Thursday, October 8, 2009

Tips For The Game Of Golf

By Don Frickerson

Mastering the game of golf is far different from what many a people understand it to be, as they spend hours playing Nintendo's Wii Sports. Mastering the game of golf in real life is sometimes very complex and will require that you pay close attention to the exact rules and form. Though the decision to pick up the game from an skilled player is a viable idea, but there are plenty of mistakes, which novices usually make. The idea is to learn how to avoid such mistakes, so that you not only can play well but also have the feeling of having had a great experience of golfing.

One of the most general mistakes which most beginners make while learning to play the game of golf is they look up, when hitting the ball. This is a problem as it can result in a stroke being considered even if you did not strike the ball so you can just imagine how this can quickly add up to a scary golf score. Hence remember to look down while striking the ball and ensure that you remain looking downwards till the action is finished, with hips properly rotated. Keeping your hands stretched while you are swinging has been known to benefit many a beginner. One trick to do this right is to count up to five after you have striked the ball, as this can help you looking up too early and with your pace too.

To help overcome this problem you should make sure that you are standing in the putting stance and looking straight down at the top of your ball. Unless you look straight down on the ball, chances are that you would miss the proper strike and ball would deflect on its course and move elsewhere. You could be endlessly repeating the act of putting unless you develop the skill of focusing down straight at the ball while putting and hitting it into the hole.

Many beginners learning to play the game of golf also tend to have a problem with the ball going into the sides of the green, instead than straight ahead. Though this may seem to be a complex trouble to solve, but it is easy to overcome provided you are patient about it. One of the most crucial aspects of playing good golf has a lot to do with your position, and if you cannot master the right posture even before you are aiming for a strike], you can never play a good stroke. Standing with the right posture is important to learn and study even before you master the art of swinging. In case your club does not touch the ball on its center, step back a bit to make sure that the ball isn't hit by the side of the club. This happens to be one of the principal reasons why balls tend to swerve off course and a swing, which hits the ball squarely, can make sure that the ball would reach the scheduled destination successfully.

Instances of hooking are another major error, which bugs most novices, and this is also rather tricky to overcome. numerous players can't master the right position which make the ball hook or some players grips the club improperly, which cause the ball to veer off. Hooking can be avoided if you get your position right and avoid holding the club too hard. Once you have corrected your posture and corrected your grip, you could improve your skills further with regular practice.

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