6 Ways To Knock 10 Strokes Off Your Golf Game

When you watch someone playing golf on the TV they make it look so easy. How can they hit a ball so far and decide where it’s going to land? That must take an extraordinary amount of skill to achieve and I guess it’s why they are professionals. Even though you might not have dreams of following in their footsteps I bet you would love to knock 10 strokes off your scorecard. Even if you don’t compete for anything more than fun it’s still very satisfying when you become great at the game you love.

The professional players weren’t born with some supernatural ability to drive the ball down the fairway. They don’t have robotic arms that let them sink every putt. They would have done the exact same thing that you have to do. They would have studied how to become great then they would have put it into practice. If you finally think now is the time you’re going to start improving we can look at a few ways you can do it. You’ll knock those 10 strokes off your scorecard in no time.

Practice on your own

You can’t expect to improve if you’re always going around the course with your friends because it’s completely different to playing on your own. It’s likely you will think of it as a competition and you won’t want to lose. You will be under pressure because you might have to buy the beers when you’re finished and it shouldn’t be like that. When you play on your own it allows you to try things you might not try when there is something at stake. This in itself will let you develop into a better player.

Go down the range

You will never get good with your driver if you never go down the golf range. When you play a round of golf you get 18 chances to tee off perfectly. Even if you played golf every week you will still be teeing off less than a hundred times per month. If you go down to the driving range you can do that in a few hours. Hopefully you have lots of free time available at night because if you can head down to the range once per week your long game will pick up rather quickly.

Stay in control

Something that doesn’t get talked about enough is staying in control of your emotions. When you’re starting out it’s very easy to get angry when things aren’t going your own way. Even the professionals go mad sometimes. You’ve got to remember that golf is a game of small numbers and if you hit the ball a few degrees to the side it won’t go where you want it to. When you stay calm it’s much easier to hit the ball on the sweet spot every time, but you won’t when you’re shaky.

Learn to visualize

Whenever you practice a shot you should always assume your ball will land on the green. That means you need to look up and visualize it flying through the air after you’ve struck the ball. It’s too easy to just forget about following through with a practice shot because it doesn’t count for anything. You can actually visualize when you strike the ball too and it should help you improve because it’s your way of telling your body the ball will go anywhere you want it to.

Start to stretch

You need to be supple if you want your swing to be perfect and stretching is the best way to improve your flexibility. Think about how you hit the ball. When you bring your arms back your shoulder girdle rotates and your hips twist around. If this movement is to go smoothly it helps if you’re as flexible as possible. I know stretching is something most people ignore because they can’t see how important it is, but now you know, so it’s up to you if you want to improve your game or not.

Be steady and don’t follow through

When you bring the club back you should try to stay as still as possible. That means you shouldn’t shake your body. A lot of people have got a habit of moving their hips like they are John Travolta. It’s also vital you stay steady once you’ve struck the ball because it’s too easy to let yourself fall forwards. If you do end up moving forward you will put unnecessary spin on the ball and you might even lose your balance resulting in your shot landing anywhere.

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