hand move in the same pace. Now the slicing balls are becoming straight balls. When I use driver to hit the ball, the golf ball can land more or less on the fairway.
Another skill learned about reducing the slicing balls is to have the follow-through movement after the impact of the club to the ball. The follow-through is useful to straight the direction of the club during the impact. When the club is withdrawn too soon, a slicing ball is caused.
Basically, in order to drive the golf ball straight along the fairway, I have to master the three skills at the same time.
(1) I have to grab the club loosely;
(2) I shall not force the club too much during the swing;
(3) I shall have the follow-through after the club-ball impact.
In the coming weeks, I am going to continue to strengthen this newly acquired skill until I could do it correctly subconsciously (without thinking about the three skills).
For a long time I could not figure out how loosely I should grab the club. In the past few days I believe that I have realized the concept. When I played about five holes that afternoon, the golf ball coming out of the driving shot landed in the middle of the fairways each time.
After a few weeks of practice I could using the driver to hit the ball as far as 250 yards. That was a big achievement for me. But the ball is going to the right all the time. Technically it is caused by slicing the ball. When I think about the slicing, the slicing can be cause by the tight holding of the club. When the club is hold tightly the direction of the ball is fully determined by the club face. Since there is a circular movement of the club, the ball can spin to the right.
In the last few days, I grab the club more loosely and at the same time I do not force the club too much. In a way my hand is guiding the club, at the same time; the club is guiding my hand movement. The club and my hand move in the same pace. Now the slicing balls are becoming straight balls. When I use driver to hit the ball, the golf ball can land more or less on the fairway.
Another skill learned about reducing the slicing balls is to have the follow-through movement after the impact of the club to the ball. The follow-through is useful to straight the direction of the club during the impact. When the club is withdrawn too soon, a slicing ball is caused.
Basically, in order to drive the golf ball straight along the fairway, I have to master the three skills at the same time.
(1) I have to grab the club loosely;
(2) I shall not force the club too much during the swing;
(3) I shall have the follow-through after the club-ball impact.
In the coming weeks, I am going to continue to strengthen this newly acquired skill until I could do it correctly subconsciously (without thinking about the three skills).
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