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Do you want to know a common trademark of golfers who have the knack for sending the ball flying with phenomenal distance? It’s the turning of the hips to the left during the downswing, while at the same time extending the right arm through the swing.

Here is a quick drill that can help you accomplish this:

1. Start by teeing up the drive in your normal stance.

2. Now set the ball down off of your left heel (and/or opposite of the left armpit).

3. Without moving your stance, reach down and slide the ball towards your target at approximately the same distance of the grip.

4. Tee up your ball at that very spot, which should be 10 to 12 inches closer to the hole. Your address for the ball should be back where your normal position was at.

5. Now to finally hit the ball you will have to move the hips to the left so your arms will be able to “reach” the ball. This will invariably cause your right arm to extend.

This drill should be practiced at least 30 times before hitting the ball in its normal position. By that time you should have made significant improvement in your distance.

Are you looking for a way to increase the quality of your golf gear and get your accessories back into tip-top shape?

Then consider a brand-new shaft upgrade.

Although it seems simple, choosing a new shaft is a bit more complicated than it sounds. You have to ask yourself a few questions:

1. What are your needs?

2. Are you looking for more control?

3. How about increased distance?

4. How about both of these qualities?

Shafts are constructed to meet various needs of the player. Specific demands from each individual golfer may entail an entirely different choice for each person.

To find the right shaft for you, it is important that you study up on the details and consider carefully the information and specs that are provided.

Examples of how complex some of these specs can be, simply take a look at the most recent shaft designs and products that are available. 

Some shafts are created to flex more during lower speeds.  Others may flex less when moving at higher speeds.

Different shafts are created for woods, others for drivers, and still others created for irons, etc..

Wow - it can really get confusing!

But don’t worry, your friendly local clubbuilder or golf shop owner is there to help. Of course, they may ask you a few questions, but in

the end all we want to build the right club - with the right shaft - just for you.

Hearing damage due to golf???

That’s what a national news channel reported just the other day.

It seems that a British team measured the decibel level of severl
titanium drivers as they hit a golf ball of the tee, and the db level
as higher than the maximum safe level.

If I remember correctly the safe level was 110db and the drivers
registered a 120db level. Some driver heads were worse than others
although the TV report did not name names.

The British team recommendations? Wear eye plugs!!!

So what do you think? Is that British research team smoking something
or do you really think there’s something to it?

Post your comments below…

Hit em straight…

Ben Poston
Triangle Custom Clubs

Golf becomes easier whenever you can eliminate any variables that pertain to the swing, yet the classic methods of teaching involved some very complex changes and ball positioning.

Hundreds of golf books and articles have been written entirely about putting. The variety of information that can be found on this simple little shot involves different putting styles, strategies, types of putters, philosophies, and individual techniques. There are even pieces of information that include scientific theories and research tests about putting.

Is Putting Really That Important To Study?

Beginner golfers, amateurs, and even some players at the professional level all tend to
overlook just how integral putting is to the game of golf. I know it sounds strange that so many golfers do not consider their putting skills to be paramount to every other type of golf shot, but you have to understand that many people have a fascination with sending the ball skyrocketing through the air from the tee and images of professional golfers sending the ball through great distances with the swing of ultimate grace, not the “boring” putt shot.

The truth is that putting is the culmination of every shot you made on each hole. Each shot you take leads up to that one defining moment when you must make the ball in the hole. 

Think about it, you already got your tee shot straight and flying as far as you can. You’ve taken the approach shot(s) without sending the ball into the rough or other disaster hazards, and now it is on the green waiting to shine as it sinks smoothly into the hole without a glitch.

The Importance Of Sharpening Up Your Putting Skills

When it comes to scoring, putting is the most important part of golf. This final shot takes the perfect amount of speed, confidence, coordination, and precision. You need to adjust your body and swing type so that just enough strength is used to tap the ball, while holding back the excitement you feel to be making the last shot.

And above all, what if you miss? That in itself takes great character to not “blow your top”, so to speak, out of sheer frustration.

You should take the putt shot as serious as you do with every other shot, regardless of the short distance it needs to travel. Consider a long drive that you just hit from the tee which traveled 200 to 300 yards. This giant shot counts the same as a putt: 1 stroke.

The scorecard doesn’t care what type of shot you have to make. So it goes without saying that if you are going to put so much practice into your golf game, especially on the driving range, it is equally important to devote practice and skill to your putting shots.

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Hit ‘em straight

Ben