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It’s that time of the year when golfers should reflect on this year’s ups and downs, and what lessons can be drawn also what we have learned, golf or otherwise.  For golf - are we getting the most enjoyment out of our games?  How can we enjoy our golf better?  Do we need to look at our swing?  Should we go for a professional check-up? 

 

If you decide not to go for a professional ‘check-up’ lesson, then do yourself a favour, do the next best thing…

 

Check yourself! 

 

The first thing where most golfers go wrong is, starting to look at their actual swing.  The swing changes so little it’s not the place to start whether it is ‘correct’ or not. 

 

Always start with the basics;

 

1. Grip – check your grip is neutral and correctly applied and in the correct position, check your grip pressure and tension at address and through the swing.
2. Club face alignment – check your club is perpendicular to the target, it may look from your viewpoint to be correct, but check it mechanically by placing something down like a ruler, to make sure.
3. Alignment – check your aim by taking your normal address position, just like when hitting a golf shot this year.  Once comfortable put a club down in front of your toes making a line to the target. Step back and make sure the club is on line to your target (slightly left of target due to ‘train tracks’).  Adjust this if is out of alignment, this should be done on the range or practice area first then occasionally out on the course, if not holding anyone back, but never in competition.  This will get you aligning better and most importantly more natural.
4. Ball position – check your ball position by taking your normal address to the ball then like before put a club in front of your toes and another perpendicular at 90 degrees exactly from the ball to in-between your legs.  Depending on the club being used the standard position is from the centre (wedge) to left heel (driver).
5. Posture – have a friend check your posture at address and through the swing and finish.
6. Balance – always complete your swing in balance, if you can not finished balanced, there is something wrong.
7. Movement – check or have checked your movement through the golf swing.  Make sure you keep your movement to a minimum by swinging smoother and not making any fast jerky movements.

  

Stretching – I am going with a stretching program this year if I can keep to it.  Having held a 5^th Dan Karate since 2003, take it from me for stretching – ‘Rome wasn’t built in a day’ meaning; slowly and regularly in small steps, it takes time.

 

This will be my main points this winter season for improvement.  Going for 2 hcp.

 

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