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Build Your Golf Swing Part 1 - Where Does Your Golf Swing Begin?
By Gary G Richardson

Here's a question for all golfers that have ever searched the internet looking for golf instruction videos in a desperate bid to improve their swing.
Where do you think the golf swing begins?
Do you think the it begins with your grip? Maybe your stance? Maybe it begins with the routine you go through before you even step up to make your swing? (you do have a routine don't you?)
These are good guesses, they're wrong, but they're good guesses.
What would you think if I told you that your golf swing actually begins in your HEAD!
Let me explain. I once heard the world re-nowned golf coach, Butch Harmon, say that one of the fundamental differences between a Professional golfer and an Amateur golfer was what goes on in their heads just before each and every shot. Where the Professional will be concentrating solely on where he WANTS the ball to go, the Amateur will prepare for HIS shot by worrying about where he DOESN'T WANT the ball to go.
This negativity is a distraction that affects the swing itself and ultimately has an adverse affect on the shot you play.
Once you have picked your shot you should commit yourself to it 100%. No questions. No doubts. Worry about the ball AFTER you have hit it!
Now you may well ask, "Will this positive mental attitude make my golf swing SO good that I'll never hit a bad shot again?" I wish it was that simple but unfortunately the answer is, "No."
But without it you may as well accept that your golf swing is what it is and be happy to continue at the standard you're at because no amount of 'Golf Training ' DVDs or training aides will EVER work if your head isn't where it should be.
So you walk on to the first tee. You're brimming with confidence. You have complete faith in your golf swing. You focus on your shot. You picture where you're going to hit it. You take your swing and promptly slice the ball 100 yards to the right. Your head goes down, your shoulders slump and you hear yourself whisper the words, " Positive mental attitude my ass!" Right? WRONG!!
Your challenge is to keep that same focus with EVERY shot you take. So you hit a bad shot. Or you had a bad hole. So what? Tell yourself that the next one will be better.
But to carry that level of concentration for an entire round is not easy. It really is mentally tiring. But when the confidence goes the swing goes. And when the golf swing goes the confidence sinks a little further and before you know it you're in a viscous circle.
Committing yourself, 100%, to the shot you have selected is the FIRST ingredient when making a golf swing.

I have been a golf fanatic for almost 36 years now. As well as the game itself, I have had a lifelong fascination with Golf Fashion. I recently started the Grip Golf Wear Blog which deals with all things golf, but tries to have a strong focus on the best, and worse, of golf wear through the age. I hope you can come and visit me Here!
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