how do i hit a golf ball straight?
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The best thing would be to see a professional golfer and he can advise you on how to improve your game. Yahoo's golf tips suggests selecting a target area and focussing on that. \n\n# Stand behind your ball on the tee and pick out a 10- to 15-yard landing area, then picture an imaginary line from that spot back to your ball.\n# As you address the ball, focus on an intermediate target a few feet in front of you. Align your ball square to that point, and don't worry about hazards, distant mountains or anything else.\n# Right before you pull the trigger, take one last look at your landing area. Take a cue from the Tour players, who by this point are only thinking about getting their ball to that spot.\n# Make a confident swing, knowing that you've done what it takes to line up the shot. Practice this on the range, and you'll be ready to conquer any intimidating visual tricks.\n\nThere are also plenty of training aids available see Yahoo directory.
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don't knock the 8-ball in until last, unless you're playing straight pool........ keep your eye-level as low as possible, use a smooth stroke.
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This is a good question with no easy answer. The best answer would be to practice the shot you're speaking about. Try it with different clubs and different swings. \n\nFor example, if you would normally hit a 7-iron, try to hit a knockdown 5-iron. Or try to hit a normal 6-iron, or perhaps try to hit your 7-iron a bit harder than normal.....note your results and then you'll have an advantage next time you come to that hole. \n\nGood luck.
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Even with a high lofted wedge, make sure you're hitting down on the ball with authority.  You still want to accelerate the clubhead through impact.  Many high handicappers faced with a short shot pick the right club, but decelerate at impact for fear of skulling or overhitting the ball.\n\nOf course, this demands more short game practice than many put in, since most of us love the feeling of hitting driver at the ranger over and over again.\n\nBut shorten backswing, open stance, and fire the clubhead through impact.
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If you are pulling the ball left, it's because you are not swinging straight through the ball.  Maybe just getting you thinking about a good swing path will cure any other related flaws.\n\nMake a box out of six tees by making two parallel rows of three tees each. The rows should be about 12 inches long and 6 inches apart.\nLooks like this:\n* * *\nswing-path \n* * *\nPractice swinging with your driver making the club path go through the box (i.e. through the two parallel rows) without hitting a tee. This exercise will help you see flaws and teach you to swing straight through the ball.\n\nOne additional reason I like this exercise is that when you don't swing right, you have to stop and fix the tee box - penalty.  If you swing right, the box is still there ready to go again and this helps with building muscle memory of the good swing.
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once the bat makes contact with the ball...don't stop your swing...follow all the way through and swing with your hips as well.......try standing with a feet about shoulders with apart...\nplay with that till it feels right...but most importantly..don't stop your swing..follow all the way through.
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get an old club that you do not care about.  put a 2x4 down about 2 inches on the other side of your ball, parallel to your stance.  You may hit the 2x4 a couple of times but i promise you will teach yourself to quit coming over the top.
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Hi.\n\nI'm 14 years old with a 12 handicap and two weeks ago I hit that kind of a shot. I'm used to hitting perfect shots as I am a pretty good and consistent golfer. But the other day was the best. On the 155 yard Par-3 at my course, I hit a 6-iron. It was so perfect that it didn't kame any noise as I struck it and I didn't feel anything at all in my hands at contact. It went high and dead straight. It stopped dead, 3 feet away from the hole. I then proceeded to make the birdie putt.
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To me the easiest way would be adjusting the position of the ball in your stance slightly.  If you slice it move it towards your front foot more so that the clubface gets turned more before you hit it if you hook it move it back a little so that the club face doesnt get that far turned before you hit it.
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That depends entirely on the specifics of the shot. How much rough do you have to carry? Is it only green that you need to run on? Are there obstacles in between you and the hole?  What you need to do is go to a driving range that has a chipping green and figure it out for yourself.  There is no set answer.  If you'd like to try a different approach to chipping, rather than smacking at the ball, try this:  Put the ball in the middle of your stance with feet at shoulder width.  Take a PUTTING grip on the club, and putt it.  Just like a putt, don't swing faster on your follow through than on your backswing. Make a smooth, steady stroke.  Try that out at the range, and write down, or just remember, the distances that they carry.  Remember, if you want the ball to get up quicker, and roll less, use a higher lofted club, like a PW or SW, or even a Lob Wedge.  And if you want the ball to roll further, use a smaller iron. (5i, 6i, 4i, whatever works)  Standing 10 feet off the green, with 50 feet of green to run, I would suggest something like a 5 iron, with the stroke I mentioned before.
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go hit golf balls, go for a walk or drive.
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put out your right hand onto the table finger tips touching the tables but palm up, rest the stick between your thumb and fore finger about 30cm from the tip. use your other hand to push the stick forward, whilst aiming at the ball. \n*put a bit of talc where the stick rests on your hand- it makes it easier*
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Without getting new equipment, try and widen your stance a couple of inches.  Or you can work on swing speed, a drill you can try would be to grip the golf club on the opposite end (near the head) and swing, but you want to hear the whoosh sound at the bottom portion of the swing (when the shaft is parallel to the ground before impact to the same same spot after impact).  You can also increase strength and flexibility in the muscle groups for the golf swing.
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shorten your backswing and make a conscious effort to swing through the ball( also called releasing the club)\nGo to the driving range and try this, just focusing on making good solid contact with a good follow through and don't try and kill it. nice easy swings and see how far it goes.
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Sounds like a slight reverse pivot or mis-alignment. \n\n Go to the range and put down a club by your toes pointing at your target.  If you are hitting them at the target then this was the case.  On the course stand behind the ball and visualize the target line and practice getting set on that line. \n \nIf it's a reverse pivot you would usually have a slice with it.  Make sure the weight is transferred to the left side (start the downswing with the left hip moving toward the target) before impact and stay "extended" down the line.\n  \nKeep the club face on the target line longer.  In fact the more target conscious you are the better results you'll have.  Once you are set at the top of your backswing.  Focus everything going toward that target.   \n\nLet me know if this helped.  You can do it.  Good Luck!!!
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Good answer tyler, simple, but it is true, just play without worry, i am going to use that, thanks.\n\nsome advice is what i always say to people, sort of like tylers answer, Just grip it and rip it.  You cant overthink the game or it will kill you.  If u are still having trouble try just using a half swing for a bit and just foucus on hitting the ball and not worry about where it goes.\n\ngood luck and have fun
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Your moving towards the ball maybe bending over to much.  I suggest taking a Free lesson from a local PGA pro.  Go to www.playgolfamerica.com to sign up.  Here is a link to an article that may help you.\n\n\n  Most everyone has shanked a shot -- hit the ball off the hosel of the club -- in his or her lifetime. http://www.pga.com/improve/tips/swing/improve_elliott121404.cfm\n\ngood luck