What should your swing thoughts be?

“A good swing thought is to keep your height. Feel tall. Like your chest stays nice and high when you hit shots. This will help you maintain the width of your arms and prevent you from getting scoopy.”

How do I get rid of swing thoughts?

Eliminate Swing Thoughts: How to Stop Playing Golf Swing

What Most Golfers Do.
Train It So You Can Trust It.
Warm Up With Purpose.
Focus on Non-Mechanical Swing Thoughts.
Stay Relaxed and In the Moment.
Focus on Pre-Shot Routine.
Only Think About Target.
Next Steps on Removing Swing Thoughts.

How can I focus when playing golf?

How to Stay Focused During Golf Play

Begin every hole as though it’s the first hole in the round.
Block out all distractions when you step up to make your shot.
Set small goals for each round of golf that are achievable and realistic.
Develop a standard pre-shot routine that calms you and narrows your focus when standing over the ball.

What is a good pre-shot routine in golf?

Here is My Pre-Shot Routine: It starts behind the ball, looking down the line of play to get a visual for the shot. I then stand parallel to the line of play, still well behind the ball and make 1 to 3 practice swings, looking to feel the swing that I want to make for that shot.

Where do you look in the golf swing?

Strike the Inside Quarter for Power and Control The most common advice given on this subject is to look at the back inside quarter of the golf ball. This is to facilitate an inside/out swing.

Should I keep my eye on the golf ball?

The most important aspect of hitting the golf ball is “keeping your eye on the golf ball” – correct? If you say “Yes” – then you’re not swinging the golf club as fluid and precise as you should. If you said “Yes” then you’re trying too hard to get underneath a small object that doesn’t have much room to get underneath.

Should you hit down on Irons?

Hitting down on the ball is what creates that pure, powerful feeling of flush contact. You hear a lot about hitting up on the ball with your driver (good advice) but little about doing the opposite: hitting down on it with your irons. For perfectly pure iron shots, you must make descending, ball-first contact.

How far can you hit a 7 iron?

165 yards

Why do I hit my irons low?

One reason amateurs tend to hit irons too low is that they narrow their swing radius, taking the club back by letting the lead arm (left arm for right-handers) bend too much. Push the lifeline of your right hand into the thumb of the left hand, and keep pushing away from your body as you swing all the way to the top.

How do pro golfers hit irons so far?

For PGA Tour players, the lowest point in their swing occurs after impact with their irons. But the most amateurs” lowest point in their swing occurs just before the impact with their irons. This means pros deloft their irons, and amateurs add loft to their irons.

Why am I hitting my irons straight right?

A right-handed golfer hitting the ball to the right of the target but on a straight line is hitting a push shot. Ball Position: The ball might be too far back in your stance. This causes you to make contact when the club is still swinging to right field.

Can I hit a 1 iron?

The 1-iron is often referred to as a butter knife, although even some butter knives are more forgiving. “Even God can’t hit a 1-iron,” he joked. But the club was responsible for some of the greatest shots in golf, starting with Ben Hogan hitting a 1-iron into the 18th green at Merion to win the 1950 U.S. Open.