KPJ Golf-Cardiogolf Game Improvement Program

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This FREE program is designed for anyone who wants to improve their golf game and kick-start their golf fitness. Simply sign up for my blog and receive weekly golf and fitness tips that will guide you through a 10-week game improvement program.

For the complete program, you will want to order my Cardiogolf fitness program available at www.cardiogolf.com.

The program officially begins on July 1, 2010.  Sign up for my blog to start improving your game.

The 10-Week Program

During the following 1p-week plan you will work on and develop all the key aspects of your game. I will include exercises that can be done indoors as well as practice tips for the driving range. Starting with a full review of the basic fundamentals, you will progress to learning the basic swing motion and then target the areas of the game that will enable you to make the most immediate and noticeable improvement to your scoring. I will also include basic golf fitness exercises that will help accelerate your game improvement.

Each week of the program focuses on a different aspect of the game. I will give you an overview of the technique and then ask you to commit to practicing the exercises and drills during the week.

It is important that you try to perform the recommended exercises on a regular basis.  Consistency is the key to game improvement.

For the complete program, you will want to order my Cardiogolf fitness program available at www.cardiogolf.com.

Let’s get started…

Grip Essentials

The first week of the Cardiogolf Game Improvement Program is devoted entirely to the pre-swing set-up.  Everything you do before you swing determines how well your shot will turn out. You need to review the basics no matter what level golfer you are. Only once you have a solid and consistent set up can you develop other areas of your game like consistency and power.

Spend as much time as you possibly can working on perfecting your set up.  Check your grip, posture and ball position.  Once you have corrected any flaws, then you will want to rehearse setting up in the correct position.  This is something you can do inside or away from the golf course.  It only takes a few minutes to work on these basic fundamentals.

Grip Essentials

Nobody’s hands are the same, so you grip might not be the same as your fellow player’s, but that doesn’t mean it is wrong. How you join your hands together is up to you. There are three basic grip choices to find one that best suits you. Use whatever grip feels comfortable to you. Most importantly, use the grip that helps you square the clubface at impact with the least effort. Experiment with your grip by hitting balls with the different grips to see what works best.

Strive to form a neutral grip.

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The Vardon Grip: The most widely used grip by golf professionals is called the Vardon grip, named after the grip’s inventor, Harry Vardon. This is where you piggyback the pinkie finger of your right hand on top of the forefinger of your left hand.
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The Interlocking Grip: The interlocking grip is where you interlock the pinkie finger of the right hand with the forefinger of the left hand.
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Baseball or 10-Finger Grip: This is where all 10 fingers are securely on the shaft, as if you were holding a baseball bat.

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Learn to waggle

It is important to get the correct grip pressure before each swing, to keep your swing consistent.

Place your hands on the club and hold the club head just below waist high. The club head should feel heavy. If it feels light, you are gripping way too tightly and your won’t be able to release the club face and hit a good shot.  Make sure the grip pressure is the same in each hand, not tighter in one than the other. Keep the grip pressure the same throughout your swing. Don’t tighten or loosen your hands at the top of your swing, especially not at impact. Learn to waggle. A waggle is a little motion each golfer does before hitting to ensure proper grip pressure and take tension out of her hands and arms. Hold the club above the ground just below waist high. Now make small, controlled clockwise circles with the club head, making sure that your hands stay securely on the shaft. The club head should feel heavy. If it feels light, you are holding it too tightly.  When you are confident that your grip pressure is just right, you are ready to place the club head behind the ball and swing.

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On-Course Exercise

Consult your local PGA or LPGA Teaching Professional about your grip.  If you don’t have access to a teaching professional, video tape or take a picture of your grip and email it to me for a free evaluation.

Off-Course Exercise

Watch the Swing Essentials chapter from the Cardiogolf DVD.  To order your own copy of Cardiogolf visit Cardiogolf .

If you can’t make it to the golf course, work on your grip at home. 1. Make sure that you have a club in your office or living room so that you can grab it when you have time.  The Cardio Club is the perfect practice club to keep indoors.  It is shorten so that you can make full swings inside the house and not hit ceilings, furniture and walls. It is available at www.cardiogolf.com. 2. Practice putting your hands on the club whenever you can, even while watching TV. 3. Strive to form a neutral grip and work on keeping your grip pressure light.

Memorizing a neutral grip will eventually free up your mind to work on other areas of your swing.

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