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Golf Learning Packages - Improve Your Game
The problem isn't that golf learning packages don't work. There are some good ones out there. The real problem is that some of them are poor, and finding the good ones can be difficult. With so many packages that say they can teach you how to golf the variance in quality with these products really does surprise me. With that, let's first talk about what a the latest golf tips package is and is not.
First, simply buying the latest digital package to learn how to improve your swing, is NOT the answer to your poor game. You still need to practice what program teaches and work to improve your swing.
Second, NOT everyone needs a golf learning package. If you've already been in the professional circuits, it isn't likely that they will help you much anyway. Most of the learning tools on the market are targeted at beginner to amateur golfers.
Third, a golf learning package can be an excellent way to get a start in improving your game. There are tools to teach you a better swing, to get rid of that slice, and to improve your overall game. With the right learning package you will end up with a better handicap, and a better score.
Fourth, if you don't take the time to choose the right package you're more likely to ruin your game than better it. Some of the learning packages that are touted to be the best way to gain an better swing actually work to make your swing worse. Imagine developing a bad slice, all because you chose to learn from someone who didn't know what they were talking about!
To help my own customers (and you), I took the time to evaluate the top golf learning products on the market today. To evaluate each product I worked with some golfers who needed help with their game. We based the evaluations on the following criteria.
•Better Golf - Obviously the main criteria for our evaluations was how well a learning package could improve a game.
•Focus of the Learning Package - The best packages focus on something specific that can help you improve your game. Higher ratings were given to those that gave more information on one area and then built on that information in other areas.
•Handicap/Averages - How much did the golf learning package work to improve the learner's game? We measured these with improvements to handicaps and average scores.
•Ease of Learning - Was the material presented in a way that made it simple to learn and follow?
•Value - Was the package worth the money we spent? This one was rated by the amount of content, and by how well the content actually taught what it was supposed to.
•Overall Rating - Based on everything else we gave each learning package an overall rating.
To perform our evaluations I worked with some golfers who needed to improve their game. Each golfer was given a golf learning package and then sent off to practice with it. To ensure fair testing we actually had each package tested by three people. We then evaluated their progress once a week over the course of two months.
Below you will find the results from our evaluations for the top five golf learning packages available today.
Click Here!
Thank You for Reading!
Glenn Ellis - Gatonet, Inc.
First, simply buying the latest digital package to learn how to improve your swing, is NOT the answer to your poor game. You still need to practice what program teaches and work to improve your swing.
Second, NOT everyone needs a golf learning package. If you've already been in the professional circuits, it isn't likely that they will help you much anyway. Most of the learning tools on the market are targeted at beginner to amateur golfers.
Third, a golf learning package can be an excellent way to get a start in improving your game. There are tools to teach you a better swing, to get rid of that slice, and to improve your overall game. With the right learning package you will end up with a better handicap, and a better score.
Fourth, if you don't take the time to choose the right package you're more likely to ruin your game than better it. Some of the learning packages that are touted to be the best way to gain an better swing actually work to make your swing worse. Imagine developing a bad slice, all because you chose to learn from someone who didn't know what they were talking about!
To help my own customers (and you), I took the time to evaluate the top golf learning products on the market today. To evaluate each product I worked with some golfers who needed help with their game. We based the evaluations on the following criteria.
•Better Golf - Obviously the main criteria for our evaluations was how well a learning package could improve a game.
•Focus of the Learning Package - The best packages focus on something specific that can help you improve your game. Higher ratings were given to those that gave more information on one area and then built on that information in other areas.
•Handicap/Averages - How much did the golf learning package work to improve the learner's game? We measured these with improvements to handicaps and average scores.
•Ease of Learning - Was the material presented in a way that made it simple to learn and follow?
•Value - Was the package worth the money we spent? This one was rated by the amount of content, and by how well the content actually taught what it was supposed to.
•Overall Rating - Based on everything else we gave each learning package an overall rating.
To perform our evaluations I worked with some golfers who needed to improve their game. Each golfer was given a golf learning package and then sent off to practice with it. To ensure fair testing we actually had each package tested by three people. We then evaluated their progress once a week over the course of two months.
Below you will find the results from our evaluations for the top five golf learning packages available today.
Click Here!
Thank You for Reading!
Glenn Ellis - Gatonet, Inc.
Friday, July 2, 2010
Keeping a Practice Journal
What was going wrong with your game six months ago? What was going right? How about three months ago? How have you spent most of your practice time over the last 12 months? How many lessons have you taken? What did you learn at each one? How did your play and practice following each lesson improve? Or did it degrade first?
Hopefully you see where I’m going with this.
Looking at the poll currently in my sidebar, a vast majority of respondents want to make significant improvement in their golf games this season. That’s a pretty lofty goal, but it’s certainly achievable for just about everyone. What each of us considers to be significant improvement is certainly a subjective measure, but how do we know when we’ve been meeting our goals?
What if the goal was weight loss? Or, what if it is to learn oil painting? Or, what if the goal is to visit all 50 states in the U.S.?
Fortunately, it’s usually fairly easy to recognize when a goal has been met. If the goal is to lose 50 pounds, when the scale says that 50 pounds are gone, the goal has obviously been met. On the flip side, it’s sometimes difficult to figure out why goals haven’t been met or if we’re even on track to meet them anymore.
That’s where keeping a journal comes in. It can help us look back over time and figure out why the scale isn’t changing or why our golf handicaps are stagnant or why our painting looks like someone just spilled paint on the floor.
One of the things humans do well is, we delude ourselves into thinking that the status quo is fine or that we are making progress when we’re really not. We also tend to have selective memory and to take the path of least resistance.
This is something that I’ve discussed extensively over the years, but why do people tend to spend most of their time at the driving range instead of around the practice green when we all know that the practice green is where we’re going to have the biggest effect on score? Why do people stand at the driving range hitting driver after driver after driver, when they know they’re not hitting any greens in regulation and they’re three-putting most greens?
Keeping a journal isn’t going to fix that, but having a plan will. And keeping a journal will help you stay on plan and help you evaluate your progress as time goes on.
In a lot of ways, Life in the Rough is a journal for me. I try to do semi-regular progress updates to keep track of where my game is going. I also keep track of statistics, which is another form of journal.
A while back, I felt the need to keep track of my practice and play in a more immediate, personal way. I don’t write progress update posts for every event that happens in my golfing life so details are forgotten and lost over time. I keep statistics for many of the rounds that I play, but the numbers don’t really reflect what was going on that day. Things like amount of confidence or swing tendencies can be lost in the numbers.
Believe it or not, I’ve found that despite the fact that we live in the age of computers, that keeping a journal with old fashioned pen and paper works best for me.
Logically, it wouldn’t seem like that should be the case. After all, with a computer journal, if you can type reasonably well, you can put down a lot of information in a shorter amount of time. It can be organized in a myriad of ways. It’s easy to be able to search through the data. You can e-mail it, edit it from many locations, or share it on a website.
However, I’ve found that these modern conveniences don’t really affect or enhance the biggest benefits of keeping a paper journal. Based on my experience for the last 7 1/2 months, here are the benefits I see with keeping a paper journal as well as reasons why doing it electronically doesn’t really add anything compelling enough to make me want to computerize it.
It’s available anywhere. I can pick it up and take it with me to the driving range or read/write in bed right before going to sleep. I could achieve the same thing with my iPhone, but typing out a bunch is kind of time consuming and cumbersome. I don’t need to boot up my PC or laptop, I can just immediately chronicle my practice and play whenever I’m inspired to do so.
It’s personal. The journal is for me, not for sharing online with all of you. It’s not that I mind telling you what’s in there, but I can feel free to whine and complain or brag or express other emotions that I might not want to share with the world.
Writing by hand tends to lend itself to more careful thought and consideration. I can certainly sit down with my laptop and perform a brain dump relatively quickly. I can type out every little detail that comes to mind however unimportant it might be. Writing my journal by hand, however, is a slower process. It forces me to sit there and reflect on what I’m trying to capture. Not only does it force me to limit it to what’s important, but the deliberate reflection helps me learn from what happened at the range or practice green, so that I can adapt my plans for the future. It helps me think about what’s going wrong right then and there instead of having to worry about it down the road when I’ve gotten frustrated enough.
I like leafing through and scanning old entries. Every so often, I pick up the journal and flip through it, trying to see how my swing has progressed. It’s much more pleasurable to do that than to sit at my computer and try and read back through a file of huge brain dumps.
Searching is overrated. We all know that Google has made information more readily available to the world. It’s natural to expect that having a journal that is searchable would be a big benefit, too. However, I’ve found that I just don’t want to use it that way. I don’t have trouble with my driver and then wish I could type “driver problem” into my journal and get a list of every time I had driver trouble so that I can see the trends and how I fixed it. Even as I’m re-reading this paragraph, I can’t help thinking that would be useful. Believe me when I tell you, I can’t explain why, but it’s just not. In general, it seems like searching is beneficial when I want to boil down another person’s information. With my own information, the personal connection is enough. Maybe it’s because my journal is relatively small, so it’s easy to find things. Even I use the search box on Life in the Rough because there’s too much information to sift through to find something. With my journal, though, I don’t miss it one bit.
Don’t get me wrong. Having an electronic journal is better than having none. If you can’t bring yourself to put pen to paper, I understand. The most important thing is to have some kind of plan and to use a journal of some kind to make sure you’re sticking to it and to help you understand what’s going wrong so that you can refine your plan.
I recommend trying a paper journal. I think you’ll find it has the same strengths that I outlined above and that the weaknesses are no big deal. If you don’t like it, you can always go electronic without much hassle. Whichever way you go, give it a try. It will help you keep your golf improvement plan on track.
Hopefully you see where I’m going with this.
Looking at the poll currently in my sidebar, a vast majority of respondents want to make significant improvement in their golf games this season. That’s a pretty lofty goal, but it’s certainly achievable for just about everyone. What each of us considers to be significant improvement is certainly a subjective measure, but how do we know when we’ve been meeting our goals?
What if the goal was weight loss? Or, what if it is to learn oil painting? Or, what if the goal is to visit all 50 states in the U.S.?
Fortunately, it’s usually fairly easy to recognize when a goal has been met. If the goal is to lose 50 pounds, when the scale says that 50 pounds are gone, the goal has obviously been met. On the flip side, it’s sometimes difficult to figure out why goals haven’t been met or if we’re even on track to meet them anymore.
That’s where keeping a journal comes in. It can help us look back over time and figure out why the scale isn’t changing or why our golf handicaps are stagnant or why our painting looks like someone just spilled paint on the floor.
One of the things humans do well is, we delude ourselves into thinking that the status quo is fine or that we are making progress when we’re really not. We also tend to have selective memory and to take the path of least resistance.
This is something that I’ve discussed extensively over the years, but why do people tend to spend most of their time at the driving range instead of around the practice green when we all know that the practice green is where we’re going to have the biggest effect on score? Why do people stand at the driving range hitting driver after driver after driver, when they know they’re not hitting any greens in regulation and they’re three-putting most greens?
Keeping a journal isn’t going to fix that, but having a plan will. And keeping a journal will help you stay on plan and help you evaluate your progress as time goes on.
In a lot of ways, Life in the Rough is a journal for me. I try to do semi-regular progress updates to keep track of where my game is going. I also keep track of statistics, which is another form of journal.
A while back, I felt the need to keep track of my practice and play in a more immediate, personal way. I don’t write progress update posts for every event that happens in my golfing life so details are forgotten and lost over time. I keep statistics for many of the rounds that I play, but the numbers don’t really reflect what was going on that day. Things like amount of confidence or swing tendencies can be lost in the numbers.
Believe it or not, I’ve found that despite the fact that we live in the age of computers, that keeping a journal with old fashioned pen and paper works best for me.
Logically, it wouldn’t seem like that should be the case. After all, with a computer journal, if you can type reasonably well, you can put down a lot of information in a shorter amount of time. It can be organized in a myriad of ways. It’s easy to be able to search through the data. You can e-mail it, edit it from many locations, or share it on a website.
However, I’ve found that these modern conveniences don’t really affect or enhance the biggest benefits of keeping a paper journal. Based on my experience for the last 7 1/2 months, here are the benefits I see with keeping a paper journal as well as reasons why doing it electronically doesn’t really add anything compelling enough to make me want to computerize it.
It’s available anywhere. I can pick it up and take it with me to the driving range or read/write in bed right before going to sleep. I could achieve the same thing with my iPhone, but typing out a bunch is kind of time consuming and cumbersome. I don’t need to boot up my PC or laptop, I can just immediately chronicle my practice and play whenever I’m inspired to do so.
It’s personal. The journal is for me, not for sharing online with all of you. It’s not that I mind telling you what’s in there, but I can feel free to whine and complain or brag or express other emotions that I might not want to share with the world.
Writing by hand tends to lend itself to more careful thought and consideration. I can certainly sit down with my laptop and perform a brain dump relatively quickly. I can type out every little detail that comes to mind however unimportant it might be. Writing my journal by hand, however, is a slower process. It forces me to sit there and reflect on what I’m trying to capture. Not only does it force me to limit it to what’s important, but the deliberate reflection helps me learn from what happened at the range or practice green, so that I can adapt my plans for the future. It helps me think about what’s going wrong right then and there instead of having to worry about it down the road when I’ve gotten frustrated enough.
I like leafing through and scanning old entries. Every so often, I pick up the journal and flip through it, trying to see how my swing has progressed. It’s much more pleasurable to do that than to sit at my computer and try and read back through a file of huge brain dumps.
Searching is overrated. We all know that Google has made information more readily available to the world. It’s natural to expect that having a journal that is searchable would be a big benefit, too. However, I’ve found that I just don’t want to use it that way. I don’t have trouble with my driver and then wish I could type “driver problem” into my journal and get a list of every time I had driver trouble so that I can see the trends and how I fixed it. Even as I’m re-reading this paragraph, I can’t help thinking that would be useful. Believe me when I tell you, I can’t explain why, but it’s just not. In general, it seems like searching is beneficial when I want to boil down another person’s information. With my own information, the personal connection is enough. Maybe it’s because my journal is relatively small, so it’s easy to find things. Even I use the search box on Life in the Rough because there’s too much information to sift through to find something. With my journal, though, I don’t miss it one bit.
Don’t get me wrong. Having an electronic journal is better than having none. If you can’t bring yourself to put pen to paper, I understand. The most important thing is to have some kind of plan and to use a journal of some kind to make sure you’re sticking to it and to help you understand what’s going wrong so that you can refine your plan.
I recommend trying a paper journal. I think you’ll find it has the same strengths that I outlined above and that the weaknesses are no big deal. If you don’t like it, you can always go electronic without much hassle. Whichever way you go, give it a try. It will help you keep your golf improvement plan on track.
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Set Up To Crush It Off The Tee
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1) Set Up To Crush It Off The Tee
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If you're not hitting the sweet spot on the clubface, you're probably not driving the ball well. One reason why you could be missing the sweet spot is that your head is over your back knee at address. This might not seem like much, but it affects everything else in your swing. The most efficient--and fastest-- swing rotation occurs when your lower body is stable. You can only achieve this by being centered and balanced at address.
Below are seven keys to a power-laden setup:
1. Widen your stance at address
2. Shift more weight on your right side
3. Keep your chin up to allow for the turn
4. Make a full 90-degree shoulder turn
5. Hover the club head above the ground
6. Sense your right forearm crossing over left
7. Finish high and in balance with your swing
A balanced, centered position starts at address. A good setup allows you to make a good turn away from the target, yet still remain behind the ball at the top of your swing, with your weight over your back foot.
But it's not uncommon for a golfer to create extra side bend at address by moving his head over his back knee. This imbalance ends in a setup that results in (1) a slice causing-reverse pivot at the top and (2) too much "hang-back" at impact.
Since your right hand (left for lefties) is below your left hand on the grip, tilt your back shoulder down the same amount. You want to feel as if you're on top of the ball, with your head just slightly back of center. If you tilt too far back, you throw your entire swing off.
We all want to drive the ball longer off the tee. Hitting driver/8-iron into the green beats hitting driver/4-iron into the green every time. But you must be centered and balanced at address to do this. If you are, you're in great position to hit a bomb.
You Can Make HUGE Improvements to your game with any of these great reviews!
http://www.glenns-moneymakingreviews.com/GolfLearningPackages/
1) Set Up To Crush It Off The Tee
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If you're not hitting the sweet spot on the clubface, you're probably not driving the ball well. One reason why you could be missing the sweet spot is that your head is over your back knee at address. This might not seem like much, but it affects everything else in your swing. The most efficient--and fastest-- swing rotation occurs when your lower body is stable. You can only achieve this by being centered and balanced at address.
Below are seven keys to a power-laden setup:
1. Widen your stance at address
2. Shift more weight on your right side
3. Keep your chin up to allow for the turn
4. Make a full 90-degree shoulder turn
5. Hover the club head above the ground
6. Sense your right forearm crossing over left
7. Finish high and in balance with your swing
A balanced, centered position starts at address. A good setup allows you to make a good turn away from the target, yet still remain behind the ball at the top of your swing, with your weight over your back foot.
But it's not uncommon for a golfer to create extra side bend at address by moving his head over his back knee. This imbalance ends in a setup that results in (1) a slice causing-reverse pivot at the top and (2) too much "hang-back" at impact.
Since your right hand (left for lefties) is below your left hand on the grip, tilt your back shoulder down the same amount. You want to feel as if you're on top of the ball, with your head just slightly back of center. If you tilt too far back, you throw your entire swing off.
We all want to drive the ball longer off the tee. Hitting driver/8-iron into the green beats hitting driver/4-iron into the green every time. But you must be centered and balanced at address to do this. If you are, you're in great position to hit a bomb.
You Can Make HUGE Improvements to your game with any of these great reviews!
http://www.glenns-moneymakingreviews.com/GolfLearningPackages/
Friday, March 26, 2010
Are You Hitting It 300 Yards?
Ever wondered how a guy like Charles Howell drives the ball 300
yards+...weighing in at like 160 lbs and maybe 5'10''?
And there are countless others who amaze me with their distance but
personally, I like to see guys I can relate to (have a bit more
weight on them and maybe closer to middle-aged) that can hit the
ball far. Makes me feel a little more like I myself can actually
do it.
I found this guy Eric Jones and no, this is not a typo, he can
drive it nearly 400 yards. Don't believe me? The guys at ESPN
filmed him and you can see the video here.
The video at the top of that page is really impressive but what I
really think you'll find interesting is the video in the middle of
the page where Eric shows you one really cool way to add distance
to your tee shots. He calls this technique "Happy Toes".
Eric is a driving distance specialist and expert and has a ton of
info to help golfers gain the maximum distance from the tee...even
if you aren't very athletically inclined.
I want to say- I don't know Eric nor have I been a student of his
or read his material. I just respect what he's done and hear a lot
of great things about his game and unique approach (mainly from my
you guys) .
Enjoy!
Glenn
http://clicks.aweber.com/y/ct/?l=DXNV3&m=KYjKlIRkZAy3iH&b=_H0L8IfjXTUSIjOMkR6yFQ
yards+...weighing in at like 160 lbs and maybe 5'10''?
And there are countless others who amaze me with their distance but
personally, I like to see guys I can relate to (have a bit more
weight on them and maybe closer to middle-aged) that can hit the
ball far. Makes me feel a little more like I myself can actually
do it.
I found this guy Eric Jones and no, this is not a typo, he can
drive it nearly 400 yards. Don't believe me? The guys at ESPN
filmed him and you can see the video here.
The video at the top of that page is really impressive but what I
really think you'll find interesting is the video in the middle of
the page where Eric shows you one really cool way to add distance
to your tee shots. He calls this technique "Happy Toes".
Eric is a driving distance specialist and expert and has a ton of
info to help golfers gain the maximum distance from the tee...even
if you aren't very athletically inclined.
I want to say- I don't know Eric nor have I been a student of his
or read his material. I just respect what he's done and hear a lot
of great things about his game and unique approach (mainly from my
you guys) .
Enjoy!
Glenn
http://clicks.aweber.com/y/ct/?l=DXNV3&m=KYjKlIRkZAy3iH&b=_H0L8IfjXTUSIjOMkR6yFQ
Monday, March 22, 2010
Hitting Crisp, Clean Irons From Soggy Lies
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Hitting Crisp, Clean Irons From Soggy Lies
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Few things in golf beat playing when the conditions are perfect. But you can't always do that. Sometimes, you have to play when things are less than perfect. In fact, most times you play things will probably be less than perfect. Often, it's nature's fault, like when it rains heavily the night before. Heavy rains can leave fairways soft and soggy the next day, making it hard to hit crisp, clean iron shots and costing you strokes. But you can hit good irons from soggy lies by adjusting your stance and swing.
Here are seven keys to hitting irons from soggy lies:
1. Take a bunker set up
2. Choke down on the club an inch
3. Position the ball in the center
4. Stand taller over the ball
5. Hover the club above the ground
6. Line up the leading edge
7. Hit the back of the ball
You need to treat shots off wet turf as if you were hitting from a fairway bunker. That means you must make ball first contact. It also means you must compensate for you feet sinking into the soft ground, lowering your swing arc.
To do that, take a bunker stance, grip down an inch on the club, and position the ball in the center of your stance (or slightly forward for longer irons and hybrids). In addition, stand taller to the ball by bending less at the hips. Standing taller lets you hover your club above the ball and line up the leading edge with the ball's equator.
As you swing, aim for a spot an inch in front of the ball. You want to hit the back of the ball and drive your club down and into it at that spot. A good swing thought to keep in mind is to picture your clubhead and back knee reaching the ball at the same time.
Making ball first contact and offsetting a lower swing arc produces crisp, clean irons on soft, soggy turf. But remember, you can take relief without penalty from casual water (outside a hazard), but the water must be visible before or after taking your stance.
Hitting Crisp, Clean Irons From Soggy Lies
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Few things in golf beat playing when the conditions are perfect. But you can't always do that. Sometimes, you have to play when things are less than perfect. In fact, most times you play things will probably be less than perfect. Often, it's nature's fault, like when it rains heavily the night before. Heavy rains can leave fairways soft and soggy the next day, making it hard to hit crisp, clean iron shots and costing you strokes. But you can hit good irons from soggy lies by adjusting your stance and swing.
Here are seven keys to hitting irons from soggy lies:
1. Take a bunker set up
2. Choke down on the club an inch
3. Position the ball in the center
4. Stand taller over the ball
5. Hover the club above the ground
6. Line up the leading edge
7. Hit the back of the ball
You need to treat shots off wet turf as if you were hitting from a fairway bunker. That means you must make ball first contact. It also means you must compensate for you feet sinking into the soft ground, lowering your swing arc.
To do that, take a bunker stance, grip down an inch on the club, and position the ball in the center of your stance (or slightly forward for longer irons and hybrids). In addition, stand taller to the ball by bending less at the hips. Standing taller lets you hover your club above the ball and line up the leading edge with the ball's equator.
As you swing, aim for a spot an inch in front of the ball. You want to hit the back of the ball and drive your club down and into it at that spot. A good swing thought to keep in mind is to picture your clubhead and back knee reaching the ball at the same time.
Making ball first contact and offsetting a lower swing arc produces crisp, clean irons on soft, soggy turf. But remember, you can take relief without penalty from casual water (outside a hazard), but the water must be visible before or after taking your stance.
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Simple Way To Solid Contact
One of the biggest keys to hitting the ball crisply is
making sure you are staying still during the swing.
What I mean is a lot of people have a tendency to sway.
I love this one because it drove me mad for weeks until
I realized what I was doing wrong.
A sway -- a lateral motion of the hips and knees on the
backswing -- can be a swing killer.
To eliminate a sway, you must think about initiating your
backswing with a turning -- not sliding -- motion of your
shoulders and hips. As you swing the club back, your right
knee must remain slightly flexed but braced. The tendency
is to let the knee lose tension or bow out, which creates
the lateral motion. The right knee must anchor the swing.
Otherwise, it is unable to drive into the downswing with
the power and accuracy required to hit solid shots. Always
remember to keep the weight on the inside of the right foot,
and think turn instead of sway.
A good drill to get the feel of the weight on the inside of
the right foot is to put a golf ball under the outside of
the right foot while hitting practice balls. This drill
makes it virtually impossible to sway and will give you an
idea of what it should feel like to keep the weight on the
inside of the right foot.
Give it a try!
Go Low!
Glenn Ellis
making sure you are staying still during the swing.
What I mean is a lot of people have a tendency to sway.
I love this one because it drove me mad for weeks until
I realized what I was doing wrong.
A sway -- a lateral motion of the hips and knees on the
backswing -- can be a swing killer.
To eliminate a sway, you must think about initiating your
backswing with a turning -- not sliding -- motion of your
shoulders and hips. As you swing the club back, your right
knee must remain slightly flexed but braced. The tendency
is to let the knee lose tension or bow out, which creates
the lateral motion. The right knee must anchor the swing.
Otherwise, it is unable to drive into the downswing with
the power and accuracy required to hit solid shots. Always
remember to keep the weight on the inside of the right foot,
and think turn instead of sway.
A good drill to get the feel of the weight on the inside of
the right foot is to put a golf ball under the outside of
the right foot while hitting practice balls. This drill
makes it virtually impossible to sway and will give you an
idea of what it should feel like to keep the weight on the
inside of the right foot.
Give it a try!
Go Low!
Glenn Ellis
Monday, March 15, 2010
How To Squat For Power
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How To Squat For Power
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There are certain techniques that pro golfers weekend golfers you shouldn't use. The reason: Weekend golfers lack the athleticism to use them. On the other hand, there are certain techniques that pro golfers make that weekend golfers can--and should--copy. Squatting for power is one. Many pro golfers make this move to add yards to their drives. It's Tiger Woods signature move and a key reason he's able to drive the ball a ton.
Here are seven keys to making an effective power squat:
1. Squeeze your shoulder blades
2. Keep your arms near your body
3. Drop your hands straight down
4. Turn your hips to the left
5. Flex the knees slightly
6. Throw your arms past the ball
7. Point your right shoulder at the target
Once your set up, flex your knees slightly and move your weight over the balls of your feet. Then, squeeze your shoulder blades together and relax your neck muscles, encouraging your arms to extend naturally. Keep your arms close to your body as you go into your backswing and rotate your left arm as you near the top.
At the top, keep your torso turned by the same amount as you start to pivot your hips toward the target. This sends your torque sky-high. Flex your knees downward ever so slightly, as if you were going to sit down. Don't just bend your torso. Now drop your hands straight down like their being pulled by your hips.
As you approach impact, slow down your lower body so your arms can release properly. After impact, "throw" your arms past the ball. This improves your extension and eliminates the instinct to steer the shot. Finish by getting your back shoulder to point at the target, which encourages you to release the club and increases your clubhead speed.
Next time you see your favorite pro on the tee, watch him or her closely. See if he or she makes a power squat to generate those extra yards on their drives. If he or she does, feel free to copy it. It's one technique you can--and should--copy from the pros.
How To Squat For Power
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There are certain techniques that pro golfers weekend golfers you shouldn't use. The reason: Weekend golfers lack the athleticism to use them. On the other hand, there are certain techniques that pro golfers make that weekend golfers can--and should--copy. Squatting for power is one. Many pro golfers make this move to add yards to their drives. It's Tiger Woods signature move and a key reason he's able to drive the ball a ton.
Here are seven keys to making an effective power squat:
1. Squeeze your shoulder blades
2. Keep your arms near your body
3. Drop your hands straight down
4. Turn your hips to the left
5. Flex the knees slightly
6. Throw your arms past the ball
7. Point your right shoulder at the target
Once your set up, flex your knees slightly and move your weight over the balls of your feet. Then, squeeze your shoulder blades together and relax your neck muscles, encouraging your arms to extend naturally. Keep your arms close to your body as you go into your backswing and rotate your left arm as you near the top.
At the top, keep your torso turned by the same amount as you start to pivot your hips toward the target. This sends your torque sky-high. Flex your knees downward ever so slightly, as if you were going to sit down. Don't just bend your torso. Now drop your hands straight down like their being pulled by your hips.
As you approach impact, slow down your lower body so your arms can release properly. After impact, "throw" your arms past the ball. This improves your extension and eliminates the instinct to steer the shot. Finish by getting your back shoulder to point at the target, which encourages you to release the club and increases your clubhead speed.
Next time you see your favorite pro on the tee, watch him or her closely. See if he or she makes a power squat to generate those extra yards on their drives. If he or she does, feel free to copy it. It's one technique you can--and should--copy from the pros.
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Here's How to Really BOOM IT!
With the deep face drivers on the market today, the
tees that we have been using for the last 100 years
are being threatened with extinction!
In order to get the maximum out of these new scientific wonders,
you have to HIT THE BALL HIGHER ON THE CLUBFACE. This
requires the use of a longer tee. I use a 2 3/4-inch
tee for my driver, teeing up the ball so that half of
the ball is above the clubface.
MAKE SURE BALL IS POSITIONED OFF LEFT INSTEP
(for right -handed golfers). If you tee it up too far back in
your stance the tendency is to pop the ball up into
the air because the angle of attack into the ball is
too steep.
Finally, make sure you KEEP YOUR HEAD BEHIND THE BALL AT IMPACT
to ensure a slightly upward blow to get the maximum launch
angle and improved distance. Start teeing the ball a little
higher and a little more forward in your stance and you will
love the results!
Now give that a try next time you practice and please tell me
how it turns out for you.
Go Low!
Glenn Ellis
tees that we have been using for the last 100 years
are being threatened with extinction!
In order to get the maximum out of these new scientific wonders,
you have to HIT THE BALL HIGHER ON THE CLUBFACE. This
requires the use of a longer tee. I use a 2 3/4-inch
tee for my driver, teeing up the ball so that half of
the ball is above the clubface.
MAKE SURE BALL IS POSITIONED OFF LEFT INSTEP
(for right -handed golfers). If you tee it up too far back in
your stance the tendency is to pop the ball up into
the air because the angle of attack into the ball is
too steep.
Finally, make sure you KEEP YOUR HEAD BEHIND THE BALL AT IMPACT
to ensure a slightly upward blow to get the maximum launch
angle and improved distance. Start teeing the ball a little
higher and a little more forward in your stance and you will
love the results!
Now give that a try next time you practice and please tell me
how it turns out for you.
Go Low!
Glenn Ellis
Saturday, March 6, 2010
Video on Swing Plane from Jack Moorehouse
I just put together another video for you on swing plane.
With the right swing plane you'll make solid contact more consistently and hit it further. With the wrong plane you will continue to struggle.
Today's video is all about knowing what YOUR own swing plane is. Specifically, how to determine it for your own swing and how to get back on track when you start mishitting the ball.
The best part of this 5 minute video is that we go over the proper swing planes for both tall and short players (yes, we all have different planes.)
I'm sure you'll enjoy this one and will learn a lot. Give it a gander.
http://www.break80today.com/swingplane/findyourswingplane.html
Enjoy,
Glenn Ellis - Gatonet Inc.
With the right swing plane you'll make solid contact more consistently and hit it further. With the wrong plane you will continue to struggle.
Today's video is all about knowing what YOUR own swing plane is. Specifically, how to determine it for your own swing and how to get back on track when you start mishitting the ball.
The best part of this 5 minute video is that we go over the proper swing planes for both tall and short players (yes, we all have different planes.)
I'm sure you'll enjoy this one and will learn a lot. Give it a gander.
http://www.break80today.com/swingplane/findyourswingplane.html
Enjoy,
Glenn Ellis - Gatonet Inc.
Monday, March 1, 2010
Consistency - A Key to Better Golf
People often ask me "Glenn, you interact with thousands
of golfers all over the world who are trying to play
their best golf...what is the most common issue you
see?" The short answer is "consistency". Most golfers
do not understand how to develop a consistent swing and
gameplan. Here's some insight into what you can do if
you want more consistency in your game:
*DEVELOP A PRE-SHOT ROUTINE AND FOLLOW IT- this will remind
you to go through your mental and physical checklist every
time you go to hit a shot.
*DEFINE THE PROPER POSITIONS OF YOUR SWING- once you know
where you arms, legs and shoulders should be when you are
swinging properly, all you have to do is check them to make
sure you are in the proper position before you pull the
triggger.
*ENSURE YOU HAVE THE FUNDMENTALS DOWN PAT- without the right
grip, setup or swing plane you will never be able to repeat
the same swing with any consistency. Worse yet, you may be
consistent already...but with the wrong fundamentals!
Be sure to SEE More Tips by Following This Blog.
of golfers all over the world who are trying to play
their best golf...what is the most common issue you
see?" The short answer is "consistency". Most golfers
do not understand how to develop a consistent swing and
gameplan. Here's some insight into what you can do if
you want more consistency in your game:
*DEVELOP A PRE-SHOT ROUTINE AND FOLLOW IT- this will remind
you to go through your mental and physical checklist every
time you go to hit a shot.
*DEFINE THE PROPER POSITIONS OF YOUR SWING- once you know
where you arms, legs and shoulders should be when you are
swinging properly, all you have to do is check them to make
sure you are in the proper position before you pull the
triggger.
*ENSURE YOU HAVE THE FUNDMENTALS DOWN PAT- without the right
grip, setup or swing plane you will never be able to repeat
the same swing with any consistency. Worse yet, you may be
consistent already...but with the wrong fundamentals!
Be sure to SEE More Tips by Following This Blog.
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Are YOU Guilty of the Fatal Flaw?
Are YOU guilty of the Fatal Flaw? You may be if you are
not breaking 80 on a consistent basis. There are people
of all shapes and sizes who can shoot in the 70's nearly
all the time. Instead of saying to yourself, "I can't
stand that guy/girl", why not ask yourself "Why can't I
do that too?!"
One major flaw,(not The Fatal Flaw, but a close second),
occurs when a high handicapper tries to create power with
a fast swing. Power comes from the large muscle groups
like legs, shoulders, back and chest. Just swinging hard
at the ball with your arms will not generate the right
clubhead speed. Most amateurs do not understand that it
is the full body turn that enables longer, straighter
shots. Next time you are looking for more consistency
and length, try turning your back to the target on your
backswing and you will notice you don't have to swing
nearly as hard and you will hit it further.
Now, in terms of The Fatal Flaw, nearly every person I
consult with to break 80 does this single thing wrong.
It's not what you think...rather something you probably
have seen yourself but not realized. Every solid single
-digit handicapper I know does NOT do this and I have yet
to meet a person who plays exceptional golf who does. I
love the look of surprise on my reader's faces when they
learn this fatal flaw...it is simply priceless because it
is like they just were told how to undo years of bad habits
and start taking dead aim at the pins every time. The best
hint I can give you is that it has to do with the sequence
in which you swing the club and how you deliver the clubhead
to the point of impact.
OK, enough of the suspense.
The Fatal Flaw is...losing your spine angle/tilt at address in
the impact area. This causes thin, topping and fade shots.
It certainly does not help that our lives are becoming more
stationary instead of active resulting in poor fitness especially
the core and lower back.
To strike the ball more consistently keep your right shoulder
working down to the ball until the ball is gone and speed of the
club forces you to stand in balance. One way to feel this is to:
1) Put a club behind your neck
2) Turn back pointing shaft down toward ball
3) Turn through/finish with shaft too ball
This will give you the proper feel for keeping your spine angle and
strike the ball more solid.
Best Regards,
Glenn Ellis - Gatonet, Inc.
not breaking 80 on a consistent basis. There are people
of all shapes and sizes who can shoot in the 70's nearly
all the time. Instead of saying to yourself, "I can't
stand that guy/girl", why not ask yourself "Why can't I
do that too?!"
One major flaw,(not The Fatal Flaw, but a close second),
occurs when a high handicapper tries to create power with
a fast swing. Power comes from the large muscle groups
like legs, shoulders, back and chest. Just swinging hard
at the ball with your arms will not generate the right
clubhead speed. Most amateurs do not understand that it
is the full body turn that enables longer, straighter
shots. Next time you are looking for more consistency
and length, try turning your back to the target on your
backswing and you will notice you don't have to swing
nearly as hard and you will hit it further.
Now, in terms of The Fatal Flaw, nearly every person I
consult with to break 80 does this single thing wrong.
It's not what you think...rather something you probably
have seen yourself but not realized. Every solid single
-digit handicapper I know does NOT do this and I have yet
to meet a person who plays exceptional golf who does. I
love the look of surprise on my reader's faces when they
learn this fatal flaw...it is simply priceless because it
is like they just were told how to undo years of bad habits
and start taking dead aim at the pins every time. The best
hint I can give you is that it has to do with the sequence
in which you swing the club and how you deliver the clubhead
to the point of impact.
OK, enough of the suspense.
The Fatal Flaw is...losing your spine angle/tilt at address in
the impact area. This causes thin, topping and fade shots.
It certainly does not help that our lives are becoming more
stationary instead of active resulting in poor fitness especially
the core and lower back.
To strike the ball more consistently keep your right shoulder
working down to the ball until the ball is gone and speed of the
club forces you to stand in balance. One way to feel this is to:
1) Put a club behind your neck
2) Turn back pointing shaft down toward ball
3) Turn through/finish with shaft too ball
This will give you the proper feel for keeping your spine angle and
strike the ball more solid.
Best Regards,
Glenn Ellis - Gatonet, Inc.
Monday, February 22, 2010
Consistency
Here's some insight into what you can do if
you want more consistency in your game:
*DEVELOP A PRE-SHOT ROUTINE AND FOLLOW IT- this will remind
you to go through your mental and physical checklist every
time you go to hit a shot.
*DEFINE THE PROPER POSITIONS OF YOUR SWING- once you know
where you arms, legs and shoulders should be when you are
swinging properly, all you have to do is check them to make
sure you are in the proper position before you pull the
triggger.
*ENSURE YOU HAVE THE FUNDMENTALS DOWN PAT- without the right
grip, setup or swing plane you will never be able to repeat
the same swing with any consistency. Worse yet, you may be
consistent already...but with the wrong fundamentals!
you want more consistency in your game:
*DEVELOP A PRE-SHOT ROUTINE AND FOLLOW IT- this will remind
you to go through your mental and physical checklist every
time you go to hit a shot.
*DEFINE THE PROPER POSITIONS OF YOUR SWING- once you know
where you arms, legs and shoulders should be when you are
swinging properly, all you have to do is check them to make
sure you are in the proper position before you pull the
triggger.
*ENSURE YOU HAVE THE FUNDMENTALS DOWN PAT- without the right
grip, setup or swing plane you will never be able to repeat
the same swing with any consistency. Worse yet, you may be
consistent already...but with the wrong fundamentals!
Thursday, February 18, 2010
The Next 7 Tips Will Help You Break 80
1) Add 'em up
All break 80 golfers I've coached do this one thing
and do it religiously. Keep track of how many fairways
hit, greens hit in regulation and putts you take per
round. This exercise alone will tell you the weaker
part of your game. The average player who shoots in the
mid and high 70's consistently will average about
8-12 fairways, 9-11 greens in regulation and
between 27-30 putts per round.
All break 80 golfers I've coached do this one thing
and do it religiously. Keep track of how many fairways
hit, greens hit in regulation and putts you take per
round. This exercise alone will tell you the weaker
part of your game. The average player who shoots in the
mid and high 70's consistently will average about
8-12 fairways, 9-11 greens in regulation and
between 27-30 putts per round.
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Knock it Close from Short Range
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2) Knock It Close From Ultra-Short Range
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Normally, you shouldn’t break the game’s basics. But sometimes you find yourself in a situation where you must—such as when you have a decent lie in a greenside bunker and the hole is up close. If you can’t hit the ball high from the bunker, it will be hard to drop it close using your standard bunker shot. Instead, try this alternative.
Below are 7 keys to this shot:
1. Set up square to your target
2. Play the ball forward in your stance
3. Tilt your upper body away from target
4. Aim for an inch behind the ball
5. Keep your weight back at impact
6. Allow the club to pass under your hands
In this situation your standard bunker shot calls for you to hit a cut shot. This won’t work here. Instead, grab your lob wedge from the bag and set up square to the target, with the clubface pointing to your landing spot. Position the ball off your front heel and tilt your body away from the target.
In addition, aim for a spot an inch behind the ball and keep your weight back as the club enters the sand. You should feel like you’re slapping the club against the sand under the ball.
As you swing the clubhead past your hands, don’t slap it to the left (right, if your left-handed). Your right hand should flip under your left, so that the club points straight up in your follow-through, not back behind you. The ball should come out high, like a flop shot, and drop near the hole.
Normally, you shouldn’t disregard the fundamentals. But sometimes, you must. Hitting a flop shot from a bunker is one of those times. This shot is worth trying if your bunker shots barely clear the bunker’s front lip, or you take too much sand when using a sand wedge and leave the ball in the bunker.
2) Knock It Close From Ultra-Short Range
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Normally, you shouldn’t break the game’s basics. But sometimes you find yourself in a situation where you must—such as when you have a decent lie in a greenside bunker and the hole is up close. If you can’t hit the ball high from the bunker, it will be hard to drop it close using your standard bunker shot. Instead, try this alternative.
Below are 7 keys to this shot:
1. Set up square to your target
2. Play the ball forward in your stance
3. Tilt your upper body away from target
4. Aim for an inch behind the ball
5. Keep your weight back at impact
6. Allow the club to pass under your hands
In this situation your standard bunker shot calls for you to hit a cut shot. This won’t work here. Instead, grab your lob wedge from the bag and set up square to the target, with the clubface pointing to your landing spot. Position the ball off your front heel and tilt your body away from the target.
In addition, aim for a spot an inch behind the ball and keep your weight back as the club enters the sand. You should feel like you’re slapping the club against the sand under the ball.
As you swing the clubhead past your hands, don’t slap it to the left (right, if your left-handed). Your right hand should flip under your left, so that the club points straight up in your follow-through, not back behind you. The ball should come out high, like a flop shot, and drop near the hole.
Normally, you shouldn’t disregard the fundamentals. But sometimes, you must. Hitting a flop shot from a bunker is one of those times. This shot is worth trying if your bunker shots barely clear the bunker’s front lip, or you take too much sand when using a sand wedge and leave the ball in the bunker.
Monday, February 15, 2010
How To Drain 15-Footers
1) How To Drain 15-Footers
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Alignment is a precursor to your shot. If you’re not aligned properly in the box or on the fairway, you’ll be away with your shot. The same holds true in putting—especially when it comes to mid-range putts. If your putterface points open just a degree left or right of your intended target on a 15-footer, you’ll miss the hole by three inches. If you want to drain more 15-footers, aligning yourself to the hole is key.
Below are six keys to a dead on alignment method:
1. Hold your putter with your dominant hand
2. Stand behind the ball with your putter
3. Walk to the ball holding your putter in one hand
4. Set the putter behind the ball
5. Keep your eyes on your line the entire time
6. Turn your eyes down to the ball
If your read is right, you have a good chance of draining mid-range putts. The best way to make sure your read is right is by aligning yourself with the hole.
Start by taking the putter in your dominant hand. Then walk behind the ball to determine your line. Make sure you’re directly behind the ball. Now walk to the hole, holding the putter in your hand. Keep your eyes on your line. Set your putter behind the ball and point the face at the target.
Keeping your eyes on your line, take your stance and place your other hand on the grip. Once you’re settled in, turn your eyes down. Look at the hole to identify distance and pull the trigger. Once you set the putter down, don’t re-aim it. You’re already aligned it dead straight.
Practice this method a few times to you nail it down. Once you do, it will help you drain more 15-footers.
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Alignment is a precursor to your shot. If you’re not aligned properly in the box or on the fairway, you’ll be away with your shot. The same holds true in putting—especially when it comes to mid-range putts. If your putterface points open just a degree left or right of your intended target on a 15-footer, you’ll miss the hole by three inches. If you want to drain more 15-footers, aligning yourself to the hole is key.
Below are six keys to a dead on alignment method:
1. Hold your putter with your dominant hand
2. Stand behind the ball with your putter
3. Walk to the ball holding your putter in one hand
4. Set the putter behind the ball
5. Keep your eyes on your line the entire time
6. Turn your eyes down to the ball
If your read is right, you have a good chance of draining mid-range putts. The best way to make sure your read is right is by aligning yourself with the hole.
Start by taking the putter in your dominant hand. Then walk behind the ball to determine your line. Make sure you’re directly behind the ball. Now walk to the hole, holding the putter in your hand. Keep your eyes on your line. Set your putter behind the ball and point the face at the target.
Keeping your eyes on your line, take your stance and place your other hand on the grip. Once you’re settled in, turn your eyes down. Look at the hole to identify distance and pull the trigger. Once you set the putter down, don’t re-aim it. You’re already aligned it dead straight.
Practice this method a few times to you nail it down. Once you do, it will help you drain more 15-footers.
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Better Putting
Imagine yourself on the local greens par four and your initial drive is a gorgeous hit that lands exactly where you planned it to be, then you hit your approach shot and it lands a few yards short of the flag, and then comes the putting game.
Is this where you get nervous? Three or even four putt the hole? Ending up with a bogie or maybe your getting a double bogey?
Well hopefully these tips can turn that around and give you the birdie or even eagle that you are looking for.
-->Get down real low when you are examining the green and its contours as this will allow you to get the best view possible. The contours of the green are necessary to understand because if you try and hit it straight and it hits a curve it will certainly not be going straight anymore.
-->Be sure to get different views of the putt to make sure that there is nothing that your missing whether that means looking at it from the side or from the other side of the hole. This is important because if you miss a curve your putt will most certainly not be landing where you want it to.
-->If you have a chance to watch someone else putt on the same green as you, watch what the ball does on the green. This will allow you to pick up the best way to hit the ball if you pay close attention.
-->Another great way to improve your putt is to keep your eye steady. Keep it concentrated on the grass one half inch in front of where the golf ball sits. Doing this will allow you to direct where your ball be going.
-->Practice is the most important part of becoming a better putter because it will allow you to know how hard you need to hit it. This will produce muscle memory that will make all your shots a lot easier.
These tips can help you create a much more sturdy and solid game. They will allow you to play golf better and with some good hard work lower your score.
Is this where you get nervous? Three or even four putt the hole? Ending up with a bogie or maybe your getting a double bogey?
Well hopefully these tips can turn that around and give you the birdie or even eagle that you are looking for.
-->Get down real low when you are examining the green and its contours as this will allow you to get the best view possible. The contours of the green are necessary to understand because if you try and hit it straight and it hits a curve it will certainly not be going straight anymore.
-->Be sure to get different views of the putt to make sure that there is nothing that your missing whether that means looking at it from the side or from the other side of the hole. This is important because if you miss a curve your putt will most certainly not be landing where you want it to.
-->If you have a chance to watch someone else putt on the same green as you, watch what the ball does on the green. This will allow you to pick up the best way to hit the ball if you pay close attention.
-->Another great way to improve your putt is to keep your eye steady. Keep it concentrated on the grass one half inch in front of where the golf ball sits. Doing this will allow you to direct where your ball be going.
-->Practice is the most important part of becoming a better putter because it will allow you to know how hard you need to hit it. This will produce muscle memory that will make all your shots a lot easier.
These tips can help you create a much more sturdy and solid game. They will allow you to play golf better and with some good hard work lower your score.
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