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5 swing fundamentals every golfer needs for more consistent results
Swing Fundamentals for Golf Mastery
Consistency on the golf course hinges on mastering key swing fundamentals. Here are five crucial elements for reliable performance:
- Grip: The foundation of a solid swing, ensuring optimal club control and accuracy.
- Stance: Posturing sets the stage for a smooth, balanced swing path.
- Take-away: The initial part of the backswing determines clubface alignment and swing plane.
- Downswing: Precision in the downward motion generates power and accuracy.
- Impact: The moment of truth, demanding correct clubface and ball contact for desired outcomes.
By focusing on these fundamentals, golfers can develop a reliable swing that translates into more consistent results and ultimately a more enjoyable experience on the course.
The best ball-mark repair technique you’ve never tried? A superintendent demonstrates
Usually, repairing a ball mark involves three steps: locating the mark, lifting the turf flap and replacing it, then stomping down to get it back to its natural level.
But that commonly leaves a ripple effect around the repaired area, a telltale sign of a previous ball mark, said Chris Hartwiger, Ph.D., North Carolina State University’s turfgrass extension specialist and a professor of crop science.
His better technique involves one fewer step: Don’t lift that flap.
Instead, take a twist-repair tool, available in any pro shop, and tilt the two prongs under the lip on one side. Engage the lip with the prongs, and then tap the top of the tool with the bottom of a putter. This will move the lip and fill in the hole, and eliminates the ripple effect of traditional ball-mark repair.
Rory: ‘Close as I’ve ever been’ to 5th major win
Rory McIlroy believes he is closer than ever to winning his fifth major championship. The Northern Irishman has not won a major since the 2014 PGA Championship but has come close on several occasions, most recently finishing second at the Masters and fifth at the US Open this year.
McIlroy admits that he had a dodgy season but he is eager to put that behind him and is aiming for great things in the remaining events of the year. He is especially excited for the RBC Canadian Open, which he has never won before but which comes at a perfect time in his preparations for the Open Championship at Royal Portrush next month.
