Create Accuracy on Your Golf Swing First and Then Add Distance

The normal mentality with the casual golfer today is to hit the ball as far as humanly possible off the tee. This state of mind is a huge reason why golfers struggle to achieve the low scores that they desire.

The smart golfers though, start off by perfecting their golf swing accuracy and control. Once this art of control on their golf swing is accomplished, it will then be time to work on their distance.

There is really no point in hitting your drive 300 yards off the tee if it lands in another fairway, in the woods or in someone's backyard. The only thing that this will accomplish is a penalty stroke added to your score or leaving you with a bad second shot that will cause you an extra stroke anyway.

However, if your golf swing lands your drive in the center of the fairway, yes it may be many yards shorter, but it will leave you with a great approach shot and help reduce your number of overall strokes in the round.

This can lead you to a much lower golf score and help you compete within your foursome and build your confidence.

By playing a more accurate, controlled golf swing, you will gain control of your drives sooner in your golf career, which will allow your distance to progress at an overall faster pace. You will master the techniques to correct and control your swing throughout the rest of your playing career.

These smaller, more controlled, golf swings will actually train your body, muscles and mind to develop the correct actions that make up your golf swing. Once your body, muscles and mind develop these skills, they will continue to be there for you as you start working to add distance to your swing.

As you start to master the shorter, more accurate swings, you can then progress to a fuller, stronger swing with the confidence that you will be able to control your shot and hit it in the right direction.

You will see a much greater success rate in your golf game by using these techniques than if you just start out trying to hit the golf ball as far as possible with no control.

Don't worry about your distance until you can control the ball. Accuracy is much more important than distance over the entire round. If you can simply eliminate one penalty stroke every three holes, you have just eliminated 6 strokes off of your game. Try this and you will confirm by seeing a lower score and handicap.