Bobby Eldridge Golf

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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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Written By
Bobby Eldridge
Founder of Golf Video Fixes

There have been millions of words written about the golf swing.  Balance seems to always get left out.  I am going to explain to you today exactly what great balance in the golf swings means and how to attain it. 

If I can show you how to make a golf swing with balance your swing will be more fluid, you will make more solid impact with your shots and the ball will go further.  There are two reasons why your golf swing is not in balace.  The first reason is clubhead speed and the second is the direction you swing the golf club.   Let’s start with direction first. 

When you swing the golf club it has to swing on an arc.  The clubhead has to swing back on an arc and down on an arc.  If the clubhead swings too much out to in (across your body) it will pull you off balance towards the golf ball.  If you swing the golf club too much from in to out (under your body) it will throw you off balance and you will fall backwards away from the ball.

I have a drill that will help you learn proper balance.  You have to start this drill out very slowly. 

The next time you are at the driving range take out a 7 iron and tee up a golf ball.  After you have addressed the golf ball, lift your left leg a couple of inches off of the groud.  You have to balance yourself on the right leg, now I want you to make a swing.  That in itself is very difficult to do the first time.  You can start out by making tiny swings, chip shot swings.  After you make some swings and hit a few shots, do the same thing with your right leg in the air.

This drill will teach you how to maintain proper balance in the golf swing.  It is a fantastic drill for those of you that struggle with this part of your swing.  After you hit 5 shots with your left leg off the ground and then 5 shots with the right leg off the ground you can hit 5 shots with both feet on the ground. 

You see the first reason you lose your balance is because of the direction you swing the club, the second reason is clubhead speed.  This drill teaches you how to swing the golf club in the correct direction with the proper speed.  For better golf swing balance-hit practice shots on one leg.

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I know I have heard golfers say this at least 1000 times.  “My putter shakes, wobbles you name it, but it never goes straight back”.  Well quess what?   I have heard tour players talk about their wobble putting stroke.  You are not alone.

The key is to not worry about it.  You can still bring it back to the golf ball square and make solid contact.  I have a great drill that can take to the golf course with you that will help the putter head swing back straighter in the backswing.

DRILL

After you address the golf ball take a look down at the tips of both shoes.  Hopefully they are parallel to your target line.  All you have to do is swing the putter back PARALLEL to your toe line.  Some times that is easier said than done. 

What is really cool about this drill/exercise is that you can take it to the golf course and nobody knows what you are doing.  It might take 20-50 practice putts to get it down but it works.  And the other thing that is great about it is you don’t have to try and guide the putter back. 

#1. Line up your putt

#2. Address the golf ball

#3. Aim the putter

#4. Take a peak at your toe line

#5. Stoke the putt.

P.S.  if your feet are aimed to the left or right of the target it won’t take you long to start aming straight.

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I know many of you love to use practice drills that will enable you to FEEL the correct way of making a change.  I have used this drill not only for my teaching but I have also used it myself over the years.  

Keep one thing in mind.  When you hit a shot to the right you either hit the ground behind it OR you catch the ball on the upswing and hit it thin or topped.  The reason you hit it thin is because the golf club is traveling too far from the INSIDE and is headed OUTSIDE. 

When you swing the golf club on an arc it travels from INSIDE to SQUARE (at impact) back to the INSIDE on the follow through.  The other thing you have to keep in mind is the flatter the club face the less divot you will have.  When you hit a thin 4 iron (it hurts) you will never see a divot unless you hit the ground behind the ball. 

Now, on to the drill.  Grab a 7 iron and lay two straight edges on the ground, (one for the target and one for your body line).  Lay a towel on the ground about 12 inches behind the ball. When you swing the club back make sure you miss the towel in the backswing and in the downswing. 

Another way to think of it is the golf club has to swing UP in the backswing and DOWN in the downswing.  When you hit it thin you swing to much UP in the downswing.  Start with a 9 iron and progress through your set of clubs.

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