Do you often hit fat golf shots when you play golf?

Well, you shouldn't. Here's why (then I'll tell you how to fix it)...

A fat golf shot is simply the result of the club striking the ground behind the ball. That's easy to understand, right?

But you hardly ever see pro golfers hit fat shots, why is that?

Here's why I believe that is the case.

Professional golfers have trained themselves to swing so the low point in their swing is in front of the ball.

Studies have found that the low point in pro's swings is about 4 inches in front (towards the target) of the ball.

So if the low point for a pro is normally 4 inches in front and they do a poor swing, the low point will almost always still be in front of the ball... meaning they will hardly ever hit a fat shot.

But for most amateur golfers the low point in their swing is the ball or behind it.

So if you fat golf shots often (at least 1 fat shot per game) then you need to work on improving your low point contact, and here's how.

Get some card of some sort. A business card is good to use for this. But it could be any card about the size of a business card or slightly larger.

Then setup somewhere that you can swing and brush the ground. Get out your 7 iron and setup to an imaginary ball, but before you swing place the card so it's 2 -3 inches in front of the leading edge of your clubface. Once this is setup then simply swing and try to contact the front of the card with your golf club.

Do this over and over again until you get good at contacting the leading edge of the card. Once you can do that consistently, then repeat this but put a golf ball just before the leading edge of the card. Once you've done that then swing while still trying to contact the leading edge of the card.

You'll find when you do this that it's tough at first to get your swing to bottom out in front of the ball, but it's like any habit, it takes time to change it.

Just remember this, if you hit fat shots your current habit is to have a swing bottom that is either at the ball or behind it.

You just need to change your swing habit and when you do, like a pro, fat shots will be a thing of a past.

So go do that drill often, and you will hit better shots and lower your handicap.

Also, go here and check out a program that will help you build a more consisent golf swing that will make ball striking a lot easier for you.

Here's My #1 Tip For Straight Golf Shots

Hi 

So you want to hit the golf ball straight, consistently?

Here's My #1 Tip For Straight Golf Shots...

Before we begin, there's one big problem with hitting straight golf shots which is this...

THE GOLF BALL IS ROUND!

Imagine if the golf ball was square. I know, I know, it wouldn't be called a ball then would it?! Duh!

But let's for a second imagine a square golf ball. Do you think it would be easier to learn to square the clubface up at impact?

I think it would.

And having a square clubface at impact is much more important for straight golf shots than swing path.

And when I say much more important - I'm not kidding.

Research has found that the alignment of your clubface at impact is 80% - 85% more important than the path you're swinging on.

That's huge!

Naturally you want the swing path to be going directly towards your target, along with a square clubface... but working on a square clubface alignment is MORE important.

And here is how I suggest you do this....

To do this drill, you'll need to get a box in which you purchase three golf balls (a three ball box).

Then take two golf balls out of the box so just one golf ball is left. Then I want you to position this box directly at your target and make sure the ball is at the end of the box where you're going to strike the box. I suggest you do this with a 5-iron.

Now the great thing about doing this drill, is that it's going to force you to really accelerate through the ball. Plus, it's going to help you to square the clubface up, because you're going to be hitting into a square edge rather than the round ball.



So smack the crap... ah... ball rather, out of the box!

The only problem with doing this drill is that after just one shot you're going to kill the box. So you need to find a good supply of 3 ball golf boxes to do this. Here's an idea... heard of dumpster diving? :-) No - just joking.

Jokes aside, this is a great way to combine training yourself to hit it longer AND straighter. And if you can find a good supply of 3 ball golf boxes, do it regularly for longer and straighter drives.

Naturally, there's a lot more to hitting long, straight shots than just practicing this. Because if your grip is bad it will be very hard for you to square the clubface up at impact.

If your alignment is poor then again, it will be tough to square the clubface up at impact consistently. And I could go on and on. But what you need to do is build a professional golf swing one step at a time.

And to help you do that I have for you The Long Game Mastery program. This program gives you a step-by-step plan to build a tour quality golf swing in the shortest amount of time. To find out more about it go here:

how to hit your golf shots with only the necessary amount

Stop trying to hole putts.

Isn't that what you're meant to do?

Well, yes and no.

When you're putting your goal should be for the ball to
go in the hole.  But here's the thing...

Have you ever hit a putt that you thought was perfect but
for some reason the ball didn't fall in?

So what happened -- didn't you try hard enough?

Maybe if you tried a bit harder the ball would have gone 
in.

Obviously that's stupid thinking.

But when I watch a lot of people putting, they are trying 
really hard!  I'm not pointing fingers either, because 
recently I've been guilty of this too.  

Everyone knows with putting that there's luck involved.  
You can hit a perfect putt and the ball may not go in.  
You can hit a putt that you swear was going to miss and 
it goes in.

So why do we steer putts?


When you watch the pros on T.V, very rarely do you see 
them steer putts.  They put a nice stroke on the ball, hold 
their finish, and watch the outcome.

But most "average" golfers stroke the ball, never hold their 
finish, and are trying to guide the ball into the hole with 
their putter and body.

Or in other words, trying too hard. 

Look, when you putt you shouldn't overemphasize that you 
are trying to hole the putt.  You shouldn't say things like 

"I need to hole this" or "come on, try really hard to hole this".  

That sort of thinking creates tension.  And when you're tense 
while putting, for some reason the ball does not fall in.  

Instead, here's what you should do.

Pick a line and pace for each putt and focus on hitting the putt 
along the line you've chosen with good speed, then let the 
outcome take care of itself.  Instead of trying to hole the putt 
you should be trying to do the task of putting as well as you 
can.  Then, again, let the outcome take care of itself. 

What I'm talking about is focus.  Focus on something you can 
control, e.g. your putting routine, your putting stroke, your 
mental attitude, your line, your speed.  Don't focus on something 
you can't control, i.e. trying to hole the ball. 

Do this the next time you putt and you will hole more putts 
without trying.

However, this entire concept relates to every shot you you play.  
Because if you're overly tense and steering your putts, you're 
more than likely going to be overly tense on your drives, your 
iron shots, your pitch shots, your chip shots, bunker shots, etc. 

If as you're reading this and thinking about your golf game you 
think that you're often steering your shots and feel tense at the 
end of your swings, then this is a major problem for you.

And the only way you're going to improve your golf game is by learning
how to hit shots with ONLY the necessary amount of tension.  To 
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That's right, this program will explain in step-by-step detail how to hit your 
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This program is on special right now and it teaches you how to do 
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So go here right now to check it out and learn once and for all how to hit 
your shots with freedom...

Here's what one golfer said after going through this program:

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 I just wanted to relax 
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Have a great rest of the week.  

The Excessive Tension Test

If after your shots you feel really tense or are moving your body 
around trying to steer the ball, then you've swung with too much tension.  

You will never enjoy playing golf or play up to your true potential if 
you continue to do that.  

If that sounds like you then go here and get The Mental Golf Mastery 

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playing golf more and lower your scores.  How impressed are your playing 
partners going to be when you do that?