If you’re struggling hitting slices or hooks it’s likely you’re falling foul of one of the common golf swing mistakes. But never fear, you aren’t alone and help is on its way. We’ve teamed up with PGA pro Alex Elliott in this video and article to tackle some of biggest issues that plague the everyday golfer so you can hit the ball straighter, farther and, most importantly, start enjoying your time on the course more.
So, without further ado, here are five of the biggest golf swing mistakes and Alex’s tips on how to fix them…
Golf swing mistakes: The grip
Golf is hard enough without attempting to navigate yourself round a course with a bad grip. To check whether this is the source of your struggles, first assess whether you’re holding the club in the palm of your hand. If so, you’re limiting the amount of power and control you can deliver at impact, making it very difficult to hit good golf shots with any sort of consistency.
Holding the club in the palm of your hand will cause a host of problems
If you’ve got it in the fingers then look down at your left hand (right for left-handers) to see how many knuckles are in view. If it’s more than three or less than two, that’s something you want to remedy.
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A strong grip (more than three knuckles) will have you struggling with hooks and a weak grip (less than two knuckles) can cause the ball to slice. Neither are desirable so you want to edge it back towards neutral over time.
A strong grip (left) and a weak grip (right) will have golfers hitting hooks and slices respectively
To set the perfect grip, hold a club by the shaft with your right hand if you’re right-handed and then wrap the fingers of the left hand around the grip as Alex demonstrates in the video. Roll the thumb over so you’ve got it securely held before sliding the other hand into place.
The ideal grip should look something like this
If done correctly, both lines created between the thumbs and forefingers should point towards the right-hand side of your chest as shown above.
Alignment
Something the best players in the world work on religiously yet the recreational golfer often neglects is alignment. And it’s so easy to do. However, let it go wrong and it can cause endless headaches.
An easy mistake to make is to think…
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