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In lesson 3 of the golf fundamentals video series, Parker explains the importance of posture and demonstrates the key points for improving upon your own. … “free golf lessons” “free golf instruction” “free golf tips” “golf fundamentals” “posture stance” “Parker Stevenson” “play better golf”

There are many online resources claiming to help you with golf swing basics. They will explain how to hold the club, what movements to make and how to ensure the best quality shot. However, when most people try to follow these types of instructions they do not find them very easy to complete.

The instructions are normally clear enough and so you know exactly what you should be doing but executing is not always easy. You can practice over and over again and sometimes it will just seem as if the shot is not a natural movement for your body. You may find that your arms just do not seem to want to move the club properly or your body does not seem to be able to move in the desired way.

Making sure to learn the proper grip, stance, posture and ball position will give you a huge headstart.

You may have assumed that it is because you just have not practiced enough and you need to work harder. However, have you considered that it might be a physical limitation? If you are new to golf then the muscles that you use during the swing action are likely to not be that strong. You may not have used them very much before and so they could be quite weak.

This means that it is much more difficult to carry out the required swing action as you will not have the desirable flexibility. Also you may find that those muscles tire as you play a round of golf and your shots get worse as the game goes on. So before you look at golf swing basics and consider changing your technique, look into your physical fitness and see whether that can be improved.

By: Mike T Pedersen

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Alignment is one of 4 basics of golf that you have to get master along with the grip, stance and posture. Once you have the basics right you will improve rapidly. If the basics are wrong you will find it difficult to improve. If you are not aligned properly, obviously the ball will not go where you want it to. As you can imagine if you are just slightly out in your alignment at the ball, how far will you be out when it has traveled over 200 yards. Good alignment is not difficult and here are some tips to help.

1. Take up a position behind the ball. This is your first step to achieve the right alignment. Stand directly behind the ball and make sure that you keep it between you and your target. Holding the club with the grip, pick a point on the ground that is about three feet from the ball in line with the target you are aiming for. Memorize that spot, whether it is a divot mark, small weed, broken tee peg, because you are going to use it as a reference to address the ball and to aim your club face later on.

2. Walk up to the ball and place the club head square to spot 3 feet in front of you that you had chosen earlier. Take your stance with your body square to your designated target line. Position your feet in accordance to the club, which you intend to use for the shot. The main idea here is to make sure that the lines corresponding to the tips of your toes, your knees, your hips, and your shoulders should all be in parallel to the target line. Your proper alignment, coupled with good swing fundamentals, should be enough to make the ball go straight into the hole with every shot.

3. You can make a quick check by placing your club across your shoulders and checking that they are on the target line. You can do the same with the toes of your shoes to make sure everything is square.

4. Always keep a check on your alignment, even the pros can fall into the trap of thinking they are lined up correctly when in reality they are way out.

Good basics lead to a good golf game. Don’t practice bad habits.

By: Ian Donaldson

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BellBayGolfClub asked:

Visit www.bellbay.caBell Bay Golf Club‘s Golf Academy in Baddeck, Cape Breton Island, Award winning Canadian PGA Professional Ted Stonehouse, teaching Swing fundamentals. Bell Bay Golf Club is one of Canada’s finest golf courses open to the public for daily green fee play, Bell Bay Golf Academy open to public for golf schools and private lessons. For more information please visit us at www.bellbay.ca

swfloridanews asked:

Allen Manguson and Fred Cook of Coral Oaks Golf Course in Cape Coral teach about posture for lesson four of golf fundamentals in The News-Press Golf Academy series. Marc Beaudin, news-press.com