There is no better feeling than swinging through a golf ball and having hit a straight solid shot down the middle of the fairway. Fellow players will be jealous indeed when you start to improve your golf swing and reduce your score over the next few rounds. Learning how to swing a golf club the right way can improve the casual golfer’s game greatly if mistakes are avoided and the proper amount of practice is given.
There is a three-step process to swinging a golf club. First the back swing, second the forward swing, and lastly the follow-through. Examining each of these in part will help eliminate the usual problems many golfers encounter.
When bringing the club back, try not to rush the club head off the ground. Try to keep your arms extended allowing the club-head to graze the grass behind the ball while bringing the club back to a position where the club-head is in line with the direction of your shot. Maintain balance and position while keeping your eye on the ball and your body weight should shift onto your back foot.
The second part of your swing is the forward motion. Your body weight will shift from your back foot to your front foot while at the same time smoothly bringing the club head forward in a clock-like motion increasing its velocity as it approached the ball. At the moment of impact, the greatest part of your body weight will be on your front foot and at this point, you will commence your follow-through.
Following through after contact with the ball is as crucial as the backward and forward motions of your golf swing. Be sure to dedicate well-deserved practice time to this portion of your swing. Once the club face has made contact, turn your body to be perpendicular to the direction of your shot. While turning, your back foot will come off the ground and you will steady your body with the back foot’s big toe.
Try practicing each step of your golf swing while watching your reflection. Then, once you have practiced each step, try your entire swing. Take note of your body’s balance and position, letting the club-head graze the ground behind the ball and moving your body weight to the back foot during your back swing and then to the front during your front swing and follow through.
It may help to stop by your local golf course’s driving range to hit balls once every couple of days. Maintaining the uniformity of your golf swing is all about teaching your body to remember how to swing a golf club. Before you know it, it will all seem natural, keeping you from having to think about your shot at all.
Provided you have given enough effort, you will be rewarded with a more uniform and harmonious golf swing. You will begin to notice your golf game enter a new higher class of play. Soon all your golf buddies will be asking you how to swing a golf club!
