GOLF TIPS

  Check your basic fundamentals.
It is always good advice to regulary check your basic golf swing fundamentals.
Be sure to stretch before starting your round of golf and if possible hit some shots.

CHECK YOUR GRIP: Grip the club in your fingers. (Not in the palms.) The meaty pad of your left hand will be placed on top of your golf grip and you need to leave a gap of at least half an inch at the top of your grip.  The grip runs diagonally from the meaty pad of your left hand to the first joint of your index finger. Left Hand: you should be able to see 2 knuckles. Right Hand: you should see 1 knuckle. Palms should be facing each other.

STANCE: Shoulder width apart. Slightly wider for longer clubs.

POSTURE: Start by standing tall, then bend forward from your hips. (Stick your rear out.)
Bend knees slightly.
Right arm should be relaxed and your left arm will be straight.

BALL POSITION: Short Irons (Sand Wedge up to 6-iron): Place ball in the middle of your stance. Long Irons/ Fairway Woods: Place ball slightly forward in your stance. (About 1 golf ball towards the left foot from the short iron position) Driver: Place ball off the inside of the left heel.

ALIGNMENT: Clubhead/ clubface should be pointing at your target. Feet, knees hips and shoulders should point slightly left of the target. (On a parallel line with the line that the clubhead is on.) A common mistake that many golfers make is that they aim their feet at the target which then aims their club face way right of target.
Take your address position then ask your playing partner to place one club directly behind the ball and another club across the toe line of both you feet. Now walk out of the address position and go behind the two clubs and check that your allignment is correct. If I were you I would check this often whether at the driving range or on the golf course.

SOME TIPS  FOR PLAYING GOLF FROM UNEVEN LIES.

  Side hill Lie with ball above feet: Play the ball in the centre of your stance. Grip down on the club. Stand up a little taller. The ball will tend to go left so aim slightly right of target.

Side hill lie with ball below feet: Play the ball in the centre of your stance. Bend your knees more than normal. Ball will tend to go right so aim slightly left of target. Keep your knees bent through impact.

Uphill lie: Play ball slightly forward in your stance. Tilt your shoulders with the hill. Use an extra club here as you have added loft to the club by tilting your shoulders.The ball will go higher than normal.

Downhill Lie: Play ball slightly back in your stance. Tilt your shoulders with the hill. You may need to use a club less as you have de-lofted the club by tilting your shoulders which will make the ball go farther.
The ball flight will be lower than normal.