Golf Long Game  

You want to find how to get a consistent golf swing for your golf long game.  Golf swing tips and golf drills for new and intermediate golfers, best use of rescue clubs, how to shape the ball are a few of the topics we will cover on these pages.  We established this site because we think we can help.  Many of us think driving a golf ball long and accurately, and consistently, is probably the most satisfying things you can be good at in golf.  Having a consistent golf swing with the proper fundamentals will not only improve your golf drive distance, but it will lower your golf score.  Take a look at this page for some great information on The Simple Golf Swing Review.

So How Do We Get a Consistent Golf Swing

On these pages we will emphasize simplicity, or less is more.  The more we get into golf instruction the more complicated the game becomes, because instead of staying with the basics we add layer after layer to the swing, resulting in a golf swing so complex that even a highly accomplished golfer couldn’t maintain it on a consistent basis.  It doesn’t have to be that way.  When we observe professional golfers swing, we are often amazed at how effortless their swing seems to be, yet how the ball literaly flies off the clubface.  But if they started adding things to that swing to get just a few more yards even they, with all the hours they devote to the game, would not be able to maintain consistency.  So keep it simple, and you will see great results.

The Golf Long Game Revolves Around Consistent Golf Swing Fundamentals

Whereas we could say that the Golf Short Game brings into play more of the mental aspects of golf, or “the game within the game”, the face in maximum golf long game is more about precision, mechanics, and keeping those swing keys consistent.  We have all marveled at how far professional golfers can hit a golf ball, and marveled even more at how effortless their swing seems to be.  It takes a while for many of us to learn that distance is not a byproduct of greater effort.  Because the harder we swing, the tighter our muscles become, and as we tighten up the quickness necessary for clubhead speed gets diminished, and it becomes more difficult to get the clubface in optimum position for perfect contact.  As a result, the harder we swing, the shorter the ball travels.  So on these pages we will emphasize not trying to mash the ball with all your might, but keep the swing simple and taylor it to your individual golfing strengths.  You will be amazed to hit the ball further with less effort.

BOOKLEGGER Hank Haney s Essentials of the SwingBooklegger Hank Haney s Essentials Of The Swing : In this book, Hank Haney goes beyond tips and quick fixes to lay out the principles behind the perfect swing. Point by point, chapters cover every aspect of the swing, from grip to contact to ball flight, with 160 illustrations to help players understand the concepts and check their form.

Here is an interesting fact from intotherough.co.uk:  Balls travel significantly further on hot days. A golfer swinging a club at around 100 mph will carry the driver up to eight yards longer for each increase in air temperature of 25°F.