I have been golfing once a week for a few years now, and although my game has improved from when I started, I have not been very consistent. I have never had formal lessons, only learning from friends who have been nice enough to show me things here and there. There are a lot of different swing styles and a lot of different golf tips out there, so it’s hard to disseminate the mountain of information to find out which tips are absolutely essential. I’ve heard people say things like, "It all starts with the grip," or "Keep your eye on the ball." I want to know what tips are like "rules" and what are things that can vary from swing to swing and player to player.

Everyone’s swing is different, and therefore the same advice is not always the best. Here’s a few tips though…

1. Get lessons from a certified PGA instructor. If you don’t know where one is you can find one here: http://www.pga.com/profinder/

2. Read some classic books. These books are simple, easy to understand, and classic. These include Harvey Penick’s "Little Red Book", Jack Nicklaus’ "Golf My Way", and most famously Ben Hogans’ "Five Fundamentals"

3. This is probably the most important. Don’t take advice from everyone you play with! Most people get in trouble because they listen to everyone that looks at their swing. In general golfers advice is flawed because of two reasons. 1. They tend to draw from their own experiences. This means that if a certain drill or thought helped them cure a slice for example, they assume that same thought works for you too, even though the reason you are slicing might be a completely different reason. and 2. They don’t have a full grasp of the cause and effect of the golf swing. This is what PGA instructors are trained to understand. The golf swing has many parts, all connected and any one part can effect any other part. Each bad shot has 10+ different causes and only a trained eye or video can identify which cause and what solution will best fit.

4. Avoid many of the cliche pieces of advice. This includes "keep your head down", "keep your eye on the ball", "left arm straight", "turn your shoulders", "start with the hips", etc. While in the right context these pieces can be helpful, more often than not they are detrimental and complicate a beginners swing.

Hope this helps, and good luck!

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The golfers generally make a mistake when they hold the golf club loosely in their fingers but make their arms stiff. Thus, the golfer sometimes fails to hold good grip on the club and he consequently plays a poor shot.

The club needs to be held firmly in the fingers in order to try a good swing. Think a cup of coffee is on the table in front of you and you try to pick it up with loose grip of your fingers but your firm arms. Can you guess the consequence? May be you drop the cup down. The same principle of control applies on the golf club.

After you learn to hold the club properly, it’s time to concentrate on a proper pull of the club. If you pull too swiftly or from your elbow or shoulder, there will be a lot of tension in your arm and upper part of your body. You should go for a smooth swing with a firm control of your fingers on the golf club. In this manner, you will attain a streamline motion and will set the ball to roll down to its destination. And then, you can also bounce off your club in a proper manner.

Once you master the technique of holding the club in firm fingers and set your club gently in the motion, you will be able to get proficiency in creative shot-making. Playing your best golf is at your finger grips.

There are several ways to swing a golf club. The modern swing, or also known as the lower body swing or total body swing, is the most important swing. The “tail swings the dog” is a type of swing which is mostly played by young golfers with lean body and who are the first timers. In the course of swinging the club with his arms, a young boy arcs his body a little across his front portion of his body, which results in response to his arm’s and club’s movements. A young boy usually has a flexible and supple torso that easily moves about in space in reaction to the forces that come into play by the active movement of his arms and club.

But most of the grown up men who have bulky body and a firm central torso play a shot which is called “dog swings the tail”. Generally, an over-weight man is seen playing such type of shot because he fails to bend his torso in response to the movements of his arms and the club.

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im going to a practice range for the first time tommrow and was wondering like what each club and stuff is used for cuz i have a whole set of clubs balls shoe etc or what are some tips about my swing?

First of all, don’t rush your swing. Start slowly and try to send balls where you want. Your swing tempo will decide what kind of golfer you will become.
Second of all, instead of trying to crush the balls, try to hit them softly. You will get the feeling of hitting balls crisply, then you can start a little harder with bigger swing.

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My takeaway is giving me problems. My club goes WAY inside on the takeaway, thus causing my downswing to be flat and away from the ball, causing me to make contact around the hosel. Is there any type of equipment that works to correct this problem? Or…maybe a golf tip that you know that could help? Thanks!

Yeah, i used to have the same problem. When you take it back, it feels natural to take it inside, but try to take it staright back, which to you will feel like talking it outside. Also, toe to the sky is a good takeaway tip. MAke sure the toe of the club is facing the sky. Hope it helps!

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