Bobby Eldridge Golf

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Bobby Eldridge
Founder of Golf Swing Instruction

The best kept secret in golf is to make sure you aim your golf club first then your body.  This game is tough enough without making it more difficult by aiming your body first.  Let me explain what happens when you aim your body first.

When you walk up to the golf ball and plant your feet in the ground and aim them AT the target, along with your knees, hips and shoulders, from the get-go, you are in big trouble.  Everything would be OK, except, you have to place the club behind the ball.  When you sole the clubhead it is going to be aimed MILES to the right of the target.

Now let me tell you what is has to happen from here.  You will have to compensate in order to get the golf ball to fly towards your target.  You will have to hook or pull it back on target.  That my friend is one tough way to play golf.  Don’t get me wrong, it can be done that way but it is very difficult.

Now I am going to tell you an easier way to play golf.  When you walk up to the golf ball you should sole the club first, aiming it at your target. 

Once you have done that you can begin to grip the club.

As you grip the club you can walk into the shot with your right foot behind you and then swing your left foot around so it is parallel to where you want the ball to start.

Once you have placed your feet parallel to the intended target line then your knees, hips and shoulders will follow.

From this position you look down the target line and “See” the target instead of turning your head back to the left to see it.  From this position you NEVER have to compensate during the golf swing.  You can make a full turn in the backswing and smash it from there. 

SO, repeat after me…golf club first then your body when you address the golf ball and not…body first, then golf club.

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Written By
Bobby Eldridge
Founder of Online Golf Lessons

In order to hit the golf ball further and more consistent, after you grip the club-check your knuckles EVERY TIME.  I have a question for you that you have to answer in two seconds.  Is gripping the golf club an art or a science?  Think about it for 10 seconds if you want to.  Do you know why I am giving you 10 seconds to think about it?  Ten seconds is longer than you take to think about gripping the club when your on the golf course.

When most amateur golfers struggle with their golf game it can be traced right back to the grip the golf club.  What I have heard for the past 35 years is “I am really struggling with my swing”-DON’T TOUCH MY GRIP.  “I keep coming over the top”-DON’T TOUCH MY GRIP.  “I can’t stop hooking the ball”-DON’T TOUCH MY GRIP.

Here is the problem.  Changing your grip can be a nightmare.  I don’t care if you have played for six months or 30 years, for you to make a grip change, it can be a long and painful process.  I started playing golf when I was 2 years old, by the time I was 13 I was bigger and stronger and I had a very strong grip.  I hooked the ball way too much.  My mom told me it was time to weaken it, It was the longest year of my life.

I am going to let you in on two little secrets that nobody talks about.  If you slice the golf or if you hit weak fades to the right, changing your grip will be the most exciting and rewarding thing you will do for your golf game.  You will fall in love with me in five minutes.  (OK, maybe a little overboard-can you tell I am excited)?  On the other hand.  If you hook the ball you will want to wrap that driver around my neck for about three months AND then you will also fall in love with me.

That is secret number one.  Now for secret number two.  Whether you are a slicer or hooker of the golf ball, changing your grip can be very uncomfortable.  I have a saying that I have used with my students for 20 years.  As soon as they change their grip and make solid contact they always say to me “it doesn’t feel good”.  And I always say to them “you have a choice, you can either hit it poorly and feel good or hit it great and feel poorly”.

Let me tell you why the knuckles are so important.  Let’s talk about slicing first.  After you grip the golf club and address the golf ball, when you look down at your left hand, you probable don’t see any knuckles.  of the left hand.  You see the top of the left thumb.  The problem is the clubface will not close in time for you to hit a draw.  This next part is really important.  Before you start your backswing, simple turn BOTH hands to the right the same amount. Do it in baby steps.  Turn the hands on the club so you can see one knuckle, and hit some balls from this position.  If you get rid of your slice then stop.  You have hit gold, that is the correct grip for you.  This is a very powerful change, that is why you will love it.

On to the golfers that hook the ball.  After you grip the club and address the golf ball you will look down and see three or four knuckles of the left hand.  The clubhead will close way to fast in the downswing from with this grip.  You have to move BOTH of your hands to the left the same amount. Do it in baby steps, one knuckle at a time.  The reason this is more painful than the grip change above is because you are going from a stronger position to a weaker position.  You will not feel the love for some time.  I know you can do this, I did.

In closing after you grip the club-check your knuckles EVERY TIME and you will begin to see the ball start flying straighter and further.

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Bobby Eldridge
Founder of Golf Swing Fixes

If you want to add 15 more yards to your tee shot-in three months, do what I did.  I have a confession to make.  Less than 24 months ago, my great friend Harvey Mackay asked me if I wanted to play 18 holes the following week.  I had cut way back on my golf both playing and practicing for the past couple of years and I was not looking forward to this round of golf.

By the time I reached the 12 hole he (74 year old) Harvey had outdriven me four times.  Harvey was playing to a 9 at the time and he is a great driver of the golf ball.  I should say straight driver of the golf ball with an average of 225 yards.  If I hit it well I was maybe 15 yards past him.  However if I missed the tee shot a tiny bit, I was hitting first onto the green.

When I walked up to the 13th tee, I remember it as thou it was yesterday, I decided that I was going to do something about my golf game.  The first thing I needed to do was start practicing and the second thing was to CATCH UP with the game.  It was passing me by.  The game was changing (getting longer) and I was stuck in neutral.

The next moring I ordered a Momentus Heavy Hittable Driver off of the internet with overnight delievery.  I could hardly pick it up.  I took it to the range, swung it five times and almost feel over.  That is when I decided that I needed to come up with a routine so I could take advantage of my new club.

I decided that I was going to swing the club 25 times, three days a week whether I was at the golf course or not.  In the backyard I went every Monday, Wednesday and Friday.  Once I started using it at the practice facility I then came up with another way to use it.  During practice sessions I swung it three times for every six balls I hit.  I like to hit three draws, three fades, three straight shots and then three swings with the heavy driver.

On days that I play, I have another routine that I have used for years.  I hit three shots with every club in my bag.  Now my routine includes swinging the heavy driver one time every time I change clubs.

OK, I know you are dying to hear the results.  The only reason I am not going to tell you how much further I am hitting the ball is that everybody is different.  The one thing I will tell you is that I am back.  I have caught up with the sport and…well ok, I am at least 20 yards further off of the tee and 1.5 clubs longer with my irons.  BUT, I have been VERY committed to this process.  I have not missed a day in two years.

VERY IMPORTANT REMINDERS:

#1.  Warm up before you pick up a heavy driver and start swinging it

#2.  Even thou it says it is a HITTABLE club, make 200 practice swings with it before you start hitting balls.  You have to get use to it first.

#3.  This is NOT an overnight fix for short tee shots.  Stay committed to see results.

#4.  I added 15 yards in the first three months, I kept going so I can keep what I have!!!

#5.  Harvey Mackay (USE YOUR HEAD TO GET YOUR FOOT IN THE DOOR) is a genius at dishing out great business advice.  I took advantage of his lesson to me.

Start using a HITTABLE HEAVY DRIVER today and you will add 15 more yards to your tee shot-in three months, like me.

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