Bad weather and poor playing conditions on the golf course can bring the best out of you, or the worst, depending upon your attitude! Most of us who have a great passion for golf absolutely love it when the conditions on the course change at the drop of a coin. That is what makes golf fun and challenging.

Think about it, if you make every shot with a perfect lie, absolutely no wind, and zero obstructions to play around, then what would be the challenge? Of course the game would be easier and you would probably score very well on each game you play, but there’s no zest when constantly playing in perfect conditions, no change, nothing to test our abilities at golf.

The Joy Of Stormy Weather

Overcoming the ever-changing challenges of golf is what it’s all about. What changes are out there that can make the game exciting? For starters, bad weather! Having a storm roll in at the last minute can cause all kinds of obstacles to change the game. Read more »

Why do nearly all golfers spend most of their time attempting to hit shots that become airborne at great distances?

Maybe it’s ego, or just plain amusing. Striking a great shot faraway into the sky may have some attraction, but when it comes to your short game, you must employ different strategies in order to improve your score.

One such strategy is to continually strike the ball low. Not only is it effective, but keeping it safe with low ball shots tends to deliver a better final result when the scorecards are marked. Your goal ought to be to improve.

By keeping the ball grounded, you have the chance to remove your ego out of the game and make better decisions with your shots, as in the following examples:

When The Ball Is Close To The Green

When your ball is close to the green, it is challenging to decide how it will travel when you send it airborne. Estimating the ball’s destination is a great deal easier when striking it low enough to keep it grounded.

It only makes sense to keep the ball low enough so that it rolls most of the distance as close to the hole as possible. When your ball is sitting hardly 30 to 40 yards distant from the hole, you will only ask for trouble if you choose to pop it up into the air. Read more »

It takes a very dedicated golfer to enjoy playing a full 18 holes in the rain. I’ve got a friend who is so passionate about golf that he is on the course everyday, regardless if it is raining or snowing. So long as the course is open, he is out there!

While you wouldn’t catch me getting drenched in the storming rain on the golf course, I will admit that a person who appreciates these poor weather conditions will learn more about their swing and adaptation skills than any other golfer who only plays during perfect weather. Read more »

Playing golf in windy weather, though extremely challenging, does offer enormous benefits for those players that like to be tested. Understanding how to hit the ball in response to poor weather conditions is the sign of a great golf player, one that appreciates not only a good score, but being challenged on the course as well.

 Enjoying the change in weather on a windy day when playing off takes adaptation skills in order to continue on with your game and finish the course. Here are a few tips for playing golf when the wind is blowing hard: Read more »

Golf is all about giving yourself the absolute best opportunities to make shots onto the green.  This is done by keeping the ball on the fairway, which means that accuracy should be one of the focal points of your game. You can increase your accuracy when playing golf by keeping in mind the following points:

1. No matter where your ball is, you should always be aiming for a target. Developing accuracy and playing with a strategic mindset means choosing a target to shoot at, even if you cannot see the hole.

By choosing a small target, such as an object or a location on the fairway, visualize the ball heading in that exact direction. This technique has been proven to help thousands of golfers to hit more accurate shots in line with their target. Read more »

Like all sports, golf has its own terminology in reference to many aspects of the game.  For example, when you make a shot from the tee box of a par-4 or par-5 hole, it is called the drive or tee shot.

On a par-3, it  is called just the tee shot. If your next move is to hit the ball onto the green and you are at a distance of at least 100 yards away, the shot you are about to take his called an “approach shot”. A pitch describes the same shot, but from a distance of only 40 to 90 yards. Read more »

The following points sum up the advice commonly given to novices whilst they are acquiring the skills of making a great golf swing:

1. What causes a golf swing to be more difficult to perfect than some other sports which utilise a similar accessory, such as baseball for example, is due to the fact that it involves vertical and horizontal planes. Whereas you only swing the bat for one motion in baseball  - horizontal.

2. When you make your golf swing, you shouldn’t be thinking of making contact with the ball. Instead, your concentration should be on swinging through the movement and beyond the ball. Make believe that the ball Is not there.

3. A perfect swing should be balanced, smooth, and graceful. It should never be forced or created with brute strength. Technique and fluidity is everything.

4. Your ideal swing plane shouldn’t be steep. Rather, it should gravitate toward being flatter. Read more »

If you have safely arrived at this stage in studying how to make a really great golf swing, then all of the basic principles have been addressed and you should be capable of going out to practice all of the relevant points. Keep with the fundamentals learned before going on to more advanced swing techniques.

The final nugget of advice we have for you is selecting the appropriate golf club whilst studying golf swing fundamentals. Each and every golf club will vary in different ways. These include how much loft a golf club generates to the ball, the lie angle, and golf club length. Your driver is the lengthiest club. It offers the smallest amount for loft besides  the flattest swing plane. The shortest golf club you have got is the sand wedge, which furnishes the highest measure of loft and a very steep swing plane.

Neither club is advocated when just commencing to learn your golf swing. It’s not intelligent practice to use your longest clubs or your shortest clubs as the swing conditions they make are unique in conjunction with the golf club’s size and build. Read more »

Well done!, your golf stroke is now started, from backswing to downswing, and it is now time to strike the ball and carry out your technique.

The contact you create with the golfball and the direction (and loft) that it goes in is decided by the trajectory path of your shot. Whenever you are aiming for a straight shot, then it is essential that the club head be moving directly inside the target line. Whenever you wish the ball to go left, then the route of the clubhead should be aiming left, and the other way around for the opposite direction.

Deciding about the above elements when creating your shot is actually just simple physics. Nevertheless, it is not that easy to learn how to correctly steer your club head in regard to where you want the ball to go. This can take a great many golf shots before it is mastered. Read more »

So now you have discovered what is involved to start your backswing and develop the force and vigor that is developing, waiting to burst  through the grace of your downswing, finally driving the golfball in faultless alignment toward its destination.

The Downswing

Considered by many to be the chief attraction. This is the moment of truth. Your backswing should have been disciplined and fluent. Now you’ll experience a switch in the pace and the downswing will be under total release and great power, yet elegant and comfortable at the same time.

Although you are beginning to completely change  your technique and movement from the transition of the backswing to the downswing, the change ought still to be graceful and as smooth as is possible, without any sign  of employing a snapping movement or force. Read more »

You have just have learned the correct method in initiating your backswing. We’ll now trace in detail the following steps.

The Top Of Your Swing

The backswing has  commenced and the club is directly over and above your head. Do not swing your body at this point because it will harm consistency. The club is in the air and should be pointing towards your objective. Most of your weight should be stressed on your right foot, and your left knee should be slightly bent inward. 

Your right knee will have a little bend throughout the total backswing and will stabilise the power to come from your body. It’s acceptable to allow your left foot to raise slightly at the top of your backswing, but be careful to keep it  minimal as it could throw your accuracy off. It is best to practise holding your left foot grounded if at all possible. Read more »

Acquiring the skill to produce an outstanding golf swing each time you address the ball can take a long time of practice sessions and natural talent. When practising your golf stroke, it is essential that it be one flowing movement of grace and delicacy, from the commencement of the backswing to impact, and eventually, the follow through.

The Backswing

The backswing comprises the first movement of the golf club and it’s responsible for bringing about and shaping everything that comes after. If you possess a mediocre backswing, then regrettably everything else that comes after will also be inadequate and the consequence will be a poor shot. Read more »