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As a beginning golfer, there are many skills that you will need to develop to improve your golf game and be the envy of your fellow competitors on the golf course. Beginners face many challenges in trying to acquire these skills often developing poor techniques to compensate for inaccuracy, low power and swing deficiencies which must all be unlearned later. Learn and understand the correct techniques and you will fast track your way to an improved golf game.

Some of the key areas that need are common to poor techniques are

Stance over the ball
Grip of the club
Perfecting each type of swing
Learning the bunker shot
Hooking or Slicing the ball
Putting to perfection
Keeping your eye on the golf ball

Every golfer can learn these skills with continued practice and understanding these common problems and how to combat them ensures your game will only get better.

Choosing the right golf equipment is very important in improving your game. Often it can be the very part of your game that may be causing you all the problems so talk to your local golf shop about what would work for you. Here are a few things to keep in mind.

Choosing Golf Clubs
When looking for golf clubs particularly for beginners, you will find a large range from quite cheap to the very expensive pro gear. If you are just starting to play golf and want to keep the entry level costs down, you may find it better to purchase a good quality second hand set of clubs rather than opt for the cheaper brand new and lower quality clubs available in store. Better quality clubs will provide you with a much better starting point so buying a good quality second hand set of clubs is advisable.

Choosing Golf Balls
There are a large range of golf balls to choose from like Titlest which is a very good quality golf ball. When choosing a golf ball you may want to try different brands and see how different each ball performs in your game. If you just learning to play, you may want to opt for a cheaper golf ball because you will be losing quite a few of them and upgrade the quality as your game improves.

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Improve your grip and you will improve your game. If your grip is all wrong then your shots will follow your poor grip and you will suffer poor golf game performance. Learn the correct grip and set it to be part of your shot preparation.

Place your club in front of you naturally placing the club so the head is touching the ground. Hang the left hand down next to the grip and then prepare to wrap your left hand around the grip handle of the club. The grip should run diagonally across your hand from the middle of your index finger up and across the outside palm of your hand about 1 inch down from your wrist. Make sure your thumb is gripping downwards inline with the club shaft.

Now place your right hand below your left hand so that your left thumb sits snugly inside your right palm. Your right hand fingers will wrap around the club shaft with the V created by your right thumb and index finger grip being almost inline with the club shaft when you look down.

There are three commonly used grips. There are the interlocking grip, overlapping grip and the baseball grip.

Learning how to play and control your back swing is a critical part of your game. Get your back swing wrong and you will be zig zagging across the fairways in frustration as you try to compensate for poor back swing technique.

The left side of your body and left are are what control your back swing. Your back swing starts with your your left shoulder starting the swing whilst moving the club smoothly away from the ball. As your hands move to the height of your hips, the club head will start to lift from the ground and start the upward arc of the back swing keeping your left arm straight as it moves across your body to your right shoulder.

As you continue your back swing your body should turn and rotate naturally with the swing with your left arm still parallel to the ball target. Do not left your left shoulder dip through the swing but rather let it rotate during the swing keeping the natural line.

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You hear this mantra in every sport - keep your eye on the ball! It's a perfect chant for the golf player at every turn. If you can't see the ball clearly, your chances of hitting it are slim to none!

When you look at the ball, you want to keep your eyes on one spot. Don't look at your club to see if it's squared to the ball. Don't let your eye follow the club as you draw it away

Just focus on the ball - nothing else.

Also, when you look at the ball, try to get a bird's eye view of it. Your eyes are about a foot above the pivotal center so raising your shoulders isn't going to help you see the ball better. Don't gaze at the ball along the line of the shaft of your club. Look down on the ball rather than get your angles along the shaft. This will give you much better results and you won't have a tendency to look up too soon.

Now, there's a natural tendency in everyone to look away when you start to draw the club back. Ignore that tendency and just keep looking down on top of the ball.

When you're looking down you'll notice that (if you're leaning over properly) the only way you can keep the club head in the line of flight is to keep your hands moving along parallel with that line. Sweep your hands along with the club head while the ball and head are in contact.

Mastering the skill of seeing the ball clearly until you hit it is true of every kind of shot. Whether the ball is in long grass, on an up or down slope, no matter what's around you -the main thing is to see the ball clearly to hit it accurately.

Very few golfers stand still when looking at the ball and concentrate their attention on seeing the ball clearly. A lot of the times people will give a glance in the direction they want the ball to go, then they look back at the ball. Many golfers would be shocked to find out that they don't stand still and keep their eye on the ball. The second your gaze shifts from the ball during any part of the swing, problems occur.

Really, a lack of concentration is responsible for most golfing mistakes. You can hit the ball well when you can clearly see the ball at every point in your swing from start to finish.

If you want to wipe out one of the worst golf faults, determine that from the top of your swing until you hit the ball you will keep your eye clearly on the ball. You'll find your golf game improving so significantly - your friends may start asking you for lessons!

Well, if your heart is set on "convenience" sports, you might want to consider kickball or four-square. Golf isn't learned in a day. Or even a year. According to some players - even a decade is too short! There's no such thing as a perfect golf game. That's all part of the "beauty and beast" nature that makes up this simple, complicated game.

There are some fundamental tips, though, that can shave a few years of frustration off your career! Some golfers disagree on even the basics. So I guarantee you'll find somewhere someone who will disagree with me. But here's what I've found to help golfers tremendously in improving their game.

The three most important steps that you want to keep in mind all the time are
keep your head still
keep your club head traveling in a straight line while in contact with the ball
relax your muscles.

I really can't say enough about the importance of keeping your head perfectly still throughout your shot. I've seen frustrated golfers of all sizes improve immediately upon concentrating on this one step.

When your head is still, you can see the ball clearly. And how can you hit something that you can't see?

Keeping your club head traveling in a straight line while in contact with the ball will help you avoid slicing and a host of other ills.

Relaxation of your muscles aids tremendously in keeping your balance. Balance is paramount to a good golf game and you don't want to have to brace your muscles all over your body. Stand comfortably so you can reach the ball easily. As far as propelling the ball is concerned. the muscles which add to the force are the muscles which twist the body around. They're the most powerful. So relax those arms!

If your game is off, go back to these three important steps. Don't change your stance or swing. Just go back to the three basics and you'll get back on track.