My Friday Random Post
So another weekend is upon us and another Friday Random blog post. Today I think I am going to mix it up totally and blog on something completely different. A few years back before I became a Real Estate agent I was a Golf Professional working on cruise ships sailing around the Caribbean. Yes it was lots of fun. In that time I would hazard to guess that I gave upwards to 500-1000 golf lessons using the V-1 coaching system, I have pretty much seen every golf swing out there and every bad habit a golfer can make. Today I decided to take my top five tips for golfers who are looking to lower their score and improve their game;
1) Practice- Yes a lot of people go to the range and hit balls, but that is just one aspect of the game. You need to find a practice facility that has a putting green, a chipping area and a sand bunker. This is where a lot of shots are dropped in a round and you need to work on this part of your game to stay sharp.
2) Weight on the front foot when chipping - I see so many people do this wrong. They center their weight and a lot of times will skull the ball and or not make contact. When you have a short chip, put the ball back in your stance, hands slightly forward and hit the ball with a descending blow and let the loft of the club do the work. This tip will shave off strokes right away.
3) Keep your head down(NOT) – This tip is passed from golfer to golfer as a way of telling the other golfer you know what your talking about. This is not a good tip at all. When someone tells you this, the next time you go to hit the ball you really concentrate on keeping your head down and you actually start putting weight on your left side when you are bringing the club back. This causes what we call a reverse pivot. You will loose a ton of distance and more often than not cause the dreaded slice.
4) Keep the front foot planted – How many people do I see do this; take the club back and lift the front foot. You need to keep your front foot down and planted as it works as a pivot point. The less movement in the golf swing the better. Just look at any of the pros these days. You will not see any of them lift their front foot except maybe Jack Nicklaus who is from a different era of teaching.
5) Winter practice – Do this putting drill in the winter. Take a piece of 2 x 4 and place it on the floor. Now set up with your putter head flush against the board. Use your shoulders(not your wrists) to make a smooth putting motion back and forth keeping the toe of the putter flush to the board. This will help make your putter head come straight back and straight through, a key to a good putter.
I hope this helps your golf game a little. I know it is completely off topic but this is what the Friday Random Post is all about, something a little different. Next Friday I have another nice little nugget to share with you. Check back next week when I will be discussing multi unit buildings in HRM. In the meantime, if you are looking to buy or sell Halifax Real Estate, contact me.
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Andrew Perkins
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