1. The secret to a successful swing is your stance. If your standing posture is relaxed but firm and proper, then there is balance thus triggering a very detailed and composed driving force once you swing your club.

Stand tall and have your heels flat on the ground. Your shoulder must be wide apart. Bend forward and keep your back straight. Let your behind stick out a bit. Hang your arms like a monkey. Keep your chin up. Concentrate on the ball. Right handed golfers let their right side tilt lower than the left. Support your weight by the balls of both your feet.

Just relax and keep the knees slightly apart. Do not let yourself be in a sitting position. A great swing is attained once the perfect stance is mastered. Just like how tennis players serve, the proper stance is achieved from practicing over and over again. Stand in front of a mirror so you know what you are doing wrong.

2. The proper club is also a factor. Sometimes you have to trust the club to do some of the work for you. One club is specifically designed to accomplish a particular feat. A golfer knows which club to use when he is on a specific kind of terrain.

3. So there’s stance. Then there’s club. The third factor is your swing. This is the launching pad of your game. Your swing is affected by your stance. Make sure that you are standing properly.

When you do the Golf Back Swing, drop your arms. Focus on how you swing your golf club. Turn your back from the target as you conduct your swing. It is as if you are merely putting th club on your back.

When you do the Golf Down Swing, relax. Just do it. Do not think too much about it. This swing is at its best when it is done at its most natural.

4. In hitting the ball, you must come in contact with it by making sure that your hands are in proper position, depending on the stance you have grown accustomed in. The ideal contact position between the hands and the club head is above. Hands should always be flat on the head of the club. This way, your drive will be cleaner and the ball will take off smoothly from the ground.

5. A lot of golfers observe others and check what they do in their game that makes them successful. Tiger Woods’ ‘two-pivot swing’ has often been imitated by other golfers. This is currently the model swing, considering the success Tiger Woods has achieved from the sport.

To explain, the double-pivot swing is like this. When you swing, your upper body turns. As it turns, let your left shoulder lean forward and to the right in order for your left shoulder to be above your right foot the minute you completed the swing.

If you feel you have done all these but your game has not yet improved, you can always approach a professional golf instructor. But never give up. Practice as much as you can. Tiger Woods wouldn’t be as good as he is if he didn’t devote much of his time perfecting his sport. You can do the same too.

By Anthony Lee

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