How to Fix Early Extension in the Golf Swing
Early extension is one of the most common faults in golf. It happens when your hips move towards the ball during the downswing and your upper body stands up, losing the posture you set at address…
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How to Stop Skying Your Driver: Causes and Fixes
A skied drive, sometimes called a pop-up or a "rainbow", flies high and short, often leaving a white mark on the top of the driver head. It loses huge amounts of distance and can damage the crown of…
How to Stop Hitting Fat Golf Shots: Causes and Fixes
A fat shot, also called a heavy or chunked shot, happens when the club hits the ground before the ball. The turf slows the club, the ball comes out weakly and falls well short of the target. Fat…
Hip Rotation in the Golf Swing: How to Turn for More Power
Watch a powerful golfer and you'll notice that the hips lead the way. They turn in the backswing, start the downswing and are already open to the target at impact, while the arms and club follow…
How to Fix a Push and a Pull in Golf
A push starts right of the target and keeps going straight right. A pull starts left and keeps going straight left. Unlike a slice or hook, there is little curve, which tells you something important…
Golf Swing Plane Explained: One-Plane, Two-Plane and Your Swing
"Swing plane" is one of the most-used phrases in golf instruction, and one of the most confusing. Simply put, it describes the angle and path the club travels on around your body. A club that swings…
Golf Follow-Through and Finish: Why It Matters and How to Do It
The ball has gone by the time you reach your follow-through, so it is easy to think it doesn't matter. But the finish is the result of everything that came before it. A balanced, complete finish…
Golf Weight Transfer: How to Shift Your Weight Correctly
Good golfers finish their swing balanced on their lead foot, with almost all their weight forward and their trail heel up. Many club golfers finish with their weight on the back foot, falling…
How to Hit the Golf Ball High or Low: Trajectory Control
Hitting the ball straight is great, but controlling its height is what lets you play in the wind, get over trees, hold firm greens and keep the ball under branches. Good golfers can hit the same club…
How to Stop Topping the Golf Ball: Causes and Fixes
A topped shot is one of the most frustrating in golf. You make what feels like a decent swing, but the club strikes the top of the ball and it scuttles along the ground for a few yards. It is…
How to Hit Long Irons: Set-Up, Swing and Alternatives
Long irons, usually the 2-, 3- and 4-iron, have a reputation as the hardest clubs in the bag. With little loft, long shafts and small heads, they punish mishits and are hard to get airborne. Many…
Golf Practice Games: Fun Drills That Lower Your Scores
Most golfers practise the same way: a bucket of balls, the same club, the same target, over and over. It feels productive, but it rarely transfers to the course, where every shot is different and…