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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Written By
Bobby Eldridge
Founder of Golf Video Fixes

I often wonder when a person takes up golf if they think there is such a thing as “beginner golf swing instruction”.  In other words do you think they take one look at Ernie and say to themselves “I can do that” I am going to cut through all of the red tape and go straight to the top.

Even if they think that, I believe there are some parts to the game that the new golfer has to learn and know why we do it.  The single most important thing is for them to realize you have to aim in golf.  You not only have to aim correctly, you have to aim the club and the body.  You can not believe how difficult it is for a new golfer to aim the golf ball.  Maybe I shouldn’t say new golfer.  It is very difficult for someone like me to aim the golf ball where I want it to go.  Trust me-parallel left is a concept from outerspace.

The next part that is on my list for beginner golfer is the grip.  The new golfer really struggles with holding the golf club.  It is awkward and the concept is foreign to them.  The clubface has to open in the backswing and close in the downswing.  If the grip is not correct the club will not open and close during the swing.  The other part of the grip that is extremely difficult to learn is grip pressure.  The new golfer feels as thou the club is going to fly out of their hands.

Posture, posture, posture.  Oh my this is a top three for sure.  The combination of measuring yourself from the ball the correct amount and then combine that with the correct amount of tilt at the waist and you have a real problem on your hands at the beginning.

Lastly, the golf swing.  If you can remember back to the first time you picked up a club…you might recall the pain this game can bring.  Let me get this right-you TURN your shoulders as the club swings UP and then you swing the club back DOWN as the shoulders TURN again.  Don’t forget, that is the top half, you still have the bottom half to think about.

The next time your on the golf course with a spouse, friend or playing partner and they are new to the game, keep in my when you were a beginner.  Golf swing instruction for them is much different than for you.

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