| The golf swing and you. Why is there so much | | | | golf pro there, he will tell you the correct size and |
| mystique about the golf swing? Is it not all right | | | | weight of club you should buy. Then and only then |
| to feel comfortable with your swing? Why does | | | | are you in with a winning chance to play golf to |
| the grip feel so uncomfortable? Why does it have | | | | the best of your ability. |
| to look so awkward and clumsy? These are just | | | | If you are not comfortable with your golf swing |
| a few of the questions a golf beginner may ask. | | | | now, what have you done to find out where you |
| The answers to these questions, and I will be | | | | are going wrong. I will guarantee you, not a lot, |
| honest with you here when I tell you they are | | | | except maybe go to your local driving range and |
| wide and varied. If you go for lessons, the coach | | | | throw good money after bad trying to stop that |
| will invariably try to have you learn the most tried | | | | curve, or change the grip. This is the most natural |
| and tested technique that has served professional, | | | | way we try to correct our problem. And it is |
| and amateur players since golf began. | | | | usually a disaster. Why is this so. Simple we do |
| More times than not, he will not comment on the | | | | not follow the disciplines which are required to |
| height and size your clubs should be relative to | | | | develop a proper grip, a proper stance, a proper |
| your size. He will assume that the clubs you have, | | | | set up routine. |
| were chosen by yourself, and therefore you are | | | | Golf is all about discipline and determination. |
| quite happy with them. This is a major mistake if | | | | Determination to do things right, through practice. |
| you want to maximise your golf swing, and hit | | | | How can you expect your golf swing and you to |
| long accurate drives down the fairway. | | | | connect if you are not at one with each other. |
| The incorrect size club is like wearing shoes that | | | | For your game to be in safe hands, get a grip and |
| are either too large or too small for your feet. It | | | | check all the above criteria right now before you |
| is impossible to walk properly in wrong sized | | | | go out to play another round of golf. With the |
| shoes, and the same goes for golf clubs. If the | | | | correct sized club, and correct grip, and the right |
| club does not fit comfortably, then how can you | | | | set up before you drive off the tee box there |
| expect to hit a drive to the best of your ability. | | | | can be no reason why you do not add an extra |
| To maximise your driving, it is vitally important to | | | | twenty, or thirty yards further with your drive. |
| be sized for your particular set of clubs. Once you | | | | To be a winner you must be prepared to do the |
| have gone to the golf shop and spoken to the | | | | right thing. |