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Copyright (c) 2006 David Nevogt
I just thought of a shot that I don't see it very often, but for those of you that struggle with it, I wanted to give you a little golf tip on chipping, and I feel confident it will help you.
Do you hit fat shots when you chip the ball? In other words, do you hit the ball and it barely moves on the green?
You'll hit it fat or you don't hit any golf ball at all. You'll hit it fat where you hit a little bit of golf ball, and then you'll hit it fat where it moves, maybe 4 or 5 feet.
The correct path that your chip shot's supposed to travel on is just slightly, ever so slightly on the inside.
Well, if you're hitting it fat, then here's a little golf tip on chipping. You're going too much outside, which makes the club go too vertical.
And the correction is you feel like you're going to swing the club a little bit more inside, and then this will give you proper impact.
So, if you're hitting your chip shots fat, you're too vertical.
The way to make sure that you round out the backswing is to let it travel a little bit to the inside, a little bit.
Now, of all the words and all the talk about the different parts to the golf swing, let me tell you something that is extremely important when you're trying to drive a golf ball. It's important whether you're trying to hit a wedge shot.
Let me tell you the value of the left hip and what role it plays and what it means to 'clear' your left hip, or get out of the way.
After you've addressed the golf ball and your feet, knees and hips and shoulders are all square to where you want to go, the right shoulder turns and the arms swing back. And now you've turned away from it and a lot of your weight is over on your right side.
Now you're going to begin the downswing. Many weekend golfers start the downswing with the left hip moving towards the target. This is a problem golf swing.
Now, here are the two things that can happen if you do that.
From the top, if you move the hip towards the target, you'll get inside too much and the club face won't come back down on the arc. And, as you can tell, it's going to take off and go to the right.
The other thing that happens as you start the downswing is that the body will stop and if the arms are quick, you'll cross it over.
Better players hit this shot, which is a duck hook, and the weekend golfers usually hit a push.
So, here's a great rule of thumb: the left hip, in the downswing, must go backwards. It goes around. It doesn't go down.
So, when you start your downswing make sure that you get the left hip moving back and out of the way so the arms have a place to swing to.
Thanks and try that the next time out and I guarantee you this will help with your golf swing problem. |
| Author: David Nevogt |
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Author Bio:
David Nevogt writes golf instruction material that helps golfers of all levels reach their full potential and lower their scores. David is the author of "The Simple Golf Swing" which guarantees to have you shooting 7 strokes lower in only 1 week from today. You can find more of his golf instruction by going to www.golfswingguru.com |
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