whats the proper way to swing a golf club?
448766
Face the trash can. \n\nRaise the club. \n\nThrow into trash. \n\nStart to focus on real life!
1053492
Here are a couple things you can check on your swing:\n\n1. Your swing path.  If you're  taking the club out and bringing it back across then this will cause a slice.  Check where you're bringing back the club.  Try bringing it inside more.\n2. If your shaft is not stiff enough then the club head will be lagging behind at impact causing the face to be left open.  Try choking down on the shaft about a 1/2 inch and see if that reduces the slice.\n3. If you have an open stance this can also cause a fad/slice.  Check your alignment by lining up and place a club at the toes of your shoes then get back behind the ball and see if you're lined up parallel to the targer.\n4. If you have a neutral or weak grip then this could cause a fad/slice.  Try rotating your hands about a 1/4 inch to the right on the grip.  Don't move the club while rotating your hands.  Rotate then grip the club.\n\nGood luck
619132
when chipping...Have most of your weight on your left foot.  Keep your hands ahead of the ball back and through.  Don't break your wrist on the back or forward swing.  If you take the club back a foot...follow through a foot. Think of impact as being crisp.  Choose a club that will get the ball on the green and allow it to roll the rest of the way to the hole.  Most people will do better with a pitching wedge for this type of shot.  But experiment with all clubs to learn the trajectory and feel for each shot.  Practice, practice, and the practice some more.
677006
Try to use stiff shaft, I used to use Regular shaft but after I have changed the shaft to stiff, I can hit it \nmuch further than before and also straighter, so go can change your shaft immediately.\nHAPPY GOLFING!
1035015
You are most likely trying to hit the ball too hard.  The golf swing for most people should be a controlled, slower movement.  Allowing the club to do "all the work".  Slow down and move the club head through the ball where you can make contact.  Develop a tempo/rhythm of the club going back on a nice even pace and then coming down and through the ball at just a little faster pace than the backswing.  It doesn't have to be much faster.   Just a slight acceleration.   Don't worry about distance until you get more consistent.  Once you get a feel for the club swinging you will have more success.
638208
close your fist and take a good swing
95955
There is no "perfect" swing (absent a Bobby Jones or a Ben Hogan).\n\nLook at Jim Furyk, Arnold Palmer and Ernie Els and see there's no one correct method.\n\nThe key is to find something that (A) works and (B) is repeatable.
636136
Where is the ball in your address position? It should be in the middle or slightly behind the middle of your stance. Make sure when you swing to not involvle your lower body too much or the result will be an opening of the clubface making your shot go to the right. However, if your ball is hitting the hosel of the club ( the part that connects the club head to the club's shaft) you are shanking the ball. Try to stand a little further from the ball. And make an aggressive swing. if you continue to have problems invest a few bucks and get a lesson from your local PGA Professional.
380984
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.
1002692
following these three guidelines can lead to a smooth and sound takeaway.\n\nhttp://www.pga.com/improve/tips/swing/improve_krause083104.cfm
404546
You may be over powering with your right arm.  Swing the club using just you left arm once or twice.  It should be pretty smooth.  Do the same with your right and it will hit the ground.  You want the two to be even.  I suggest you sign up for a free golf lesson next month.  www.playgolfamerica.com also you can find a lot of tips and information at the improve you game section of www.pga.com
1022938
I can not see it, and therefore can not analyze your swing, but there are a few things you can do to change from a fade to a straight shot / draw:\n\n1) Move the ball forward in your stance.\n2) Finish your swing over your shoulder rather than out front.\n3) Angle your swing plane by taking your club back behind your shoulders.\n4) And for an extreme, turn your wrists over to impart a hook.\n\nGood luck!
468215
It depends on your individual swing.  However, your driver should not touch the ground when you swing.  With that in mind, let your driver rest on the grass of the tee block.  Now tee the ball up so that the center of the ball is just above or at the top of the "Sweet Spot" of your driver.  If you are swinging as you should and your driver is just barely passing above the grass the ball should be teed up in the appropriate place.
14650
Pony the answer by JT is not really correct. If you start playing your irons out towards your left foot (for a right handed player) I think you'll have a tendency to blade or thin more shots, which is definitely not what you want. \n\nI think ball position might be an issue, but remember you have to hit down on the ball to make it go up! So play all irons up to your 5 irons in the middle of your stance, and then just slightly forward of middle for your 4 and 3 iron. \n\nTo make sure the ball is in the middle of your stance, setup to the ball and then lay a club down parralel to your feet and then lay one perpendicular to the one at your feet bisecting the ball. It should look like a big plus sign, and it should be easier to tell if the ball is in the middle of your stance. \n\nYou can hit balls with this aid, just pull the bisecting club back away from the ball about a foot and then use it as a guide to take your stance. \n\nAlso aim the club that's parrelel to your feet at the target, this will help you aim correctly. \n\nAnd remember....PRACTICE!!! ;)
1086116
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!!!
357832
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.
305160
practice. take lessons. anyone who is giving you any other answer is only giving you advice from their own experience and their swing is different than yours - guaranteed. Like the guy that said go to the gym... i don't go to the gym, i can hit 300 easy. i do have a naturally fast swing speed, but if i used the wrong club, i wouldn't hit as far, so any equipment suggestion would not be that helpful either. if you take lessons, your coach can send you in the right direction. there's no "secret" everyone's looking for a secret that's why golf magazines keep selling. you want to hit farther? maximize club head speed using the shaft and swing speed. easy to say, not so easy to do.