Does golfing ruin your batting swing in baseball?
552885
Depends.  A lot of great baseball players also have a good golf game.  Some people who are not very athletic may have trouble.
241428
Yes.  It's too dangerous to the pitcher.  The bats increase the speed of balls to well over 120 mph.  More than one pitcher has been seriously injured from this.
216961
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.
468242
The R7 weighting system does actually change your ball flight.  You have to remember thought this is when you hit it in the sweet spot. No amount of screws can fix a slice of a ball that hit the toe of the club. Pros mainly use the weights to help with either their current patterns or wind.
371884
Assuming you are a right handed golfer, stand with the ball slightly to left of midline so that it will be struck at the lowest pint of the swing arc. Keep left arm straight and slowly bring the club back and then follow thru. Keep your head down (this is the tough part) during the follow thru and rotate with your hips (it's actually a slide of the hips). This describes the "athletic" golf swing, conversely is the "reverse C" which can cause back problems. Watch Tiger, he's got it goin' on. Remember, don't try to kill it, let the club do the work.
640923
I first hit a back spin unintentionally, then I knew why and how afterward. First, you must have quite a good swing that provide very good impact between the club face and the ball. I tilt my body forward a bit, or lean you weight to the front (left leg if you are righty). Move the ball back in your stand a bit, to deloft the club face and hit the ball very square, taking some divot. I find that the harder I hit the ball, the more back spin the ball will be generating. The groove on the club face will do the rest for you given you make really good impact.\n\nI could back spin the ball up to four iron, but not with three iron. It is easier to hit back spin on shotter iron like 7- sand. \n\nAnother way is to hit a high fade, but usually it will induce more side spin than back spin.\n\nGenerally, hitting down on the ball (or even a knock down shot) with really high ball can make back spin easier. The type of ball also come into account. I find good balls make back spin easier. Sometime, golf ball spec will be indicated in the box of their velocity. The more it can generate the easier it is to produce a back spin shot. From the tee in par 3, I find that sometime tee it up a little higher and hitting down furiously also induce high back spin.\n\nNevertheless, I've seen Ernie Els hit really low shot with five iron over 200 yards with back spin. Ball control is much about how hard you pratice (the number of time you hit the ball until you gain the feel of it that would enable you to control the ball in the way the pro does). Try hitting 200 balls a day for three months with 7- pitching, I think it then comes naturally.\n\nIn all, though, make the ball stop seems more logical than back spin a lot, since the only time you need back spin is when you hit the ball past the hole and you want it to roll back into the hole, which had never happened to me. Make it stop where it's lands usually best, as once it backs spin, it may roll to the place you don't want it to be. Good luck and enjoy the game.
458119
Yes they can, like the answer above you can't see the true shot, plus you try to hit shots that work well with the game.  Those shots will hurt your regular game.  Example I played several that all you had to do is hit the ball low and hard with a 7 iron and it would give me credi for a 280 yard drive.
451362
First, don't try to "kill" the ball. That will throw you WAY off. Either right or left handed, you can swing sooner and/or later and shift which way the ball goes...best way to hit is stand straight with the batter's box and when you swing, step in to the swing. This will give you more momentum on your bat.\n\nOne of the biggest mistakes that you can do, though really, is "killing" the ball. A lot of times, it will send a ball straight into foul play.
1072607
All the above answers are good advise, but I don't think they are going to stop you from slicing.\nAim, swing speed and tempo are a must for a good shot, but for a quick fix (not one that solves the reason your slicing), try rolling you top hand over the bottom one a little more (it's called tightening your grip), and move your back foot back a little. The more you tighten and bring the foot back, the more the ball should go left (or in your case straighter).
752594
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.
517910
Try to use stiff shaft, I used to use Regular shaft but after I have changed the shaft to stiff, I can hit it much \nfurther than before and also straighter, so go can change your shaft immediately.\nHAPPY GOLFING!
321759
I used to be a very long hitter (with drivers) and not very good at iron shots. I spent a good amount of time in the driving range practicing on iron shots, that I can hit quality shorts from every iron (including 1 and 2 irons), but then I can't hit any of the woods anymore. There were five years long that I can't hit a solid driver shots until recently, my ex boss pointed out that I teed up too low (driver these day are 460 cc), and another friend pointed out that I position my tee too far back in the stand.\n\nI suddendly realise the important of ball positioning, and words like drivers are hit on the way up whilst irons are hit on the way down. I reposition my ball, tee up much higher, and now I have a very quality driver shots without sacrificing my iron shots.\n\nThe important is the swing is the same. If you could hit good iron shots (assuming your swing are OK), I suggest you try moving the ball forward in your stand as much as possible and try hit many short for a test in the range, and don't forget to tee up high for drivers.
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Without seeing swing it's hard to help you but check these options out\n\n1.  Free Golf lesson month from Local PGA Pro's www.playgolfamerica.com\n2.  www.pga.com improve your game section\nhow to fix that dreaded slice. Learning to swing your club on an inside-to-out path through impact, Hilts says, is a permanent fix.\nhttp://www.pga.com/improve/tips/techniques/improve_hilts040406.cfm\n\nthree drills you can do to help cure that frustrating slice.\nhttp://www.pga.com/improve/tips/swing/improve_hammond102604.cfm
454678
on your through swing, stay back on your right foot(left if your lefthanded)this will keep your hips from coming out which will make the ball squirt out to the right\n\nalso, make sure when your hands get to the ball that your hands are turning over. that will make a world of a difference...somethin i forget ALOT
379962
As I got better at golf, basically I switched from a game improvement type iron to a forged cavity back which is less forgiving. When your handicap falls under 10 you should probably demo some blades musceback type irons and see if they work for you. If you are consisitent and rarely have truely bad swing days, aka shanks you are probably ready. If you have a mediocre swing the blades will maximize those faults and your scores will likely suffer.
276513
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.
716146
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.