Golf

I’ve been casually golfing since I was around 13 years old when my Uncle took me to the driving range for the first time. Since the, I’ve been chasing that perfect swing. In 2024, I played by first couple rounds.

Tips

Some tips that I found work for me on getting those pure hits:

Keep the club head perfectly in plane by almost emulating a half swing with your arms, with the rest of the movement coming from the torso
Remember to drive with your hips
Stand a little wider on drives than you usually do
Remember to rotate your hips (turning) instead of moving them laterally (I sometimes forget to do this, but its so important for good contact)
Swing such that you get a pec stretch on your left chest when you finish like the golf influencers
Keep your stance narrower than you’d think for your driver which makes you stand tall and make better contact with the ball
Driving
- Lie your club face flat
- Position yourself where your hands naturally fall and grip the club
- You want to push your elbows upwards almost like oyu are over-extending them to keep your arms straight
- Rotate your hips backwards loading them
- Drive down with your hips and follow through
Ethan says that you should be reaching out in front of you when you drive (45 degrees NE), then cocking your wrist and driving with your hips through the ball… I should try this out at some point
Keep your arms straight in your downswing, like really tense them!
Pull your club with your right forearm like your flexing your right forearm, it should feel like a spring when you load it up and release it down (eh this is a hit or a miss)
Pull your right shoulder blade back like you are doing a dumbbell row and pull the club into yourself and swing down, this creates great contact
The takeaway: bring your arms straight back with a lock front elbow, the cue for the next part is getting your lead shoulder to touch your chin, your trail elbow should be pointing at the ground instead of flared
December 14 2024 (Tested in Grandpa’s basement driving range ✅)
On the up swing, lock the wrist of your lead hand at the top of your swing
Pull your lead arm backwards in the parallel swing plane so that your lead lat is stretched
When you made contact with the ball, make sure both arms are straight / locked
- Find where to line yourself up by straightening both arms and seeing where you are positioned to make contact
When driving, set up such that the ball lines up with the toe of your driver, or line up such that the driver is elevated
December 26, 2024 (Played plantation preserve, FA)
The driver tips work really well!
For irons, remember to compress them left, and swing with your right elbow attached to your side