Most lefties seem to be uncomfortable with their left handed golf swing. It’s not entirely their fault. Although it seems to be the natural golf swing for most lefties, in reality it is not. A big part of your success at this sport relies on having the proper grip, and more than one way to grip the club.
One way that many left handed golfers are unsuccessful with their swing is that they are holding the club the wrong way. This is a common mistake because it’s a lot harder to turn the shoulders and head around in a proper swing when your hands are out of position. Holding the club the wrong way will also affect your accuracy of shots. When you have your hands turned out to the side, your shoulders are open, which means that your ball will travel further from your target. As a result, accuracy suffers and your scores increase.
For this reason, left handed golfers should always hold the club in a way that helps them get their shoulders into the correct position. When you are swinging the club, don’t turn your body at an angle where your spine ends up in front of the ball. Instead, keep your spine in line with the target. If you do this, it will make it easier for you to turn your torso so that you can face the target. When you’re swinging the club, your shoulders should be parallel to the target – not out in front.
Another thing that left-handed golfers need to keep in mind is that their left arm needs to go behind the ball before they swing the club. The right arm goes first as your body turns to face the target. To accomplish a great backswing, your left arm needs to come behind the ball before the hips, legs and body swing towards the ball. You can help yourself get started better by using a golf fitness DVD or a video tape which demonstrates the backswing properly.
Now let’s discuss some other things that left-handed golfers need to watch out for. Remember that your left hand should be over your left shoulder (for a right handed player, the opposite is true). Don’t grip your golf clubs too tightly, or too loosely. Also, remember that your left-hander’s hands are more likely to be weak than right-handed golfers’, and that means that they’ll have to exert more effort to get the same result as a right-handed player.
A good pre-shot routine is one of the most important tips I can give to a lefty. You’ll find that you can improve your golf swing just by setting up your setup properly. Your setup should be done in a way that allows your left arm to be as relaxed as possible. You want to be able to just point and hit the golf ball as if it was a line drive. When you are teeing off, you want to make sure that your feet are set a little bit forward of the ball so that you are at a comfortable distance from the tee box.
One of the biggest mistakes that many right handed golfers make is that their grip of the club is incorrect. Most of the time, the hands are aligned a little too far down the shaft of the club. This causes a lot of extra wrist movement that will really affect the speed and power of your swing. It can also cause a lot of wrist injuries for left-handed golfer. Try and hold the club a little bit further away from the ball with your left hand, and this will help to correct your grip.
Overall, left-handed players tend to have a weaker grip than right-handed players. The reason for this is because the dominant hand tends to control most of the motion of the golf club. When the hands are spread a little bit more than average, there is not as much room for the motion of the club to be controlled by the other hand. For this reason, left-handed golfers tend to have more wrist action than right-handed golfers. If you would like to improve your game, you should definitely consider improving your grip. It will not only improve your swing, but it will also help to keep your arm in the correct position during your everyday golf practice.