Golf Tips for Amateurs The Importance of keeping the spine angle constant throughout the swing is emphasized almost universally by golf instructors. The trouble is – how do you know you are doing it correctly? Coaches talk about maintaining this angle throughout the golf … Read More
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Golf Swing – Avoid Hitting from the top
The number one mistake that most amateurs make during the golf swing, is hitting from the top. Inside Out Approach The greatest revelation about the golf swing is that the club needs to ALWAYS come from the inside out – … Read More
The ultimate (golf) swing killer (and what to do about it)
Apart from ( lack of ) lower body strength, the quickest destroyer of your golf swing is – TENSION. Tension in the arms is the most talked about form of tension. However, tension ANYWHERE in the upper body can be … Read More
Some Intangibles That Affect Your Golf Swing
These may not be things you think of before a round of golf. I’ve found that these have a profound effect on how well and freely I swing. The top two in my list are : Diet and Clothing … Read More
Golf–The Dancer’s Advantage
The ‘turning and twisting’ motions in dancing are smooth – not in the least ‘aggressive’. A few notable aspects of dancing include: Dancing is mostly about rhythm. Rhythm will take you further than anything else in dancing. Overall fitness, especially … Read More
Hogan’s Swing Plane, Modified to a Double Plane ( and the flat wrist on top )
Introduction By now, if you’ve read ANYTHING in the world of golf instruction, you are intimately familiar with Hogan’s plane of glass (imagine a plane of glass resting on your shoulders – that you have to keep your SWING under. … Read More
The all important hip bend in Golf
An earlier post discusses this fundamental aspect of the golf setup. Without this bend, it is impossible to TURN correctly away from the ball. In this post, I discuss some of the things that can go wrong while attempting to … Read More
Alignment in Golf
Most people use their FEET for alignment. Most coaches also instruct students to place a club on the ground – with the club lined up parallel to the target line. This is, in my opinion, highly error prone – since … Read More
Woods versus Irons–Same swing , just a different feel
When I was learning the game, I was told by every coach I worked with , that the SWING is the SAME for the woods and the irons. This was a bit confusing for me – because I tended to … Read More
