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Free Golf Tip | A Beginner’s Guide To Learning What Your Swing Plane Is
August 7th, 2008 | Author: admin
I know, it sounds like a Steve Miller song: Swing Plane” 
But it’s not. The swing plane is a term used to describe the path that your
club travels in when you make your swing.
Here’s how to visualize it - The next time you are on the course playing with a friend, take a look at the angle in which his club shaft meets with the ground.
Have your friend then make a practice swing in slow motion.
You’ll notice that the angle of the club shaft goes behind, down, and through, all in a relatively constant motion.
That would be your friend’s individual swing plane.
Every golf player has his or her own unique swing plane.
What Is The Best Swing Plane To Have?
There is no right or wrong swing plane. Some golfer’s angles come in steep, while others are shallow. Although not set in stone, you’ll notice that shorter people whom use standard length golf clubs will have a shallow swing plane. And taller men and women who use standard length clubs tend to show a steep swing plane in comparison.
Of course these are just generalities but you’ll find them to be true with at least 75% of those playing golf.
Here’s another thing that which may affect a person’s swing plane - Joint stiffness and flexibility. ( I have alot of the first and not much of the second )
In general, older men and women who have tighter joints will also have a steeper swing plane, even if they are considered short, as compared to younger players or older persons who are very flexible.
The Type Of Club Also Makes A Difference
A golf player’s swing plane may also be affected by the size and type of golf club being used. For example, when a player is using a sand wedge (a very short club as compared to a driver), they will have a considerably steeper swing plane than when
using the driver. In fact, the driver is the longest golf club in your bag and will always have the flattest swing plane.
You can use different swing planes, each with good success, but here is the key:
Never allow your swing plane to vary too much during the swing.
I mean, it’s OK if your backswing tends to be a little steeper than your downswing, so long as they have exaggerated differences.
Here a “Last Minute Tip”:
Achieving the right swing plane will be determined by your position, or setup. Try not to stand too close to the ball and never tilt your upper torso too far to the left (right-handed golfers), or too far to the right (left-handed golfers). Doing so will make your swing plane
a bit too steep.
Hit ‘em Straight
Ben
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Online Golf Tip | What to do when Lightning hits the course
August 5th, 2008 | Author: admin
What is the best thing to do if stranded in the middle of the course during an electrical storm?
Well, you really should never get stranded on the golf course during a storm, because at the first sign of bad weather, you should hightail it to the clubhouse, before the storm hits.
However, many golfers would rather put their lives on the line than to pass up playing the last few holes. How ridiculous it is when lightning is cracking all around and four players look at each other and say, “What do you think?” Nobody wants to be the one to say, “I think we should get the heck out of here!”
Anyone who has ever had a brush with lightning (and lived to talk about it) will tell you that’s exactly what you should do.
For those brave (or foolish) souls who’d rather tempt their fate and try to weather the storm instead of heading to the clubhouse before it hits, here are some do’s and don’ts for those who become stranded.
DO’S
- Do get to an electrically grounded shelter or building if possible.
- Do get into a wooded area with dense trees of uniform height.
Lightning is less likely to strike such an area. Keep at least six
feet away from individual trees.
- If buildings or wooded areas are not available, do keep your feet
together and squat down on the lowest ground you can find.
Stay away from open hilltops.
- Do stand on dry cement, if available, to reduce the possible
effects of ground current.
DON’TS:
- Don’t lie down in the open. Lightning often travels along the ground,
so the less of your body on the ground, the better.
- Don’t remain in an open area if you can avoid it.
- Don’t remain in your golf cart, thinking that the rubber tires
will protect you. Four, skimpy cart tires will do little to impede
the one million volts of electricity contained in some lightning bolts.
- Don’t remove your golf shoes. You are more susceptible to currents
without shoes, even if they have steel spikes.
- Don’t lean on, or stand near, anything metal.
It’s important to understand just how lightning strikes and why golfers are so vulnerable. The hills and valleys and rolling terrain, which all golfers enjoy, attract lightning like a magnet. Those beautiful trees become lightning rods, shooting electricity into the ground on which golfers are standing.
Contrary to popular belief, few people are “struck” by lightning.
Most often, electricity runs along the ground and flows through people who are standing in the vicinity of the strike.
Either way, chances are you won’t be around to talk about it.
Lightning is something to be respected and feared. There’s no question what you should do if it threatens your round of golf.
You quit and return to the clubhouse as fast as you can.
Playing golf is fun, but it’s not “to die for.”
Hit em straight
Ben
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