How to find your flaw and fix it right away
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By Barry Goldstein with Ryan M. Noll, Photography by Warren Keating
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 There are countless possible flaws in the golf swing that can lead to
an endless variety of bad shots. However, in my 14 years of teaching
golf, there are a few recurring swing flaws that afflict both amateurs
and touring professionals alike. These flaws lead to a series of
negative chain reactions during the swing and eventually wreak havoc on
one’s ability to make a repetitive and powerful golf swing.
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By Craig Sasada, with Ryan M. Noll; Photography by Warren Keating
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 No matter how hard you work at achieving a technically sound golf
swing, once in a while you’ll encounter a small flaw that causes your
shots to run amuck. One of the most overlooked and easy-to-fix mistakes
golfers make involves the position of the hands at the top of the
backswing. For all intents and purposes, you can have a perfect weight
shift, a great arm extension, a powerful coil, and the perfect head and
spine position, but if you don’t have your hands holding the clubshaft
properly at the top of the swing—well, the downswing may as well be
doomed from the start. |
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The truth about golf instruction
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By Tom Leese, PGA; with Ryan M. Noll
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 No matter where you are, where you go, or more appropriately, whom you
end up playing golf with, it seems there’s always someone nearby who I
like to call “the resident E.O.E. (Expert on Everything).” You know the
type. It’s the fellow who knows how to help you increase your net worth
and can explain how to install new copper pipes in your house without
having to cut drywall. This same guy also watches a lot of golf on TV,
and because he hears one or two commentators analyzing someone’s swing,
he assumes their advice is well suited for you, too.
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Use our top tips, equipment advice, Tour examples and a few new training aids to play your best golf
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By Brady Riggs, PGA, with Mike Chwasky, Photography by Warren Keating
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 From driving and iron play to putting, tough lies and strategy, it's all covered in the "Big 50," including easy tips to groove a foolproof swing and gear advice from the brightest minds in golf. |
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By Tom F. Stickney II, PGA, G.S.E.D, Illustration by Phil Franke
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 Over the years, there has been an ongoing debate regarding the proper
position of the right elbow at the top of the backswing. Some players
like John Daly swing with their elbow flying out, while others like
Sergio Garcia keep it in, proving that it’s possible to hit great shots
with either method. However, my biomechanical studies with PGA Tour
pros using the K-Vest, developed by Bentley Kinetics, indicate that the
flying right-elbow position favors a fade ballflight while a tucked
right elbow promotes a draw.
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Elementary tips and do-it-yourself teaching aids for keeping your swing in shape during the off-season
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By Chris Johnston, with Kevin Newell, Photography by Warren Keating
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 When it comes to posture, the key is to establish your natural spine angle, which will allow the body to rotate freely throughout the golf swing.
A good training aid to help improve your posture can be fashioned with a broomstick, sponge, six-inch ruler, scissors, pen and a belt.
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By Barry Goldstein, PGA, Illustration by Phil Franke
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 If you’re one of the millions of golfers who battles a slice, odds are
you compensate for the left-to-right ballflight by aiming to the left.
However, no matter how far to the left you aim, the ball still slices
to the right—sometimes worse than it did before. On the occasion you do
hit it straight, well, it doesn’t do you much good because you were
aimed toward the trees or deep rough on the left. Hmm—you’re doing what
you think will fix the problem, but it’s only making the problem worse.
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By Dean Hedstrom, PGA, Illustration by Phil Franke
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 Undoubtedly, the most embarrassing tee shot in golf is the drive that
pops straight up, barely clearing the tee box. The pop-up is an
agonizing mis-hit most often caused by an excessive forward weight
shift on the downswing and a club that approaches the ball on a very
steep angle of attack. The steep descent de-lofts the clubface to such
a degree that the topline of the club effectively becomes the leading
edge. The result? Not only a humiliating pop-up, but one of the most
hated marks in golf: a scuff on the crown of the clubhead. Yuck.
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By Dean Hedstrom, PGA, Illustration by Phil Franke
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 If you tend to skull your fairway woods, it’s because you’re catching
the ball on the upswing, often caused by trying to scoop or lift the
ball up. To fix this problem, you have to understand that solid
ballstriking is sometimes a game of opposites. To hit the ball higher
with a fairway wood, you actually have to hit down—as opposed to up—on
the ball.
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By Joe Thiel, PGA, Illustrations by Phil Franke
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 After watching thousands of swings over the past 30 years, I’ve
pinpointed three mistakes that the majority of amateurs commit, each of
which can diminish power and accuracy. |
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