Swing Tips

Pre Round Tip
Stretching before the first tee should be dynamic, or movement oriented. This is the best way to prepare your body from a neuromuscular standpoint.

Swing Training Tip
For effective golf, the club has to be pulled, not thrown from the top of the swing! All top players create this pulling action by unwinding the downswing from the feet upwards; most poor players destroy it by throwing the club at the ball with the upper body before the lower body can get into the act.
Throwing the club at the ball from the top of the swing with the upper body destroys the width and path of the swing arc and the approach angle. It is one possible cause of the slice, loss of distance and many other related faults. After a time it becomes as much a psychological problem to break as one of technique. Proper golf swing practice can break that psychological barrier and positively promote the feel of correct swing mechanics.
When the club is swung with one hand only (i.e. the trailing arm), the upper body is naturally held back at the start of the down swing allowing the lower body to lead and create the all important initial width. How do you fix this - permanently? See the Stop Slicing Program for complete detailed instruction. Stop Slicing Now Avoid the Sloppy Swing The infusion of perimeter-weighted clubs into the market has been a boon for all golfers. Miss the sweetspot and these forgiving clubs will still produce a pretty good result.

In contrast, wooden woods and blade-style irons are not very forgiving: Mishit the ball even slightly and you'll see a noticeable loss of distance, direction, and trajectory. Because of this difference in performance, many players, even Tour pros, have made the switch to perimeter-weighted woods and irons. If you're among them, be sure you don't get sloppy. Because the quality of contact with perimeter-weighted clubs doesn't have to be quite so precise, there's a tendency to downplay the importance of making solid contact, and that can lead to sloppiness, swinging too hard, poor clubhead path, swaying, and so on.

Never forget about the quality of your swing. To help instill this concern, take a wooden driver and blade 5-iron every time you go to the practice range and spend a few minutes hitting each. This should help keep your swing honed and your focus on making solid, square contact with every club.