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The Hand in Hand couples workshop was created by one Toronto man's participation in Landmark Education's TMLP program.

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How critical is finding the perfect slot position at the top of your swing? Damn critical. Finding the perfect top-of-the-backswing position boosts consistency and increases power. While many talk about achieving this position, few can tell you what it is or how it affects your swing. Even fewer can tell you how to find it consistently. But if you’re serious about cutting down your golf handicap and improving your game, you’ll learn everything you can about achieving the ideal slot position.

To do so you consistently, you must adhere to the certain key fundamentals. Master those first and you’ll find the perfect slot position much easier. Key among these fundamentals is your setup. If it’s incorrect, your backswing is doomed right from the start. Put another way, finding the ideal slot position requires the address and backswing positions flow in the proper sequence. Perfect these moves and you’ll program the perfect backswing and create an effortless, almost automatic downswing, like they teach you in golf lessons.

Posture Is The Building Block

Golf tips in sports magazines stress the importance of good posture. It’s true. Good posture is critical to a good swing. If your body is out of position at address, everything else in your swing will off. So you’ll have to make adjustments to compensate—making a sound backswing difficult to achieve. That, in turn, means the perfect slot position will probably elude you. Check your posture at address to make sure it’s correct.

Then, check your grip and your hands. Many golfers check their grip and hand position at address, like they teach you in golf lessons. But then ignore them during the swing. Gripping your hands correctly at address ensures that they work as a unit throughout the swing. But your hands and wrists   can’t turn during the backswing. If they do, the clubface rolls along with it. The chances of your achieving a square clubface position at the top of the swing—and at impact—dwindle significantly.

Swing On The Same Plane

In addition, check to see that the shaft is on the same plane as your left arm during the backswing. For left-handers, it’s the right arm. Midway through the backswing, the shaft should be parallel to the line of play. From there, it should remain on the plane described by the left arm, as it swings to the top. The shaft should not stray from that plane either inward or outward if your want to find the perfect slot position.

Achieving the correct swing plane is the fourth—and most critical—checkpoint for finding the slot. If your arms and shaft are on the correct plane, they’ll swing along the proper swing path with no need for re-routing. You’ll maximize power and control.

In many golf instruction sessions, they tell you to check this position by observing the position of the left arm at the top of the swing. Then drawing a line from the left wrist through the left shoulder to ground. It should intersect the ball. But you can use another checkpoint to assure you that you’ve achieved the correct swing plan Instead of the using the left shoulder, use the top of right shoulder. It should be visible in the “window” formed by the shoulders at the top of the swing.

Keep The Clubface Square

Golfers with high golf handicaps often overlook the last checkpoint—monitoring the clubface throughout the swing. It, too, is a must for finding the perfect slot position. When you’re club reaches waist high, check to make sure the toe is pointing skyward—the ideal position for a square clubface at impact. You should also check the clubface when it gets to the top of the swing. The toe of the club should be pointing almost straight down. This position also produces a square clubface at impact.

Monitoring your clubface through the backswing makes it easier achieve the perfect slot position. So keep all the checkpoints in mind when swinging and you’ll find the perfect slot position every time. This, in turn, will increase consistency, eliminate big numbers on the scorecard, and chop strokes from your golf handicap.

Jack Moorehouse
http://www.articlesbase.com/golf-articles/five-checkpoints-to-find-the-perfect-slot-position-1010756.html

A restroom hand dryer is put to the test.

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Although hitting from a bunker is straightforward once you learn the basics of stance and posture, the thought of hitting into a greenside sand trap unsettles many golfers. Improving your technique reduces the fear of bunker play and builds self-confidence in your shot-making capabilities.

Assuming the texture of the sand is similar, and the ball is not plugged, the technique for hitting out of a greenside bunker remains the same for shots up to 30 yards (27m). The key to making this shot, as I’ve explained in my golf tips, is hitting the sand about 1 to 2 inches behind the ball, throwing the sand forward with the ball. For longer shots the only thing that changes is the swing’s length. Rhythm and tempo remain the same.

Below are 5 points I cover in my golf lessons on bunker technique. They’re the focus of my golf instruction once I’ve reviewed how a wedge works and the fundamentals of stance and posture.

1. Move Arms Away in Unison

Having taken a slightly open stance, resist the temptation to get too steep early in the takeaway. Keep the wrists passive as you sweep the club away. Try to synchronize the arm swing and body turn. In other words, make the first part of the takeaway a one-piece movement. Also, make sure the clubhead follows the path away from the ball parallel to the line of your toes.

2. Rotate and Open

Rotate your left arm and wrists as the swing continues, as if you were looking at a wristwatch. It’s a visual I often use in my golf instruction to help players remember to make the move. It opens the clubface and helps maximize the bounce effect on the sand wedge at impact. Also, start hinging your wrists as the clubhead passes your right thigh. Keep your head still, turn the left shoulder in under the chin, and turn your back to the target.

3. Turn to the Top

As your body turns, you should feel as if your clubhead is pointing toward the sky and your wrists are cocked. Keep your head and body centered over the over the ball. Swing the club down on a slightly flatter plane, with good rhythm and tempo, as always. This is a key move any time you swing a club.

4. Make the Right Contact

Hitting the right impact point is critical when playing from the sand. In golf lessons I tell students to visualize the ball sitting on top of a tee instead of the sand, then focus on clipping the tee beneath the ball, which just happens to get in the swing’s way. Executed properly, this move will throw the ball out of the bunker with just the right amount of sand.

5. Create a Controlled Explosion

As the club comes down in the downswing, you should feel your hands drag left, pulling them across the ball through impact. Make sure that your right hand doesn’t cross over the left and that you clear your left hip as the club comes through. If the stance and clubhead are open sufficiently, the ball will fly straight, with a high trajectory.

Of course, the technique for longer bunker shots differs slightly. The key with longer shots is in the follow-through. Use a full finish for long bunker shots, and a short finish for shorter bunker shots.

Below are two exercises that I use in golf lessons to help students improve their bunker technique:

• This exercise establishes how the sand wedge should really work. Stand in a practice bunker without a ball. Adopt your normal bunker stance and take several swings down into the sand. The object is to get the feel of the clubhead dragging through the sand, not digging into it. After a dozen shots, try hitting a ball. Pick out a spot where you want the ball to land and then go for it. Repeat the exercise until you’re comfortable with the feel of the wedge splashing through the sand.

• Focusing on a spot where the clubhead hits can divert attention from where it emerges, resulting in a fluffed shot. The “Two Lines” exercise helps eliminate the tendency to lose focus. Stand in a bunker and take your normal bunker stance. Draw two lines in the sand about 6 to 7 inches apart. The lines represent the length of the sand you should carve from under the ball. Line up several balls between the two lines then hit them. The clubhead should enter the sand where the first line is and emerge where the second line is.

Practicing these two exercises while keeping the 5 points in mind will help build better bunker technique. As you become more and more comfortable with hitting out of a bunker, you will increase your self-confidence. And that, as I often tell my students, leads to better play and lower golf handicaps.

Jack Moorehouse
http://www.articlesbase.com/business-articles/five-steps-for-improving-bunker-technique-29717.html

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Some players drive the ball 250 yards or more every time, but they can’t keep it on the fairway. The harder they try to stay on the fairway, the more they hook it. As a result, they find themselves in a clump of trees or under a bush, without a good second shot, hurting their golf handicap. They’ve taken golf lessons and read golf tips. And they’ve tried throttling back. But they still can’t cure their big hook.

If that’s you, read on. There’s a simple way to cure the problem. All you have to do is make a minor change in your grip—one pioneered by golfing great Ben Hogan. The change takes a little getting used to, as most adjustments do, so you’ll have to hit a few buckets of balls to get comfortable with it. But once you do, you’ll hit the ball straighter than before with just as much power. And you’ll shave strokes off your golf handicap.

A Smasher’s Instinct

Hogan had a smasher’s instinct. When he was on the tee, the right-hander didn’t want to just drive the ball well. He wanted to crush it. He wanted to hit it out of sight. And for a small guy, he hit it a long way. But like many big hitters, Hogan had problems with direction. Whenever he tried to throttle back, he just made things worse. Throttling back just wasn’t in his nature.

But a simple change in his grip transformed him from Captain Hook to Captain Power Fade. Hogan realized that by weakening his grip a bit, he could control his hook and still hit the ball as hard as he wanted. Rather than fight a strong, three-knuckle grip, he decided to change grips. He turned his left hand so that he only saw one knuckle at address while his right palm faced the target. The change let him smash the ball without hooking it.

The change was exactly what Hogan needed. It transformed his game. By the time he retired in 1971, he was not only one of the most feared golfers of his time, he also one of the best of all time. After turning pro in 1929, he won 64 PGA Tour championships. Of these, nine were major championship wins—4 masters, 2 U.S Opens, 1 British Open, and 2 PGA Championships.

Strong Forearms Helped

Keep in mind though that Hogan had very strong forearms. They allowed him to take a weak grip and still square the clubhead at impact. If you don’t have strong forearms, you may want to adjust your grip so that you see one and one-half knuckles on your left hand at address. Then place your right hand on the club so that the palm is facing the target, like Hogan did.

Like most changes, this new grip takes getting used to. Hit balls on the practice range with the grip before trying it on the course. You’ll probably slice a few before getting the hang of it. But the more you let your right side in the swing, if you’re right-handed, the smaller the slice will be. Vice versa for left-handers. And since you can’t hook it, swing as aggressively as you like. You’ll still hit a fade. And you’ll probably still end up on the fairway.

Henry Cotton’s Tire Drill

To get used to hitting the ball with a weak left-handed grip, try one of Henry Cotton’s favorite drills. Cotton was a great player and teacher. He got his students used to hitting with a weak left-handed grip by having them hit an old tire. Here’s how:

Grab an old iron. Grip it with your left hand, so that no more than one and one-half knuckles show. Lay the tire down where you’d tee the ball. Now take some swings with your left arm only. If you’re left-handed, use your right arm.

How can you tell if you’re closing the clubface when you hit the tire? Don’t worry, you’ll know. If the clubface is closed, you’ll feel solid contact. If it’s open, you’ll feel an extra shock in your arm. Use this drill sparingly to prevent injury. You don’t want to injure yourself during a practice session.

Mastering this change in grip conquers the hook for big hitters. Of course, taking a few golf lessons and reading golf tips can’t hurt, either. But the change in grip is something you can do right now. Just have a little patience. The change feels strange at first, but once assimilated, it helps lower golf handicaps. It also puts the fun back in driving the ball.

Jack Moorehouse
http://www.articlesbase.com/golf-articles/smashing-it-straight-1012313.html

60 ft. Putt

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