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by Jeff Seward, Jef

People are always on the lookout for tips to make their golf game better. Golf isn't an easy sport to master. Those of us who love the game know that the more information you have regarding the swing, course management, putting, etc. the more chance you have of playing better. That's why we will take golf tips from almost anyone who's willing to offer.

So what kind of golf tips can we offer up in this article? Space is limited, so we'll try to focus only on those tips that are most asked for. First, if you have a bad temper, you probably shouldn't take up golf. We're just kidding, really. Actually, golf can be good for your mental state. You may find that you can take out your frustration on the golf course in productive ways and perhaps you can gain better control of that temper!

Since most people have trouble with their setup, our first set of golf tips will deal with the setup.

* Position your body so your body is parallel with the target line * Your feet should be shoulder width apart * With short irons, put the ball in the center of your stance * Middle irons should have the ball placed one ball toward the target side from center * For long irons and fairway woods, place the ball two ball lengths toward the target from center * The ball should be three ball lengths toward the target from center * Balance your weight on the balls of your feet * Bend your knees slightly and keep your spine straight * Move your body from the hips and make it a smooth, fluent motion

Keep your eye on the ball until well after you complete your follow-through swing. If you don't do this, you will have a tendency to stand up on the ball which will cause you to top the ball. Do this with all shots. Look at the back of the ball and don't take your eyes off of it until it's natural to look and see where the ball has gone.

When putting, the best golf tips we can offer up are:

* Visualize the path your ball will travel so that it will go in the hole * Read the green and take into account any dips that may cause your ball to change its direction. Then you can compensate with your aim. * The putting swing is a smooth, pendulum-like action with no wrist break. You will swing with your shoulders and should always keep your head down. * Be sure you put enough speed on the ball so that you will actually make it to the hole. There's nothing worse than coming up short on a putt. These lead to three putt disasters and can be very frustrating!

There are all sorts of golf tips out there to be found. Take any tips on your golf game that you can find and then try them out to see if they work. You can never have too many tips if you really want to make your golf game better.

You'll struggle mightily to find a lower handicap golfer that isn't a good chipper of the golf ball. It's curious irony to me when I see and work with mid to higher handicappers that spend so little time on improving their merit around the greens. If this description fits you, think about it for a moment? by definition higher handicap golfers are not going to hit the greens as often and as such they are going to leave themselves with chip shots much more often. So why not spend some time getting better at chipping and immediately start taking strokes off your game.

I can tell you unequivocally, that if you are a higher handicap golfer, spending some time to improve you chipping skills will save you at least one to two strokes per hole? now that's some serious scoring? wouldn't you agree?

Much of chipping around the green is confidence and with practice your confidence will improve along with your chipping so it has a snowballing effect.

Let's take a look at a few elements of chipping that will get you going in the right direction and on you way to lowering your golf score.

First of all, select the right tool for the job. One problem or mind set that many get in to is that; if I'm around the green and am going to chip ? I use my pitching or sand wedge. If this is you, I want you to learn to select the proper club for the shot that is required.

Actually let me back up slightly? first evaluate the shot and where you want the ball to land? then get the club out that is going to do that job best for you. These first two items are your approach the chip shot that you have in front of you.

If you're not sure about what club imparts what type of behavior on the golf ball, just try different clubs and shots around the practice green? work to get comfortable with several different clubs and approaches to your chipping.

The physical aspects of chipping are very straight forward.

You want to keep your hands slightly ahead of the clubhead? both in your set up and as your hands and club pass through the impact zone.

Press your weigh slightly forward during your set up and keep your weight pressed slightly forward throughout your chipping motion.

Use a one piece take-a-way and motion. This is a biggie with higher handicappers? they tend to get ?flippie? with their hands. When this happens the tendency is for the club head to begin to accelerate past the hands (a bad thing) and the result is the club either ?chunks? behind the ball or you hit the dreaded blade shot clear across the green.

Never decelerate the club as you come into the hitting zone. Confidence plays a big part in this for people who aren't good chippers. In order to get yourself to consistently accelerate through the shot; when you are practicing, initially don't worry so much about a precise target and if you are going fly the ball too far past. Just work on a smooth chipping motion making good contact each and every time. We'll work on distance control once you master the motion.

I've gotten a bit long here and I still want to cover a bit more on the swing, club selection for you, as well as some drills; but for now, just get yourself out there and work on these few basics and making good consistent contact and I'll be back with soon and we will continue our work on lower your score by getting the ball much closer to the hole with your chipping game.

Until next time? remember ? practice makes permanent.

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