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How To Improve Your Golf Swing

By: John Duncan

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When you first started to play golf, if you were like most people, you maybe stepped up to the first tee with nogolf training and 'gave it a try'. The result was almost certainly frustrating.

Despite this, you did enjoy the feel of it, and so you kept playing hoping things would get better. When they didn't, you mayberegistered for a lesson with the local pro to get some golf instruction. That was also when you discovered how expensive they are!

But there is a problem here. Did you know that your muscles have a memory? Just think how automatically you do simple daily tasks like applying lipstick. The very first time you did that thing, you found it hard, but as you did it again and again, it slowly became automatic. Eventually your mind could be wandering whilst the memory in your muscles did the job.

So what is the dilemma? Well, when you started to play without formal golf instruction, you picked up bad habits that are now embedded into your muscle memory, and even though you have since had some professional golf instruction, those memories are still in your muscles. Your next task now is to get rid of them and get your muscles to learn better techniques.

Now to add to your problem, some of your golfing friends may have given you tips as golf instruction. The reason that didn't work is that they may not have a very good swing either, so they are actually showing you bad habits. Be warned, they may seem to have a great swing because they can hit the ball straight and long, but the real story is they may have one or more major flaws in their swing that they have learned over time to compensate for.

Let's go back to essentials. To improve your swing, you must find out out what your problems are.

The way you stand, your weight distribution, the ball position, your wrist angle and grip are all absolutely vital, so carefully check that all these are right. The other prominent factor is your mental attitude, have you got the will to beat the others?

The golf swing is a huge subject and a full explanation is clearly beyond the capability of this article. For more guidance on this, get a well written book on golf instruction and read it carefully. In the mean time this article has given you some thoughts to ponder that will lead you to a better understanding of your golf swing and how you got the deficiencies in your swing. When your swing is good, the exhilaration with each nice hit will lead to more satisfaction in the game.

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The author, John Duncan, has just brought out a new golf instruction book entitled "Golfing Secrets". This book is guaranteed to improve your game dramatically. Find out more about this book at www.perfect-your-golf-swing.com

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