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I had a wake up call about 3 months ago. I had hit a wall with my golf swing improvement. I had gotten my handicap down to a 7, but my swing had some major flaws. I sought out a very good instructor and flew all the way to Texarkana to work with him for 3 solid days. Geoff Jones is his name, and he is one of the best in my opinion.

He took at just 2 swings of mine and videotaped it. He instantly took me into his computer room and analyzed my golf grip for 45 minutes! I am not kidding

I always wondered if my golf grip was correct or not, and boy did I find out it wasn’t. Now I realize everyone has a different preference, and what works for one, might not work for another, but when Geoff showed me close-ups of the greats, Hogan, Tiger, Annika, and others, I quickly became a believer in what he wanted me to do.

I wish I would have taken a before and after pic to show you, but I definitely have an after (see below). What I found it was my grip was too much into my palm, I also had a LONG left thumb, and my right hand was too underneath and not on top of my golf club.

So I can tell you for sure, your grip should be in the fingers of both hands, with a moderate to short left thumb, and your right hand right on top of your left. Take a look at my new, correct golf grip below.

Notice the strongish left hand showing 3 nuckles, and also notice the right hand “on top” of the left. The club is also in my fingers, and I’m finally use to it, after hitting about 500 balls

So learning how to grip a golf club should be your top priority, if you want to have a consistent and powerful golf swing!

There are several causes of pulling putts. And a couple of fixes. I came across a very cool new site that allows you to download your golf fix right to your computer. And even better, you have a choice of ebook (which you download and print to reference over and over again), or video tips. But either way, they are yours to refer to forever.

I highly recommend you check them out

Your path and clubface angle at impact determines your outcome. Control your clubface and your golf gets automatically better.

The only thing for most golfers is they don’t have a clue what their clubface is doing, what it should be doing, and where it’s at in their golf swing. Learning how to “feel” your clubface will be an “ah ha” moment for you!

I am no expert, but I have recently come across a website that is the most comprehensive website regarding clubface I’ve ever seen. I bought their ebook (which has over 50 videos in it) and I was thoroughly impressed at the depth this ebook went into, and how much more educated I became in regards to clubface awareness.

You can find out more, at Club Face Golf!

What I want to do is come up with a swing method that is simple to do and more important, FEEL. You’ve got to be able to visualize it and get the right FEEL to successfully do it on the course when it matters.

What I’ve come across recently is the concept of a pivot golf swing. Line up a dozen instructors and they’ll all give you a different definition of pivot, but here on MY BLOG I want to describe what I am feeling when I say pivot.

First off, I believe in the hogan method for the downswing.

As you can see, Ben Hogan uses a big hip pivot for his downswing move. This lower body rotation, lowers the arms into the hitting zone, and creates a tremendous amount of lag, going into impact.

Because I have struggled for years to initiate my downswing with my legs (hips), I now have adopted what I call a “body” pivot in my downswing. What I really focus on is holding my angles. The two most important angles for me personally is my upper body angle in my hip joint, and my right wrist angle.

On the downswing, I rotate my body pivot, but maintaining these two critical angles, and what do you know? My hips rotate, and I compress the golf ball like I’ve never done before

I hope that makes sense to you, if not, comment below and I’ll do my best to explain it more. Also, I’d like to mention, I’ve learned a great deal about lag and how to create it over at a fantastic site, Golf Lag Tips.

It’s kind of funny, because the Stack and Tilt Golf Swing was the BIG new way to swing a club and it became popular nearly overnight. Now the no backswing method to better golf has been presented by Golf Magazine.

I want to get your feedback on this golf swing method. Have you tried it? If so, did it help you? Do you think it’s a crock? Chime in below, as I want to find out from “average” golfers if this is the real deal or not.

What are the secrets to long golf drives? The ones the BIG boys in those long drive competitions put to use to hit balls over 400 yards. I know you may never aspire to hit it that long, but how about another 30 yards farther than you are now? I’m sure you’d oblige wouldn’t you?

You may be thinking those guys are monsters. 6′8″ 280 of shredded muscle, but you might be surprised to find out this past years Remax Long Drive Champion is ONLY 165 pounds and just under 6′ tall. AND…he is ONLY 20 years of age! Truly amazing!

So what’s the secret to hitting LONG drives in golf?

Well…I can tell you first off, if you are tight or weak good luck

But there’s still hope if you are. You can maximize your driving distance with a few simple tips (secrets):

Tee the ball forward in your stance. I mean almost outside your comfort zone. Draw a line straight out from your lead foot big toe and that’s where your ball should be. This enable you to do two very important things to hit it LONG.

First it allows you to get behind the ball and STAY behind it at impact, imparting “all you’ve got” into that poor golf ball Secondly, this promotes an ascending blow on the golf ball. That means you are catching it up on the UPSWING which promotes a higher launch angle and more distance.

Tilt your spine away from the ball. Most amateurs stand with a vertical spine with no tilt. This makes it nearly impossible to hit an ascending blow, and you have a greater chance of a reverse pivot on your backswing. Tilting your spine away from the target, puts you in the ideal position to arrive at impact powerfully.

Grip pressure should be on the light side. Here again is where we get in trouble. We put a death grip on the club which SLOWS down clubhead speed. Why? Because muscular tension kills speed. Try to do anything fast when you tighten your muscles. It ain’t gonna happen! Next time you want to hit it LONG, just before you start your backswing, lighten your grip and see what happens.

Create and maintain lag. This is a BIG ONE! In order to have maximum clubhead speed at impact and beyond, you MUST hold your wrist cock as long as you can, coming down. This is one of the biggest power leaks in all of golf. Releasing that angle in the wrist creates a tremendous loss of clubhead speed and ultimately distance. Strengthen your wrists to be able to hold this angle WAY into the downswing.

So there you have it!

Simple secrets to hit long golf drives. Give them a try

By all means, comment below and let us know if you are either benefiting from these shows, or have input you’d like to share.

Watch as he hits a great drive, excellent second and third shot.

As always, I invite any and all comments below, so chime in

Morrie had a tough week with a slight pull in his lower back. Wasn’t able to do much with the exercises, but did get out and play. He’s got a newfound range of motion, so it’s throwing off his timing with his mid to short irons, so even though he’s seeing a big increase in distance, he’s now mishitting them.

So with a continued effort with his training, and a few visits to the range with his irons, he’ll drop even more strokes, and he’s already down12-14 in ONLY 4 weeks.