Pre Shot Routine = More Consistency

We had a great question come in this week.
What can I do to become a more consistent player.
Most club level and amateur players are rarely set up or have the ball in the same spot from swing to swing.
The development of a good preshot routine can help reduce this inconsistency and lead to more consistent shot patterns.

Begin behind the ball
Rehearse any mechanics behind the ball away from the hitting station. We don’t want any mechanical thoughts when we are over the ball
As you walk into the ball place your grip precisely on the club. We don’t want player's fidgeting with their grip once they are over the ball as it increases tension.

Step into the ball finding the back of the ball with your rear foot. At the same time aim the club face behind the ball at the target.

Now bring your front foot up next to your rear foot and square to the target line. If you drop your rear foot back a step and take a small step forward with your lead foot your ball will be in the proper position.

Take a long look at your target and swing.

Repeating this pre shot routine will produce more consistent shots and lower scores
And that’s the Cleveland golf tip of the week,.

At Home Remedy to Fix your Swing Plane

If you are having trouble swinging the club on the correct path and cant start the ball on line try this at-home remedy that I use daily in my teaching
First you will need:
Two mag lite flashlights
24 inch piece of PVC pipe
Bungee cord
Put one mag light in each end of the PVC pipe connected with the bungee cord. Now you are ready to fix your path!
Find yourself a seam in your driveway or garage or you can use the seam where your carpet meets your baseboard inside.
Turn on both mag light.
Make rehearsal backswings very slow, tracing the line with the bottom mag light. When the club gets to waist high and r wrist hinges you should have the butt end of the flashlight now pointing at the line you were tracing.
Repeat this over and over and no matter what path flaw you have, you will be on the way to a better swing plane

Stop Throwing the Club Head!

A dewsweeper writes in that they cant stop throwing the club head at the ball. Whey know they do this and cant stop can I offer some advice for them.
Well lets first deal with why you might be throwing the club.
Often time the rt wrist for a rt handed player straightens or throws the club at the ball because the pivot motion which moves the ball around the circle stalls and centrifugal force builds up in the club head and causes the club head to pass the hands and be thrown away.
First I always like to make sure that the student has a properly developed pivot motion that can move the club around the circle.
After we have a pivot we need to educate the hands to hit the ball with a bent rt wrist and flat left.
One of the best training aids I have seen to help with this and I use it almost daily in my teaching is the key
The key is a wonderful aid to help you get the feeling of keeping your rt wrist bent.
We have some of the keys available in the dewsweepers store at dewsweepersgolfshow.com
And that’s the Cleveland golf tip of the week