J Cavell's Articles

  • Power Golf Swing
    Golfers who are inclined to hit at the ball with their hands rather than swinging through the ball find that they lose a lot of power, and distance. Your power comes from your body, not from your arms and hands. If you want a Power Golf Swing and want to drive the ball further, don’t hit the ball with your hands - let the club do the work it was designed to do.
  • Golf Lesson - Learning the Back Swing
    A key aspect of creating the Top Position is your weight distribution. Most of your weight needs to be on the right side (for right handed golfers) as discussed in the previous "Takeaway" article. Your hip tilt should be about 11? left where most amateurs have a tendency to lean backwards and create a greater tilt of about 14? to 20?. This is easily corrected by concentrating on moving your body weight to the right side.
  • Golf Lesson - The Takeaway
    The biggest mistake I made when learning to play golf was to watch other amateur golfers to see what they did. I realized very quickly that although some of them hit the ball fairly well, there was very little consistency in what they all did. It was hard for me to pick one thing that they all did the same so I could say "That’s it!"
  • The Golf Swing - A No Arms Drill
    This golf swing drill consists of practicing your golf swing without using a golf club. Why would anyone want to do that you say? By doing this, you’ll be able to concentrate on the feeling of your muscles coiling up and releasing without being confused or distracted by the movement of your arms.
  • Golf Success - Putting
    To putt effectively, you first need to know how to read a green. That means looking at the trajectory your ball will travel and compensate for any dips, hills, or anything else that could cause your ball to move a specific way.
  • The Mental Game Of Golf
    When you begin to address the golf ball and prepare for your swing, it’s essential that you have a sense of relaxation. If you are tense when you swing, the chances of you hitting a bad shot are increased tremendously. Being too relaxed though may cause a weak grip that will prevent a solid hit
  • Golf Stress And The Penny Transfer
    So many people are harder on themselves than they need to be. Constantly berating yourself is a recipe for disaster. The dialog that you hold with yourself is critical to your development as a player and as a person.
  • The Golf Swing - Driving The Ball
    Some think that driving the golf ball is a simple process, it really isn’t. Some seasoned golfers just look at driving the ball as a simple process. "Grip it and rip it" is a common phrase you can hear on many tee boxes. However, there are some things you can do to get more distance on your drives
  • A Golf Drill For Making Consistent Shots
    The only consistent thing about all amateur golfers is their inconsistency. They will play three holes and not hit one good shot. Then they hit thee good shots in a row which inevitably keeps them coming back for more.
  • Chipping Around The Green
    A chip shot is one typically played from within a few yards of the putting surface. Usually played with a 6-, 7-, 8- or 9-iron or pitching wedge with the ball played back in the player’s stance.
  • The Golf Pitch Shot
    A pitch or "pitch shot" is a shot played with a highly lofted club (pitching wedge, sand wedge, lob wedge) that is designed to go a short distance with a high flight path.

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