Topic
12 articles tagged “fundamentals”.
Coaches often divide the golf swing into a series of positions, sometimes labelled P1 to P10. Breaking the swing down this way makes it easier to understand, analyse on video and improve one part at…
Grip pressure is one of the most overlooked fundamentals in golf. Most golfers grip too tightly, especially under pressure, which tightens the forearms, restricts wrist hinge and release, and slows…
Every golf swing has one moment that matters most: impact. Address, backswing and follow-through all exist to deliver the club to the ball in the right position. Golfers who strike the ball well…
"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…
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…
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…
Good golf starts before the club moves. Your posture at address sets the angles your swing will follow, and it affects your balance, your ability to turn and the consistency of your strike. Many…
Ball position is one of the simplest parts of the golf set-up, and one of the most often overlooked. If the ball is too far back or forward in your stance, even a good swing can produce thin, fat…
The backswing lasts less than a second, yet it sets up everything that follows. A good backswing puts the club in a position from which a powerful, accurate downswing is easy. A poor one forces you…
Putting is the great equaliser in golf. It requires no strength, no athletic swing and no expensive equipment, yet it accounts for a huge share of every golfer's score — often 30 to 40 strokes in a…
The golf swing can look complicated: a fast, rotating, two-second motion with dozens of moving parts. But every good swing — whether from a tour professional or a smooth-swinging club golfer — is…
Your grip is your only connection to the golf club. Every swing — however athletic, however well-practised — is filtered through your hands. A good grip makes a good swing easier; a poor grip forces…
