Bobby Eldridge Golf

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Bobby Eldridge
Founder of Golf Download Video Fixes

I am going to give you some great golf swing advice.  If you want to hit the golf ball further, you are going to have to use your wrists.  Before you run out to the practice facility, I have to tell you exactly “how” to use your wrist to benefit your golf swing.

Let’s start at the address position.  When you grip the golf club your wrist are unhinged.  As you start the club back the toe begins to roll open and so do your wrists.  When you reach the 9:00 o’clock position the back of the left hand should be parallel to your target line.

This is where you have to pay close attention to your wrists.  From this position to the top of the backswing the wrists have to start (folding, breaking or unhinging) call it what you want, they have to have some play in them.  By the time you reach the top of the backswing the shaft has to be parallel to the ground.

I know some of you struggle with arthritis, stiffness or the inability to turn like you use to.  When you reach the top of the backswing and your shaft is pointing to the sky, you are going to loose a lot of yardage.  The key here is to make sure you soften up the wrists and let them fold.  Do not keep them in the same position as they were in at address.  You are going to need as much sling in the downswing as you can muster up.

The best tip I can give you so you know for sure that you are folding your wrists at the top of the backswing is called the thumb pad drill.  When you address the golf ball your left thumb is on the top of the golf club.  When you reach the 9:00 o’clock position your left thumb is still on top of the golf club.  As you continue to turn your right shoulder out of the way and swing the club to the top of the backswing, your thumb pad is now UNDER the golf club.  In other words your left thumb pad is supporting the club at the top of the backswing.  That is how you can tell if you used your wrist.

I know this golf swing advice will help you hit longer shots the next time you tee it up.

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Here’s Thursday with another Bobby Talks Golf! I talk about the tour, my pick to win the Riviera Tournament (hint: I’m taking Phil Michelson). I also give you a great fairway bunker golf tip, to get you out of those bunkers and down the fairway.

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Written By
Bobby Eldridge
Founder of Golf Download Fixes

I have a couple of drills that are perfect golf swing drills-just for your game.  Let’s start with my favorite full swing drill of all time.  The main reason this game is so tough is because we have to stand to the side of the golf ball to hit it.  If you are going to play this game you have to understand that the golf club has to swing around your body not above it.

Any time the hands and arms separate from the upper body and swing away from you-you are in trouble.  This is why my favorite golf swing drill is-ball above your feet.  The great thing about this drill is you don’t have to hit golf balls.  When you find a lie where the ground is higher than your feet, you can just swing away.  Of course I have to share a couple of things with you about this drill.

Most amateur golfers swing the club too much up and down.  It is almost impossible to change the shape of a swing that is too much up and down without using some sort of aid.  The reason it is hard to change is because you can’t see what’s going on behind you in the backswing.  That is why this drill is awesome.  You stand on the side of hill and you swing away.  With the club above your feet the has to swing around you.  It is next to impossible to swing the club up too much.

If you have the luxury to hit balls from this type of lie the better off you are.  I have to warn you about one thing, if you hit some shots fat it is because your old swing keeps creeping in.  Because the ball is closer to you the club will smack the ground if you don’t swing it around you.

I want to share one more drill with you that will give you the feeling of turning through in the follow through.  The next time you are at the practice facility and after you are wamed up, I want you to try this drill.  Hit a short pitch shot and after you have finished the swing, lift your right foot off of the ground and tap your toe three times.  The first time you try it you might fall over.  It is the best drill to teach yourself to turn through and stay in balance.

Once you have perfected the short shot then move on to a full wedge shot.  Same thing, hit a shot and tap your toe.  Now I have just give you a couple of perfect golf swing drills for your game.

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In this golf video, I talk about how to take a golf lesson and get the most out of it. Enjoy! It never ceases to amaze me when I hear stories of golfers taking golf lessons and not being able to use them to improve their golf swing. Learning how to take a golf lesson sounds kind of silly I know… but it’s crucial to getting your money’s worth.

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