I have taken lessons, but I want to practice on my own, since I think practice is what I need. What is the best way to practice, to improve your golf swing. Watching videos, practicing "back swing" first, etc..What do you think is the most important thing to pay attention to when you want to improve?

Thanks!

Wow, where to start? Ok first you need regular lessons with a pro. Don’t take advise from your friends or people on the driving range. They give you too much to think of, and to be honest not all of them really knows what they’re doing. They only know what works for them. A pro’s job is to build your swing, not little tips to fix little problems. Find a pro you’re comfortable with and listen to them. They should give you a regular practice schedule. Say 15 min with a short iron, 15 with long, 10 with driver, and 20 min chipping and putting. They also need to tell you how to practice. What to focus on when you practice say maybe tempo, staying on plane, etc. Don’t try to do too much at once. Don’t think about correcting 5 things. Stick with one or two each practice round. By practicing you are training your muscles what it feels like to do the correct swing. Muscle memory is the name of the game. If you do it right, when you’re playing on the course and you start to have swing troubles you should be able to feel what’s wrong and then try to fix it. Establish regular lessons with your pro, say once a week. Then tell them how much you intend to practice between lessons, say 3 one hour practice sessions each week. Ask him each week what you should work on. He/She should also give you drills to do. Also, remember not to spend hours on the range and just keep on hitting. Usually 1 hour is plenty. You can easily hit over a hundred balls in an hour. For a beginner, that’s an entire 18 holes. If you spend too much time on the range, your muscles will get tired and you won’t be making the right swings. Thus, you might be committing to muscle memory the wrong swing. Finally, remember to get out on the course and play some holes every week. Remember golf is supposed to be fun. If you enjoy it you will find you practice and play better. Good luck.

I just read that some business school is requiring that its grad students learn golf since many business deals are made on the gofl course. Is this true? Does it just hold true for men? Is is a ‘boys club’ or are business women on the golf courses too?

YES – golf has become an important tool in business nowadays

It has become a ripe place for

- opening business doors or closing deals
- entertaining clients or being entertained
- offers bonding time with your boss, colleagues in corporate meetings or out of town conferences
- if you are trying to impress your boss
- even just to become the golf buddy of your boss can do wonders for your career

PGA Tour Player Sean O’Hair has one of the best golf swings around. Check out his move with the 3-wood, which is nearly perfect. For more golf tips visit http://www.golftipsmag.com/

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This golf instruction video describes and shows you how to grip the golf club just like Tiger Woods, as well as the other variations that are possible. There are 9 different variables to consider in achieving the correct golf grip specifically made for you. Each golf grip style is fully illustrated along with the advantages and disadvantages of each grip style so that you can decide which golf grip is best for you based on your hand size, skill level, strength, and desired ball flight characteristics. A correct golf grip is a critical part of a sound golf swing and knowing which golf grip to use can help you score better and have more fun on the golf course.

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http://www.moenormangolf.com – A narrative by “Little Moe” Todd Graves on the simplicity, effectiveness and similarity of Moe Norman’s Single Plane golf swing to tour players, including Tiger Woods. For those currently practicing Moe Norman’s swing, this is a great review of the basic concepts.

The Graves Golf Academy is the world’s foremost authority on the swing of Moe Norman, a man regarded by many as the world’s greatest ballstriker. Moe Norman told a reporter in an interview that Todd Graves, aka “Little Moe”, was the ONLY person who could teach his (Norman’s) swing. Moe’s quote, “(Todd) is only one who really knows it. Really knows it. Other guys just think they do.”. See www.swinglikemoe.com or www.moenormangolf.com for more information

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They are much better off paying for a PGA pro to give them a lesson. Tips don’t work as they are too general and they are better off going to a pro. Any thoughts?

I agree with you. In probably 90% of my answers in the golf section I say… go get a lesson from a pro. We don’t know there swing — they could be describing it wrong.. we could be telling them the wrong thing. Its too hard to give someone tips over the internet when 1/2 the time, they don’t understand what you are telling them to do. So many people just ask a buddy for some tips instead of going and asking someone who does that for a living and making their golf game better. Like my friend had me over, showed me her swing and asked me what she should do to improve it. She thinks I should know because I have two cousins who are PGA Pros and an uncle on Tour. I just wrote down my cousins phone number and told her to call him. It bugs me so much that people try to improve there game by just asking other golfers. Good Question!
- I was reading another answer and recipes are different than fixing a golf swing.

We have a five year old left handed granddaughter who is very interested in golf, her parents are working with her but thought a video or dvd would help.

Here u go Kathy heres a link for ya just for the Little Tiger in the family ..Gl with it

I am looking to purchase a camcorder to record my golf swing. I am not looking to spend $3,000 on something like the Minolta Swing Vision camera you see them using on TV with the 4000 frames per second. Does anyone have any recommendations for camcorders they have used to record their golf swings that are reasonably priced? Thanks!

The ONLY consumer cameras that even approach what you want are a few of the higher-end Sony consumer camcorders that have the "smooth slow record" feature. Be advised that even though these camcorders are considered "high definition", when the smooth slow record" feature is invoked, the video quality is degraded (and no longer high definition).

I’m wanting to buy a golf club set. I see clubs at the range I can use for free and one brand I remember is callaway. Is that a good brand? They have mostly worn golf clubs. I have played golf already and taken one semester class.
I just don’t think golf ranges would risk giving out good value clubs for people to borrow since people can easily steal them.

Just use what you can for a while. Used clubs are good for beginners because they are much much cheaper and you don’t have to worry about denting or dinging them like you would a set to 500 dollar clubs. After a while (6 months to a year or whenever you feel like your ready to move up) go to a pro shop and have your swing analyzed and see what a pro recommends for you. There are so many different clubs out there and everyone has their own preference so you really should spend a lot of money on a nice set without trying them out first to see how they feel and see if they fit your game.

Hope that helps… Good luck!!