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    Like any other sport, golf has basic rules that should always be adhered to, even if you are not a competitive player and just like to hit a few rounds on the course in your leisure time. It makes the game fair, challenging, and respectful to the other players you are with.

    Here are three such rules:

    1. Do not cheat by switching balls during a hole. The rules state that you must play with the same ball from the tee off to the final putt. Wherever the ball lands on each shot, that is where you play it from.

    2. Always carry a scorecard with you. It is not absolutely necessary, especially if you do not plan on keeping score, but even if not, having a scorecard is a great way to track your progress.

    3. The best way to progress in golf and improve your short game is to compare older scorecards with your current game. In other words, if you just hit the course yesterday, and today bring along that scorecard. You now have an opportunity to look at every shot made an improve on mistakes.

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    Golf Tip – Using The Mirror To Check Your Alignment

    By Foursome

    You can spend thousands of dollars for golf lessons and hire the most reputable trainer in the sport to help you improve your game, but there are times when all you need a mirror and 30 minutes of your time.

    Let’s get into it…

    Awareness of the clubface is vital when you try to swing the club along the target line. Overall awareness of your alignment and the position of your body are also important. Are you actually aiming where you think you’re aiming? Are you swinging your clubhead along the target line? Are your shoulders aligned parallel to the target line?

    Your personal golf trainer, or even a friend, can check your swing on the practice range, but you’re on your own during a round, so you need to be able to sense good alignment and have an awareness of the proper positioning of your body. As with many aspects of self-awareness and introspection, you need to look no further than the mirror for answers!

    Stand in front of a full-length mirror with one of your short irons. Without looking into the mirror, take your golf stance – the position you take for chipping or putting – as if you’re aiming to hit a ball into the mirror. After you get comfortable, look at yourself in the mirror. Now take your stance with your chest facing the mirror, as if you’re hitting a ball to the side. Get set and then look up at the mirror.

    In both cases:

    1) Look at the way you are standing. Are your feet open to the target line?

    2) Look at the face angle of the blade on the club. Is it square to the target line?

    3) Look at the angle of the shaft. Do you have the club properly positioned in a vertical fashion in the middle of your stance, with, perhaps, a slight forward lean?

    4) Look at where your head is over the ball. Can you see down the target line?

    5) Look at how far apart your feet are. Are they shoulder-width?

    6) Look at where your hands fall. Are they close to your body or gripping the club lightly?

    Looking at yourself in the mirror gives you immediate pieces of important feedback. Seeing is believing, and recognizing where your body is, as opposed to where you think it is, helps train your mind and muscles.

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