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In my 28 years of teaching students of all levels, I have found that making the needed adjustments concerning grip type and grip size gives you the best chance of realizing improvement very quickly. If the grip is too small and slippery, you will tend to hold on much too tight, creating a host of swing problems.

If using what are considered standard size grips by most manufacturers, chances are their grips are too small.

Be on the lookout for this ongoing potential for trouble.

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Posture At Address

A good swing starts with a well balanced and solid set up

Eliminate Arm Tension

Create a soft grip sensation by taking easy practice swings with only three fingers from each hand holding the club

Aim From Sidehill Lies

When the ball is above or below your feet the angle of the lie changes the direction the clubface points, so you must adjust your set up accordingly

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Three Basic Pitch Trajectories

To be consistent around the green make the same basic one plane swing arm motion on every shot and simply set the club up slightly differently depending on your required pitch height

Bunker Etiquette

Don't ruin someone else's round by not taking care of a bunker; use these techniques to be a considerate player who knows how to take care of a golf course

Experience Reading Greens

The best way to read greens is through experience, I like to take eight balls and roll them to a hole at different speeds and on different lines, then with the eighth ball I putt it by picking the best speed and line to get the ball in the hole

Downswing Practice

With a traffic cone behind you practice your downswing trying to keep the club inside the cone to simulate the correct approach at impact, this will help eliminate casting, over the top and other downswing faults that create curved shots and an improper impact position

How Your Body Effects Shot Curvature

You want your upper body to turn equally with your lower body, if the upper body stays back you will tend to hook and if the upper body over turns you will have a propensity to slice

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