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Mastering your back swing is important if you want to play good golf. Unless you have this skill, you can not make the most of your game of golf. Perhaps you already have this skill.

But improving on it would enhance your overall game as well as improve your putting skills. Remember that improving your power is not that critical as improving your form and distance, once you start to focus on this area.

Keys to improving swing: good posture, shoes and alignment with the ball. What can an incorrect posture do to your game? It can make you twist at an inappropriate moment which ultimately does not allow you to grasp the club correctly.

You attempts at making a good back swing can be jeopardized when all these things combine. Your first line of defense is to always ensure you have the right stance, which will allow you to quickly and easily perform the appropriate follow through for your swing.

One of the ways you can correct your posture is to take a snapshot of yourself or ask someone to take a shot. Then compare the proper stance with the exact way that you are standing. In case this option is not feasible take some lessons on how to correct your posture.

Building your skills upon a good set of foundation skills is necessary in order to ensure that you are learning the right skills as you need them. If you have the ability to work with a golf instructor this is going to be the best way since they can be much more honest with you about the flaws in your stance than you will be with yourself.

After rectifying your stance, you need to have a look at problems with your grip. Overextending the grip or holding the club the wrong way can result in a poor backhand right from the start. There is no way possible to have a correct back swing if you do not grip the club appropriately. Physically this can not be done. So the more you try, the more dejected you would feel. A small shift in the position of your hands could completely change the picture.

Before the club leaves the ground, just pull it away from the ball. This is yet another step towards improving your back swing. Players make the mistake of pulling and lifting the club nearly at the same moment. Not only does it jeopardize the game but it results in an off-center hit also. When you pull the club before lifting it, you could notice great improvements in the game instantly. This is definitely not very difficult task to be accomplished. To improve your back swing, there is nothing like making a concerted effort to pull the club before lifting.

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