How to Hit a Golf Ball
Hold the club with a secure, natural grip.. Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart and knees slightly bent.. Bend forward from your hips about 35 to 40 degrees.
Steps
Hold the club with a secure, natural grip.
Hold the club with a secure, natural grip.
Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart and knees slightly bent.
Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart and knees slightly bent.
Bend forward from your hips about 35 to 40 degrees.
Bend forward from your hips about 35 to 40 degrees.
Square your shoulders, hips, knees, and feet with the ball.
Square your shoulders, hips, knees, and feet with the ball.
Shift your weight back as you rotate your hips and torso.
Shift your weight back as you rotate your hips and torso.
Tilt your front shoulder downward at the top of your backswing.
Tilt your front shoulder downward at the top of your backswing.
Lead your downswing rotation with your front hip.
Lead your downswing rotation with your front hip.
Return to your squared starting position at impact.
Return to your squared starting position at impact.
Continue the rotation into a long, tall follow-through.
Continue the rotation into a long, tall follow-through.
Control the amount of force you use.
Control the amount of force you use.
Increase your tilt and power up your backswing to drive the ball.
Increase your tilt and power up your backswing to drive the ball.
Make low contact with fairway shots.
Make low contact with fairway shots.
Factor in the wind.
Factor in the wind.
Keep your club and swing plane square when making straight shots.
Keep your club and swing plane square when making straight shots.
Get yourself out a trap with a bunker shot.
Get yourself out a trap with a bunker shot.
Play into the green from the outside using an approach shot.
Play into the green from the outside using an approach shot.
Curve the ball with a fade, draw, slice, or hook.
Curve the ball with a fade, draw, slice, or hook.
Make adjustments to your stance and grip when you putt.
Make adjustments to your stance and grip when you putt.
Use woods for distance shots.
Use woods for distance shots.
Go for irons for mid-range shots.
Go for irons for mid-range shots.
Use a hybrid club in place of long irons.
Use a hybrid club in place of long irons.
Try a wedge when you need height.
Try a wedge when you need height.
Stick with putters for short distances.
Stick with putters for short distances.
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