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How To: Practice a good swing and hit a golf ball 250 yards
Andy Steinle breaks down the basics of a golf swing. The grip, posture, the swing itself, and keeping the head down are the four keys to a great swing. Watch this video golf tutorial and learn how to keep good form while swinging a golf club and how to hit a golf ball 250 yards.
How To: Do the "stack and tilt" golf swing technique
Need some help improving your golf game? Ever hear of stack and tilt? Want to learn what all the fuss is about? Check out Brady Riggs’ analysis of Eric Axley’s full swing and find out about the “stack & tilt” technique. See exactly how to do this golf move for a better golf swing.
How To: Grip a golf club left-handed
Novice golf players, come hither! In this video presented by expert golf site, Golf Link, learn how to grip a golf club left-handed. This task can be tricky being that one is required to learn things backwards. Get your left-handed golf club grip down perfect with the tips & tricks given in this video!
How To: Hit a golf ball far with lower body help
Fire that golf ball! Long drive competitor Vince Howell demonstrates his technique for hitting the golf ball a long way by firing his lower body. To hit the golf ball farther means you have to manage your upper and lower body. Just watch to see how to hit a golf ball far with lower body help.
How To: Perform a drill to help your golf club release
In this video golf lesson, instructor Steve Bishop discusses a popular drill designed to help you learn the proper release. This tip will help increase your distance and accuracy by getting fully extended and allowing the clubface to rotate at the correct amount for a straighter ball flight on your full swing shots.
How To: Have good golf posture with tips from David Leadbetter
Your posture affects the efficiency of your golf swing. Watch this video tutorial to learn how to fix your posture and improve your golf swing with tips from golf instructor David Leadbetter.
How To: Correct your golf swing alignment and aim
A good golf swing involves good alignment and aim. Watch this video tutorial and learn how to align and aim the golf club properly from David Leadbetter, the world's number 1 golf teacher.
How To: Start the golf backswing and downswing
In this video golf tip, Mel shows us a drill that clarifies the confusions about how to properly start the backswing and downswing. This video demonstration will help you work on your golf technique and learn new skills. Watch this video golf tutorial and learn how to start a backswing and downswing.
How To: Hit fairway woods and hybrids
Golfer of golfers Rickard Strongert shows you how to hit fairway shots with your woods and hybrids. Hit fairway woods and hybrids.
How To: Fix your golf grip to cure a hook shot
Golf Link demonstrates how to fix your golf grip to cure a hook shot. A hook shot often occurs because a player has a grip which promotes the hook. In a hook-promoting grip, the player has his hands too far to the right of the club. When carrying through with their swing, the club face closes and causes the hook. To align your grip, put a golf tee in between your left thumb and the first knuckle of your left hand. Repeat the process with your right hand. Adjust your grip so that both of the t...
How To: Rotate your hips to cure a push shot in golf
In this video tutorial, viewers learn how to rotate the hips to cure a push shot in golf. The mistake often happens at the start of the down swing. People tend to slide the hips too far out and pass the point of the target. This blocks your swing out from going to the target and makes the club swing out to the right, causing a push shot. The proper way to fix this problem is to shift the left leg and rotate the hip. This video will benefit those viewers who enjoy playing golf and would like t...
How To: Stop hitting fat shots
Golf king Rickard Strongert explains how to avoid hitting fat shots and avoid carving divots the size of hedgehogs out of your local golf course. Stop hitting fat shots.
How To: Use proper ball position for accurate golf drives
Not everybody knows exactly where the position the ball when teeing off. Do you know where it should be placed? Director of Education for Troon Golf, Tim Mahoney, teaches you where to place the golf ball in your stance and how that impacts your ballflight. Just watch to see how to properly position the golf ball for your drive.
How To: Load the right side to create power in golf swings
What exactly does load the right mean? Take a hint from 2003 long drive champ Clayton Burger, and learn his keys for absolutely smashing the golf ball. Tee that golf ball high and let it fly! In order to get more power out of your golf swing this video will teach you how to load up the right side as you go through the swing.
How To: Use a head cover golf drill to cure pull shots
In this video tutorial, viewers learn how to prevent a pull shot in golf, using the right elbow. A common problem for a pull shot is the back swing. When raising their arm for a swing, some people tend to disconnect their right arm away from their body and getting their hands too high. Then as they down swing, their arm takes too long to reconnect to the body and are outside the target line. The right elbow should stay in front of and pointing to the right hip. It should only hinge on the bac...
How To: Hit a golf ball longer and straighter when driving
When driving are you coming up a little short? In this video presented by Golf Tips Mag, learn how to hit a golf ball longer and straighter when driving to up your game! Get free advice in this video from one of the PGA Tour's best drivers, Jason Gore!
How To: Slow your golf swing down for more power
Slow down? What!?! You've got to love the simplicity when it comes to long drive tips from long drive competitors. The long hitting Jamie Sadlowski shares his simple tip for more power, and it's not what you might think. See how to slow your golf swing down for more power.
How To: Improve your golf swing with the finish drill
It's time for some golf! If you spend a lot of time on the practice tee but don't seem to improve, it's time to get more productive. Try Mike Vardeman's simple drill for improving both your balance and power now. See how to improve your golf swing with the finish drill.
How To: Use the hammer golf swing
The hammer swing is a great asset to any golfer. Perfect it yourself with these free golfing videos and become a better golfer.
How To: Hit long and straight drives
You know that elusive feeling when your drive flies far and true down the fairway? Imagine being able to capture it every time? Rickard Strongert, shows you how. Hit long and straight drives.
How To: Achieve solid impact with a golf iron and driver
It's time for some golf! Doug Hammer, PGA, from Talking Stick Golf Club in Scottsdale, Arizona says, "Making solid contact is the key to hitting the golf ball farther. But a proper impact position with an iron is significantly different than that of a driver." Learn how to do both correctly. See how to get good impact on your golf clubs.
How To: Use smooth backswing to drive a golf ball far
Backswing is everything off the tee. To hit the golf ball a long way, the backswing ought to build up as much energy as possible. Learn how it's done from long drive competitor, Adam Stacy... see how to use smooth backswing to drive a golf ball far.
How To: Perform a proper release and follow through in golf
In this golf lesson video, golf instructor Steve Bishop discusses some tips on how to perform a proper release and follow through of the golf club in a full swing.
How To: Close your golf stance to cure a golf pull shot
In this video tutorial, viewers learn how to close the gold stance to cure a golf pull shot. When starting the swing, do not turn your body before you shift. This may be called spinning out. This will make the club go outside, before going down to the ball. Therefore it creates a left swing that will curve around the pole. When swinging, move the weight from your left heel to your right toe. This will cause the user to shift forward straight swing. This video will benefit those viewers who en...
How To: Hit long irons
In this video tutorial, viewers learn how to hit long irons. Viewers are taught how to swings a golf club by learning how to hit long irons. The long iron involves less lofting, which tends to hit the ball farther. Users should always maintain posture. Do not shift your body when you swing. Relate yourself to a discus thrower. Feel like you left knuckle is dragging on the ground. Losing your posture will result in losing your power when you swing. This video will benefit those viewers who enj...
How To: Hit straighter irons
Target golf... Nick Bradley explains why excellent alignment at set-up is crucial if you want to hit pin-seeking iron shots.Just a few millimetres out in your alignment at address can equate to yards out when your golf ball lands on the green. And that can make the difference between a birdie and a bogey.Use Nick's aligment drill and you've got no excuse for not hitting irons spot-on, every time. Hit straighter irons.
How To: Place the golf ball in your stance
Director of Education for Troon Golf, Tim Mahoney, teaches you where to place the golf ball in your stance and how that impacts your ball flight.
How To: Position the golf ball properly
A good golf swing involves good golf ball positioning. Watch this video tutorial and learn how to position the ball correctly from David Leadbetter, the world's number 1 golf teacher.
How To: Practice the takeaway golf drill
Takeaway practice in golf is important. The takeaway position is only about three feet away from the golf ball when you lift to swing. The club shaft should be parallel to the ground. With the club shaft at your toe line, you want the club you're swinging to line up with the club on the ground (at your feet). The club's face should be pointing at the horizon in what is called the 'toe-up' position. Getting into this position correctly will insure more accurate and longer shots, so it is very ...
How To: Cure a push shot in golf with proper ball position
In this video tutorial, viewers learn how to cure a push shot in golf with a proper ball position. If the ball is too far from your stance, you will not be able to make full contact. You will hit the ball to the right instead of hitting it straight ahead. Have the ball positioned so that as your body makes it's rotation, you'll catch the ball the moment the club goes down the target line. This video also provides a drill that will help viewers to properly position the ball. This video will be...
How To: Make the perfect divot with your fairway wood
Need some advice for playing golf? Well, Sports Illustrated has this video tutorial that will show you how to make the perfect divot with your fairway wood on the golf course. These tips from SI and professional golfer Tim Mahoney will show you exactly how to get that perfect divot every time with your fairway wood.
How To: Get longer distance in golf with proper arm width
Arm width is a great aspect of gaining distance on the fairway. 2004 Senior ReMax Long Driving Champion Bobby Wilson teaches you how to hit the golf ball farther by increasing width in your swing. See how to get width in your golf swing for more driving distance.
How To: Prevent lag from ruining your golf swing
Lag, is it real? Can swing lag help or hurt your golf game? According to Jeff Yurkiewicz, emulating pro golfers when it comes to lag can actually hurt your golf game more than help it. See how to prevent lag from ruining your golf swing.
How To: Use your left arm properly in a golf swing
This is a Sports category video tutorial where you will learn how to use your left arm properly in a golf swing. The video tutorial is from Golf Link and is presented by Jim Ballard. Keep the left elbow always pointed down to the ground. The club face is controlled by the left elbow. When the left elbow rotates, it also changes your radius and the arch. This can be achieved by connecting the left arm to the shoulder, feeling that you are holding a handkerchief under the left shoulder. Always...
How To: Use the "tilt the T" drill to cure a golf pull shot
We will be learning how to fix the dreaded pull in our golf swings. The major problem for most people is the position. The first thing to keep in mind is bending at the hips. The knees may be bent, but if you are not bent at the waist, your shoulders will come through to high during the swing. Your shoulder should be moving over the ball and driving through, not across.
How To: Use the punch drill to cure a hook shot in golf
Golf Link with Chuck Cook demonstrates how to use the punch drill to cure a hook shot in golf. A common cause to closing the golf club face and making the ball hook is the release of the head of the club early on the downswing. This is called casting the head of the club which makes the head of the club arrive at the point of impact before your hands. At the moment of impact you want the back of your left hand flat and the back of your right hand bent so that you can compress the ball. Use th...
How To: Read the green to improve your golf game
Are you having trouble with your green reading? It's not an easy task, but you can learn it. Green reading doesn't start when you get to the green. In fact it starts when you approach the green. In this video, Rick Sessinghaus divides the art of green reading into four parts, from approaching the green to standing over the ball. See how to read the green on a golf course.
How To: Use a one plane hip turn for your golf swing
If you need some improvement on your golf swing, Mike LaBauve can help you. This small video golf tip will show you how to use a one plane hip turn for your golf swing. In a one plane motion the arms, shoulders and hips all turn around in a circle as opposed to a slide and hip bump in the two plane swing.
How To: Hit a golf ball with an iron
PGA golf professional Frank Ganley explains how to hit a golf ball with an iron. In golf, a player has a variety of clubs to choose from, but should only have one type of swing. Frank emphasizes that in order to learn how to hit a golf ball with an iron, the player needs to use the same swing that he uses when hitting the ball with a wooden club. The key to a successful hit is in the players ability to adjust for the difference in the lengths of shafts of the clubs. This because a wooden golf...
How To: Use four techniques to improve power off the golf tee
It's time for some golf! All golfers want more power off the tee, but few know how to get the job done effectively. Rick Sessinghaus remedies this situation by explaining four relatively simple keys to maximizing your driving distance without changing your equipment. Just see how to add power to your golf swing.