Learning How to Golf From a Golf Instruction Video

Monday, September 13th, 2010 at 9:15 pm

You can learn how to golf from a book with images showing you the techniques but it is a lot easier to learn from a golf instruction video. The first source that comes to mind when looking for a golf instruction video is YouTube.com. The benefit is that these videos are free but some are better than others.

YouTube Golf Instruction Video

I just did a quick search on YouTube for the term “Golf Instruction.” There are 5110 videos of golf instruction covering many different components of the golf game. Some of the topics covered on the first few pages are:

Club Face Release
The Grip
Use of Legs in the Golf Swing
How to Stop Slicing the Ball
Tips to Get Out of the Thick Rough
How to Hit the Draw and Fade
How to Clear the Hips
Putting Tips
How to Chip the Ball

As you can see, there is a golf instruction video for every component of the golf swing as well as every area of the golf game. That is fine if you know what specific part of the game you need help for, you just have to refine your search, and then check out the different videos. However, if you are a beginner looking for general advice on how to golf, you will probably just get confused with the different terms or you would not know where to start.

Another problem is that there are dozens of different users / authors that are uploading their videos to YouTube. Each one may have a different swing style, like the one plane swing, two plane swing, simple golf swing, stack and Tilt, or other types of golf swing. You might be better of sticking to one golf expert that has several golf instruction videos, like Bobby Eldridge, John Lubin, or Shawn Clement.

The best way to use a golf instruction video from YouTube is to just use them to learn the basics, like the proper way to grip a golf club, the address position, and the ball position. Another useful series of videos that you can find deal with specific areas of the game like putting and bunker play, or with more specialized shots like how to draw the ball.

I have successfully learned several things about golf from some of these YouTube videos that I didn’t grasp properly from years of playing golf and hours of one-on-one golf instruction. So, there are definitely some useful videos out there; there are also a load of videos that are pretty useless as well, so just be careful which ones you watch.

The Best Way to Learn Golf or to Improve Your Game

Obviously, you can learn a lot from these free golf instruction video sources. However, there is a danger that you will receive conflicting information, bad advice, or information overload. The preferred method of learning from a golf swing video is to choose a series of videos from one instructor that teaches the whole golf swing from start to finish.

A good golf instruction video collection should teach you everything from the basics, like the grip and setup position to the full swing. Also, they need to address the main areas of the game of golf – the full swing, the driver swing, the short game, bunker play, and putting.

The Ultimate Golf Instruction Video Series

One such golf instruction video series is called the Ultimate Lower Scores System from Jack Moorehouse of How to Break 80 fame. He has put together a whole system that includes his award winning How to Break 80 manual plus 5 high definition golf instruction DVDs featuring Bobby Eldridge.

If you are serious about learning golf or you want to improve your game, then you should take a look at the Ultimate Lower Scores System. For a limited time you can get the whole system for a 21 day free trial (you just pay $9.99 for shipping and handling.) 21 days is enough time to try out Jack’s system and to see improvement in your game. So, you have nothing to loose by trying this golf instruction video system for free today.

About Mick Euan Tait

Mick has played golf for almost 40 years and has written golf tips articles for the last 5 years. He became a very proficient golfer after switching to the Purepoint Golf swing system – either the Simple Golf Swing System by David Nevogt or the Full Golf Swing by Bobby Eldridge are both easy to learn, consistent, and repeatable golf swings .