Golf Tips - The Proper Golf Stance

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The Address

The address position is active and lively. Your feet should be shoulder width apart and you should be balanced from side and front to back.

Allow the length of the club and the length of your arm when extended to reach the ground. A tilt from the waist is necessary to establish the proper swing shape.

The knees are slightly flexed. In a good address position, you should be free of any restricting tension.

Close-up black-and-white photo of golfing stance

Black-and-white photo of golfing stance from the back of the swing

The Alignment

A line across your feet should run parallel to the line of flight (the line from the ball to the target). If the line across your feet is slightly to the left or right of the target, you will still be able to swing the club head freely away and toward the target. However, any extremes in the alignment will make it difficult to develop a consistent free swing toward the target.

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Mike LaBauve Swing Sequence

Mike demonstrates the correct one plane golf swing.

Ultimate Slice Cure

Try this Triple Whammy Drill to turn your slice into a draw in ninety seconds

Setup: The Universal Fundamental

Go through this systematic process to make sure your set up is proper, consistent and aligned

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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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Proper Impact Contact Drill

By Tim Cusick

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By John D. Tudor

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