Instruction - Keeping
Your Eye on the Ball...Right?
If you enjoy the game of golf as much as
I do then you have no doubt tried numerous tips, techniques and methods
of improving your golf game, whether it is by just one stroke or a
significant amount. Unfortunately, no matter what secret formula you
come up with to lower your score and enhance your enjoy for the sport of
golf if you don't keep your eye on the ball then it is all for naught.
Keep you eye on the ball. Normally when
we say that in conjunction with a sport many people think of baseball.
True, that is a major requirement to succeeding at that sport. That
catch phrase also applies to tennis, football, basketball and many
others to a certain degree, but in my mind no other sport truly lives or
dies by the saying of, "keep your eye on the ball".
With the object of golf being to sink a
golf ball in a cup with as few strokes or hits as possible the slightest
mistake when it comes to keeping your eye on the ball will easily
balloon your score to an astronomical number. Simply put, if you take
your eye off the golf ball then there is a good chance you will miss the
ball entirely and an even better chance that if you do connect the golf
ball will only travel a few feet, embarrassing to say the least. Golf is
a game of skill, concentration and some would say a bit of luck. In
order to be successful you must eliminate all background distractions
and maintain your focus by keeping your eye on the golf ball throughout
your entire golf swing.
The key to zeroing in on your ball like
a bull's eye target is to look down at the ball instead of watching it
at the end of your golf club. It has been proven that looking down at
your golf ball will significantly improve your odds of not looking up
before the end of your golf swing and thus will allow you to actually
hit the golf ball with enough force and velocity to send it sailing down
the golf course in the direction you want it to go.
One reason why so many beginning golfers
struggle is because of the natural tendency to look away from your golf
ball when you're engaged in the backswing of your golf club. If you can
learn to suppress this natural reaction then you will be on your way to
a better score and experience with your golf game.
One way to help alleviate your desire to
look away from the golf ball is to ensure that the grip you use on your
golf club supports your wanting to properly address the golf ball by
looking down at it. It is imperative that you maintain a grip that keeps
your hand in line with the head of your golf club and allows your hands
to travel a path that is parallel to the flight line of the golf ball.
Keeping your eye on the golf ball is
important no matter what club you're using to hit your ball and it is
also terrain immaterial. If you're in the sand traps you must keep your
eye on the ball, if you're hitting out of the rough, you must keep your
eye on the ball. The whole object is channel 100 percent of your
energies into focusing on your golf ball so that you can successfully
score a solid hit with your golf club.
One other tip that may save you some
grief is after you decide where you want your golf shot to land and then
address your golf ball don't remove your eyes from the ball in order to
relook at where you want it to land. This method actually causes you to
lose focus on your golf ball and can lead to problems when you start
your golf swing. Instead once you look at your golf ball remain focused
and keep your concentration and eyes on the ball.
Most golfers make mistakes as a result
of taking their eye of the golf ball at some point during their golf
swing. In order to improve your golf game you need to fight the natural
instinct to look away from your golf ball. Master this task and you will
soon become the envy of all your golfing buddies.
Timothy Gorman is a successful Webmaster
and publisher of Golf-Swing-Improvement.com. He provides more golf swing
tips, putting tips and more information on
keeping your eye on the golf ball that you can research in your
pajamas on his website.
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