Golf Tips Irons:

How to Maximize Your Distance by Hitting Triples Instead of Home Runs

This is a great overall theory to build your entire swing

around. Keep this in the back of your head at all times while

you are on the course, and remind yourself of it before every

shot. The result will be increased distance and straighter

shots because you'll be releasing your hands through the ball

better.

Background Info :

Many recreational golfers struggle with slices, blocks, and

inconsistency because they don't know how to release their

hands through the ball correctly. By "releasing your hands

through the ball", I am describing the act of maximizing your

club head speed at the moment of impact, and eliminating the

"outside-in" movement that creates a slice.

How You Will Benefit:

You'll learn an easy way of "getting your hands through the ball"

You'll be increasing the speed of the club head through the impact zone

You will ensure that the club head is square at impact (which

will drastically reduce any slice that you have)

What To Do:

Step 1: Create the "X"

This means that on the follow through, you need to focus on

making your forearms cross. This will ensure that your hands

have released through the ball correctly. Here's an

illustration of what I am talking about.

Notice the "X" that is created after impact and where the shaft

of the club is pointed. Practice getting in this position.

Practice creating that "X" after impact.

It will be easy to understand the alterative by paying

attention to where the club is pointed, which I will explain in

the next step.

Step 2: Finish at Third Base

Focus on pointing the club down the third base line on your

follow through. In relation to where my feet are pointed in the

picture at left, the club is pointed down the third base line.

This is what we want.

Many golfers finish their swing with the club straight up in

the air, or even pointed down the first base line in relation

to their feet. Try that once, and you will feel the extreme

"outside-in" movement that produces a slice. This is nothing

more than a habit that can be easily broken. The Simple Golf

Swing goes over this step in much more detail.

Summary:

So when you are on the tee next time, focus on just 2 things.

Make the "X" and "finish at third". That's it. Swinging easy

should already be grooved into your swing from the last tip I

sent. Focus on these 2 tips, and you should be on your way to

consistently staying out of trouble with your driver, which is

the first step to scoring better.

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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.