5 Beginner Golf Tips You Really Need To Know

golf is one of the greatest games on Earth. It is also one of the hardest games. You would do well to follow these beginner golf tips to ensure that your entry into the golf world isn’t as bad as it could be. Too many people give up before they have really begun because they don’t adopt good habits. To give your game a turbo boost read on. You will be part of the ever growing band of Golfers Anonymous in no time at all.

1) The golf swing is a side action. It is not an up and down action. To understand this fully take a ball and throw it from your side with an underarm technique. This is the type of action you want to develop. Notice that the further you want to throw the ball the more you need to turn your shoulders.

2) A time old classic is to imagine that you are swinging a baseball bat. The main difference is that the club will need to reach the ground at some point so your stance will be different. Practice swinging a golf club as if you had a bat in your hand to train your muscles to understand the technique you are looking for.

3) When setting up to the ball stand with your feet shoulder width apart, bend your knees slightly and bend down from your hips with your back straight. Practise this by sticking your behind out to get the right feel for it. You want your arms to hang in front of your body. Try not to hunch over too much. When it comes to playing for real you don’t want to be too near the golf ball or too far away - this tip will help you get this right.

4) Grip the golf club lightly. Most beginner golf tips miss this out - if you grip too tightly you will not be able to swing with freedom. This will have a very negative impact on your game. Imagine you are holding a tube of toothpaste and you only want to squeeze just enough to get a little paste out. This is what you are looking for.

5) When swinging try to be as smooth and rhythmical as you can. It might feel a little strange at first but the more you swing a club the more comfortable you will get. Try to imagine a big hula hoop surrounding your body at an angle. You want the club to be swinging round your body on this path and it should be accelerating the nearer to the ground it gets. Forget about trying to hit the ball - think more about the fact that the ball is in the way of your club. Too many beginners get caught up with trying to hit at the ball and end up taking the club away from its intended path. This will only end in tears.

The golf swing can get very technical. A lot of beginner golf tips introduce some difficult concepts too early and this results in confusion. Golf is as much a feel and touch game as it is a scientific one. As you become more used to the basics you can start to introduce some more advanced techniques.

Improve your Golf Game by Learning The Secrets of The Golf Club Grip

Grips are the least expensive yet one of the most important parts of a golf club. Remember, the grip is the only part of the clubs that you make contact with, so it’s extremely important to make sure that you have the right size and the right quality of material. If you use a club grip that is too small, there is a good chance that the club will twist towards the target just before impact and cause the clubface to be closed. This often happens when the golfer unconsciously grips harder just before impact, resulting in the twist. If you use a club grip that is too big for you, your physical grip will often break loose at an off center impact causing the club face to be open

OK, so what grips are right for you? Believe it or not, that depends more that just how big your hands are! Hand size, which is easy to measure, will determine the final grip size that you should have on your club. The size of your golf glove is an easy way to tell how big your grip should be. Basically grips come in Ladies size, which is also a Men’s small. Then there is regular, and midsize, and jumbo.

But here’s SECRET number ONE about grips!! Grips have an internal core that is different between styles of grips!! And here’s SECRET NUMBER TWO – the end of the golf shaft comes in different dimensions between styles of shafts!! What this means is that even if your golf glove size determines you need a particular grip size, you can still go wrong if you put that size with a smaller inner core on a shaft with a large outside dimension. So you see, it’s the combination of golf core size and shaft OD that REALLY determines the final true size of the grip!!!

You’d be amazed at how many golf club makers sell people clubs without even MENTIONING the grip! And you’ll find that most (if not all) of the “click and ship” websites don’t even take core size and shaft OD into consideration AT ALL!! They just ask you how big your glove is, and then stick a cheap grip on the end of the shaft and that’s it. PLEASE don’t let this happen, because you’ll pay for it in your golf game!!

Last, but certainly not least, you need to understand a very important piece of advice — CHANGE YOUR GOLF GRIPS OFTEN. Over time, grips will oxidize, harden, get slick and LOSE THEIR GRIP (sometimes called tacki-ness), especially if you keep your clubs in the truck of you car (which we don’t recommend by the way). You should remember to re-grip your clubs often — it will improve your game. Change your grips at least twice each season if you are an average weekend golfer. Does that sound like a lot to you? Did you know that some of the pros change their grips every week? So change your grips and change your game.

Better Golf... Through Knowledge

Better golf... Through Knowledge

It is said that "What you don't know can't hurt you". In golf, that couldn't be farther from the truth. Let’s take a look at a few things the average golfer probably doesn't know about and how these things are probably costing you strokes.

Practice makes perfect... Not!

Practice only makes perfect if you are reinforcing proper swing techniques. For most golfers, a practice session consists of ripping through a bucket of balls on their lunch break or on the way home from work. A trip to the range will not help you unless you are going to spend the time to "work" on your swing, and not just reinforce those bad habits you've already developed. Use the following suggestions to help you turn that grip it and rip it pit stop at the range into a true practice session.

1. Only bring one club to the range with you at a time.

2. Hit a small bucket of balls and take your time with each swing.

3. Slow down your swing and try to hit the ball straight, not far.

Go ahead, blame your clubs!

There's a good chance that your clubs could be at fault for all those miss hits, even if they are brand new and cost you over $2000. The problem is, if they don't fit you and your swing, then even when you make that perfect swing the ball isn't going to end up where you wanted it to be. Club length, shaft flex, lie angle, and grip size will each greatly affect your golf game if they are not properly fitted to you. Get custom fitted for clubs and see what the difference is compared to what you have now. You could be losing a lot of strokes because of them.

Get some balls!

But don't get just any golf balls. And that doesn't mean that you should run out and buy the most expensive ball on the market. You need to get the right kind of ball for your game. Do you need extra distance? How about stopping power? Or soft feel? With so many different types of balls on the market today it makes it difficult to find a ball that suits your game. Here are a few tips on what different caliber golfers should look for in a ball.

1. Beginner - Distance, Durability, $

2. Intermediate - Higher Spin, Softer Feel, $$

3. Advanced - Tour Quality, Distance, Spin, Feel, $$$

There are a lot of little things that go into making a great golfer. Having a great swing helps, but that is the hardest part to get right. The easiest way to cut strokes is to learn about golf club fitting, ball selection, and practice routines and how they can improve your game. You’ll be surprised by the results.

Golf Swing: 5 Essential Measurements for More Distance. Get more yards without spending a fortune.

Renowned golf instructor Art Khano says before you spend money on that expensive new driver, consider the five important measurements for distance and straightness.

If you are like me you are in your twilight years. Those days of whipping everyone from the blue tees and scoring a 67 are long gone. No longer do I brag about beating my son who hits it 300 yards against the wind. Because quit frankly I don't hit it far anymore and haven't for years. In fact, every year seems like I hit it shorter and shorter. Or it's just harder to get the same distance. When I try to crank it up, the ball goes in directions I've never seen from my classic smooth golf swing.

For the better part of the last 15 years, my long ball son and I have worked on my golf swing to get more distance. I am a golf instructor and poured what I knew into him. I've created a monster. He hits an eight iron 200 yards. He still doesn't score that well. His work schedule doesn't allow him to put in the time it takes to get down in the 70's. We have opposite games, he hits it far and doesn't score that well, I hit short and score in the mid seventies consistently. You see where I'm going with this.

For the last seven years, I have taught the golf swing. I'm a PGTCA certified golf instructor. I've literally taught hundreds of people during the years. The number one request from most of my clients over 50 years old: How do I get more distance without giving up straightness? They lament, "I bought this $600 dollar driver only to see my distance go down over the years."

After studying the game for the last 45 years, I've studied under some of the greatest golf teachers. I get a kick out, when an amateur golfer thinks pros hit it well because of the clubs. If you are an experienced golfer you know that if you give a touring pro the oldest beat up, out-of-date golf club and an amateur the best club with the newest technology, the touring pro will hit smoother, straighter and farther. So it's not entirely the club.

Below you will find some measurements and simple solutions to apply to help determine what exactly is happening to your swing. They will help you understand WHAT you need to DO in order to get more distance without sacrificing straightness. Then you could go buy that expensive new club with these measurements in mind.

Before you spend money on a new driver: 5 measurements you must consider.

1. Clubhead speed

This is one of the more important measurements you can take on your own golf swing. The only thing about it. You can't just go one time to a store to have them measure it. You need to take ongoing measurements to track your progress. There are affordable options out there my favorite is the "Speed Stik" which helps improve your clubhead speed and measure it. It measures clubhead speed and helps you hear when you are swinging faster. Practice it over and over at the increased speed. A more expensive option is the "SwingMate" just for measuring the speed. Both are available at Golfsmith. In order to build the strength you can also use a weighted club or weight donuts. Swing it five minutes before you use the Speed Stik. Then try it again.

2. Center of the clubface

Clubhead speed without hitting in the center will impact your distance and of course straightness. A simple solution, impact tape. This goes on your clubface and you see the mark it leaves. Do this a few times at the range or even at home with plastic golf balls. (Don't go breaking the windows or hit the ceiling now).

3. Correct swing path not for distance but straightness

The swing path is tricky to diagnose but through training you can get an eye for it. Simply observe the immediate path of the ball after impact. If the ball shoots to the left immediately after impact you are hitting it from outside in. If the ball jets to the right immediately after impact, you have an inside out swing path. Another way is take a flattened cardboard box place it one or two inches parallel outside the golf ball. The goal being to avoid hitting the box altogether. But if you hit the ball then the box you have an inside out swing. If you the box then the ball you have an outside in swing path.

4. Angle of approach.

The angle of approach can be observed through a trained eye also. The trajectory of the ball immediately after impact will give you a clue as to your angle of approach. If you are using a driver and your ball seems to jet up very high right away, you need to make a more sweeping motion to correct the sharp axing motion giving it rise. Increasing the axe motion down the club range to the sand wedge. The driver is more of a sweeping motion. The fairway wood is more descending and so on.

5. Square to the clubface, different than the center.

Many astute golfers get the center of the clubface and square to the clubface confused. You could hit it center but not be squared to the ball. As the ball is in mid path you will see a slice or pull. This tells you that the hit was center (see #2) and swing path was correct but not squared.

Okay, now after several days of measurements. Make some adjustments and track your progress. Start with number one. Clubhead speed. Then take more measurements from two through five. We want to ensure that with the increased clubhead speed you aren't straying from the other important measurements.

Now you successfully increased your clubhead speed with the other proper measurements. Go buy the best club you could buy.

How to Hold a Golf Club Properly - Holding Your Gold Club Correctly Will Improve Your Swing!

As you may know, it is now springtime; this is the perfect time to take out your golf clubs and start swinging them. One thing that you can be sure of is that this season is a completely new season, a fresh start for you to play.

The most important factor of golf is how you hold the golf club. Remember when you are trying out different hand positions that you should never hold a golf club the "proper" way if it means it will cause you discomfort. You should start by holding the golf club face open to the ball. If you are a righty, place your left hand on the club first and grip it with a moderate grip. Make sure that there is enough room at the top of the club so that you can place your right hand on. Once you have the club with your left hand, place your right hand on the club and make sure that your pinky, middle, and ring fingers cover the thumb of your left hand. If you are a lefty, simply switch hands.

Make sure that when you swing the golf club you have minimal movement in your wrists. To prevent any unwanted wrist movement, point your left thumb down the shaft of the golf club. Try swinging a couple of times to make sure that your wrists are locked.

Many people play with a golf glove for the mere fact that it will give you a bit of an edge; not to mention it prevents your hands from getting sore and ripped up. A golf glove will help to increase your grip and let you figure out the most comfortable position to hold the club. Always make sure that you are holding the club properly and your game will improve dramatically.

Another tip I can give you is make sure that the clubs you play with are the right size for you. To test this, stand the club straight up and down; it should come up to your waist. Remember to always keep your head down when swinging at the ball or you will have a horrible shot each time.

Unspoken Rules Of The Road For Truckers

Many truckers seem like they belong to a secret society and part of that membership consists of various courtesies and unspoken rules of the road. Trucking companies are privy to those rules, but don’t always let the newbies know about them. Those new truck drivers get to learn the hard way. But if they are lucky, veteran truckers will give them a probationary pass to the secret society. Membership has its privileges!

Unspoken Rule #1 – Acknowledging other truckers in this secret society. Common courtesy on the roads is a little thing, but can pay off big if you are ever in the need of some assistance. CB radios are often used to recognize other truckers and even a friendly wave does the trick.

Unspoken Rule #2 – Passing the pavement. Sometimes on busy roads, truckers may not be able to keep an eye on all of the traffic around them. Fellow truckers traveling in other lanes will often flash their lights or make contact by CB radio to tell another truck when they have safely passed another vehicle and it is all right to switch lanes.

Unspoken Rule #3 – Know the code. If you want to communicate with other members of this secret society, you have to have a CB radio. And with that CB radio, comes responsibilities and codes used when talking on the radio. Things like letting other truckers know where all the police speed traps are or if there are any accidents to possibly avoid are among the duties in this secret society.

Unspoken Rule #4 – Headlight Headaches. Anther unspoken common courtesy that truckers will extend to other trucks has to do with headlights. Stopping for any length of time, whether at a weigh station or a fuel stop, truckers will often turn off the headlights and put on their blinking hazard lights. Those headlights are very bright and can easily blind another driver at an inappropriate moment and can be a potential hazard.

There are many other small courtesies that truck drivers extend to one another. As newbies establish themselves with their trucking companies, the die hard truckers will eventually take pity on them and let them know the ins and outs of their “Secret society.” Some of these rules may be unspoken ones, but they sure do pave the way for a more enjoyable trucking experience. Now all these truckers need is a secret handshake!

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Poker Odds - Pot Odds And Hand Odds Explained

To be successful at poker you should, at any time during the play of a hand, be able to calculate the odds of catching your hand to the odds the pot is giving you.

Knowing the probability of making a specific hand in poker can be done by calculating hand odds. Figuring out how many outs you have will give you the possibility of calculating the number of times you will hit your hand by the river.

Lets say your'e dealt A-9 of hearts in Texas Hold'em and the flop comes up showing two hearts. Your hand odds for hitting another heart by the river will be approximately 36% or 3 to 1. (you will hit your hand 1 out of 3 times)

You can figure this out by first finding the number of outs that you have. Outs are the number of cards remainig in the deck ( not visibe to you) that can help you make your hand.

So if we are using the hand above as an example and you hold A-9 of hearts and catch two hearts on the flop, than you have 9 more hearts in the deck that can help you complete your flush. 2 hearts in your hand + 2 hearts on the table minus 13 hearts in total = 9 outs.

If you multiply your number of outs by 4, than you will get an approximate percentage of hitting your hand by the river (9x4=36%).

Poker pot odds is the a ratio between the size of the pot compared to how much it will cost you to call a bet from another player. The higher the ratio between the size of the pot and the cost of calling a bet, the better your poker pot odds are.

If there are $40 in the pot after the flop and a player bets $10 and two other players calls his bet then you are getting 7 to 1 in pot odds. If you are chasing the A-9 flush draw from the flop , than you are getting 36% or 3 to 1 in hand odds to catch your card at the river, so calling or even raising this bet will be a correct decision to make.

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