It has been a long time since golf was a game just played by men but for too long most golf instruction seemed to recommend the same stance and golf swing instructions for men as well as women. The problem with this type of instruction is that women and men have fundamentally different bodies. Women have less muscle in their upper bodies and less muscle strength, though women still have the capacity to hit a ball with great distance and speed. The techniques that help men improve their golf swings are not natural for women. There are simple steps that any woman golfer can take to develop a better golf swing and create more force.

Understanding your body

It is true that women and man have different body types, while men may use more brute force when hitting the ball women need to rely more on proper technique. Pay attention to your swing from the beginning, bad habits are meant to be broken but the longer you hold on to them the more attached and natural they can become. Keep your head tucked down so your eyes can focus. Look at an area near the ball, instead of directly at the ball as you follow through your swing. Keep your eyes focused on this area for a count of three after connecting with the ball letting you complete the full arc of your swing.

Change your stance

Women have wider hips then men and should use this to their advantage when playing golf. Women who use the same narrow stance used by man will find it hard to keep their weight balanced when going from the backswing. Since a woman has a lower center of balance than a man does, opening her hips wider to at least hip width apart gives women a greater range of motion on the backswing and keeps weight from shifting when swinging.

Keep a proper grip on the club

The grip on the club allows your hands and arms to carry through the motions, if one hand is more dominant during the start of the downswing you will be forced to regrip on the downswing and the club will become instable resulting in a swing with much less power than desirable.

Your hands should be gripping the club in a V position and be parallel to each other, while pointing to your chin and shoulder. Some instructors even recommend that women with very small hands should interlock their fingers in order to have a more solid grip. To get your hands in a V position wrap both hands around the club parallel to each other with the thumbs pressing down on the club. Then take the thumb of the left hand and slide it into the crevice left by the right hand thumb. This parallel grip will provide more speed and power because your bodies’ energy is not being wasted by the hands and arms opposing each other.

All the advice in the world is useless ladies if you don’t get out their and keep going! When it comes to golf the best way to learn is by doing, keep constantly applying yourself and with consistent practice your swing will naturally improve.