22 February 2009
How To Fix Your Golf Swing
Posted by Paul Wilson under: Golf .
Most golfers who are trying to fix their swing wonder how long it's going to take. In the next sections, I show you some different approaches you can take. As you read them, it will be up to you to figure out the best approach.
Swing Fix 1 - Purchase New Equipment
At one time or another, most golfers have thought the buying new clubs was going to instantly change their game. Buying new club is not to be totally discounted because many people are not playing with the correct equipment for their swing, or they haven't had their clubs fitted. What you should do, is find an experienced clubfitter and have your clubs fitted and your swing checked as soon as you can.
Buying new clubs gives you a quick fix in another way. New clubs feel different from your current clubs. This means that when you hit shots with them, you're thinking so much about how the new club feels that you aren't thinking of how you're swinging. This totally clears your mind but it's only temporary. After a couple of weeks of using a new club(s), it no longer feels different so you go right back to thinking about your swing again. My advice here is to quit trying new clubs in search of the fix. As I said above, find a clubfitter and have your clubs professionally fitted. Then, work on your swing.
Swing Fix 2 - Trying Different Swing Tips
We've all picked up the latest golf magazine and tried the latest tip hoping it will magically get our game back on track. The problem is, most people don't know their swing well enough to determine if, in fact, these tips would apply to their swing. If you don't know your swing well enough, and you try these tips, you may actually be making your swing worse. Plus, a tip, in most instances, is just that ... a tip. It's not necessarily going to improve your fundamentals.
An example would be to try a stronger grip. A tip like this may help you square the club a little better but it's is not helping your develop a proper grip. Make sure you're very careful the next time you experiment with one of these tips from your friend, or in magazines. You should spend a few minutes talking about the tip with your teacher or head pro so you can be sure that it is something that you should be doing. You should try it only after this consultation. If it works, great!
Swing Fix 3 - Lack of Focus
The great majority of golfers are trying to find the miracle cure so they try to make way too many changes at the same time. This approach will never work. Unfortunately, this will be too confusing. Plus, you may end up trying so many different things that you forget what actually worked. Even if you had some success, it may have just been luck. The only way you truly know if this way of working on your swing is a success is if you see long term results.
Swing Fix 4 - Change One Thing at a Time
The best thing you can do to fix your golf swing is to work on one thing until you have it mastered. If you do it this way, you'll keep your focus and not be trying to work on all sorts of different things at once. To work on your swing this way, you will need to study a swing method or take lessons from a qualified pro. Working on your swing this way will make the changes permanent because you will spend more time on each position without distractions. Now, I know that you're probably thinking this is going to take a long time. When you compare this way of fixing your swing to the others, you really will getter better, faster.
The reason is, the other ways I described only present a short term fix whereas, isolating one part of your swing develops the right fundamentals that will stay with your long into the future.
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