Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL) - The blotter.(Neighbor)
Whenever I step up to the ball, be it at the driving range or the golf course, I get that feeling of wanting to hit the ball as hard as I can (maybe to drive it to Mars). I think that is a natural reaction when one aims to hit the golf ball down 300 yards.
Well, you can guess the result? the ball did not travel as far as it should have been given the amount of strength I have put in. But, I can tell you, it is a really good way to relieve stress. However, we are talking playing better golf here??
One of the more common mistakes for a golfer is to swing the golf club too hard without much control. The keyword here is control. A hard swing gives you the power, control provides the accuracy which is key to the game of golf. Muscle tension will impede the smooth flow of the swingYou need to relax when you a swinging. This will help you swing easily and have control of the swing.
At address, try not to be too tense. Common areas to look out for are your grips, arms, shoulders and legs. Loosen you grip if you are gripping too tight. Gripping to tight only tense up the fingers, the wrist and the arms. Try to relax with the grip. Use only enough strength to hold the club without it flying out of your hands. Take a club hold it in your hand. Do a few swings and determine the right amount of strength to grip the club. Remember this, and do this same grip during your next practise.
The other area is your arms. Relax your arms. When you hit hard with you arms tensed, injuries follows. I used to have this ?golf elbow? thing. My elbow hurts after a game of golf. After learning to relax my grip and arms, my elbow is much better now. No more such problem.
The next part of the body that most beginners need to relax is their shoulders. In fact, sometimes I still do feel my self very tense at the shoulder at address. By refering to tensed shoulders, I mean the shoulders are not relax in their ?natural? position. You should not feel any your neck and your shoulders ?squeezed? together. You shoulder should be in a natural ?downward? position.
When at address, try to bend your legs at the knees slightly. Being to straight creates tension in the legs and knees, prevented a smooth transition to the downswing and the follow through.
Go to the range, bearing the above in mind, try hitting some . Remember keep relax. Practise and see how you feel and hit. Do not worry how far you ball go at this point but focus more on your swing. With more practise, your swing will develop and improve.I am practising the same thing right now. Let?s work together towards a tension-free smooth-flowing golf swing.
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