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Golf Drivers - Improve Your Game With the Right Golf Driver

By Ilse Hagen

Improve your golf game by picking the right golf drivers. Golf drivers allow you to drive long range and to make shots from the rough or deep into the fairway. A recommended golf driver is usually made from durable, stainless steel material, which comes in different lengths and sizes.

More on drivers

Golf drivers are usually made from titanium, steel, or alloy. Steel drivers are cheaper and lighter. You can also find drivers made from fairway woods. Like iron, fairway woods can allow you to drive long ranges.

Drivers allow you to drive long ranges, but the distance or the range varies from player to player. It all depends on your skill level and the style you employ when playing.

Kinds of drivers

Below is more information on the different kinds of golf drivers:

Alloy golf drivers - these are the cheapest kind of drivers and have shafts made from graphite. These can replace fairway woods when driving. They are the least expensive golf drivers and are recommended for amateurs.

Stainless steel golf drivers - these have long and hard heads that are heavier than most kinds of drivers.

Forged titanium golf drivers - these are made from titanium heads with lightweight shafts made from graphite. These are the most expensive drivers and allow players to drive long distances.

Remember

A recommended golf driver should have two things:

Good material - the material should be of the highest quality. Pick the right kind of driver according to your skill level and your budget. A stainless steel driver is a recommended golf driver for experts looking for heavy drivers to drive long distances.

Quality - make sure to test run every driver before buying them. This way you can see the capabilities of the driver before actually buying it. Checking also allows you to look at the length, size, and weight of the driver so you can go for the right one.


Important buying tips

More information on Golf Drivers is available in Picky Guide, one of the fastest growing online magazines giving free consumer reviews and information.

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3 Simple Driving Mistakes You 're Probably Making!

By Brad Jeffreys

It's so predictable it's ridiculous. Golfer finds golf, golfer falls in love with golf, golfer makes these 3 simple mistakes. Do you make them too?

Sometimes I wonder if these three mistakes are hard wired into the human psyche. They are so common, yet most golfers never actually get rid of them. The most common reason is the lack of ability to identify the problem, not just the symptoms.

For instance, if a golfer is slicing the ball dramatically, they have no idea what they're doing wrong. They only know that the ball has a banana shaped flight path and they spend more time in the woods than Davey Crockett.

So the first step is identifying the problem with the golf swing.

The 3 most common and simple mistakes that most amateurs make are opening the golf club face, swinging with an vengeance, and an unbalanced swing.

Opening the clubface leads to a severe slice, and should be avoided at all costs. The reason for opening the clubface can be one of many, and it is hard to tell exactly what the problem is without a swing analysis. You can, however, try closing the clubface when you address the ball. This may be the perfect solution you're looking for.

Swinging with a vengeance, also known as swinging too hard, is a very common mistake among golfers just starting out. They walk up to the ball with the mentality that they are going to crush the ball a million yards. Instead, they miss the ball completely, or hit it so far off the course they need to take a train to find their ball. Slow down, relax, and don't try so hard to hit the ball. It's been proven that the more relaxed swing you have, they better your results.

Finally, an unbalanced swing is the reason for a myriad of problems. If you think you're unbalanced, try this: when you walk up to the ball, ensure your feet are firmly planted and your weight is evenly distributed throughout your feet, not on the balls of your feet or your heels.

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Correcting a Golf Slice

By Lawrence Bredenkamp

Correcting a golf slice can be a very frustrating experience.

A golf slice is probably the most common problem that new golfers are faced with and the more they try to correct the golf slice the worse it becomes.

Golf is a game of opposites and this is foreign to most people. What do I mean by a game of opposites? In golf if you want to hit the ball high you need to hit down on it, if you want the ball to go left you need to hit it to the right.

When a person first plays the game he is likely to find that he is hitting a slice (some 71% of people have this problem) and in his efforts at correcting the golf slice he will try and do the natural thing, which is to hit it left. But in golf this is the wrong thing to do as he should be trying to hit it out to the right.

Let me explain:

There are only two things that cause a golf ball to slice. The first is the swing path of the club, which must be from outside to in, and the second is the clubface angle at impact.

The swing path is defined as "the direction the club head moves, through impact, in relation to the ball to target line".

Clubface angle is defined as "the angle of the leading edge of the club head, at impact, in relation to the ball to target line".

You can see this for yourself by drawing a line through the ball to the target (ball to target line) and placing your club behind the ball on the ball to target line. Now turn the clubface in a clockwise direction. Your clubface is now open.

Assume the side of the line on which you are standing is below the line and the other side is above the line. Take the club away in the following manner. Start your takeaway and downswing so that they are above the line but as they reach the line follow through below the line. Effectively cutting across the imaginary line. To get a slice this is how you would have to strike the ball through impact. So for correcting a golf slice you need to at least square up the clubface at impact. If you did this without changing your swing path your shot would change to a fade. If on the other hand you over corrected and closed your clubface at the point of impact the result would be an ugly pull shot.

There is nothing wrong with a fade and a lot of tour players use it as their preferred shot. When played correctly a fade lands softly without too much roll because of the spin being in the opposite direction to which the ball is going. This is a bit like backspin in tennis where the ball dies quite quickly.

Whilst a fade is a very useful shot to be able to play most golfers prefer to play a draw. There are a number of reasons for this but the main two are distance and control.

So in correcting a golf slice you need to know what is causing an out to in swing path and an open clubface through impact.

The open clubface is usually caused by a weak grip. To strengthen your grip try turning both your hands clockwise. Adjust until, on a slow motion practice swing, the club face comes back to square at impact. As stated before if you just do this your shot will turn into a very manageable fade.

To change the swing path from outside to in to inside to out try the following. Again do this in slow motion with your ball through target line in place.

Address the ball as normal and then raise the club about 18 inches above the ground. Start your backswing and return the club to the ball. This will force your hands to come inside. A sort of Back, under - Back, under drill. Repeat often until you are comfortable with it and then actually start striking the ball.

I hope that the above information has been of some help and that it will help you in correcting your golf slice.

As a qualified golf coach I get great pleasure in helping people improve their game. If an uncontrollable slice is one of your problems and you found this article helpful then you will find more help and a permanent solution on my website. But please remember that no amount of coaching or lessons will help you if you are not prepared to put in a little bit of practice.

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Beat the Chipping Yips

By Lawrence Bredenkamp

I have a friend, Alan, who has been battling for years to beat the chipping yips. It's sad to watch Alan when he is next to the green because he is such a talented golfer but his entire body just freezes when he has to chip. Alan is a very talented golfer and plays off a 7. So if he could beat the chipping yips he would be deadly.

He knows the exact day, the exact hole and the very shot that gave him his chipping yips back in August 1998.

Alan's chipping yips are so bad that playing in an Ambrose type format the other day we based our decisions on which ball to play dependant on whether he would have to chip.

The particular format for this competition was as follows:

Each team comprised three players. All three players teed off and the best drive was selected. Once a player's drive had been selected he took no further part in the hole and his two partners played from then on.

Every player had to have at least three of his drives selected during the round.

All in all a fairly simple format but there are 6 par threes on our course, four par fours and four par fives where the regulation approach shots are usually short iron shots - and not full shots at that. This meant there were no less than 14 holes where we needed to avoid having Alan chip.
It proved to be quite a problem on the day.

Yipping in chipping (as in putting) is very much in the mind. It is an uncontrollable release of chemicals through the cranial system that makes someone like Alan freeze as soon as he has to chip. The science of cranial fluids is a complicated subject but it is worth noting that negative emotions (in Alan's case I suspect a subconscious flash back to that day and that shot) cause adverse chemical secretions that hinder your performance. I won't try and explain it here but think of it in terms of the gas in your vehicle - you don't need to know the composition of it - you simply need to know that it works.

The best way to beat the chipping yips is to understand what you are trying to do and with a little bit of practice coupled with the correct coaching you can beat the chipping yips. Essentially erase that memory through continued success. Delete the tape that lurks below the surface and is triggered into "play" mode as soon as a chip shot is faced.

Watching amateur golfers I often suspect we all have a small amount of the chipping yips in us. It's amusing (sometimes) to watch normally confident golfer's entire demeanour change because they suddenly have to play a shot that requires touch. How many times do you take out a putter, for safety sake, when a chip is the correct shot?

If you really want to beat the chipping yips you need to understand the basic chip shot and the correct way to execute it. Once you know what you are supposed to do and then learn how to execute the shot the anxiety of the result is removed.

It is this anxiety that makes Alan freeze, an uncontrollable and irrational fear that what he dreads most will repeat itself every time he chips. Unfortunately that is exactly the result he gets 99% of the time.

If Alan could learn to beat the chipping yips we could do quite well in next years Holden Open competition and make up the point two of a shot that knocked us into third place in a competition where only the winner and runner-up advance through to the regional stage with all expenses paid.

Don't suffer any longer with the chipping yips when you don't have to. In 99% of cases the yips can be overcome, it does take a bit of practice and application but it is not impossible. Do yourself a favor and go to Play The Lie and get the help that allow you to beat the chipping yips for ever.

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Core Fitness For That Perfect Golf Swing

By Benedict Yossarian

Core training to improve the golf swing is the lingua franca of golf sport today.

Understanding the mechanics of your body and knowing which part of it you should strengthen will give you that optimal swing that every golfer desires. The core area of the body is the region between the knees and your chest. It is composed of muscles, bones, nerves, and all other underlying structures.

The core area is the region of the body where most of the golf swings essential components occur. The body works like an oiled machine to hit that ball on the ground and make it cut through the air to land a few hundred meters on the fairway. The spine serves as an axis where the shoulder fully rotates before striking the ball. The bones are the levers and the muscles the machines that give it the right amount of thrust. The lower back muscles and the abdominal muscles stabilize the upper body for the stability needed to complete the golf swing.

Understanding the correlation of the body movements to the golf swing sheds light to the importance of core training for improvement of performance in the sport.

Golf requires flexibility, strength, balance, and endurance to bring that ball where you want it to be. One cannot be competitive in golf if he doesn't have the minimum physical components required.

Cross Specificity in Core Training

Cross specificity trains an athletes body for positions required and the movements needed for a particular sport. With golf, the most common area of improvement is the increase of the distance where they can send the ball to. To do this a golfer must study the mechanics of his swing and the ability of his muscle to have that power for the needed swing.

How the golfer coils his shoulder to cock it for the swing is very vital. The next part of the swing is unleashing the power as it strikes the ball. The club head speed can be developed by training the body trough the motion it needs to complete a powerful swing.

One great exercise to go through is plyometrics using a medicinel ball. Side throws using the medicine ball will help one achieve that power swing. Here's how to do it:

On address position stand three to four feet away from a wall. Use a three to five pound medicine ball and execute a back swing. At the end point of the movement, make a coiling action and forcefully rotate the hips, throwing the ball to the wall. Catch the ball as it bounces back. You can repeat this exercise eight to twelve times. You also have to do it on the opposite side of the body to achieve balance. A golfer can do this routine twice a week. Remember that plyometrics require strength and flexibility as a prerequisite.

Core training program for golf will only be effective if it is geared towards achieving balance, strength, flexibility and power that is specific to the sport. The exercises included in the program must be correlated to the movements that you need for golf.

Not every program labeled as core training will be beneficial to you as a golfer. Ask for professional assistance if needed to avoid injuries due to improper body mechanics during exercise.

Benedict Yossarian is specialises in internet marketing. Benedict recommends Dream Swing as a golf swing trainer. Dream Swing is one of the easiest ways to improve your golf swing.

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Golf Swing Basics - Finding the Good Tips Online

By Adam Woodham

Perfecting the golf swing basics is the first step toward achieving what you want, which is to get good. May men and women spend countless hours searching the internet for the god tips and information, yet many don't find them. The web is overloaded with tips on golf swing basics, but you just don't know which hones are truly the ones that work, so I have provided you with tips to tell which tips are the keepers.

The very first thing that needs to be talked about has to do with search engines. They are the one tool that we all use to find various websites on the web, right? You are probably using them to locate some good golf swing basics. It's not that you can find a bunch of them. It's just that you have no clue which ones are "tried and true" and which ones are complete wastes of time.

Sure, you could blindly try each of them and hope that one of them works down the line. That might bring you more frustration rather than giving you the good golf swing basics that you need, though. I've seen it happen to other golfers trying to improve their game. That's why this next tip can help you out a bit when you want to know how to find the tried and true tips on becoming a better golfer, including the golf swing basics that truly work.

Ok, here it is. Wouldn't it make so much sense to find out "exactly which golf swing basics have helped other golfers? It sure would, which is why I recommend internet forums. There are a bunch of golfing forums out there and they can be very beneficial to your learning process. Remember, for every one golfer (which I assume is you) looking for some good golf swing basics, there are a dozen golfer who have already found them in the past. This information can be found by the truck load inside of the various golfing forums.

What is better than seeing the exact tips, techniques and ways that other golfers have perfected their golf swing basics? You can read about how other men and women have achieved success in this part of there game and apply some of it to your database. It sure beats blindly trying tick after trick and hoping that one sticks.

It's just an easy and fun way to find the golf swing basics which will work and help you love this game even more than you already do.

Want to know where to find the revolutionary, most original tutorial/program which includes step-by-step Golf Swing Basics? Here you go...

Adam Woodham is the author of this article and always uses his site to tell people about the Online Golf Tips that truly work for improving your game and your swing. Learning to golf like a pro has never been easier.

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Get More Distance With Your Driver by Finding 30 Yards Hiding in Your Swing

By Brad Jeffreys

Most people have about 30 yards of distance hidden in their swing. If they were to tap into it, they could easily start driving the ball off the tee much further than they ever though possible. The secret is much simpler than most would think.

The power in a golf swing comes from two main areas. The shoulders, which most people use at least a little bit, and the core of the body. The core is defined as the legs, hips, and abdomen.

By turning your hips faster in your swing, you can actually increase your drive an average of 20-50 yards. The reasoning behind it is simple: how much power do you think you can generate from just your arms and shoulders? To get an idea, think about trying to swing a baseball bat and hit a baseball without turning your body. Use only your shoulders and arms. The ball will go a measly couple of feet. You may not even reach the pitcher's mound.

So how do you tap into this well of power that is hidden inside your body? It's simple. Swing your hips faster, but not to the point where you have an open clubface at impact.

During your downswing, try rotating your shoulders about 90 degrees and rotate your hips a little less than 45 degrees. This will force your body to make your hips point above the center of your core just above the belly button.

It will also force the hips to be the part of the body which starts the backswing, automatically producing a power packed punch of a swing. Don't forget, however, to watch out for the one thing that will make all of this useless: hip over rotation.

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