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Southside Golf Ministry - The Grip
Southside Golf Ministry - The Grip
Southside Golf Ministry - Chipping

A chip shot is the type of shot you would play when you are just off the green. It is normally only a small shot so requires a small  swing.

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Southside Golf Ministry - Posture

Posture is also a very important Basic Fundamental. The posture is the base of the golf swing, if you do not have good posture you will not have a good swing.

 

Southside Golf Ministry - Putting

The putting stroke can be seen as being very similar to the swing used for chipping. There are just a couple of differences in the set-up.

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Southside Golf Ministry - Putting
Southside Golf Ministry - Swing
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To keep things simple, the golf swing can be broken down into 2 main parts: The Back Swing and the Follow Through. If you can achieve a good back swing accompanied by a good follow through, you don’t even have to worry about the rest of the swing!

 

The Golf Course – Leave it as you found it!!

Repair: By replacing divots

Fixing pitch marks

Raking bunkers

Tidy up (take your own paper and bottles home)

Do not drag trolleys or place bags on the greens

Respect other golfers:

 Play in turn

Quietly

As fast as possible

Do not throw clubs or bury the club in the ground

 

Southside Golf Ministry - Swing
Southside Golf Ministry - Etiquette
Southside Golf Ministry - Posture

The Grip is the most important Basic Fundamental in Golf. The following key points will demonstrate to you how simple it is to achieve what is known as the correct “Neutral Grip”.

 

legs shoulder width apart
left hand top then right
"Y" arms and club shaft
same posture as full swing
head steady start back