The best tips ever

[Power_fade]

Can one of the Administrators please sticky this?

The whole idea of this thread is for anyone who visits it to give the best piece of golf advice they have ever heard, and anyone who needs help can browse through the posts and see if there is anything that applies to them.

[jonanthans]

The best tip I was ever given was to get properly fit for my clubs. I still believe it is the single most important thing you can do for your game.

[uttexas]

Always be positive, and have fun.

[uttexas]

practice short game at least 75% of the time.
I define short game as 9i, PW, GW, SW, LW, chips, bunkers, pitches, putting.

Practice % breakdown
37.5% putting
37.5% the rest of the short game
25% long game

[JackLee]

The instruction in "The Golf Swing and Its Master Key Explained" by Noel Thomas.

I couldn't break 90 before I found that.

[imtomtomim]

A bad day on the golf course is always better than any other day doing something else.

[RobotDoctor]

The best tip I ever received was never take a tip from someone during a round.

The reasoning of this is that it is difficult to change a swing during a round. Basically what you have when you start the round is what you are going to finish with. Also, most of the people in public golf have no idea about the mechanics and fundamentals of the golf swing. While I know my swing and am well versed in most fundamental and mechanical components, I would never offer a swing tip because this is not what I do, I am not a Golf Instructor. I would recommend for most players, including myself, take a lesson from a great instructor.

[$2 Nassau]

Keeping your back knee flexed throughout the entire swing probably has made the most difference in my game, over any other tip I've gotten in recent years.

[msd3075]

See the quote in my signature below.

I thought at first it was jsut coming from a crazy old man that didn't know where he was. Then I thought about it and realized what he was saying. He was telling me that no one hits a perfect shot every time and that this entire game is about recovering from bad shots and always looking ahead. If you hit a bad shot, suck it up and hit a better one next time. If you hit a good shot, don't get cocky and think you're great because the course will come back and bite you soon enough.

[cigarnut81]

"Take two weeks off from the game and then quit all together"

That is my favorite tip.

[aedoue]

If you ever want to be able to play this game, you're going to have to come from the inside every time .

[Matt10]

Best way to improve is to play the game from your misses.

I believe many have said this, but I've heard Jim Thorpe talk about this alot - and he is someone I admire, so I'll use him as my reference.

[BritBoy]

miss as close as you can

[Power_fade]

Shorten your backswing. It makes you more powerful, more consistent, and it lowered my handicap by 28 strokes in 3 months.

[greensales]

My first round ever, was a local competition at my home club--a Monthly Mug; Upon teeing off the first, one of my playing partners asked me,

"Is it your first time playing golf?" I replied in the affirmative. She said,

"Well son, just relax and enjoy the game."--her only son was one of Kenya's best pro players, and she told me she'd said the same thing to him when he started off!

[birdiemachine]

keep your head as still as possible,on every shot

[ShotCaLLa]

Swing 80%, head is lead, finish like a pro

[flopdarock]

its only a game