I’ve decided to take up golfing and I’ve want to know if you guys know if good guides? so far I found this one squidoo page
(http://www.squidoo.com/lensmaster/new_workshop/the-simple-golf-swing-reviews)
but I want to know if you guys know of any other ones that would be recommendable something that’s easy to follow and with clear instructions. This guide has both but I want to keep my options open.
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I have been searching all over the place and I need a golf instruction book that will help my golf swing.
It seems that every time someone logs in here looking for swing advice the same usual culprits start preaching, usually saying to do this or do that – but does anyone stop to think just who this information is coming from?
It seems to me that getting swing tips online seems to be a risky proposition — as you never know if you’re getting advice from a pro (highly unlikely), or some 14 year old kid (school’s out for summer), or a 20-something handicap hacker (that’s just as likely to be worse at the game than the person asking).
Yes, I’m always suggesting for people to "check with the pro at your course for some lessons" – guilty as charged. Because when it comes down to it do you want instruction from someone that actually knows something, or some online poser that thinks they know something?
Golf’s already a hard enough game as it is, and getting confused by a lot of misinformation seems counterproductive.
Thoughts?????????????
Jul
04
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Golf Swing – has anyone heard of this Sevam character, read his book, or used his techniques?
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I’ve seen him doing some instruction on Youtube and a bit more of him at www.hogansecret.com, but I’m wondering if anyone has had any success with his stuff.
I just took up the game of golf and I’m taking lessons with this really cute young golf teacher and he was all cocky and confident, and he was standing behind me giving me instruction, and I just swung back not realizing how close he was and nailed in right in the balls with the club, and he totally overreacted falling on the ground holding his little balls like a little baby. Why do guys act like this, what happened to taking it like a man?
Mar
28
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In 2 days with a driver I am hitting 315+yards straight at the driving range. Where to go from here. Advice?
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In 2 days with a driver I am hitting 315+yards straight at the driving range. Where to go from here. Advice?
I picked up a golf club a month ago and I couldnt hit it more than 120 yards and it never went straight. I saw a 12 year old girl hit the ball 150 and straight and I became obsessed. 1 month later, going to the driving range 4 times a week and hearing tons and tons of different tips and style suggesetions about my swing, I decided I would buy a driver for fun. 2 days ago I bought a Callaway FT5 with a 10degree loft and a stiff fukimara shaft. After 2 days of practicing and about 300 balls, I can hit it 315+ and straight every time with taking a full backswing and not even a full follow through. I did it about 60 swings in a row last night, even with a sore chest muscle. The club house manager told me the best players in the world on the PGA Tour using custom clubs and much better balls that add distance, can not consistently hit the ball 315+. Even Tiger Woods, the best averages slightly under 300. I have never hit a 3 or 5 wood and I picked up a 3 iron after hitting the driver last night, took 1 swing and hit it 260 and straight. ONCE AGAIN, ive only practiced for 1 month now and never with a driver until saturday afternoon. IS MY NATURAL TALENT SO INSANE THAT I SHOULD DEDICATE MYSELF TO LEARNING THE GAME AND TRYING TO MAKE THE PGA TOUR, OR CAN A LOT OF AMATEURS DO WHAT I CAN? KEEP IN MIND I DONT HAVE CUSTOM CLUBS AND HAVE NEVER HAD 1 PROFESSIONAL LESSON OR USED REGULAR GOLF BALLS THAT PROVIDE LONGER DISTANCES. sorry for making that so long…yahoo answers is the best. —Justin
22 minutes ago – 4 days left to answer.
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MY POINT IS I DONT KNOW IF IM USING THE RIGHT DEGREE OF DRIVER , I.E. 8.5,9,9.5,10 ETC,,IVE ONLY BEEN HITTING IT FOR 2 DAYS, IVE NEVER PIKED UP A DRIVER BEFORE, IM USING CRAPPY YELLOW PRACTICE RANGE BALLS AND IM HITTING IT CONSISTENTLY FURTHER THAN THE TOP 50 PLAYERS ON THE PGA TOUR…AND I WANT TO HIT IT EVEN FURTHER..OBVIOUSLY MY SWING ISNT PERFECT AT ALL AFTER 2 DAYS WITH A CLUB AND NO PROFESSIONAL INSTRUCTION, SO I HAVE A TON OF ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT….I WANT TO HEAR FROM PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN PLAYING FOR 5+ YEARS ON WHAT TO DO NEXT…..FOR THE RECORD, BEFORE I BOUGHT A DRIVER ON SATURDAY I PLAYED MY FIRST 9 HOLES WITHOUT ANY WOODS OR DRIVER OR USING ANY CLUB LONGER THAN AN 8 IRON AND I SHOT A 58, MAINLY BECUASE I HAD NEVER PUTTED BEFORE AND 3-4 PUTTED MY PAR 3′S WHEN I WAS ON THE GREEN IN 1 OR 2…..THANKS AGAIN
Instructions found on a golf course:
1. Back straight, knees bent, feet shoulder width apart.
2. Form a loose grip.
3. Keep your head down.
4. Avoid a quick back swing.
5. Stay out of the water.
6. Try not to hit anyone.
7. If you are taking too long, please let others go ahead of you.
8. Don’t stand directly in front of others.
9. Quiet please while others are preparing to go.
10. Don’t take extra strokes.
Very good. Now flush the urinal, go outside, and tee off.
The Joy of Jogging
1. For every mile you jog, you add one minute to your life. This enables you, at the age of 85, to spend an additional five months in a nursing home at ,000/month.
2. The only reason I took up jogging was to hear heavy breathing again.
3. I joined a health club last year, spending 0 in the process. I haven’t lost a pound. Apparently you have to show up.
4. I have to exercise early in the morning, before my brain figures out what I’m doing.
5. I like long walks, especially when they
are taken by people who annoy me.
6. The advantage to exercising every day is that you die healthier.
7. I have flabby thighs but fortunately my stomach covers them.
8. If you are going to take up cross-country skiing, it helps to start with a small country.
9. I don’t jog; it makes me spill my milk shake.
10. Actually, I don’t exercise at all. If we were meant to touch our toes, we would have them farther up on our body.
20 Laws of Golf
These laws were given to me by an old friend who carried has them around in his golf bag for, judging by the age of the paper (and his golf bag), decades. True golfers should understand the words laid out here.
LAW 1: No matter how bad your last shot was, the worst is yet to come. This law does not expire on the 18th hole, since it has the supernatural tendency to extend over the course of a tournament, a summer and, eventually, a lifetime. LAW 2: Your best round of golf will be followed almost immediately by your worst round ever. The probability of the latter increases with the number of people you tell about the former. LAW 3: Brand new golf balls are water-magnetic. Though this cannot be proven in the lab, it is a known fact that the more expensive the golf ball, the greater its attraction to water. LAW 4: Golf balls never bounce off of trees back into play. If one does, the tree is breaking a law of the universe and should be cut down. LAW 5: No matter what cause
causes a golfer to muff a shot, all his playing partners must solemnly chant "You looked up," or invoke the wrath of the universe. LAW 6: The higher a golfer’s handicap, the more qualified he deems himself as an instructor. LAW 7: Every par-three hole in the world has a secret desire to humiliate golfers. The shorter the hole, the greater its desire. LAW 8: Topping a 3-iron is the most painful torture known to man. LAW 9: Palm trees eat golf balls. LAW 10: Sand is alive. If it isn’t, how do you explain the way it works against you? LAW 11: Golf carts always run out of juice at the farthest point from the clubhouse. LAW 12: A golfer hitting into your group will always be bigger than anyone in your group. Likewise, a group you accidentally hit into will consist of a football player, a professional wrestler, a convicted murderer and an IRS agent — or some similar combination. LAW 13: All 3-woods are demon-possessed. LAW 14: Golf balls from the same "sleeve" tend to follow one another, pa
particularly out of bounds or into the water (see Law three) LAW 15: A severe slice is a thing of awesome power and beauty. LAW 16: "Nice lag" can usually be translated to "lousy putt." Similarly, "tough break" can usually be translated "way to miss an easy one, sucker." LAW 17: The person you would most hate to lose to will always be the one who beats you. LAW 18: The last three holes of a round will automatically adjust your score to what it really should be. LAW 19: Golf should be given up at least twice per month. LAW 20: All vows taken on a golf course shall be valid only until the sunset of the same day.
Our family went to a free golf clinic where we recieved instruction that had no better advice than "hit the ball"(!) and so we practiced our swings with enthusiasm. That was in September 2006. Now it’s December and my right elbow is STILL hurting, stiff at times, weak (won’t perform the lifting operations it used to) and I’m getting a little concerned. I’ve heard of tennis elbow, but it seems that I’ve got golfers elbow. Does anyone know anything about it and what I can do to help it? I love natural remedies and dislike seeing doctors, but any advice is welcome!
I just took up the game of golf and I’m taking lessons with this really cute young golf teacher and he was all cocky and confident, and he was standing behind me giving me instruction, and I just swung back not realizing how close he was and nailed in right in the balls with the club, and he totally overreacted falling on the ground holding his little balls like a little baby. Why do guys act like this, what happened to taking it like a man?