Answers: 5 Questions Players Have About The Address Position

Just about all novice golfers could help their golf swings by simply reinforcing their address position. The address position is a fancy term for where you start the golf swing. Take a stroll up and down the range this weekend and see how many players look like they are getting ready to make an athletic move. I am going to imagine less than ten percent.

Here are the normal questions about the address position and what you need to do in order to make improvements to your address position:

How long apart do you place your feet?
Likened to some thoughts and opinions, the golf swing is an athletic move. Thus you should start in an athletic position. With this being said, a number of you can collect from experiences playing sports as a child. If you did not play any sports when you were younger, do not be concerned. It is uncomplicated. Your feet should be about shoulder width apart or how wide they would be if you were going to try to jump into the air. It seems pretty easy, huh?

How should you go down to the ball?
Sounds like it should really be pretty easy. However, quite a few players struggle with doing this very well. The fact is, numerous golfers will stoop down to get to the golf ball. This makes the top of their back round out and makes stroking a golf ball regularly much more difficult. The image that works for many is simply to put your pants pockets in the rear of your heels. Yes, this means you need to stick your lower back out a bit. Remember, like you are going to jump.

Where should your weight generally be?
This is possibly the most overlooked basic by high handicappers as well as lower handicappers. This question definitely relates to balance. You will hear instructors briefly say that balance is key in the golf swing. However, it is usually brushed over and not outlined. Balance comes in two different forms, side-to-side as well as front-to-back. You can monitor your balance by simply flowing your weight around from your heels to your toes or side-to-side. You would rather have your balance to end up underneath the middle of your shoe or underneath your shoe strings.

How far away from the golf ball do you take your address position?
Unquestionably this will differ depending on the golf club that you have in your hand as they are different sizes. However, what should not fix is that you arms should dangle down in the address position. Men, you can simulate that you have a neck tie on and let it droop to the end of the club. Gals, you can visualize that you have your favorite necklace on that will fall and hit the end of the golf club. With this together with finding your balance, you should be in a sound address position.

Where should the ball go in your stance?
If you learned to play golf back in the day you were advised that the ball must go into a varied position for each club. Modern made that a great deal easier for you. To place the ball precisely in your set up position, simply place the midpoint of the club head in the middle of your feet. If it is a driver or hybrid, find the center of the club head and it will go in the midpoint of you stance and the ball will be placed just right in front of the club head.

Use this guidance from the commonly asked questions about the address position to improve your game and shoot lower scores.

Online Golf Lesson - How To Create Lag In Your Golf Swing

We get asked a lot for a full swing golf drill to help players create lag in the golf swing. Not many people asking this question even know what lag is or what they are asking us. So, what in the world is lag in the golf swing? Lag in the golf swing is the act of pulling the golf club as opposed to pushing the golf club during the full swing. Why is this important and why would I want to do this? It is important so that you can full swing the golf club in the most efficient manner to gain the most distance while also retaining accuracy.

The best picture that I can give you pertaining to lag is to imagine that you are trying to swing a bucket of water. To keep the water in the bucket, you will start turning your bigger muscles to make it happen. This will allow you to keep the water in the bucket. If you try to use your hands and arms to make this happen the water will start to come out of the bucket and get you wet!

An easy full swing drill that can help you create lag in the golf swing is what I call the gun grip full swing drill. Pick a target and address the golf ball as you normally would. Now for a right handed golfer, take your thumb and index finger of your right hand off of the golf club. Making your thumb and index finger to look like a gun or a pistol will return the best results. Do not get lazy and let these two fingers start to curl back around the grip of the golf club. This will defeat the purpose.

This will feel out of control at first but it has helped many of my students. Pay attention to the golf club at the top of the swing. It should feel like it is dropping and not moving forward. With this you will create lag in your full swing.

Does A One Handed Putting Drill Actually Work?

I am taking putting lessons from my local pro. I asked him for some putting drills to improve my stroke and he has me putting only with my right hand on the putter. Have you ever heard of this and do you make your students do this putting drill?

Yes I have and I do use this drill with my students!

Two reasons that I highly encourage my students to practice this one handed putting drill is that it gives them the exact feel of a proper putting motion and it develops a feel for the proper impact position for the putting stroke. This is a very simple thing to implement into your putting practice. Take your grip stance and posture and proceed to setup to stroke a putt from just two to three feet away from the hole.

Take your usual putting grip for a putting stroke. Assuming you are putting right handed, take your left hand off the putter leaving only your right hand on the putter in the hands usual position. Now you should have your putter in its regular position and the ball position placed in your usual position as well. The palm of your right hand should be equal to the direction of your putter face.

One reason for doing this golf putting drill from such a short distance as two or three feet is the backswing will not need very much movement. This should allow you to "feel" the putter head as it moves through the motion no matter how strong you are. The right wrist should keep the same angle throughout the stroke as at address and will not break AT ALL during this stroke from this distance.

With the correct grip pressure, you will be able to feel your putter load against the index finger of your right hand (again, for a right handed golfer). This load that is properly stored will be delivered to the golf ball during the forward stroke and will be lost just after impact. If you use a stripped range ball while doing this putting drill, place the stripe so it is parallel to the green surface and make your stroke under the stripe on the range ball. Your right hand should be ahead of the ball at impact. To finish the putting drill, hold your finish to a slow count of three. The putter head should be under your hands and not way out in front of your hands. Remember, your right wrist angle should not change.

How The TOMI Putting System Works

The Tomi Putting System is great putting training tool to use with your putting stroke. We are often asked how it works. Well, here is how it works. The Tomi's transmitter clip moves in perfect unison with the putter. The clip signals putter motions to the Tomi base unit. In turn, the base unit performs a sequence of algorithms and transmits results to the system pc. Then the Tomi's stroke analysis software converts the data into easy-to-understand and easy-to-explain charts and graphs right on your computer screen.

What does it mean in English? The TOMI putting training aid evaluates a putting stroke and with the use of the software, Marius will give you constructive feedback on how to improve your putting stroke. TOMI will see flawed stroke angles and motions that often go unnoticed, even to expert eyes. The Tomi will capture all of the following data and display it for you: Alignment at Impact, Stroke Path Direction, Backward Stroke Rotation, Forward Stroke Rotation, and Speed at Impact. The Tomi Putting System captures, records and gives real-time feedback on your stroke. You will feel like you are taking a personalized putting lesson from one of the world's top putting instructors, Marius Filmalter whenever you are using the unit.

The Tomi putting stroke training aid records the most critical parameters of your putting stroke in real-time. Tomi shows you what you're doing right as well as what you're doing wrong. Then tells you how to fix your problem by giving you the putting drills that you will need to become a great putter.

Which Holes Do I Get Strokes On?

How do I figure out which holes I get strokes on? I am a 24 handicap (still trying to figure it all out) and play with friends who always keep the score. I want to know how to do it as well. thanks.

Good Question. Stay with it it takes some time to learn. The most important thing is you are playing and enjoying the game.

To answer your question, it really depends on who you are playing with so let's take an example and then you will understand how to do it. This can get confusing depending on what type of game you are playing. We will use individual stroke play for the example. If you are playing as a 24 handicap and lets say you are playing with a 4 and a 14 handicap. Let's take you against the 14 first. 24-14=10 shots that you will be getting from that person. If you look on the scorecard on an eighteen hole course you will see a line that says handicap. The holes on the front nine are odd numbers and the holes on the back nine are even numbers. You will get strokes on the first ten holes going by the handicap line. So the first hole that you get a stroke on will be on the front nine and the second you will get on the back nine...etc. until you reach ten strokes. It will be different at every golf course. The same thing happens when you play a four handicap. 24-4=20 strokes. You will get a stroke on every hole and when you hit 18 you still have two more strokes right? You will start over and receive them on the #1 and #2 handicap holes to receive all 20 strokes. So on these two holes you will receive two strokes on these two holes. If you have any other questions please feel free to submit them at coach@wirelessgolfcoach.com. In addition, you you find many questions about golf that have been answered by PGA Professionals.Good Luck and let us know how it goes or if you have any other questions.

How Do I Create Lag In My Golf Swing?

I am a decent player but I do not hit the ball very far. I have been told that I need more lag in my golf swing. What is lag and how can I do that in my golf swing?

First let me try and explain lag to you and then we will talk about how to create lag in your golf swing.

First you must understand than you have two choices, whether you know it or not, when you swing a golf club. You can choose to pull the golf club or you can choose to push the golf club. With that being said, you need to choose to pull the golf club to create lag in your golf swing. It is much more efficient and powerful to pull the golf club. The easiest way that I can explain it to you here is that it is pulling the golf club with your body as opposed to pushing the golf club with your hands and arms.

An image that has worked with many of my students is to imagine that you are holding a bucket of water. As you try to swing the bucket of water, how will you go about making this happen? You will start turning your bigger muscles to make it happen. This will allow you to keep the water in the bucket. If you try to use your hands and arms to make this happen the water will start to come out of the bucket and get you wet!

Is there a easy golf drill that can help you create lag in the golf swing? Yes there is. Pick a target and address the golf ball as you normally would. Now for a right handed golfer, take your thumb and index finger of your right hand off of the golf club. Making your thumb and index finger to look like a gun will return the best results. Do not get lazy and let these two fingers start to curl back around the grip of the golf club. This will defeat the purpose.

Think about what you are doing with your grip and what the results are going to be. Your thumb and index finger help you do most everything that you do during the day. You employ these two fingers to help you hold a fork, writing with a pencil or pen and many other things. Simply put, these two fingers are used to taking over whatever task you are trying to do. Taking your thumb and index fingers off of the golf club they cannot join the action. This makes the club heavier to you and allows the golf club to drop from the top of your back swing. This will force you to turn towards your target or use a larger range of motion, unless you enjoy hitting behind the golf ball!

When this is done correctly you will feel the golf club placing more pressure on the straight index finger since you are now pulling the golf club. That is the feeling of lag in your golf swing that you have created. Once you have done this drill and are comfortable that you now understand the correct feeling of lag in a golf swing, you can curl your fingers back around the grip. However, this time I want you to make your thumb and index finger touch. This allows you to get the same feeling without answering the questions on the golf course from your golfing buddies about what you are doing.

Understand the “gun grip” as I have come to call it, is legal and you can use it on the golf course. I have had students play very good eighteen-hole rounds utilizing the gun grip to create more lag in their golf swing.

Where To Find A Christmas Golf Gift?

I always start shopping early for Chrismas Gifts. I have a golfing nephew and want to know where should I start to look for his holiday gift? Any suugestions?

Of course we can help you with that. Here are some suggestions from our article Three Places To Get A Holiday Gift found at VGS Golf.

The Golf Professional
If your golfer already takes golf lessons, this is an easy stop at the club or even easier a phone call. Contact the professional that your golfer already takes lessons from and ask them what golf training aid or new golf club would be best to give your golfer as a holiday golf gift. You can give the golf professional a price range and they should be able to give you two or three different suggestions for a holiday golf gift that will not break your bank. Again, being familiar with their game, the golf professional should be able to make you and your holiday golf gift look great!

The Golf Buddies
This is another great place to get information on what holiday golf gift your golfer would enjoy. If you are having challenges with your game, your golf buddies would know it either through their wallets of by having to listen to all the moaning and groaning.

The Golfer Themselves
You can do this a couple of different ways. If you are also a golfer, you can do the "holiday" snoop. Look through their golf bag and see what looks like it may need to be replaced. Maybe it is their golf bag! This would also include their golf shoes, head covers and etc. In addition, you can find a way to discretely ask them what they would like as far as golf clubs or what they would like to work on in their game.

Help With The Shanks

I have had trouble shanking the golf ball lately. Can you give me a cause of why I am doing this and a way to fix it?

Sure! The info below is from our article Golf Shank - No More!!! Go to VGS Golf to read the entire article.

Cause Of A Golf Shank: Weight forward on your toes . Many players do not understand how big of a part balance plays in a sound golf swing. Your balance will dictate the path that your club shift will take in order to return to the golf ball. For example if you begin your golf swing with a balanced setup, you have created the path that the club will swing upon. If your balance then changes and goes into your heels, a new path is created and now you have to make manipulations to the golf club to return it to the golf ball. The same happens if your weight goes towards your toes in the backswing or forward swing. The path will change to an outside path and will cause the clubhead to move forward as well. If you move your balance enough on your toes then the hosel of the golf club is hit and a golf shank is the result.

Fix: Place a broken shaft (your golf shop should have one available to you), an Eyeline Balance Rod, a piece of wood that your golf club may use to set up stations or one of your own golf clubs if you are really brave on the ground pointing down your target line. The front end of the shaft or wood should be equal to the golf ball with the remainder staying behind the ball but still on the target line. Now, make some swings. Obviously, your goal is not to hit the aid that you have placed on the ground. Your swing will now have to come from a more "inside" path. If it feels funny at first, that is good! That means we are changing something!

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Do You Know Of A Trunk Locker For My Car?

Since I play many different golf courses, I usually have my golf clubs in the trunk of my car. In addition, I have the rest of my golf gear in my trunk as well. do you know if there is like a trunk locker that would help keep me organized?


The Izzo Trunk Locker will answer your needs. The Izzo Trunk Locker would make playing golf easier for you as well as organize and protect your golf and sport gear while it is in the trunk of your car! The Izzo Trunk Locker features:

• easy access storage compartments


• triple shoe closet with mesh ventilation panels


• easy-pull over sized zippers and rigid wall dividers

Find this and other golf equipment at VGS Golf.

Where Should My Hands Be At Impact?

I have been taking golf lessons, but I just can't seem to keep my hands"loaded" at impact. I always want to flip at the ball instead of having my hands forward of the club at impact. What is a good golf drill to correct this. Help!!!

Typically when someone "flips" at the ball, they are not rotating all of the way through to their target. Their body stops and their hands and arms "flip" to get to the ball. Try this golf drill: Take some golf swings with a wedge or a 7 iron. As you finish, make sure that you are all of the way up on your back toe and the sole of your shoe is pointing behind you. You should be able to sustain this for three seconds without losing your balance.

In addition, you have too much tension in your wrists, elbows and shoulders. You should be pulling the golf club and not trying to push it. Take your regular grip and make a gun or a pistol with your thumb and pointer finger. We want them off of the golf club. Take some practice swings with your grip in this position and this too should help you feel more rotation as your hands can not "help" as much anymore.

Visualize Better Golf Shots

I am a low handicapper and struggle with visualizing the golf shot that I am getting ready to hit. What can I do differently to help me?

You can start at home or at work, if you are the boss. Look at a picture or golf print that you have on the wall. Now close your eyes and explain the picture or piece of golf art in as much detail as possible. While your eyes are closed zoom into the picture and zoom out to make sure you can catch all of the details.

Another way to improve how you visualize a golf shot is to picture something outside such as your car. What color is it? Is it clean? What about the particulars of your new rims or how the interior is laid out? Where is it parked right now? Can you "see" yourself opening up the door and sitting in the seat and turning the key and driving out? You get the picture (haha). Again, get as picky and descriptive as you can. Practice with items that you know very well and have good recall on these items.

So now that we are the golf course how are we going to visualize a golf shot? As we go through our pre-shot routine, we will gather all pertinent information such as lie of the golf ball, wind direction, obstacles in our landing area, etc. As we gather this information, we will need to pick out a golf club that will allow us to hit the shot needed. Will we need a draw or a fade? Watch it! You are starting to visualize a golf shot. Once the proper club is chosen, then see yourself hit the golf ball from you swinging the club until the ball has finished rolling.

Okay, some of you are still screaming that you can not visualize a golf shot. Here is the most simple way to do it. Simply tell yourself, your caddy or the little guy on your shoulder what you are getting ready to do. Many do not see this as visualization because you are talking through the golf shot. Talking through the shot that I am about to hit has helped me immensely as I used to be one of the players who could not visualize a golf shot.

How Do I Check My Golf Alignment?

I have been having trouble being aimed properly at my target. I feel like I am making a good swing but my shots are starting out to the right. How do I check my golf alignment?

Since golf alignment is a main golf fundamental to each and every golf shot, here are some simple exercises that you can quickly and easily do to check your golf swing alignment.

First, prepare to hit a golf shot as you normally would and make sure you are comfortable. Now that you are ready to make your golf swing, place a tee directly behind each of your heels and push both tees all the way into the ground. Now move away from your setup and place a club's shaft over both of the tees to create a straight line. Now, go behind your ball and look down the target line. Does it match what you thought?

This golf alignment exercise shows you exactly where you are aligning your feet. If your pictures do not match, then you can simply change or move the tees so they align correctly and then setup with the tees touching the back of your heels. If you were not aligned properly, do not be surprised that when you setup to your next shot with your heels properly placed that you will feel that you are aimed somewhere else. If your feet have been aligned incorrectly for a while, then it will feel quite strange when you do align them correctly. Keeping track of your alignment, your new feet position will become second nature in no time at all.

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What Is The Best Weighted Practice Training Club?

At VGS Golf, we often get asked all of the time "What is the best practice training club to use as a training aid?"

These players are usually looking for more distance and are surprised when they start hitting it straighter as well. After using many different weighted golf clubs with our students, we have found that the best practice training club is Golf Gym's Club 38.

Golf Gym's Club 38 is a weighted club which weighs approximately 2.4 pounds. Unlike many other weighted golf clubs, the weight of the Club 38 has an exclusive design which distributes the weight as it would be in a standard golf club, with half of the weight towards the bottom third of the golf club.

Benefits of this full swing training aid which is the best practice trining club are:

· The weight being in proportion to a standard golf club, the club will give you a realistic feel of what your golf swing should properly feel like.
- You will learn to swing the golf club on the correct path.
· Increased strength which will lead to more distance off the tee and with your irons.
· Improved balance which will also lead to more distance off the tee and with your irons.
· Increased flexibility or range of motion which will lead to more distance off the tee and with your irons.

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What should I consider when looking for new set golf equipment?

What should I consider when looking for new set golf equipment?

VGS Golf has written an article to answer your question. Here is a bit of it and you can find the rest of the article on the Website at VGS Golf.

How do I find a qualified club fitter? I would retort with how do you find other professionals like doctors, dentists, etc.? Ask other fellow golfers, your friends and co-workers about experiences they had had good or bad. Also contact local golf shops and ask to speak to a qualified fitter. Ask him or her how the process of the club fitting will go and make sure you are comfortable with the professional. Once you have found your golf club fitter, it is important that you armed with the proper questions to ask your fitter. In addition, remember the fitter is there to help you so do not be afraid to ask any question you might have. The proper questions to ask prior to or during your fitting are as follows:
· Is the professional certified by a major manufacturer to fit their clubs?
· How experienced is the PGA Professional?
· Will I be fit outdoors to see the entire ball flight?
· Does the PGA Professional have a fitting cart or multiple fitting carts with what you are looking for (Mens, Ladies, steel, graphite, right-handed, left-handed clubs) available?
· What will the session cost?
· If I purchase the clubs from you, will the cost of the club fitting be put towards the purchase?
· Will a launch monitor be used during the session?
· How the professional came to the conclusion of your specs? Make sure you understand how the conclusion is achieved and make sure you understand the logic.

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Golf Mental Game - How To Relax

Do you have suggestions for how to relax on the golf course? I am starting to play in tournaments and I get to be very nerous and do not play to my potential. any advice would help!
We will not just give you any advice! Use these techniquies and you will be able to relax on the golf course and lower your scores!!! Here is a portion from our article "Golf Mental Game - How to relax" posted at VGS Golf.

Monitor your walking pace - again, this is very effective and can be done at anytime. Most of us do not care about going to the mall however, you might earn some bonus points with the spouse and you would be able to monitor what is a slow, comfortable or fast pace for you. Try walking at different paces during the day and monitor how your body feels at the different rates.

Monitor your breathing - this is very effective and can be done at anytime. We all have started breathing faster (whether we knew it or not) on the first tee, on the ninth green before a big putt or on eighteen to win a match. It is useful to catch yourself at home while you are relaxed and monitor your breathing in such a state so you have a baseline.

Ensure humor and fun are part of your round - this is sometimes harder to do than others. Even if sometimes you have to laugh to yourself, I have always found it possible to do though. At the club level, if you are not having fun in team events, then you need to find a new partner. I have found that most people want to enjoy themselves even at the "higher" levels of the game.
Focus on your pre-shot routine - once you have a routine ingrained then this is a good way to click into auto-pilot. It is critical that your routine is repetitive and does not waver. A change could cause anxiety and mis-trust in your golf swing.

Whistling or singing - Fuzzy Zoeller is infamous for his whistling while he is on the golf course. I tend to do this myself on the course from time to time to blow some steam. I have tried not to sing as it may result in a two stroke penalty if anyone else heard me sing! It may work for you though.

Picture a calm place - sounds corny to some but it works. My in-laws live out in the country in Kentucky. While we are there, I walk everyday and there is a big barn that sits on tops of a hill in the distance. These walks are very relaxing. The Kentucky quarter happens to have a picture on the back of the coin that reminds me of that barn I look at on my walk. When I mark my ball with it, I am able to remember my relaxing walks and I can feel my body relax. This place might be the beach for you, your back yard or a sunset. The point is it does not really matter as long as it relaxes you.

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Help Me Hit Solid Pitch Shots

Why do my pitch shots not get up into the air and what can I do about it?

The reason your pitch shots or any golf shot does not get into the air is simply that the very bottom of your club is making contact with the ball and not the club face (where the grooves are)

Here is a simple golf drill:
Place a ball on a tee and make a swing. If the tee does not move, you either completely whiffed of hit the golf ball with the bottom of the club. The ball flight should have been flat.

Try it again with out the tension in your shoulders and allow the club head to work under the golf ball. Your goal should be to get the fourth groove under the equator of the golf ball. when this happens your tee should come out of the ground or at least be pushed towards your target. In addition, your ball flight will be much higher.

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How Do I Determine How Good My Lie Is?

When I miss a green, how do I determine how good my lie is and what type of golf shot to play?

Good question that not many people pay attention to. The rule of thumb is to get the ball rolling on the green as soon as possible. With this being said the more grass that is behind your ball, the more you should try to chip it, if distance allows that. If not then you must pitch the golf ball. Even when pitching the golf ball, you must determine how much grass is behind your golf ball. the more that is there, then you need to play it towards the middle of your stance and not to the front of your stance. The ball will come out lower and with less spin. You will need to factor this into your shot to get it close to the hole.

Where Is The Weight On My Left Foot At Impact?

I have a question about the impact position. I am a low handicapper and am struggling with whether my weight should be on the inside or outside of my left foot at impact. Which is it?

As you go through impact, you should feel the weight under the shoe strings of your left foot. Your weight may roll towards the outside of your left foot to take some pressure off of your knee. Learn more about the correct impact position by reading golf articles on the full swing at VGS Golf.

What Does Sliding During My Golf Swing Mean?

Can you tell me what "sliding during my golf swing" means?

This is a good question and one many people do not understand. A Slide in your golf swing would be defined this way: Any extra lateral movement of the lower body towards the intended target during your downswing. There are training aids that can help you with this such as The Transfer Station by Izzo Golf. Read more articles on the how not to slide during your golf swing or how not to sway in your golf swing at VGS Golf.

Dave Pelz - Training Aids

I subscribe to the Dave Pelz putting theory of straight back and straight through. What are some putting training aids that I could use that goes with the Dave Pelz putting method?

Click on the links below to find putting training aids that will help you and your Dave Pelz theory.
Perfect Entry System
Putting Alignment Mirror
Putting Pegs by Izzo

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Why Use A Core Balance Exercise Ball?

To improve my golf game, I have started a golf fitness program at home. As I am trying to put together the exercise equipment that I will need, why do I need a core balance exercise ball?

Congrats on your decision to improve your golf game but more importantly to improve your health! Most core balance exercise balls will come with fitness exercises that you can do on the swiss ball. You can go to TPI.com and find many golf specific exercises to use on an exercise ball.

The reason a core exercise balance ball will help you in your fitness program is that as you do these exercises, you will need to have your core muscles contracted to keep your balance as you do the exercises.

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Golf Travel Bag or Golf Travel Cover

I am getting ready to take a summer vacation. Fortunately, I am going to be able to play golf on my trip. I need to get a new golf travel bag. Any suggestions?

Yes, we suggest to look at the following golf travel covers:
High Roller Golf Travel Bag by Izzo
Sentry Golf Travel Cover by Izzo

A Proper Putting Stroke Using The Stan Utley Putting Theory

I have been trying to putt using the Stan Utley putting theory. Can you suggest some putting training aids that would help me accomplish a proper putting stroke using Stan Utley's putting theory?

We sure can! Here are some putting training aids that will help you:
The Putting Stroke Laser Line
The Putting Arc - Deluxe
The Putting Pegs

Please let us know about your progress!!!

Should I Use An Interlocking Golf Grip?

I am wondering about my golf grip. I am a 19 handicap and I would like to know which golf grip I should use. I have played for a long time and have always used an interlocking golf grip. Is this grip ok to hold the golf club?

Many successful players have used the interlocking golf grip including Jack Nicklaus! First your grip must be comfortable to you. I am going to assume that is the case because you have used it for a long time. Read the article Clap For Your Golf Grip to learn more about how to hold a golf club.

Do Golf Fitness Resistance Bands Really Help Strengthen You?

I travel a lot and my trainer wants me to buy some resistance bands to take on the road with me. I do not see how these fitness resistance bands are going to help me get stronger. So my question is: Do golf fitness resistance bands really help strengthen you?

I can speak from personal experience on this one and the answer is an emphatic YES golf exercise resistance cords do help you get stronger. You will be pleasantly surprised how they will work you out and you will see results in a very short period of time. In addition, they are very easy to travel with and you can use them in your hotel room. Try them and let us know how great your results are!

How Do You Properly Hold The Golf Club?

I have been reading different golf books about how to properly hold the golf club. I have read books from Ben Hogan and Jim McLean. I am still confused. Can you tell me how to properly hold the golf club?

We have outlined all of the grip basics in out article Clap For Your Golf Grip. Do not get frustrated. There is a lot of info out there and you need to pick what is best for you. You have a good start with Ben Hogan and Jim McLean.

Let us know how you do!!!

Golf Club Fitting For Women

I am a female that recently started taking golf seriously. How do I find someone who will do a golf club fitting for women?

Most women that play golf could improve their scores and their handicap if they had a proper ladies golf club fitting and used a set of custom built golf clubs. Although this may sound expensive, it can cost what you what it to cost. As competitive as the golf market currently is, many golf shops will do a golf club fitting for women for free as long as you order the clubs from them. Once you have your proper measurements, you do not need the expensive top of the line clubs. you need clubs that fit YOU!

The article Clubfitting 101 will give you all the information that you need to find a qualified club fitter as well as the proper questions to ask a club fitter.

How Do I Get The Ball Closer On My First Putt?

I am learning the game and have just started to take golf lessons. I have not taken a putting lesson yet and I am having trouble getting my first putt close to the hole. Is there an easy way to get better at this?

First, we are very glad that you have Linked Up 2 Golf and have begun to play this great game. Second, do not hesitate to take a putting lesson. It will be money well spent, as more than half of your strokes will come from putting and the short game. Third, use the free golf instruction here as well as at Wireless Golf Coach.

Finally to fully answer your question, go to the practice putting green with three to five golf balls and your putter for an putting drill. At first, you will not need your putter but keep it close. Position yourself about twenty feet away from a hole and try to make the would be putt as flat as possible. What do i mean would be putt? We are first going to roll (not pitch) on the ground one ball towards the hole. Notice how far your arm moves. Your arm should not "wind up" behind you. To roll the ball the proper distance, your arm will move much shorter back than it will move on the way through. Note it is also important to hold your arm in its "finish position" until the golf ball stops rolling. Once comfortable with this simply pick up your putter and turn sideways to address you putt and "underhand the putter" just as you did to roll the ball to the hole.

You can also do this to the edge of the green if a hole is not available. You will see one of the tour players on a putting green looking like they are trying to underhand a ball to a hole. They are attempting to get the feel for the speed of the putt just as this putting drill allows you to do.

How Do I Release The Golf Club?

I keep slicing the golf ball with all of my clubs. I am very frustrated. My golfing buddy tells me that I am not "releasing the golf club." Assuming he is correct, how can I learn to release the golf club?

Popular question. Slicing the golf ball is a very common problem so do not let it get you down. We have an EASY FULL SWING GOLF DRILL that will help you understand how to release the golf club. Read the article A Classic Full Swing Golf Tip and you will have a better understanding of how to release the golf club and start to hit the ball at your target!

Thank you for your question and let us know how it goes!!!

Golf Travel Bag or Golf Travel Cover

I am in the need for a new golf travel bag or golf travel cover as mine is becoming worn out. Any suggestions?

First congratulations on the travel that you have been able to take! We would suggest reading these articles before you purchase:
Soft Travel Bag VS Hard Travel Case
The Skinny on Golf Travel Bags or Golf Cases

We also recommend that you look at these golf travel bags or golf travel covers:
High Roller Golf Travel Bag by Izzo
Sentry Golf Travel Cover by Izzo