Most of us don’t have the time that it takes to perfect a golf swing nor maintain it. For those weekend warriors, here’s couple swing tips that have actually worked for me:
- Don’t fight your swing, whether you hit a draw or fade on that day, just play that shot.
- Keep your swing smooth but make sure your followthrough is longer than your backswing. This makes sure you accelerate through the golf ball without over-swinging. This is probably the best tip for keeping your ball flight consistent even if you hardly practice.
- Keeping your ball flight consistent, whether that’s a slice or hook, comes first. If you can hit the ball with a consistent ball flight, you don’t have to hit the ball straight and still score good. I’ve seen hundreds of scratch golfers who have bad swings but they have consistent ball flights.
- Don’t ever try to “correct” your swing, just go with the flow and work with your flawed swing. Again, consistency rules over straight shots. Even pro golfers don’t try to hit the ball straight. Jack Nicklaus and Fred Couple hit fades all through major championships, you should pick a side too.
- Practice more short game and putting, that’s where your advantage is or even Tiger’s for that matter, not in the 300+ yard driver. Although it’d be good to hit it 300+ yards off the tee, that’s the last thing that’s gonna help you score near par.
I’ve been playing golf for over 20+ years now and more I realize that perfecting your golf swing has more to do with scoring bad than trying to work with what you already have.
Even me, I have less time to practice than before since I have to run my online publishing business. I score better when I try to find ways to keep my swing more consistent by doing less.
Less is more, especially in golf. No matter how many personal golf lessons you get, it’s probably worthless if you change your swing everytime you go out on the golf course. Stop tinkering and start playing golf.
Here’s a simple exercise if you tend to end up in vicious cycle of trying to fix your swing.
1. Don’t practice on the range anymore.
2. Don’t try to fix your swing on the golf course.
3. Keep playing more golf and try to work on your golf strategy to fit your ball flight.
4. keep doing 1 to 3 until your ball flight is consistent and you have find a working golf course strategy.
5. If you must, fix your swing once every 3 months.
Happy golfing!
