The words golf swing improvement may sound to you like anything from a common goal all golfer’s share, to a complete oxymoron.  I hope that you fall into the first category, but how do you really improve? 

For some of us, the answer is forgetting the bad habits that accompany the swing: looking up, not squaring to the target, not bending the knees, etc.  However, once you have all the instruction you can handle, how do you get better?

There is one way most agree we can all improve and that is to practice.  This may sound over-simplified, but how many times do you begin playing a round with the goal of using what you may have learned from your local PGA Professional Golf Instructor, only to fall back to emulating what you read in an article on an airplane about how Tiger gets 40 more yards than his opponents.

The best way to avoid too many free “tips” you is to play with a few goals in mind.  Play a local course often where you know terrain and feel comfortable playing.  However, instead of playing the course mindlessly, act as though it were a new course to you and read the card to get as much information about your whereabouts as possible.  Have a few practice rounds there by yourself, if possible, and just simply record your scores as usual.

Then, when you have a sense of how you will score there, put into play three things you may have learned (hopefully you are working on at least three things, unless you are shooting birdie golf), and just concentrate on those three areas of your game.  For some, it may be hitting fairways, others may wan to reach at least 50% of the greens in regulation, or others may have a particular distance for a club they are improving.

By giving yourself a realistic and more importantly measurable set of goals to achieve in improving your swing, you will have the chance to get to know your swing better. Check your results against what your are being taught or reading on the plane every round.  Just knowing you are trying to improve a few things rather than master the whole game in a day can help.

My biggest “sin” in golf is trying too hard for distance.  Most clubs, balls, training devices, and even some apparel would have us believe that their product will add more distance to your game. I am not alone in wanting to hit longer shots by purchasing “technology”.

I am amazed at the choices there are in gear that almost follow fashion.  One year big heads are in.  The next year a lower profile and center of gravity club made with different material is the rage.

If you think about it, the one thing that remains the same year after year is that YOU have to hit the ball to score well.  The better you swing and putt, the better you hit the ball, the lower your score.

There is a good tool for those looking to record their round in detail.  It is a product called Par-formance®, The Golf Score Journal, from Harvey Publishing Group (www.par-formance.com ).  This will help you look back on your golfing games over the season shot by shot.  This can assist you in determining which areas of your golf game and swing need improvement.  It works on any course and is one tool that is not a gimmick.  It will help you identify the strengths and weaknesses of your game.

In a very real way, you can put too much emphasis on equipment and too little on the swing.  A good golf swing is the one thing that will never go out of style.

The scores you post will be the “proof in the pudding”

Practice, practice, practice…Enjoy Golf!

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