The best golf tip you ever had?

trackerman

The best tip I ever had was shown to me by a Pro in Carton House....

He showed me how to read the ball flight and identify the cause of the flight, this has proven to be the best advice I ever had.
Now each stroke I take becomes a personal lesson, I now understand "how did I do that" whereas before I was just cursing myself and learned nothing from a bad shot.

Whats your best tip?

brianrcarney

trackerman wrote: »

The best tip I ever had was shown to me by a Pro in Carton House....

He showed me how to read the ball flight and identify the cause of the flight, this has proven to be the best advice I ever had.
Now each stroke I take becomes a personal lesson, I now understand "how did I do that" whereas before I was just cursing myself and learned nothing from a bad shot.

Whats your best tip?

any chance of elaborating? sounds interesting....

nice1franko

Lucas Glover to win the US Open last year.

250/1. Get in Glover ya little dixie.

soundsham

when you go to hit the shot after your practise swings,be sure to hit it;)

trackerman

brianrcarney wrote: »

any chance of elaborating? sounds interesting....

I't not so easy to describe but I'll try...

There are 2 main vairables,
1. The direction the club in traveling at the point of contact (POC), generally this can be "out to in", "neutral" or "in to out".

2. The angle of the club face at the point of contact with the ball, generally this can be "open", "neutral" or "closed".

This gives 6 different combinations of shot:
Neutral swing + neutral face will give a straight ball flight with no drift left or right.
Neutral swing + closed face will start off straight but tail to the left in flight.
Neutral swing with Open face will start straight tail to the right in flight.
In to Out swing with closed face will start out to the right but tail to the left.
etc. etc.

5989

If you are unsure about a shot, hit it with your practice swing.

Doyler92

Aim for the hole.

Saved me an awful lot of strokes.

Whyner

trackerman wrote: »

pointy of contact (POC),

Whyner

Nice thread, everyone loves a quick fix

Check the direction of your divots

Never decelerate when putting

Routine, routine, routine!!!!

Gophur

Accept whatever game you have on any day. Don't beat yourself up too much and don't over-analyse your game, in the middle of a round.

Johnny86

for bunker shots think of the ball as a the yolk of a fried egg..and you wanna hit the whole egg

Whyner

Gophur wrote: »

From Darren Clarke/Karl Morris
Accept whatever game you have on any day. Don't beat yourself up too much and don't over-analyse your game, in the middle of a round.

I try to laugh after a bad shot but sometimes my lungs are killing me after 9

Yes, great advice but so hard to do if you're having a shocker.

Whyner

Johnny86 wrote: »

for bunker shots think of the ball as a the yolk of a fried egg..and you wanna hit the whole egg

I'd squeeze some toothpaste on that egg but I'm not allowed to hold it tight enough, never understood either of those

gaz wac

Keep your head down !!

Mr check raise

Make sure to strike the match in the bunker..as in dont decelerate

youcancallmeal

Lean into the shot on your downswing, certainly helped me stop slicing so much.

Mister Sifter

Portugal, 2007. Four courses in 3 days.

Whyner

Mister Sifter wrote: »

Portugal, 2007. Four courses in 3 days.

Eh....ok

Trip ?? Haha

carplates

if your ball is in trouble get it back in play asap

1united

When it's breezy swing it easy

heavyballs

don't keep your head down through the shot

Daithio9

Tee it high and let it fly.

golfpaul

trackerman wrote: »

The best tip I ever had was shown to me by a Pro in Carton House....

He showed me how to read the ball flight and identify the cause of the flight, this has proven to be the best advice I ever had.
Now each stroke I take becomes a personal lesson, I now understand "how did I do that" whereas before I was just cursing myself and learned nothing from a bad shot.

Whats your best tip?

Here is a linky to that, it really is a good tip.
http://www.eaglesbackgolfclubs.com/index.php?main_page=golf_swing

trackerman

golfpaul wrote: »

Here is a linky to that, it really is a good tip.
http://www.eaglesbackgolfclubs.com/index.php?main_page=golf_swing

Great find, thanks for that.

Trekker09

My cousin in Canada told me that the pro in his club tells pupils to use their deck to sort out their alignment, to make sure that clubface, feet, shoulders etc are all correct. Tried it when I got home and it works.

LittleLiam

Your best chip is your worst putt.

staker

You can only control the swing, not the ball.
Stops me trying to burst it every time.

copacetic

You're not feckin Ernie Els, play the easy bloody shot.

soundsham

mate of mine got told by a pro after hitting a shot through his own legs:eek:.............
"you'd be better off walking the dog".........he was dead right too:D

killbillvol2

A couple I always keep in mind:

Monty on playing out of trees: "Make sure to miss the first tree".

Pater Alliss on playing into the wind: "Don't hit it hard, hit it well".

LittleLiam

"hit it again, nobody's looking"

kpcdgl

When putting, position the line on the ball to the pin.
When driving, place the ball number in your line of sight, and keep your eye on that damn number!!!

waspie

golf pro after lesson recommended cutting 6 inches off clubs, asked him would this help he said no but they would fit in bin now.

NoelAPM

Turn..... don't sway.

jimbling

Trekker09 wrote: »

My cousin in Canada told me that the pro in his club tells pupils to use their deck to sort out their alignment, to make sure that clubface, feet, shoulders etc are all correct. Tried it when I got home and it works.

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I'm struggling a bit with alignment, can you expand on that? I've no idea what you're talking about.

Smyth

He's probably talking about the lines on a square patio? I actually do that

best tip I've had was to get the feeling of thumbing a lift with the left hand in order to cure my push/push fade. Thank you Ben Hogan. Thank you!

Trekker09

jimbling wrote: »

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I'm struggling a bit with alignment, can you expand on that? I've no idea what you're talking about.

If you have a timber deck, you have lengths of timber supposedly running in a straight line. You basically use straight lines to align your feet and clubface. If you have the room to swing a club on your timber deck, it is also a great visual aid to check your swing path.

Hope that's a bit clearer for you!

jimbling

Trekker09 wrote: »

If you have a timber deck, you have lengths of timber supposedly running in a straight line. You basically use straight lines to align your feet and clubface. If you have the room to swing a club on your timber deck, it is also a great visual aid to check your swing path.

Hope that's a bit clearer for you!

okay.... sorry, thought there was going to be more to it.

trackerman

Trekker09 wrote: »

If you have a timber deck, you have lengths of timber supposedly running in a straight line. You basically use straight lines to align your feet and clubface. If you have the room to swing a club on your timber deck, it is also a great visual aid to check your swing path.

Hope that's a bit clearer for you!

If you don't have a deck, just lay two clubs down like train tracks, one for the ball, the other for your toes.
When the two clubs are parellel you will notice that the line for the toes appears to go left of the target this is very common mistake in peoples stance(assuming your right handed) some people tend to aim their stance at the target which sends the ball to the right of the target.

NapoleonInRags

kpcdgl wrote: »

When putting, position the line on the ball to the pin.
When driving, place the ball number in your line of sight, and keep your eye on that damn number!!!

That's a terrible tip! Surely you need to align with the line of the putt - not with the pin....

george67

gaz wac wrote: »

Keep your head down !!

+100%:D

stockdam

Learn how to hit a draw and a fade on demand but play to your natural shot shape.