Golf Ball Flight Never Lies!

A golfer needs lessons.

There is nothing natural about the golf swing. You are not born knowing how to swing a club. You have to learn how to swing the club for maximum efficiency (proper distance and accuracy). A beginning golfer needs to take lessons, watch instructional videos, read books and practice.

I attended several weekend sessions of the John Jacobs Golf School and learned the principles of ball flight. We learned that the ball NEVER lies to us. It ALWAYS does exactly what it is told to do by the face of the club. Our hands control the club face.

Why does your ball always curve to the right? Because the face of the golf club contacts the ball on an out-to-in swing path with the face of the club open with respect to the direction of the swing path. Therefore, in this situation, the ball starts to the left and then curves more or less drastically to the right. A "pull-slice".

To correct this problem align your body parallel to the desired ball flight path. Next, make sure your grip on the club is in a slightly "strong" position. Make a full backward shoulder turn then start down with the body and let the arms and hands follow keeping the trailing elbow tucked into the side of the chest and hip. On the downswing make a full turn toward the target and finish with your belt buckle looking at the taget. Do it slowly hitting only a half or three-quarter shot until you get the feel of the proper timing and rhythm.

If you don't catch on after the first bucket of balls then you might want to see a golf instructor or check out David Ledbetter's video or CDs which you may be able to buy at Dicks Sporting Goods or 3Balls.com. Clubs fitted to you work so much better than ones which are not fitted to your particular characteristics - see GigaGolf!