Any advice...from what type of club, ball, swing....special ways to pracitce.
127570
practice. take lessons. anyone who is giving you any other answer is only giving you advice from their own experience and their swing is different than yours - guaranteed. Like the guy that said go to the gym... i don't go to the gym, i can hit 300 easy. i do have a naturally fast swing speed, but if i used the wrong club, i wouldn't hit as far, so any equipment suggestion would not be that helpful either. if you take lessons, your coach can send you in the right direction. there's no "secret" everyone's looking for a secret that's why golf magazines keep selling. you want to hit farther? maximize club head speed using the shaft and swing speed. easy to say, not so easy to do.
291555
Good News May is Free Golf Lesson Month.  go to www.playgolfamerica.com to sign up for a free lesson from a local PGA pro. \n\nwww.pga.com Improve your game section has very detailed information.  You can watch video clips, see pictures, and learn some drills to help you practice. \n  A proper grip requires a sound understanding of how the placement of the hands impacts the direction of the clubface\nhttp://www.pga.com/improve/tips/setup/improve_najar100504.cfm\nhttp://www.pga.com/improve/tips/setup/improve_najar100504.cfm\nGood Luck
182636
I would not use a training aid if your just getting started...that is just going to mechanize your swing..let it come natural....practice, practice, practice....learn the physics of the game so that you understand why the ball reacts the way it does, you will be able to work the ball and have more success.
579355
I have coached tennis at the highscool level, college level, private club players etc.  I have even taught a group of 4 which consisted of a 12 year old boy, a 17 year old girl, her 42 year old mother, and a 65 year old man.  Now that is about as diverse a group you can get, but they were all relatively close in skill level.  The most important thing above all else, #1 on the priority list...i think you get the idea, is that you are receiving quality instruction!  That you are being taught the correct way.  You need to talk to experienced players and learn as much as you can as far as what grip to use for each stroke, how to impart spin on your strokes, how to follow through with your stroke to make your shot fluid and add depth to your shot.  How to properly position yourself in lining up for your shot.  Proper footwork from the ready position, split step, moving effieciently on the balls of your feet, making a full shoulder turn, stepping into the shot, moving forward through the stroke, and completing the follow through.  A lot of this will become second nature after you practice the techniques and form good habits but this is learned at a little more advanced stage.  I am sometimes asked to do clinics where I teach these fundamentals to players early in their development.  I even do volunteer clinics, if you live in the Northern CA area, or if you have a specific question that you would like answered, feel free to ask me, I sometimes take a few days to get back to you because I am away for awhile.  If you are looking for an answer as to what group you should be in, ask yourself which group will be best for my development as a player, and will I be able to give a full effort out there.
594069
Swing the club head from the top of the back swing. Try to get the club head to the ball before your hands get there. If you pull the club through the ball with your body, you will always struggle with the release - swing the club head first and stay behind the ball til you hit it.
315631
power--you can workout your legs an stomach muscles...also, you can do exercises that will make your grip on the bat stronger (however, remember to have a relaxed grip on the bat up until you hit the ball)\n\ncontact--here are some things you might wanna' try...shortening up your swing...using a lighter bat...widening your batting stance (but don't overdo it--rule of thumb I use is, "when you swing, if you're stepping backwards, that's too wide of a stance"...choke up on the bat with 2 strikes...lastly, you can hit golf-balls with a "dead" bat that feels like a bat you would use in a real game...this can help you find out if you have a hole in your swing\n\nhand eye coordination--if you're able to get film on your swing, you can analyze how your head moves...you want to limit the up & down movement of your head because it makes the ball appear to move more...with film, you can view whether or not you're stepping into a pitch or stepping out & how you're weight is distributed throughout your swing (should always be forward)...you can also play games like ping-pong, or even try juggling
114423
There's a simple way to check if your wrists are hinging properly:\n\nOn your takeaway, when the club is roughly parallel to the ground and at waist level, stop your swing, if the toe of your club is pointing straight up, you are hinging your wrists correctly and you don't have to worry about it anymore.\n\nI'd like to take credit for this piece of instruction, but I gleaned it from one of Harvey Penick's books ;)
584634
You are most likely trying to hit the ball too hard.  The golf swing for most people should be a controlled, slower movement.  Allowing the club to do "all the work".  Slow down and move the club head through the ball where you can make contact.  Develop a tempo/rhythm of the club going back on a nice even pace and then coming down and through the ball at just a little faster pace than the backswing.  It doesn't have to be much faster.   Just a slight acceleration.   Don't worry about distance until you get more consistent.  Once you get a feel for the club swinging you will have more success.
605535
Try to contact the coach of the team. To play, you'll need a nice, expensive set of golf clubs, proper clothing and the know-how of how to play golf. If you aren't perfect to play at college level yet, there are online golf tutorials or you can hire a trainer to help you. Good luck and get a hole in one!!!
641890
Putting the ball back in the stance, using a stiffer shaft, and make sure your not pushing the club down with your right side (big deep bone jarring divots
466644
A golf swing is fairly precise.you don't have a whole lot of room  to hit the sweet spot. When you shift your weight forward, your actually moving the ball back in your stance. therefore your catching the ball on the club before you are completely released to square. It's hard  to tell you how to "fix" it when I can't see your swing, but go to your local PGA Professional and he/she can help you. You might think it expensive (posibly $50 per 1/2hr but i rpomise you, it will be worth every penny! These people are highly trained and experts in the golf swing.
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1.  What ever method you use make sure when it's your turn to putt, you are ready to go.\n2.  Look at the green from 150 yards away.  Look for the high and low point.  Also pay attention to what happens to the ball when it hits the green.  Watch everyone in the groups.  \n3.  I"m keeping things basic, you can get into grain and other high tech stuff later\n4.  What would happen if you had a hose and started flooding the green.  \n5.  Pay attention to everyone putt\n6.  Find out the  low and high point of the golf course\n\nMaybe the above will help, maybe you can read the greens but the putting  stroke is letting you down.  This is free golf lesson month with local PGA pros.  Go to www.playgolfamerica.com to sign up.
607428
Hopefully I can; Dependent on how many years ago this was, the only golf course in that area was Woodlands Manor and the pro there was Ken Adwick, who had a teaching article in Golf weekly and Golf Monthly amongst others, he indeed was one of the most respected teachers of the game along side the likes of John Jacobs. He wrote many books on the game through the seventies, I'm sure if you do a search on his name you will get all the info you need. I was one of those lucky enough to have gained from his indepth knowledge of the golf swing, but more importantly on how to think your way around the golf course. If you did receive lessons from this man you certainly have a right to brag. Hope this is of help and good bragging.
305310
As far as Im concerned, they are the same thing. What it is in reference to is how you swing the club - you dont want to jerk the club back, then slow on your downswing. Conversly, you dont want a slow backswing and then a jerked down downswing. Nice, easy tempo...what I do to practice is actually swing the club forward past the ball about ten inches prior to starting my backswing - this allows you to get used to the feeling of tempo!\n\nGood luck! Its the hardest sport in the world!
156566
You should buy a training aid to start with. The Medicus jointed club, the Momentus whieghted club, or any swing trainer that points out swing flaws and comes with some sort of instructional DVD is the best way to start. In conjunction, if you can only afford one club and not a whole set I would recommend a 5 wood.\n\ngood luck!
69695
Club head speed and solid contact.  go to www.pga.com improve your game section and you will find several articles about it
193329
Any top end driver will perform well. It is more important to get the correct specs for you. See a club fitter (Henry-Griffitts the best by far) and hit a variety of lofts and shafts until you are making a balanced and free, compensation free golf swing and achieving the ball flight you and your coach desire. DO NOT ever buy a club with out hitting on a range where you can see ball flight.