Sunday, October 16, 2011

Focus On The Ball

By Quinn Harris


You hear this mantra in every sport - keep your eye on the ball! It's a perfect chant for the golf player at every turn. If you can't see the ball clearly, your chances of hitting it are slim to none!

When you look at the ball, you want to keep your eyes on one spot. Don't waste time to see if your club is aligned with the ball. You should strive to keep your eyes away from the club as it moves.

The ball should be all you see.

Try to look at the ball with a bird's eye view. Merely raising your eyes won't help, since your eyes are about a foot over the pivotal center. You should, as much as possible, avoid looking at the ball down the length of your club. Looking down on the ball is better than get your angles down the length of the club. Doing this will stop you from looking up too soon.

Many people tend to look away when they draw back the club. Ignore that tendency and just keep looking down on top of the ball.

Keeping your hands parallel to the line will allow you to keep the head of the club in line of flight, but that's something you can only see if you properly look down. When the head and ball are in contact, you should sweep your hands along with the club head.

Mastering the skill of seeing the ball clearly until you hit it is true of every kind of shot. No matter where the ball is or where it ends up, you should see it clearly at all times.

The majority of golfers make the mistake of moving instead than standing still and seeing the ball clearly. A lot of the times people will give a glance in the direction they want the ball to go, then they look back at the ball. Many golfers would be shocked to find out that they don't stand still and keep their eye on the ball. If your eyes leave the ball even for a second during your swing, you can be assured that it won't be a good hit.

Lacking concentration is the worst thing you can do in golf. If you can ever reach a time when you keep your eyes on the ball from start to finish, you can rest assured that you will have a good game.

If you want to wipe out one of the worst golf faults, determine that from the top of your swing until you hit the ball you will keep your eye clearly on the ball. You'll find your golf game improving so significantly - your friends may start asking you for lessons!




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