Day 11-Check Your Posture Today concentrate on your posture and set-up as you do your practice swings. Stand in front of a mirror so that you can monitor your form. Posture Drill-Place a club along your spine as shown, bend into golf posture by bending at the hips, not the waist with slight bend in the knees. Keep your spine … Read More
CardioGolf 1000 Practice Swing Challenge-Set-Up Drill 10
Day 10-Set-Up Drill If you top shots, most likely you are standing up as you strike the ball. Ideally, you want to keep the same angle your torso and legs formed at address position the same throughout your swing. Many high-handicappers stand up (straighten their legs or lift their torsos) as the they strike the ball resulting in an array … Read More
CardioGolf 1000 Practice Swing Challenge-Quick Alignment Check 09
Day 9-Quick Alignment Check If you have a hard time aligning yourself up on the golf course, try this quick alignment check to assure you are aiming at your target. Aim down your target line. In your set up position, stay in your posture and simply point your front arm out as shown. Your front arm should point parallel to … Read More
CardioGolf 1000 Practice Swing Challenge-Alignment 08
Day 8-Alignment Alignment is the easiest fundamental to work on, and probably one of the most neglected principles of golf. A good shot is useless unless it is going toward your intended target. First, you align the clubface square to your target line, and then you align your body. One of the biggest mistakes I see, as a teacher, … Read More
CardioGolf 1000 Practice Swing Challenge-Parallel at the Top 07
Day 7-Keep Your Swing Parallel at the Top for More Power STOP YOUR HANDS IN THE CORNER OF THE DOOR Most people equate a bigger turn with more distance, but the problem with this is if you aren’t flexible enough to turn your shoulders, you’ll end trying to get the club to the top by collapsing your arms destroying … Read More
Cardiogolf 1000 Practice Swing Challenge-Simplify Your Set-Up 06
Day-6-Simplify Your Set-Up Keep your set-up simple. Use the same set-up for your iron and driver. The ball position differs for a driver and irons, but the distance you are to the ball remains the same. Watch the video to see how to simplify your set up. Off-Course Fitness Tip-Half Kneeling Rotation: Test flexibility between upper and lower body This … Read More
CardioGolf 1000 Practice Swing Challenge-Better Posture 05
Day-5-Better Posture A common problem among high-handicappers and even elite golfers is a lack of mobility in the pelvis and hip area from hours of sitting and lack of activity. To maximize your full potential in the golf swing, you must have the ability to take your joints and muscles through their full range of motion. Performing exercises that focus … Read More
CardioGolf 1000 Practice Swing Challenge-Tight Lies 04
Day 4-Tight Lies In order to make the best golf swings with irons off of a tight lie, you must believe you can hit them well, but sheer anxiety high handicappers experience when standing over a tight lie prevents them from hitting a solid shot. Either they don’t complete the backswing or they tense up and try to help the … Read More
CardioGolf 1000 Practice Swing Challenge-Strengthen Your Lower Body 03
Day 3-Strengthen Your Lower Body The goal of resistance training or strength training is to improve muscle structure to prevent injury. Typically, golfers are vulnerable to injuries in the neck, low back, knees, hips and wrists. For this reason, it is critical that you strength train in these areas. Golf is basically a squat sport. We start in a squat … Read More
CardioGolf 1000 Practice Swing Challenge-Grip Essentials 01
A note from Karen: The challenge is straightforward-simply make 1000 practice swings over the month to improve your swing technique and increase clubhead speed. You don’t need to go to the driving range or golf course, you can simply make practice swings in your garage or living room at home a few minutes a day (just make sure that you … Read More