Golf Swing Basics | Review

In golf, everything begins and ends with your swing. If you have a great golf swing, your score will improve, if not you can only play the game so well and progress no further. So obviously spending plenty of time crafting and honing your golf swing is time well spent if you want to be a good golfer. So here are the things you should pay attention to to get the best results as you practice the fundamentals of the golf swing.
First of all, its a great idea to have a golf pro take some time to work with you on a personal level and help analyze your swing. Their unbiased critique of your swing can help you learn more than you ever could on your own or by just watching videos alone. No doubt your golf instructor will help make sure that your grip is as neutral as possible and that your equipment matches your body type in order to get the best results in your golf game. But they will also help you perfect your alignment as you address the ball, showing you a helpful pre-shot routine to make sure that you line up correctly for each shot. If you are using the right grip and aligning yourself properly for each shot you are well ahead of most other golfers out there.
Once your grip and alignment is right, your golf instruction will continue to the mechanics of the swing itself, including the takeaway, the backswing, the top of the swing, the down swing, and the follow through and finish. Once you learn all the basic components of a good golf swing and combine them with what you have already learned about how to grip your clubs and how to align your body at address, you are well on your way to being an above average golfer.
But none of this can happen if you don’t practice everything you learn until it becomes second nature. In fact, a good golf swing should not have to be thought about much beforehand, it should be almost on autopilot, so that it is repeated over and over again while on the course. The memory of good swing fundamentals should be in the muscles of your body and not just in your head. In order to accomplish this, you will need to spend plenty of time in practice, but not necessarily hitting balls while you practice. A common mistake that many golfers make is to go to the range and just hit one ball after another while making slight adjustments as they go. They think that this qualifies as swing practice, but it doesn’t. It usually just cements bad swing characteristics even more into our muscle memory.
So when you practice, plan on making lots of practice swings, without hitting a single ball. If you learn the swing itself, hitting the ball properly will automatically follow. So practice in front of a mirror if you can or on the range, but put more time into the swing itself than in just hitting balls.
Once you are ready to start hitting some practice balls, be sure that you use all the clubs in your bag too. Don’t just favor those that you feel most comfortable with or just the ones that hit the ball the farthest. You can never get good at using a club if you don’t spend time using it. If a particular club seems hard for you to master, ask your golf instructor to watch you use it and see if they have some suggestions on how to get better results with it.
Finally expect that building a good golf swing will take time. It will not happen overnight or in a week or so. Be patient and follow the guidance of your golf instructor, always asking for help as you go. If you do, and if you put in the practice time needed, you can expect to master the fundamentals of a great golf swing, and play much better golf as you do.

Even with simple golf swing lessons, instructional videos and store-purchased aids, your golf game will continue the way it has been without consistent and efficient practice. Consistent because practice sessions involve exercises that are meant to develop muscle memory. Efficient because pacing your energy to the kinds of exercises you will do is important as well.
Simple as this point may sound, it is one that is easily overlooked. Many golfers think that as long as they spend enough time on the practice range, their score will improve. Unfortunately, that is not necessarily so. To improve your golf game as well as your golf swing it is important that your practice sessions be as regimented as the way you play the game itself, or more.
Before you complain about how boring golf swing practices are it might help to think that golf swing practices are what build good playing habits when you hit the greens. If you approach your practice sessions as more than a chore your golf swing training results will provide you more pleasure on the golf course.
Typically, golf practice sessions fall under one of the following three stages:
- Warm-up Stage
- Fresh Stage
- Fatigue Stage
In these three stages you will carry out different sets of golf swing exercises that when done properly will make your practices more effective. This will provide you results you can see on the course as you play.
Warm-up Stage
Many are deceived into thinking that golf requires no strenuous physical activity as it only involves swinging a golf club and walking. Nothing could be further from the truth. The very nature of swinging a golf club causes your muscle groups to work in ways not common to everyday routines.
Your upper torso, arms, and lower back muscles are the groups most impacted when playing golf. In order to avoid injury or strain it is important that you warm up by stretching before you head out on the course.
When stretching it is best that you start from the top of your head and work your way down to your feet. By doing so you will improve flexibility and prepare your muscles for a full range of motion. If you are unfamiliar with stretching exercises you should consult a trainer or the instructor in your club for some recommendations.
Fresh Stage
After your warm-up start working on exercises that build on a skill you have not mastered yet or on parts of your game that have been causing you higher strokes each round. This could be anything from putting to chipping or driving. The idea is that when you work on these problem areas while you are still fresh and limber from a stretch routine, your body responds more positively to the exercises you are doing.
The thing about most people is that their idea of golf swing practice is simply spending time on the driving range without even considering whether or not driving is their problem area. But if you are aware that your short game is what is giving you problems then you should hit the greens to work on your putting as soon as you finish warming up.
Keep in mind that it has been proven that more than 60% of a players golf strokes take place on the green. Unfortunately, this fact is overlooked by many players that result in poor golf practice habits and higher strokes per round!
Fatigue Stage
Once you start feeling winded from the earlier exercises move on to work on facets of your golf game that simply need reinforcement. Since your body already knows this motion this stage in your golf swing practice serves as maintenance to your form.
If any correction is necessary your stressed out body will not adjust to a difficult form. As in the previous example, only after working on your problematic short game can you then go to the driving range to give positive reinforcement to your drives.
In closing, you can show continuous improvement by establishing a good golf practice-to-play ratio such as 2:1 where you invest twice as much time in golf swing training as you do to playing golf. Make sure that you give yourself sufficient time to rest in between exercises and in between stages. While it is a work out you should not be too tired from the activity. Doing so may actually do more harm than good.
If you stick to this simple golf swing training plan you will see improvements in your game. Additionally, you will become a more consistent golfer and will begin to shave strokes off of your golf game.
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Features
* Choose up to 4 golfers golfers to practice with.
* 3 professional virtual golf courses to choose from.
* Club head speed displayed in MPH after each swing.
* Shows average distance of total swings–easily understand your own average distance of each specific club.
* Includes water hazards and bunkers.
* Club Selector– choose up to 13 clubs!
     Woods: 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.
     Irons: 3, 5, 7, 8 and 9.
     PW: Pitching Wedge.
     SW: Sand Wedge.
     PT: Putter.
* View total scores up to current hole any time.
* Putting distance and distance to pin shown in feet.
* Displays shot distance up to 320 yards.

Specifications
* Overall Dimensions: 26.8″ L x 22.8″ W x 1.25″ H.
* Weight: 17.6 lbs. (19.8 lbs. shipping).
* Power Consumption: 4 AA battery
* Data Display: 2.8″ L x 2.5″ W.

Package Contents:
* ProGolf IITM PG-200 Practice Device
* Extra Ball-arm
* Nails and mounts
* Screw driver
* Manual
* Golf Course Map(18 Holes)

ProGolf II Indoor Electronic Golf – Swing – Chipping – Putting – Practice Devices
Price: $129.95