Good golf swing technique is key to playing consistent golf. Within TheBetterGolfer.com Golf Technique is aimed specifically at the needs of more experienced golfers – particularly those over 50.
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Apart from having to cope with a degree of reduced suppleness and flexibility, technique remains the same for all golfers. In the articles that follow you will find information on the golf swing, driving, iron play, chipping, pitching and putting.
Random Practice – The Best Short Game Practice Drill
Golf is an exceptionally simple game that is often made unneccessarily complex by players and teachers alike. In our article on Random v Block Practice we show why just about everyone is failing to get the most from their practice. The truth is that random practice has been shown to be much more effective on … Read more
Trick Shots Have Little to Do With Playing Golf. Just Look at 1m20s For a Definition of Insanity
No one disputes the skills required to perform golf trick shots. In many ways the coordination, dexterity and control required appear to be at least on a par with top tour professionals. Just take a look at our earlier post with long drive champion Jamie Sadowski. The fact remains – most trick shotists don’t make … Read more
Golf Swing Summary
When performed well the golf swing is an effortless, simple movement. Trying to find a Golf Swing Summary that adequately shows each of the elements that go into creating a great golf swing is not easy. The infographic below from Loreno Ochoa does a pretty good job. I am not sure that the spine being … Read more
How Far Away From the Ball Should I Stand?
The question of, “how far away from the ball should I stand” is very common in golf. There’s an old joke that if you have to ask the question you are standing too close to the ball… After you have hit it. Factors Affecting Distance From the Ball There is no precise formulae. It depends … Read more
How to Use Rory McIlroy’s Swing to Improve Your Golf
It seems outrageous doesn’t it? How can a mere mortal golfer use Rory McIlroy’s swing to improve your golf? The answer is surprising – we can all learn an awful lot from Rory’s swing. In this article I have included a great slow motion video of Rory’s driving swing – truly a swing of beauty … Read more
My Simple Golf Swing Technique
These notes are for all about my simple golf swing technique. I wrote them to be clear in my mind exactly what I was trying to achieved in my swing. If you want to improve your golf it is essential that you have a clear vision of the swing that you are trying to achieve. … Read more
Golf Technique beats Golf Equipment
Golf Technique v Golf Gear One of the things on which I have been consistently challenged is my assertion that Golf Technique is far more important that Golf Equipment. It’s true that in recent years we have seen enormous improvements in golf equipment technology. In particular there have been enormous changes in drivers with the … Read more
Hitting it Harder – Bubba Watson
“It’s about hitting the ball in the center of the club face and hitting it hard.” -Bubba Watson
3 Reasons Why You Should Never Listen to Golf Tips
Practically every golfer will at some time seek out golf tips to help improve their golf. There is an enormous golf tips industry. A quick search Google showed over 800,000 hits for the exact phrase “golf tips”. A similar search on YouTube brings back over 124,000 results. Here are 3 reasons you should never listen: … Read more