Most golfers inaccurately hold the golf club too loosely in their fingers and too firm in their arms. Due to this, the golfer loose control on his club and as a result is unable to play a good swing.

Don't forget to hold the club firmly in your fingers, if you wish to play a good swing. Assume that you are trying to lift a cup of coffee with your loose fingers but stiff hands. What will happen? May be you drop the cup down. The same thing will happen in case of a golf club.

Once you understood how to hold the club, the next thing is to learn is the proper pull. If you pull too swiftly or from your elbow or shoulder, there will be a lot of tension in your arm and upper part of your body. You need to strengthen your fingers and try to swing the golf club smoothly while having stiff control in the fingers. By doing so, you will have one fluid motion and you will direct the ball to get in the way. This also helps to bounce off the club correctly.

Now when you learnt the skill of holding the club in your firm fingers and attain a fluid motion, you will able to play various shots in a creative manner. When your finger grips will be firm, you will start playing golf as a professional.

You can swing your golf club in different manners. The most prominent one is the modern swing, also called the lower body swing or total body swing. In most young golfers who have lean body and are the first timers, a particular type of swing is visible, which is called "tail swings the dog". A young boy generally swings the club with his arms, but his body inertly twists a little in reaction to his arms' and club's movements across the front portion of his body. The flexible body of a young boy moves about in space due to the forces that are generated by his moving of arms while trying to play a swing.

But most of the grown up men who have bulky body and a firm central torso play a shot which is called "dog swings the tail". Generally, an over-weight man is seen playing such type of shot because he fails to bend his torso in response to the movements of his arms and the club.

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