Week 14 Q & A 145

Q. 1 Are you advised to keep your left arm straight on your backswing?

There are two ways to do most things in life, and there are two sides to every story. Well, it’s the same in your golf swing, and it all depends on your body makeup because there are no two swings with the same body shape. This is why you shouldn’t copy anyone else golf swing. A straight left arm can work on your backswing if you have a petite body frame and are very flexible. Still, suppose you are older with the belly of a more oversized frame man or woman or more prominent chested ladies. In that case, you need to understand centripetal force in your golf swing, which means shorter, stronger, faster hitting will result in longer and straighter golf shots.

Q. 2 Are you been advised to try and hit the ball with all your power and keep the focus on the ball when making your golf swing?

If you try and focus your mind on where the ball is and hit it with all the power, you will most lightly lift out of the shot, losing distance control and falling off balance and never be able to swing free to your release point or getting yours through potential out of your golf shots. You should imagine trying and change your thinking on the ball and have the taught of diving into a swimming pool and coming up on the other side of the dive, so you can swim away comfortably well have the same image in your golf swing the club taking the divot in front of the ball and coming up at your release point in your golf swing.

Q. 3 Are you advised to play golf normal in wet weather?

When playing golf in wet weather, you need to try and keep everything as dry as possible you need to understand that the ball won’t go as far. The ball won’t go as high in the air, so you need to take an extra club, open the club face slit bit and play for a fade all day if the grip gets wet. Get Lennon hankchif in your hand before you grip the golf club, then put your hand on the club. With the hankchif on it. This will give you the dryest grip possible for the golf shots you want to play.

Q. 4 Are you advised to put the ball in the middle of your stance when playing golf shots on slopes?

When you are playing golf shots on any slopes, you should look at the situation as looking at sea level so you can set up your shoulder to the hill and then take a club that is suitable for the distance you need to imagine the mountain is 30 degrees you take your 58-degree wadge you now have an 88-degree club to play the shot. Understand that this shot won’t go very far because of the loft you have created. This will be ok if the flag is in front of the green. So it would be best to consider this when playing on a slope. Then you have the ball position you need for the hill you have. The rule of thumb on a downhill slope is the ball position should be outside back foot play this short with backspin sliding the club across the ball to land softly, keeping the club low, possibly to the release point if the flag is near the front of green and overspin if you want if to run out to the back of the green. You are keeping the club as low as possible to release points. Playing a golf shot of the side of a hill with the ball above your feet, have the ball on the inside of the back foot or close to the centre, playing the shot with over spin. Playing a shot with the ball below your feet on a slope, play this shot of the front foot with cut spin weight slightly forward. Playing a shot on an uphill slope, play the shot of front foot weight ahead. Play this shot with a backspin in the flag at the front on the green. Play the ball back in your stance and weight forward for longer shots, playing this shot with a backspin.

Now you can decide the best way to play any golf course at your best……

Happy Golfing

YourGolfDoctor