i need to do some golfing

in this new year i need to get some more golfing in this year i am putting $700.00 away for the summer for golfing and i an going to go at least 2 times a week starting April 18 and will stop around the middle of October until then I will get in shape and practice my swing my mid and short game and my putts

GOLF BOOKS TO READ

Here are a couple of books that I think are good to read. John Daly My Life In and Out Of The Rough. It's about all the stuff that has happened to him good and bad through out is career.

And the 2nd. John Daly Golf My Own Damn Way. I haven't read yet but I hear it a good short reed.

Hitting greens from the sand

Hitting greens from the sand

By Tiger Woods
with Pete McDaniel and Mark Soltau

Under normal circumstances I aim for the middle of the green from fairway bunkers. There are times, though, when I have to go for the flag, and that requires knowing how to shape a shot out of the sand.

The key, of course, is the lie. It helps if the stance is fairly level, with the ball sitting cleanly. The latter is critical to imparting spin on the ball to curve it. If it's a green-light lie, then I approach the shot like I would a normal fairway bunker shot, except I rehearse my intended release before I step into the sand.

Once in the bunker, I play the ball toward the middle of my stance to promote ball-first contact. For that same reason, I grip down the same amount as I dig my feet into the sand, maybe an inch or half inch. I set my feet slightly open for a cut shot or slightly closed for a draw. Then I swing along my stance line. Here's where the proper release comes in. If I want to fade it to a pin tucked on the right portion of the green, I hold off the release a millisecond. To hit a draw, I release the club naturally.

hello golfers

This week when I went golfing, I really sucked it up for a few reasons. 1 I hadn't practiced at all since the Monday before, 2 I was trying to hard to hit the ball far instead of just hitting it straight, and 3 the par three course over there really sucks. the ground was just mushy and in some places it felt like it was moving. the back nine of that course is great that's the one I wanted to do but they were having a tournament so we had to go with the shitty par 3 course.

A matter of balance

Start from the ground, and work your way up One of the least discussed but most important elements of the full swing is balance. Not only is a balanced swing nice to look at, it's critical to good ball striking. Good balance starts from the ground up. Your weight should be evenly distributed on the balls of your feet at address, your knees slightly flexed and upper body bent from the hips. That solid, athletic posture is the key to an "in-balance'' swing. At times I've had slightly too much weight on my heels, which put me out of balance and produced errant tee shots. The correction for me was to stand a little straighter. Better posture made it appear that I was standing a little closer to the ball. Over-swinging is the opposite of balance. It can throw off your timing, compromise your posture, and make it almost certain that the ball won't end up where you planned. If your driving is erratic, chances are your balance is off, too. Try swinging at no more than 80 percent. tigerwoods.com

Practice practice practice And It Still Goes Left

I have practice my stance and my grip for the last 3 weeks. And when I hit my driver or my woods it goes left 99% of the damn time it doesn't matter how I hold the face open or closed or how far i sand from the ball it always goes left. The only way i can get it to hit the can get it to hit the fairway, is if I stand looking way right, or if I hit it lighter. But hitting it lighter means less distance. Standing way right means that 1% could be that hit. Anyway I am hitting my irons straighter and my chips are getting better. My putting still needs work but if I can get it on the green I can generally get the 2 put.

until next week golfers

Tigers chipping basics

7/2/2008 3:04:00 PM

Stable wrists and a compact swing make greenside shots easy By Tiger Woods with Pete McDaniel and Mark Soltau Two of the main chipping problems I see with my amateur partners are trying to scoop the ball into the air and making too long a backswing. It's a good bet that neither will lead to a decent shot. Several factors are involved in scooping, but it often can be traced to excessive wrist action. To eliminate active wrists, just firm them up. Without putting a death grip on the club, lock your wrists in their address angles so they don't break down through impact. Playing the ball too far forward and setting too much weight on the back foot also contributes to scooping. I like to play the ball back in my stance on standard chips, with most of my weight on my left side. That helps promote a descending blow. Then all I have to do is trust the club's loft to get the ball in the air and carry it the right distance. As for the backswing, keep it short, unless you're blessed with the touch of Freddie Couples or John Daly. When your swing is too long, the tendency is to decelerate the club and lose your spine angle. So keep the swing compact back and through. You'll hit crisp chips with great distance control.