Bad shot: How to overcome your bad golf swing habits

A golf swing can be so bad that it can discourage you from ever going out on the range or course again. It can be that awful and discouraging, says Melissa Volitich, a fan of the sport who follows the PGA and LPGA tours. But a series of bad swings shouldn’t dissuade you from pursuing golf and enjoying it. Here are some top tips to improve at bad golf shots that plague your game.

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 Revisit your fundamentals

Pay attention to your grip, stance, posture, ball position, and other crucial elements of the swing. Remember that the golf swing need not be complicated. The simpler you can make yours, the easier it will be to replicate your success. Eventually you will develop the consistency you need.

Concentrate on what matters

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When improving your swings, focus on the takeaway, swing plane, as well as transition from backswing to downswing. Pay attention to impact, what happens post-impact, and then the follow-through. The rest is just noise, so drown them out and keep working on what matters.

Look at the big picture

Learn how the individual parts of the swing actually come together and form a complete golf swing motion. Analyzing the separate parts is good to develop technique, but it’s just as important to think of your target as a whole.

Improve your mental game

You can read a whole bunch of golf books and still suck at your golf swing, notes Melissa Volitich from many experts she’s read. The fastest way to improve is to get over the faux pas – and actually enhance the confidence you have in your swing. Sounds easier said than done, right? But it does a lot of good when you are confident enough, calm and composed enough, and focused enough to do better on your next tee shot.

Melissa Volitich is a passionate fan of golf and everything related to the sport. As an avid fan of the sport, she religiously follows the PGA and LPGA tours. More on Melissa’s musings here.