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Analyzing And Removing Your Golf Swing Problems

By Ian Botham

Most golfers are sure to have many golf swing problems but will not do anything about it and their numbers are many because all around the world millions of such golfers wind up their day of golf feeling frustrated and also downhearted about their game. Golf swing problems are so common today that most people may even accept it as being a part of golf and most may try to fix them in a traditional way, which is to get guidance from an instructor, who may find the flaws, but may not actually be able to address the root causes.

Getting To The Root Causes

The main problem with fixing golf swing problems is to get to the root cause of the problem and not try and rectify them by making adjustments, since unless you get to what causes the problem, it may disappear temporarily and resurface once more after sometime. You can be sure that many of the golf swing problems that golfers encounter are attributable to the mechanics of the golf swing, and the body may be the biggest culprit in this regard. Thus, you need to address the physical aspects more than try and adjust your golf swing to get over your golf swing problems.

For example, if you are unable to maintain your posture and one of the reasons for this may be because your hamstrings are much too tight and also too weak, and this is a very common problem that most golfers will face; more so, the seniors amongst golfers. When you have the proper golfing posture, you will need to bend at the hips, that strain the hamstrings as well as low back, and when hamstrings are tighter than is necessary, the brain will try and get the body to come out of the uncomfortable position. Thus, in spite of what an instructor may tell you about how to get a better posture, the problem is actually physical and no matter how many hundreds of dollars you spend on getting advice from an instructor, you need to address the hamstrings first to get rid of your golf swing problems.

You should realize that it is the body that can dictate how you swing, and once you address the body�s physical problem areas rather than paper over the problems with altered swinging styles, you will not be able to overcome your golf swing problems permanently, and thus your game of golf will suffer and your pocket will also be considerably lighter without showing any adequate improvements.

About The Author

Ian Botham runs his own online sports goods mail order business as well as several sports related websites.
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All golfers should use standard length clubs unless he or she is short or tall. Standard length clubs allow players to hit the ball on center a higher percentage of the time, thus increasing distance and accuracy. In recent years, light weight Titanium driver heads and Ultralight graphite shafts have extended driver playing lengths from a standard 43-431/2" to 44-46". This is good news and bad news. The good news is, when you increase length, you will increase distance. The longer the club, the more club head speed generated , thus more distance. The bad news is, the longer the club the more difficult it is to control, thus less accuracy. To put this into perspective, the following information will be helpful. A driver hit on center at 43" = 250 yds. 43 1/2"= 262 yds. 44" = 270 yds. 44 1/2" = 275 yds. 45" = 275-280 yds. As you can see a significant increase in distance is achieved up to 44". After 44", distance increases only a minimal amount . CONCLUSION - It is not worth sacrificing accuracy for the minimal amount of distance gained past 44". Keep driver playing lengths to 44" or less
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