The 3 Cons behind the perfect golf swing that make the Pros stand out
Golf always looks so simple when watching the PGA Tour professionals play the game on television, but as any beginning golfer will tell you - this game is not easy!
Golf revolves around the swing and the reason many novice golfers get frustrated is because they never learned how to master the golf swing.
The first thing to note about a golfer's swing is that there is more than one swing and each person's swing can be effective as long as it has three key elements:
These are the three C's of the golf swing and understanding how to apply each can help improve any novice golfer's swing almost immediately.
Let's look at how each of these items can help the beginning golfer.
Concentration
One thing to notice about professional golfers versus amateurs is how they study each shot. PGA Tour professionals think each and every time they are about to take a swing.
Pro golfers think about what they need to do to swing the club in order to get the maximum effect. Pros concentrate on the golf ball, as well as what their body is doing when they swing the club to generate the desired result.
This idea may be the most important of the three C's of the golf swing because lack of concentration leads to poor execution, which leads to a less than desirable result - the ball doesn't go where you want!
Contact
While every good thing about the golf swing starts with concentration, which is mental, the most important physical aspect of the swing is not how pretty it looks, but how the club face contacts the ball at the bottom of the swing.
The moment of impact determines everything. Any time the clubface does not contact the golf ball squarely the ball may not go in the intended direction, have the proper flight, or achieve the maximum distance it could have had the club face impacted the ball squarely.
This is precisely why contact is so important. And this golf tip is not just for beginners; intermediate and professional players are not immune from making less-than-perfect contact and hitting errant shots now and then.
Consistency
The third 'C' of the golf swing is consistency.
Sometimes called repeatability, this is what separates the professional golfer from the amateur weekend hacker.
Even a novice golfer can hit a shot like Tiger Woods once in awhile, but the reason Tiger Woods is the number one player in the world is because he can hit that shot time after time.
His swing is repeatable and his desired outcome is usually achieved. Consistency is the key that leads to the desired outcome being achieved over and over.
The best way to develop a consistent swing is to practice the golf swing in slow motion until muscle memory takes over.
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As far as the specific mechanics of the golf swing, there are many training courses that offer specific golf swing instruction for the novice.
There are also many free resources online that provide golf swing tips for beginners and intermediate golfers.
Remembering the three C's of the golf swing is even important for beginners because without these basics all the mechanics will be wasted.
The next time you tee it up, just remember that concentration leads to perfect contact and a consistent golf swing that will result in more accuracy, which leads to a good outcome every time the club is swung.
And that's what leads to more enjoyment and less frustration out on the course.
