This video shows John Lubin show you the fundamentals of the golf grip. It is very important not to overlook just how important your grip is in your game. In fact, it is just as important as the swing itself.

What is particually true, as the video shows, is your golf grip completely controls how the club face makes contact with the ball. Get the grip right and you should hit straighter, longer drives. Get it wrong and it will be hook time all over again!

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Use Hand Rotation For A Longer Drive

As a golfer, you should know that one of the most important stages of the drive is the impact. So it’s quite strange that many golfers just completely forget what to do with their forearms and their hands at impact. If this sounds like it might be you, then read on as we’ll show you some important tips to remember.

It may be that you’ve heard people talk about the wrist break but were never really sure what it meant, so you didn’t enquire further. Or maybe you’re one of those golfers who think their swing is perfect and doesn’t need to listen. Yes, we all know a golfer like that, don’t we! The wrist break is where you flip your wrist when you make contact with the ball. It can often be compared to casting a fishing rod, it’s that type of whip of the wrists. This is something you really have to avoid doing yourself.

The easiest way to try this is to put a watch on your wrist, so you can properly see the movement of your wrist through the entire action. On your downswing and very near impact, the face of the watch should be pointing directly towards where you want the ball to go. After impact, the face should be pointing down towards the ground. This is the complete flip rotation.

It is important to get this hand rotation correct, as it makes a dramatic effect on your swing and whether the ball actually goes in the direction you want!

Avoid Collapsing Your Knees

This is another common problem that effects many golfers. When you are on your backswing, you must try to not let your left knee collapse towards the right knee. The consequences of this means your shoulder will drop and cause you to overturn your hips on the downswing and at the point of impact. A quick way to practise this, is to try and hold something between your legs whilst practising your swing. It mustn’t fall to the floor or you have a problem!

Don’t Pause For Too Long On Your Golf Swing

The last tip we’ll deal with here is the pause at the top of the backswing. You’ll see many people have a two step approach to this. They bring the club up to the top of the backswing and then pause for a second or two before driving down to hit the ball. Other will have no pause at all; they just swing too quickly and lose their rhythm completely when it comes to impact. So it is important to get the balance right.

You should have a slight pause but not for too long. It should be one smooth complete technique, which of course will take some practice to get right. The important thing is to remember to not pause for too long because your rhythm just won’t be there and you may not as well have a backswing at all.

So, hopefully these small but vital golf swing tips will help you on your quest for that elusive perfect golf swing!

Enjoy your game!

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One of the more common mistakes we see is golfers not positioning the ball correctly. This is such a simple mistake to make but will have a dramatic effect on your shot.

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Nick Faldo has revealed he won’t be competing in this years Open at the Royal Birkdale club. It is the first time he has not competed since 1975. Nick, now 50, says he wants to put all of his concentration into the Ryder Cup.

Nick’s impressive record has seen him win the Open on 3 seperate occasions. His last major championship win was back in 1996 though, when he won the Masters. He is still a huge figure in the game and everyone looks up to him in the Ryder Cup.

Well you’ll certainly be missed this year Nick!

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You’ll notice that whatever sport you watch, you’ll almost certainly see the competitors warm up before they perform. This is an essential part of any sport to make sure you are completely ready to begin. It gives you the best chance of performing to the best of your abilities. Golf is no exception and you’ll always see the professional golfers warming up before they go out to play a round.

It’s surprising that you don’t see many amateur golfers warm up correctly, isn’t it? Mostly you’ll see them leap from their cars, go straight in to book the round and then get out and play. Does this lack of warm up affect their round? Of course it does! Why do you think that most professional golfers go through their own individual warm ups before they start. It’s because it loosens up their bodies so they can play more fluently.

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If you are playing on a course that you aren’t familiar with, then you’ll probably find it tricky to gauge the distances to the flag. But there is a new gadget that have been introduced that might be able to help you. It’s called the Bushnell Golf Scope that tells you the distance to an object between 50-200 yards away, which of course makes it ideal for golfers looking to improve their game. Once you use the Bushnell Golf Scope to determine the distance to the flag, you can then choose the correct club for the shot.

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