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The Stages of a Golf Swing

Tue, Jan 6, 2009

Golf Tips


Professional golfers have a full time job. They may not sit in a cubicle from 9 to 5, but in order to make a living, they must improve their golf game to give them the best chance at finishing in the money in their tournaments. As in many other sports, watching video tape can be a very useful tool for the professional and amateur golfer. One common practice is to video tape the player’s swing, and brake it down frame by frame. Many pros watch other players that are better than they are and try to mimic the better players methods.

You probably have noticed that most professional golf players do not wear sunglasses on the course. This is because it impairs their depth observation. Professional players will not take uncalled-for advice from people that do not know how to play golf. In fact, this is a rude gesture for professional golfers.

Professionals often familiarize themselves with the golf course by walking around the field or course. By familiarizing their self with the course, it expands their concentration so that they can improve their golf swing. They player can focus on the next shot easier and improve his speed.

To improve their golf swing often they will video their swings, observe and then analyze the swings to see where they can improve. Golf has a four stage learning process.

Incompetent, unconscious is the first stage, incompetent, conscious is the second stage, which at this stage it helps them to find problem areas, while moving them to practice more.

In the unconscious stage, the player is unaware of the problem. The player will find it difficult to identify the problem at this stage as well.

By the time, the player gets to the conscious level he begins to play sufficiently without giving much thought over his golf swing.

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