What is your #1 golf tip for golf improvement

[Peter G]

My best bit of advice. Learn to play with one iron (say 7 iron) first. Learn all the shots with that, and then slowly introduce the others. Once you have mastered the mid/short irons, get some long hybrids 3i & 4i, don't even buy a driver until you can hit 70% of your tee shots down the fairway off the tee.

[BuckeyeNut]

To really improve.......you need to play twice a week or more.........................................

[stogiesnbogies]

Originally Posted by Rounders

What is your #1 golf tip you give out to friends (anyone really) to help them improve their game?

examples: "keep your head down", "don't swing so hard" etc.

Setup to the ball at address....ball position and alignment....then tempo...low and slow back and thru nice and smooth ....kinda like Freddie (I hope) .

[slufoot7]

1 - Spine angle - Rotate dont sway

2 - Rotate shoulders - Dont confuse dropping left shoulder raising right shoulder as a sign of rotation

3 - Keep lower body quite as much as possible - I see so many golfers that are starting out rotate from shoulders all the way to ankles not allowing for natural tension to turn cheast back thru shot.

[Oceanvue]

Play to your best club. If you are deadly and automatic with your 8 iron from 125 play to that club.

[Kingkat1954]

I have several "swing thoughts" that I have used but there is ONE that seems to work the most.

As you set up.........................think "Swing Back..........Turn Through" the ball.

[jayfalz]

In the downswing, get as much of your body forward of the golf ball while keeping your head behind it. You'll be surprised how naturally your hips shift first, then turn. So rather than say " keep the head down" I would say " keep the head behind"

[colin007]

Originally Posted by jayfalz

In the downswing, get as much of your body forward of the golf ball while keeping your head behind it. You'll be surprised how naturally your hips shift first, then turn. So rather than say " keep the head down" I would say " keep the head behind"

welcome to the Sandtrap!

this isnt bad advice about getting the hips forward, but it could be problematic you are actually keeping your head behind the ball (and not more or less directly over it where it should be).

[jayfalz]

welcome to the Sandtrap! this isnt bad advice about getting the hips forward, but it could be problematic you are actually keeping your head behind the ball (and not more or less directly over it where it should be).

Thanks for the welcome. I would have to respectfully disagree. Look at as many images as you can of pros at impact face on, and you'll see their heads behind the ball. V1 is a great app to see lots of that.

[colin007]

theres room for variation - if youre setting up with your head a little behind the ball and you keep it there throughout the swing, thats fine.  its not good if you are setting up with your head over the ball and then moving it backwards on the downswing.  many people do that in an attempt to "fake" the hips pushing forward.  any backwards movement of the head is going to complicate things and introduce inconsistency.

[jayfalz]

I agree. Lateral movement with the head anytime before the ball is in flight is not necessary.

[joekelly]

I am sick and tired of the 'rough' which here means, 90% of the time, a lost ball, esp off the tee.  So this week i am going with, gasp, the 5 wood off the the tee, and a couple of hybrids, 6-9i,  3  wedgies, and the trusty putter. Keep it in play, in the short stuff, is tomorrow's motto.  Let's hope  "this tip of the week",  works. If it don't i have only ME to blame.

[BuckeyeNut]

The best way to get better is to pound the dirt and play a lot.   The generic tips........ "keep your head down" and all that crap is BS.  You need to play to get better.  by playing a lot, you'll figure it out.

[Brakkus]

Be aware of your limitations with flexibility. You will play good golf if you hold your angles. Exercise can greatly aid in holding your body in position throughout the swing. A lot of errors are usually because of trying to push your body beyond it's limits as opposed to not knowing how to swing.

[Brakkus]

Be aware of your limitations with flexibility. You will play good golf if you hold your angles. Exercise can greatly aid in holding your body in position throughout the swing. A lot of errors are usually because of trying to push your body beyond it's limits as opposed to not knowing how to swing.

[BuckeyeNut]

Casual golfers who play infrequently will never go anywhere..................  Just enjoy playing, and forget about any grand improvement plans.   enjoy the game.....

[ace3g]

self explanatory

[iacas]

Originally Posted by ace3g

self explanatory

That's great advice if "your swing" is as great as this:

P.S. Palmer is thought to have a "unique" or "quirky" swing but his positions from 1 to 7 are as solid as any in the game. His follow-through is simply given too much weight in considering that.