How to learn to play golf more effectively?
October 17 , 2021
For golfers at different stages, the way to learn golf effectively will inevitably be different. For players who have high handicap or are just getting started, it is best to hire a coach. However, golf coaches are mixed, so I think it is best to find some well-known colleges (purely personal advice, you still have to come according to your own budget).
For myself, I haven’t hired a coach for 5-6 years, but I will let my friends help me shoot slow motions, and then I will keep learning about the latest in golf on foreign websites and golf magazines. The news, look at the actions of various professional players to analyze, this is the most efficient way for me to learn, because using my pocket money to hire a PGA coach is still too expensive for a college student, and I I really enjoy the process of researching by myself!
But I think I can still say a few tips to help more high handicap and just getting started golfers make less detours. The grip must be standard! And every time you practice, you must carefully check whether your grip is correct! Because the hand is the only place where you have physical contact with the club, naturally, the grip has a vital influence on your shot!
Many professional golfers such as Hideki Matsuyama, Xander Schauffele, etc. will check the grip before each hit! Be careful not to make your grip too strong or weak! The relationship between your distance and arm strength is really not big, your legs and hips are the secret to make you farther away! Because in golf, what is directly related to distance is never strength, but speed! To be precise, it is the flying speed of the ball, and this speed is transmitted through the club head speed! Whenever you hit the ball with the strength of your hand, your entire upper body will become stiff, which will slow down your club head speed and increase instability!
On the contrary, if you try to exert force through your hips and legs, and make your arm feel like a whip to the ball, your distance and stability will be significantly improved! (But I have to mention, don't change your moves by yourself, you still have to let the coach watch it!) A shallower swing trajectory is always more stable than a steeper and deeper swing trajectory! Similarly, the common problem of players who have just started and high handicap, and even many players with medium handicap, is to "cut" the ball! Their swing is like a farmer hoeing the ground, "cutting" to the ball from the outside!
So the ball is either a big left straight or a big right fly! So be sure to make your swing radius flatter! I sometimes imagine the feeling of a Japanese samurai drawing a sword! (It's also important not to exert force in your hands!) Don't be stupid when playing! Sometimes playing light and fluttering is much farther than your hard work! Again, this is very close to the first point, but the focus of this point is to maintain your own swing rhythm! Many golfers want to use their strength, so every time they go on the shot, they can’t do it fast. As a result, they almost run out of strength when they go down the shot! Then the ball is definitely not far, and the force on the shot will make your balance unstable, and the stability of the ball will drop sharply! To find the feeling of slow swing, let yourself turn your feet on the swing, and release it "naturally" when you descend, so that the ball can be far and straight! Practice short shots! I don't know how many people can't cut the green with three or four shots from 30 yards when they are off the court? This is a wasted score! Moreover, it is much easier to practice stability for a chip within 30 yards than to practice a stable driver! For players who are just getting started, as long as they can cut within 30 yards to within 10 yards of the hole, it is enough!
I believe these are enough for many golfers to digest! I also hope that these tips will enable more golfers to make fewer detours in the learning process and achieve their desired results faster!
