Written By: Lee MacRae

Are you always on the lookout for the perfect golf grip? Well, maybe you already have it! The reason I say that is because so many people are always trying to change their golf grip because they keep hooking or slicing or topping the ball on the course. And for some reason they usually blame their grip. But if you are constantly changing your golf grip you may be messing your game up even more. In fact, you may be losing the perfect golf grip you already have!

Some people may find that hard to understand but you have to realize that there are only three basic golf grips in the golf universe. We have the Vardon grip, the 10 finger or baseball grip and the overlap grip. Any other golf grips are usually very difficult to master and best left to golf gurus or two the golf gods themselves.

You see the golf grip has just one fundamental reason to exist-to grip the golf club. All it really does is allow you to swing the club up over your head and bring it back square to the golf ball and to the target you are aiming for. That’s it. That’s all she wrote! Some people may tell you it also has to do with the amount of power you put into the shot and so on but forget all that for now. All you really want for now is a grip that puts your golf club face square to the ball and to the target.

A bad setup will make your grip seem like it just isn’t right. If your swing is not correct, if it is not in the right swing plane, then you will drive the ball off course, not where you want it to go. And when that happens far too when many people start to blame their grip, trying to figure out why they are not hitting the ball squarely. Even if your grip IS set up to drive the ball squarely, the other problems will still create a bad shot. Trying to constantly re-do your grip can only lead to more and more problems.

Here is a good tip that you can try. Go on the Internet or go to your local sporting goods store and look for a good golf swing training aid that has a built in molded grip on the handle. This will ensure we were that you always have your hands gripping the club properly. If you get one of the golf swing training aids that breaks at a hinge when you swing it, then you are going to begin to see exactly where you were going wrong in your swing and not in your grip. These induced training aids break anywhere in the swing plane where you are swinging incorrectly. You don’t have to guess. It will help you to understand exactly what you’re doing wrong.

Stop being one of those golfers who keeps changing his golf grip because he thinks that has to be the answer. It more than likely is not. Once you have been trained in the proper way to grip a golf club, don’t change it. Use the good training aids that are on the market to actually zero in on your real problems, not your imaginary ones. What you get the perfect golf grip keep it and watch your golf scores begin to go down.

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Written by: Jitender Zaman

The game of golf can be very rewarding to learn and play. There are many aspects to the game and putting has often been said to be a separate game altogether. Learning how to putt can be quite a challenge. Some people pick it up quickly and become good but often they encounter difficulties down the road and develop the dreaded putting yips. Here some useful tips to help you become a good putter and stay that way.

Putt To Make It:

Many golfers on long putts try to just get the ball close to the hole. They often will aim for a 3 foot circle. The problem with this strategy is that you are just increasing your margin for error. A better approach would be to always putt to make it. This means that on every putt your goal is to make the putt.

This does not mean you have to hit the putt hard in order to make sure to get it to the hole. Instead think of making every putt by seeing the ball dying into the hole on the last rotation. This way your misses will be much closer.

Trust Your First Impression:

When you are reading greens it can be very easy to get overwhelmed and start doubting how the putt will break. When you first approach a green take a bit of time to look at the putt from a few different angles. After that simply come up with a good solid first impression and stick with that.

It is very important to be decisive on your putts. You must trust the read you make and believe the ball will go in the hole. This does not mean you will make every putt. Your goal is to give every putt the best chance of going in the hole and this way of thinking will allow you to do that. Remember that even the best professionals misread greens so when you do misread a few putts just forget about them and believe your next read will be accurate.

Focus On Your Successful Putts:

If you play a lot of golf then you will inevitably miss a lot of putts. It can become very easy to dwell on these misses. However there is no doubt that you have made a fair number of putts too and some of them have probably been quite spectacular. Be sure to celebrate all the great putts you have made. This will ingrain into your mind the good putts you have made and will help to build your putting confidence.

Be sure to remind yourself of some of the greatest putts you have ever made. One good thing to do is each day before you go to bed think about the top 3 putts you have ever made. Replay them in your mind as vividly as you can and really experience the joy and satisfaction that making those putts gave you. Never suppress your emotions on successful putts, of course do not brag too much either, instead celebrate internally so you do not appear rude to your playing partners.

Do Not Think Too Much:

It is easy when you are about to hit your putts to start thinking about all sorts of things. Make sure that when you are about to hit your putts you are focused on your target. So make sure to pick out a target like a blade of grass on the edge of the hole or somewhere to the right or left of the hole if you expect the putt to break. Also make sure your target is something small.

Do not think about putting mechanics or how you made the last putt or about how the putt will break as you are about to hit the putt. Just focus on the target and let your mind and body strike the putt in the most accurate manner that will allow the putt to go to the hole with the right direction and speed. Use some of these tips to help you make more putts.

Jitender is an online researcher, avid golfer and regular contributor to a site on golf tips.

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