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Swing smart: Power tips for women
Sports, Brett Brasier, Published on 04/06/2025
» Women's clubs are usually lighter than men's, which helps generate a faster swing. The downside is that women sometimes have a more challenging time making good contact with the ball with these lighter clubs. Regardless of using men's or ladies' clubs when swinging, imagine that the club is heavy in your hands on the downswing to make better contact with the ground and the ball. You'll also generate more clubhead speed and overall carry distance.
Straight shots start with setup, posture and tempo
Sports, Brett Brasier, Published on 28/05/2025
» Always try and work on your posture and alignment, as maintaining good posture throughout your swing is an important ingredient for the making of good shots. Tilt your upper body slightly forward from the hips, maintaining a straight spine angle. Use your core for stability and control throughout your swing. Avoid slouching or arching your back excessively, as this can affect your swing mechanics and lead to inconsistent ball striking.
Mastering spine angle: The secret to precision in swing
Sports, Brett Brasier, Published on 05/02/2025
» When setting up try to get the feeling that your hips are positioned so that there is a slight upward tilt in the direction of where you're trying to hit the ball. The feeling is that your left hip should feel that it's slightly higher than your right. Let's think about this for a minute as the overall feeling of your right side being set lower than your left comes because your right hand is positioned below your left on the club.
The pitfalls of 'Hitting From the Top'
Sports, Brett Brasier, Published on 17/04/2024
» Players have managed to play well with a 'Hitting From the Top' action despite this flaw. But because some players are athletic enough to make a compensation move, they can get away with it, which doesn't make it any less disastrous for the average golfer. No one has found an instant cure for this particular ailment. Here is a list of things that cause Hitting From the Top; your grip is too weak, especially the left hand. Misuse of your forearms, meaning the use of the wrists instead of the forearms at the beginning of the backswing and at impact.
Strike the ball consistently and cleanly
Sports, Brett Brasier, Published on 13/09/2023
» Thanks for last week's feedback on the golfing use of shoulders in the backswing, which is to charge up momentum by coiling the body to be in the position to unleash power during the swings transition.
Keep your shoulders in line with the target
Sports, Brett Brasier, Published on 06/09/2023
» The way you set up is all about getting your body into the right position to give yourself the best chance at making a good shot, so you will want to make sure your shoulders are in the correct place to start off and that they are parallel with your line of aim.
Turn on axis instead of lateral slide
Sports, Brett Brasier, Published on 19/07/2023
» By moving your left knee forward, the hips are naturally turned back and allow for the backswing to occur. By making sure the kneecap doesn't move laterally, you are limiting the overall movement of your lower body, and in doing so promoting a more reliable and compact swing.
Exercising can help improve a golfer's swing, overall game
Sports, Brett Brasier, Published on 01/01/2023
» I freely admit that my generation of professional golfers didn't really think that physical fitness was important in getting the ball around in a good score.
Tiger unlikely to dominate golf again anytime soon
Sports, Brett Brasier, Published on 10/04/2022
» Call me a wee bit cynical but just how wonderful everything regarding Tiger Woods makes me remember what short memories many in the media have.
Let your head move for mighty drives
Sports, Brett Brasier, Published on 04/10/2020
» You have to move with the shot. However, most golfers are right-eye dominant, and some of us are so right-eye dominant that we sometimes fail to use the left eye properly during the swing.