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The most successful tournament golfer to date, Jack Nicklaus, used to spend the first two weeks of his pre-tournament season with his coach, focused entirely on the lessons featured in this section of free-golf-lessons.com. Although the category is called “golf tips for beginners”, players of all levels will benefit from having strong fundamentals. The best part about these golf lessons is that no matter what your athletic ability level is, everyone can grip the club properly. Everyone can aim properly. Everyone can stand in an athletic position with the ball in the proper position.The reason everyone can do this properly is because all of these lessons happen before we start moving the club and our body for the swing. Not everyone will create speed in their swing like Tiger (sorry!) but everyone can have just as good fundamentals. By learning these little secrets, you will give yourself the best opportunity to improve your distance, accuracy and scores. If you are just starting to play golf, I recommend you begin with the Grip Lesson. Holding the club properly allows you to take full advantage of the rest of the golf lessons on this website. Once you feel comfortable with the golf grip, you can then choose any of the other lessons as they are all useful once you know how to hold the club properly. All of the golf tips for beginners on this website are fully illustrated and explained in a step-by-step manner. In 2008, we will begin offering a free video lesson series that will be available here on the website, on Youtube, and on Google Video. Good luck with your practicing and playing. May you ’Play Your Golf Dreams’sooner with the help of free-golf-lessons.com. Return to the Home Page from Golf Tips For Beginners Copyright 2006-2012 Free-Golf-Lessons.com
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PGA Tour Winner Quick Lesson
Congratulations to Steve Stricker on his victory at the 2012 Hyundai Tournament of Champions.
I believe the commentators said he has won 9 times in his 40s. That is amazing!I also agree with Sir Nick and Johnny Miller that his swing will be copied in the future. Technology has reduced the need for hand action in the golf swing to generate power. Watch the old videos of Bobby Jones to see how much action he created compared to that of Steve Stricker.
A great objective for any player is to eliminate any unnecessary movement. Stricker does a great job of that. His hands stay very quiet on the backswing. His wrists hardly hinge at the top of his backswing. You can see from the above video that his backswing is all shoulder turn.
His downswing starts from the hips and he simply turns everything through the golf ball at the same time. His hands and wrists release naturally without any effort. This is a great way to have a consistent rhythm through the golf ball on every shot. This swing delivers enough power to win on Tour.
European Tour Winner Quick Lesson
Congratulations to Louis Oosthuizen and his victory at the 2012 Africa Open.
Louis burst onto the scene with his dominating performance at the Open Championship. Many have predicted multiple wins for this player. His victory this past weekend is likely one of many to come.
In the video above pay really close attention to when the video ends. Take a look at his left foot. Notice how all his weight his on his left heel. This is a great sign that he has cleared his hips properly.
One of the key reasons for starting the downswing with your lower body is to clear your hips out of the way to create more room for your arms to swing through impact. It is a great indicator as to how well you cleared your hips, when almost all your weight is on your heel.
If your weight is leaning on you toes or even the middle of your foot then you have not rotated and cleared your hips enough through your downswing and past impact. You really want to feel the pressure of your weight on your heel like Oosthuizen.
Make sure you start your downswing with your lower body. At the top of your backswing; either pull your left knee or your left hip (right handed player) towards the target. Also make sure your hips keep rotating through impact and into your finish position with your weight on the heel.