Improve your golf swing:

What are the steps to improve your golf swing?

Most golfers believe there is just one step.

Keep working on your technique until…

…magically, a great golf game appears.

However this is far from reality.

Many golfers spend years and years working on their game and miss out on the fun and enjoyment that is on offer.

So what’s the best way to improve a golf swing?

Technique will always be important…that’s why golf telecasts and magazines are full of golf tips, miracle cures and golf technique.

But technique will never be everything. Golfers have to learn to mix the right amount of technical training with ‘just getting out and playing golf’.

Playing golf is when you are not concerned with how but rather how many. Your mind is clear of technical instruction and focused on shooting the lowest score possible.

This mindset takes some practice and obviously some good skills…so let’s have a look at how you can improve your golf swing and start ‘playing golf’.

Remember when you first learnt to ride a bike?

You fell off… you lacked confidence… and were perhaps a little scared.

Then what happened?

One day…out of the blue you could do it! Riding a bike was easy…you have never forgotten how to do it, even after a long lay off.

If only golf could be like that!

Well it can! And I’m going to show you how.

That uncomfortable stage (when you’re clumsy and can’t do it) happens when we learn any new skill. There is nothing you can do about it, other than enjoy the challenge and look forward to when your skill level grows.

Unfortunately most golfers don’t progress past this stage.

They will try and improve their golf swing continually. They repeatedly work on different techniques and problem areas in the belief that this is the only way to go.

So…

They never get better. They think if they keep working on their technique, keep searching then something good will happen.

Reality is far from this.

Golfers need to learn to work on one thing at a time. Forget about trying to improve their golf swing all at once. Stick with one aspect of the swing, master it and move on.

They, when you get to the golf course, your focus must be on playing golf. You have to trust that you've learned the correct skill - don't spend time thinking about your golf swing when you play. Hit the ball - don't think about it.

Working on your golf technique doesn’t need to take that long. We would never spend months or even years learning to do most other tasks. We work on them for a while, get better at them and then just enjoy the new skill for the rest of our lives.

To improve your golf swing you need to follow these rules,

• Only attempt to improve your golf swing if it’s broken. If it isn’t broken, leave it alone. A few bad shots doesn’t mean you need a complete overall!
  
• Only ever work on one thing at a time. Never try and fix the entire swing all at once.
  
• Practice until you can perform the new skill. This doesn’t have to take that long. If your mind is focused on one thing you should be able to learn the new skill quickly.
  
• Finally, play golf. Forget whatever it is you were working on and enjoy your golf game. This ability will allow you to rise to the top and find your real ability.

Now for many this sounds like it’s too easy. Well it is easy, it’s also easy not to do.

Trying every quick-fix, getting sucked into golfing gimmicks and attempting every swing theory known to man is often far too appealing for many golfers. The belief that they can improve their golf swing quickly is just too tempting a pill.

However in most cases golfers will spend years chasing the impossible dream and miss out on a great golf game that is closer than they think.

If you want to improve your golf swing stick to what has been shown to work time after time.

Train your golf swing then trust it. Improvement doesn't need to be a difficult process. In fact, it can be a lot of fun.

Cameron Strachan

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