| How 10 Minutes in Front of a Mirror Can
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| | from the knees and hips until your belt
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| Improve Your Golf Fundamentals
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| | buckle points at the ball. Balance on the
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| Mirror, mirror on the wall, what do I
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| | middle of your feet (front to back, and
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| really see after all? The truth is in
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| | right to left). Then, without moving your
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| what you see, not in what you feel.
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| | spine, hold the club in front of you and
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| It might be raining or snowing outside
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| | let your arms hang relaxed. Take your
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| where you're at, or maybe you've been
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| | right hand off the club and let it hang
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| unable to play for a while for other
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| | to reinforce this concept.
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| reasons. But that doesn't mean you can't
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| | Take Some Swings
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| still work on your game. So here's what
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| | Facing the mirror, take five swings
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| you do: get your clubs re-gripped and
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| | (careful not to hit anything), starting
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| your loft and lies checked. When you get
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| | with about 30-percent of your normal
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| your clubs back with fresh new grips, get
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| | effort. Before each swing, go through
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| off to a fresh start with some basic
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| | your pre-shot routine and check your
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| fundamentals. You can work on them using
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| | set-up in the mirror.
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| nothing more than a mirror and a club.
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| | Then switch to a down-the-line view
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| Set up a mirror in a high-ceilinged room
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| | (swinging toward the mirror). Take five
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| in your home (or the garage, or
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| | more swings at about 30-percent effort.
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| wherever). Bring or sneak, depending on
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| | Go through your routine and check your
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| your situation, a 6-iron into the room.
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| | posture before each swing.
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| The mirror will give you an observer's
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| | After five swings with each view,
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| perspective on your swing and set-up.
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| | increase swing speed for several more
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| Practice the fundamentals outlined below
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| | swings. Make sure that as you swing, you
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| in the mirror for 10 minutes a day.
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| | maintain the same tension on the grip
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| Go slowly and observe what you are doing
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| | from start to finish. Are you able to
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| in the mirror. And every time you see
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| | swing without adjusting your grip each
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| something in the mirror you do not like,
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| | time, or is the club moving in your
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| say, "Thank you, mirror, for showing me
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| | hands? Close your eyes: How's your
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| what I'm really doing." It's a kick!
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| | balance? Do you feel in sequence? Can you
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| Especially for those of us easily
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| | tell where the clubhead is and whether it
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| entertained.
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| | is open or closed through impact? Is your
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| Grip
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| | swing path on the correct swing plane or
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| Find a good book and try to match your
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| | outside-in (a k a, over the top)?
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| grip to the pictures in the book, based
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| | Swing Path
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| on what you see in the mirror.
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| | Let's say you can't feel if your swing
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| Club Face
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| | path is correct or incorrect ... hmmm.
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| Take your grip and face the mirror. Look
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| | Maybe, just maybe, if you could see your
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| at the clubface in the mirror. Is it
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| | path you could learn to feel it. And if
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| square, open or closed?
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| | you could feel it, you would be able to
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| Stance
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| | correct it.
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| As you sole your 6-iron on the ground,
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| | Here's a great swing-path drill for those
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| your feet should be slightly wider than
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| | of you who swing outside-in: Set-up as if
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| shoulder width and the left foot (for
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| | you are going to hit the ball through the
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| right-handed players) flared open about
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| | mirror. Make a very, very slow swing and
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| 20 degrees. Your right foot might also be
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| | stop halfway through the follow-through.
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| flared depending on your flexibility. The
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| | The clubhead should appear to cover your
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| less flexible you are, the more open your
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| | nose in the mirror (as in the photo). Try
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| right foot should be. Your balance is
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| | to accomplish this position with several
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| 50-percent on each foot.
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| | slow swings, gently stopping your
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| Ball Position
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| | follow-through halfway through. Then,
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| Place your club in the middle of your
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| | take swings watching the blur of the club
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| stance with the ball slightly forward.
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| | pass through your eyes (in the mirror) on
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| With your ball position slightly forward,
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| | the follow-through. Note: If your head is
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| your head should appear behind the ball.
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| | down, you will have no chance of seeing
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| Posture
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| | the path of your swing.
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| Place your club behind you and along your
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| | Ten minutes a day in front of the mirror
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| spine. Touch your rear end and your upper
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| | is time you'll be glad you spent. You'll
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| back to the club. Keeping the club on
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| | be able to hit the ground running when
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| your back, stick your butt out, and bend
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| | you're ready to play golf again.
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