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Golf Swing Accuracy| The Chill Factor

hotgolfer — Sat, 14 Apr 2007 17:52:48 +0000

In my last post, we talked about the power of Focus and how critical its to maintain the mental image of your desired outcome in your mind. Well another key ingredient to guaranteeing repeatable accuracy is your state of relaxation…

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Golf Swing Accuracy | Your Laser Guidance SYstem

hotgolfer — Thu, 12 Apr 2007 17:43:24 +0000

Do you dream of consistent laser-guided precision in your drives? We’ll believe it or not, you don’t need any fancy technology. You can develop pin-point, repeatable accuracy with your own in-built laser guidance system. “My own in built laser?” you might ask. Yes, my friend, it’s called the power of focus and with a little practice you can easily acquire this skill that will make you the envy of the fairway. You’ll enjoy the pleasure of seeing those balls smack your targets just like a laser-guided bomb.

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Golf Stretch Tip | Warm Up for Tee Time!

hotgolfer — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 17:33:17 +0000

Have you ever enjoyed those magic days where your body is in top form? Nothing hurts. You move, you swing and you putt like a well oiled machine. Yes! It’s magic! And then there’s the struggle days when the machinery grinds and groans like a rusty old tractor. Well, the good news is that you can look forward to a lot more of those magic days by adopting a few easy warm-up routines before tee-off. Warming up will be your super lubricant for the perfect game.

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Golf and Air Guitar

hotgolfer — Wed, 14 Mar 2007 19:27:32 +0000

Hereâ€™s a Useful X- Factor Image. Think of your torso as a coil spring. Imagine your shoulders at the upper end with your hips at the lower end. Do you have the picture? Now grasp your spring at the upper (shoulder) end and rotate it around its longitudinal axis without securing the lower end. As you might expect, youâ€™ll encounter no resistance because the bottom end is not attached to anything. Now repeat the twisting action. But this time, secure the bottom end of your spring with your other hand. Notice that the more you twist the more resistance you experience as the twist (or X-factor) increases. This coiling is the mechanism behind a power swing. Now imagine suddenly releasing the shoulder end of your imaginary spring. Can you see the speed and power as your shoulder unwinds like a sling shot whipping towards the ball.

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Golf Swing | More on Your X-Factor

hotgolfer — Sun, 11 Mar 2007 19:11:38 +0000

In our last post, we talked about how theÂ power in your golf swing is directly related to the angular differential that you create between your hips and shoulders. The more differential you create at the top of your backswing arc the better (about 30 degress is typical).Â Now let’s follow our swing through the downswing and onwards to a whacker of an impact…

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Golf X-Factor | Twist for a Killer Drive

hotgolfer — Thu, 08 Mar 2007 19:04:01 +0000

We’ve all heard of the famous X-factor and how crucial it is to turbo-charging the range of your drive. We’ll, here’s an amazing tweak that you can apply for immediate results that will help you master your X-techniqueÂ You can look forward to more power and greater distance in those long drives and with a whole lot less effort….

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Golf Posture | 3 Tenets of Great Golf Posture - Cont’d

hotgolfer — Tue, 06 Mar 2007 07:48:20 +0000

Today, I’d like to continueÂ our conversation aboutÂ spine angle and it’sÂ importance as a foundational tenet of great golf posture….

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P for Posture

hotgolfer — Sun, 04 Mar 2007 05:21:33 +0000

As a kid, I heard it all the time. â€œStraighten upâ€â€¦I was told when they caught meÂ slouching. Well, â€œstraightening upâ€ is not quite the tight thing in your golf but Iâ€™m sure youâ€™re not surprised to discover that your posture is crucial in ensuring consistency and power in your strokes. Whatâ€™s more when you embody, my â€œ3 Tenets of Great Golf Postureâ€Â youâ€™ll enjoy a more relaxed, easy comfort through 18 holes of playâ€¦

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Golf Grip | Wrist Action

hotgolfer — Thu, 01 Mar 2007 06:32:37 +0000

In my last post we talked about the 3 most popular grip types andÂ finding theÂ best one for you.Â Now, lets look at how you can optimize your gripÂ forÂ a consistentÂ killer swing by focusing on the key ingredient of wrist action…

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Golf Swing Grip | The Right Grip for You

hotgolfer — Sat, 17 Feb 2007 06:50:27 +0000

Choose Your Grip Type - In order of popularity, there are 3 common grip types: Overlapping, Interlocking, and Ten Finger (a.k.a. the baseball grip).

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