Thursday, July 23, 2009

WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT FREE GOLF TIPS?

Everything that is free is not gold. Of course, I am sure that you know this already. Nonetheless, golfers are surfing the internet for free golf lesson and golf videos at an all time high. YouTube is the number one location to find all of these free videos from various so called professionals (some good and some off the deep end). But the average golfer looking for these tips would not recognize a bad tip from a good tip.

So what is a golfer to do? I say you should by an electronic golf swing program from the internet. They are normally only the cost of one round of golf, offer a ton of freebies like score tracking software, mental golf software, and updates to the videos and ebooks you purchase. Most even have a sixty day money back gaurantee. Best of all, they put you on a swing plan with lessons that all tie into the swing system being taught.

But you still want to spend hours surfing through the hodgepodge of free videos and lessons, I know. So what should you do? My tips are below.

Tip 1: When surfing for free golf tips, tips on putting and chipping are so standard in any golf swing system that you almost can't go wrong with any free advise you receive. Putting and chipping tips do not require any special physical strength, timing, or flexibility to perform. This is why the golf swing system that you can purchase online often come with free chipping and putting video and/or instructions.

Tip 2: When surfing for free golf tips, tips on flexibility and strengthening are the second best kind of tips that you can bank on. Further, good flexiblity and strengthening tips make you more capable of performing the fundamentals of any full swing technique. However, you need to make sure that the strength and flexibility exercises you use don't overtax one group of muscles or overstrengthen one group of muscle. This could lead to an imbalance in your swing and possibly injury. This, of course, is something that you would not need to worry about with a regimented system you purchase.

Tip 3: Know that virtually every other kind of golf swing tip that you can receive are subject to scrutiny, specific to your body type and physical abilities, and/or meant for a specific type of golf swing. If you will notice, all of the free golf swing tips are on one small area of the game. There are no long hour or two hour videos that breakdown an entire swing system and the physical capabilities needed to perform the swing system. Beware, in the sea of hodgepodge when it comes to the full swing tips.

Monday, July 13, 2009

HOW DO SOME PUTTS BREAK UPHILL?

Have you ever putt the ball on the perfect line only to see your putt break uphill? Have you ever wondered what caused your putt to break uphill? Well, I figured that I would answer this question since I have heard golfer say, "my putt broke uphill" all to often.

ANSWER: Your putt did not break uphill. It either broke downhill or, on rare ocassions, it was pushed by the wind. I know it seems as if putts break uphill at times, but (excluding the rare howling wind scenario) what you are experiencing is a localized nob or high spot on an area of the green which is otherwise sloping downward. Your ball simply broke down this localized nob.

A localized high spot or nob can be different sizes ranging from large sections of a green down to small lumps in the green. Accordingly, when you are reading a green you want to read the break specific to the line that you are going to putt on and not the generalized slope of the green.

So the next time you hear someone say that their putt broke uphill tell them, "No, your put broke downhill. The law of gravity is still in effect on the golf course."

Sunday, July 5, 2009

Why Golf Ebooks And Other Golf Download Are Good For Your Game

Do You Want To Improve Your Golf Game? If so, have you tried golf ebooks and other golf downloads to improve your game. Do you know what golf ebooks and downloads are?

The first purpose of this blog is to educate my readers on what golf ebooks and golf downloads are? The second purpose is to educate my readers on how golf ebooks and golf downloads can improve your golf game.

What Are Golf Ebooks and Downloads? Golf ebooks and downloads are electronic books, mp3s, software and videos that can be downloaded from the internet and stored on your computer, ipods, mp3 players, or other electronic devices.
  • First, some ebooks and downloads provide golf instructions for your golf swing (driving, chipping, putting, sand shot, iron shots, etc..). You can even download the software that the golf instructors use for recording your golf swing on video and comparing it to the pros.
  • Second, golf ebooks and downloads provide golf instructions for golf fitness (strength, flexibility and nutrition training for golf).
  • Third, golf ebooks and downloads provide golf instruction and help for the mental side of golf. These products normally focus on providing the everyday golfer with the training in golf psychology, golf self hypnosis, golf hypnosis, golf visualization, mental focus, mental confidence and golf strategy used by professional golfers like Tiger Woods.

How Can Golf E-books and Other Golf Downloads Help Your Game? Golf ebooks and other golf downloads can improve your golf game by providing instruction at a fraction of the price it would cost to get a golf instructor. A person could spend thousands of dollars on a golf swing coach, golf psychology and mental coach, and golf fitness coach. Then that same person could forget the instruction that the received and have to get the same instruction all over again. However, golf ebooks and other golf downloads (covering mental golf, golf fitness, and the golf swing) can by purchased for the price of a single golf lesson. You can use your golf ebooks and golf downloads anywhere you go and as many times as you like. Further, golf ebooks, videos, mp3s, and software are better than hardback books because they are easier to store and maintain, they can be used visually and audibly, and because the purchase of golf ebooks and downloads normally come with access to free golf newsletters tips and personalize golf internet coaching.

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Friday, July 3, 2009

5 Main Ways To Improve Your Golf Game


DO YOU WANT TO IMPROVE YOUR GOLF GAME? If the answer is yes, like it is for most golfers, then the next question is how do you improve your golf game. The purpose of this blog is to shed light on different ways a golfer can improve his or her golf game. The list below is not meant to be in any order of importance. All of these areas are used by professional golfers, so to improve your golf game, you should not overlook any of them.

1) Improve Your Golf Course Management: This phrase is commonly used amongst golfers to refer to the proper strategy golfers should employ to work their way around a golf course in as few strokes as possible. To be a good golf course manager a golfer must take his skills set and the golf course difficulties into account to choose the most advantageous shot to play. Your can improve your golf course management by:


  • Noting your strengths and weaknesses while playing golf and playing to your strengths

  • Playing on courses and tees boxes that are at your skill level

  • Improving your skill level through lessons, instructions books or e-books, and proper practice.

  • Playing with clubs proper for your skill level.

  • Learning to read the golf course (greens, wind, lie of the ball, grass, etc..)

  • Placing value in playing a golf course properly.

2) Improve Your Golf Mental Confidence: A confident golf mind leads to the mental and physical relaxation and mental focus needed to produce your best golf swing. A fearful golf mind is a mind that causes tension and a mental focus on negative outcomes that leads to your worst possible swing. You can improve your mental golf confidence with:

  • Golf Sport Psychology

  • Golf Hypnosis

  • Golf Self Hypnosis

  • Golf Subliminal Messages (Visual and Audio)

  • Golf Visualization Techniques

  • Play Golf Competitively (with friends or in tournaments)
3) Improve Your Golf Skill: The greater your golf skill, the more options and accuracy you have while playing a round of golf. Accordingly, as your golf skills improve you get in less trouble and have more viable options to escape from trouble. Your can improve your golf skills by:

  • Taking Golf Instructions - Grip, Setup, Driving, Irons, Chipping, Putting, Sand Shots, Escape Shots. (Note: Be careful not to mix and match golf instructions from different golfing philosophies).

  • Buying Golf Instruction Books, E-Books, DVDs - Grip, Setup, Driving, Irons, Chipping, Putting, Sand Shots, Escape Shots

  • Subscribing to Golf Tip Newsletters

  • Seeing Your Swing On Video Swing Analysis
4) Improve Your Golf Physical Fitness: Golf Physical Fitness is a combination of golf stamina, flexibility, and strength training specific for golfers. Physical fitness training that is not specific to golf can hurt your golf game and/or lead to injury. Your can improve you golf physical fitness by:

  • Hiring a Golf Physical Trainer

  • Buying Golf Instruction Books, E-Books, DVDs on Golf Fitness (and using them)

  • Walking, Hiking, Jogging
5) Improve Your Golf Preparation: How you prepare for your golf round and each golf shot has a profound effect on the way that you play your round of golf. You can improve you golf preparation by:

  • Proper Golf Nutrition Before and During Your Golf Round

  • Proper Sleep

  • Good Pre-Shot Routine

  • Good Pre-Round Practice Routine

  • Good Pre-Round Warmup and Stretching Routine
Concentrating on the areas above will allow you to improve your golf game to reach your full potential. Leaving even one of these areas out of your golf training can limit your golf potential drastically.

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