Bobby Eldridge Golf

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Bobby Eldridge
Founder of Golf Lessons Online

How important is it to have the proper stance for your golf swing?  Certainly not one of the top 10 topics in golf but you can not downplay the importance of a proper stance.  Footwork in golf is vital to hitting accurate and powerful shots.  Great footwork comes from a proper stance.  If your stance is either too narrow, too wide or not parallel to your target line, you will have to compensate during the golf swing to make up for it.

The easiest thing to remember about your stance is that both feet should be slightly wider than shoulder width.  Once you have addressed the golf ball all you have to do is place the shaft along your shoulder line, pinch the shaft at both shoulders and bend over to check your stance width.

If your stance is too wide you will have a tendency to to slide in the backswing.  You won’t turn around your spine.  If you slide in the backswing it is difficult to build up torque and your impact will be weak.

On the other hand if your stance is too narrow you will have a tendency to not turn in the backswing and you will wind up with an arm swing.  An arm swing will produce very little clubhead speed. Keep in mind that the shorter the club the narrower the stance.

The second part of the stance that is equally important is the aim of the feet.  Remember to aim the clubhead first before you plant your feet.  Once you have soled the clubhead you have to place your feet parallel left of your intended ball flight.  If you aim your feet too far to the right of the target you will have to either hook the ball or pull it back to the target.   If you aim your feet too far to the left of the target you will either have to push the ball or fade it back to the target.

In closing there is one last step to a proper stance.  If you point your right foot at address out to the right you will have an opportunity to make a bigger turn in the backswing.  If you open up your left foot a bit at address you will have an opportunity to turn through easiert.

The next time you are on the practice tee going through the motions don’t forget that there IS a proper stance for your golf swing.

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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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There is a lot to be said about the amount of pressure you use to hold onto a golf club.  As a matter of fact there is grip pressure can also apply to most sports.  Keep in mind whether you are swinging a baseball bat, shooting a basketball, hitting a tennis ball or swinging a golf club; the tighter the muscles the more loss of speed and touch. 

Since there is no measuring device to gauge how tight you are gripping the club, you are going to have to go OLD SCHOOL with me on this one. 

If you slice the golf ball or hit shots to the right, you might be gripping the club too tight. If you grip the club too tight then your arms and shoulders will not be relaxed.  When you swing the golf club with a grip that is too tight you will not RELEASE the clubhead on time or with much speed.

One thing you have to keep in mind is that you might grip the club with the correct amount of pressure during your weekly round of golf with your friends.  Unfortunatley when it is tournament time, that might change.  Standing on the 17th tee with a one stroke lead in your club championship might cause the old “white knuckle grip” to raise it’s ugly head.

I want to leave you with a great way you can practice gripping it lighter.  Take out an 8 iron and after you address the golf ball and grip the club, I want you to grip it as tight as you possibly can.  Now I want you to hit three shots.  Make sure you keep the tight grip during the address, backswing, downswing, impact and follow through.  (That is how you grip it on the 17th tee.)

On the fourth shot I want you to go through the same routine, grip the club as tight as possible and then relax your grip as thou the club was going to come out of your hands.  I want you to hold it as thou you were holding a babies hand.  Now hit three more shots and compare the results. 

Remember:  Grip it as thou you were holding a babies hand, not holding on for your dear life!

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