Brian Nolan You take the club back a little farther, hoping for extra distance. But when you start down, the swing feels difficult to organize. One shot flies well, the next catches the ground, and another heads sideways. If that sounds familiar, learning how to stop overswinging in golf starts with finding a backswing you can repeat. … Read more
Your practice swing feels comfortable. Then you address the ball, think about the distance and rush the change of direction. Someone tells you to slow down. You make a much slower backswing, but now the whole motion feels awkward. Improving golf swing tempo starts with understanding the relationship between your backswing and downswing. The goal … Read more
Search for Ben Hogan’s golf swing secret and you will find explanations involving his wrists, grip, lower body and the way his arms worked with his turn. The attraction is understandable. If one movement helped an exceptional ball-striker control the golf ball, perhaps learning it could make your own swing more dependable. But Hogan’s instruction … Read more
You finish a bucket of balls, remember a few good shots and leave the range unsure what you accomplished. Next time, you start again with a different swing tip. A useful golf practice routine gives each part of the session a purpose. You spend some time working on a specific skill, some time playing different … Read more
Keep your head still. Turn your shoulders. Move your weight. Watch your elbow. Finish the swing. By the time you start the backswing, you are trying to remember a lesson instead of playing a shot. Useful golf swing thoughts give your attention a manageable task. They do not need to describe every movement involved in … Read more
You do not need to reach the same backswing position you used twenty years ago to play enjoyable golf. You also do not need to shorten your swing simply because you have reached a particular age. A short backswing for seniors is worth exploring when your usual motion feels stretched, difficult to control or unnecessarily … Read more
Does your swing sometimes feel like two separate movements—your body turns, then your arms rush to catch up? Or perhaps your arms do most of the work while your body barely moves. A connected golf swing describes coordinated movement between your arms and body. It does not require squeezing your elbows against your chest or … Read more
Sometimes your best shot comes when you stop trying to hit the ball so hard. The contact feels clean, the finish feels balanced and the ball travels farther than you expected. Then you try to repeat it by adding effort—and the easy feeling disappears. An effortless golf swing still requires effort. The useful goal is … Read more
You aim down the fairway, make what feels like a reasonable swing and watch the ball curve toward trouble. On the next tee, you aim farther left—but the ball still finds the right side. A driver slice can turn every tee shot into a guessing game. The way forward is to identify what is creating … Read more
One iron shot flies cleanly toward the green. The next catches the ground early and finishes well short. You try swinging harder, keeping your head down or changing your stance—but none of those adjustments seems to last. Learning how to hit irons consistently starts with understanding what happens at contact. Where the club meets the … Read more