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Fixing a golf swing could be as simple as shortening the length of the back swing. Adjust a golf swing with tips from a golf instructor in this free video on golf.

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Video segment related to my review paper called “How to Power a Golf Swing” See - http://perfectgolfswingreview.net/power.htm

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Could anyone please look at this video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ZZphyjnUoM
and help me fix my problem. I tend to pull my left shoulder up or straighten my left leg too soon on my downswing and slice it alot. I have taken lessons, but he cannot answer my question, he tries to go too fast. Any help is appreciated.

When a golfer hits a slice as opposed to a fade there are TWO things going wrong at the same time. Now your set-up to the ball is fade. No doubt about it. Your stance is open, the ball is forward just inside your front foot. You want to move the ball about 1 to 1 1/2 balls back in your stance and away from you. That's just set-up.
Reason 1 - Your arms are tucked into your body. That's not only the major reason you slice it has to be uncomfortable. You gain no extra control being closer to the ball. So when you address feel as if you are slightly reaching for the ball. Let your arms hang naturally or even out from you a little bit. Most slicers have no idea that their set-up is the reason they slice. When you set-up and your hands are in your lap you have to know that it is next to impossible to get them back to that position without lifting up your body or (as in your case) coming over the top. The ball should be placed slightly at the toe of your grounded clubhead. NOT center. Lift the clubhead up with your wrists next time you set-up and see where the ball is when the clubhead is direclty behind it. I bet it's completely on the heel. Move back so it's center.
Reason 2 - It is your left elbow. The left elbow controls the look of that clubface. The presentation of that moving clubhead to the ball during your swing is inherent upon that left elbow. The breakdown of that left elbow happens at the top of your very long backswing. If you shorten it you can keep your elbow intact. When you try for that "little extra" everything breaks down and you have to compensate on your downswing. In your video at exactly 9 seconds is the top of your backswing. You are past parallel and the extra three inches of turn takes you off plane and makes you lose that elbow.
Take a look at this video. http://www.golflink.com/tipsvideos/video.asp?v=26834
It says right elbow but it goes in depth into the left elbow as well.
Lastly, (this doesn't have to do with your slice) you want to feel as if you are swinging through the ball not "hitting" the ball. There is one thing that makes this swing decent not great and that is confidence. There is a definite tentativeness about this action. Know that you are in control of all of what is going on with this golf shot. As you see these shots straighten out you will gain a little confidence and start to swing through. But all in all a good swing, good rhythm, good posture and weight transfer good follow-through. Good swing. Good Luck

my golf game is fairly good. i shoot in the low to mid 40's and everyone i play with just blows the ball way past mine off the tee. i hit the fairway 70% of the time but i only hit it about 220 to 230. i want to at least hit it 250. i have before but on very rare accations. i dont make solid contact with the ball. are there any tips to solve my distance and accuracy problem. i have had lessons where they tell me to swing at the ball picturing a clock. but i dont no what hours to swing at like …. 6 and 3 something like that. those tips really help me. if you can get me to drive straight and far …you'd be awesome. help please.

Let me just say: Distance is important, but accuracy is key. There is no point in being able to hit the ball far if you can't keep it straight. Your driver, that is, the brand or type, could be the problem. The reason I say this is because the rest of your game seems pretty solid. Or, it could just be your muscles are not strong enough. There are tons of exercises to gain muscle in arms, hips, and legs-all things used in the swing. Make sure simple things such as having the tee high/low enough are taken care of.

I just started playing golf this year (13 yrs old) And in a few months I had an ok swing and could hit the ball pretty well with iron. My dad and I go to the range every week, and this week we went and i couldn't do anything. I kept topping the ball, missing it, or sending it into the wall of my range space. What is this??? How do I get my swing back? Do I have to start all over again? Im swinging worse than I was when I first started. Could someone help?

well immy or whatever your name is you were real helpful.
It sounds like you need to just take it easy, relax and just play. A lot (or at least I've found, new player too) that a lot of this golf is psych….all in your head….so find your happy place, relax, then swing and you should be out golfin your dad in no time. and btw there is a great source for you to find out about your swing…. your dad!
g'luck and remember #1 rule …. have fun!!

I’m really eager to learn everything about this sport. I don’t have money to take some lessons from a pro, but I can go practice on driving range everyday. I’ve been playing it for a month. I try to find a good tutorial on golf swing, but there are only a couple online videos. I think it is hard to define your posture respect on your height. Some guys on the videos have different height also.

Go on to youtube and look for a guy/channel called clemshaw. He’s a pro instructor from canada and he has posted at least 100 videos on youtube.

I use his tips a lot and I think he is great, he really says things in a way that makes everything click in your head, and it’s free.

http://www.youtube.com/user/clemshaw

or his website

http://web.mac.com/shawnclement/Site/Welcome.html

good luck

Most Titleist balls (Pro V1x, PTS So-Lo, NXT Tour) will give you all the distance and control needed. Callaway balls are renowned for being harder and therefore may increase distance off the tee, but reduce control around the green.

I personally feel that Srixon and Nike are good golf balls, but still come second to a Titleist. Pro's have individual sponsors for their balls so tend to use the balls they prefer.

I shot a good round in my estimation (85 at bellair gc in az). on hole 12, a par 3 170 from the white tees, the pin was on the front of the green. i totally killed my 6 iron, but it hooked left on me, and into the bunker. i believe my hands flipped a little on the downswing… any tips?

First things first, be very thankful that you have a hook, because it is much closer to a correct swing than those that yield slices. The first thing I could tell you is to look at your hand position on the club. You might be holding it too strongly, meaning that your hands are more behind the club than on top of it. What you want to do is to move your hands so that the "v" made by thumb and index finger of your left hand points to your right shoulder, and the "v" on your right hand points to your left shoulder. Another common fault is in your swing plane. You're probably taking it too far inside, giving you an inside-out swing. Try taking the club straight back behind that ball, and don't bring the club inside at all until it's at waist height. This will help make the path of your club straighter. The last thing should stop the flipping in your hands. Visualize that you're hitting the ball with the back of your left hand, and that it's sweeping down and through the ball. This will help you to deliver the clubhead square to the ball. Best of luck!!

Video segment related to my review paper called “How to Power a Golf Swing”

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Video segment related to my review paper on “how to power the golf swing”.

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LOS ANGELES (AP) - Mike Austin, whose 515-yard drive in 1974 stands as the longest ever in a professional golf tournament, died Tuesday, his wife Tanya said. He was 95.
Austin was 64 years old when he hit the soaring drive in the U.S. National Seniors Open Championship in Las Vegas. With help from a 27-mph tail wind, the ball ran well clear of the green 450 yards away.
The record has held up for more than two decades despite advances in ball and driver technology. Austin used a standard persimmon wood club with a steel shaft.
Second on the list is a 476-yard drive hit in 2004 by Davis Love III.
Austin was born in 1910 on Guernsey, one of Britain's Channel Islands, and moved to Los Angeles in 1939. He had a brief career as a professional golfer, but never had the short game to match his distance off the tee.
He became one of the area's best-known golf teachers, voted Southern California Golf Professional of the Year in 1984 and named among the top 50 golf instructors in the United States in 1991.
Austin was left partially paralyzed by a stroke in 1989, but continued to give lessons until about two weeks before his death, his wife said.
Constance Cummings

On a recent post I was told to keep your back to the target, then drop your arms. What are tips to do this successfully.

If any of us on Yahoo answers really new how to do that time and time again, we would be on the PGA tour making a lot of dough instead of killing time in our cubicles on the internet. But I'll throw in how I attempt it. I don't like to think of shifting weight to the left or sliding the hips as I am fairly tall and I end up sliding too much and blocking the shot right. I like to think of starting my downswing by turning my left hip to the left. When done properly this keeps me behind the ball, and puts me on a lower inside plane (I am a 2 plane advocate).

anybody know some good basics to a good golf swing?

The ONLY way is to take lessons from a golf pro, may be pricey but weel worth it. I have also found that playing as opposed to spending countless hours on the driving range also helps as hitting off of "fake" grass does not help the swing. It also depends on your level of skill, have you just started to play, or do you just have the yips!! In any event, seek help my friend, you cant give yourself a haircut can you?

http://www.performbettergolf.com/full-golf-swing-dvd.html - my personal golf instructor Bobby gives you a golf swing tip that will quickly help your swing technique, consistency and power.

This golf swing system is simple, effective and you can take it to the golf course immediately.

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