Golf Video Lessons for Senior Golfers

The Internet has completely changed the way we baby boomer golfers learn to play golf. With thousands of websites, articles and video golf lessons available at the click of a button, progression in golf has never come faster or easier. In fact, the amount of information available to golfers over 50 through the Internet is so vast it can be overwhelming. Here are some tips for how to find, interpret and utilize the video lessons found right here in the cyber-world.

The Right Lessons

If you were to type “golf lessons” into Google it would yield hundreds-of-thousands of results. Which “golf lessons” are worth your time? You want to make sure that the lessons you watch are backed by a professional golfer or better yet a professional golf instructor, and a good place to start is right here at Golf Over 50 with the featured video in the right column. We’ll feature videos that are specific to the golfer over 50, including fitness, swing technique, and golf improvement tips.

Another good place to look is the website of your favorite print golf magazine. Many magazines have taken their expertise to the worldwide web to encourage interactivity from their community of readers. Part of having these websites is the ability for magazines to take their old text-to-picture instruction sections and transfer the lessons to a much easier to understand video. Since the videos are backed by your favorite magazine, there is no question as to the quality of instruction presented. Golf Digest has an excellent resource that is worth checking out.

Sites such as YouTube are an awesome to place to find specific lessons. For example you could look for “chip shot golf” or “golf tee shots” to find videos on those specific aspects of your game. Be aware of who you take your advice from on YouTube. The best way to gauge an author’s credibility is to look at his rating, the comments presented on his videos and his overall collection of videos. Obviously, an author with two dozen five-star instructional videos is likely to know his or her stuff.

Utilizing Video Instruction

Simply watching a video, regardless of the quality of the instruction, is not going to do you much good on the course. You need to watch each video over and over again, making sure you pay attention… not just to what is being said either.

The true benefit of a video lesson lies beyond the verbal instruction. In fact, most people find such instruction to be somewhat distracting and confusing. You need to become a video analyzer with a precise eye for detail. Things such as shoulder alignment, stance width, grip position and ball placement are as important as the steps needed to execute the technique.

As you watch these videos make sure you are focusing on the demonstration more than what is being said. These video lessons are your chance to see an expert golfer execute the precise movements of golf. Each run through will put the image of the motions deeper into your psyche, and since visualization can overpower skill-level you might find the lessons stick better and you progress faster. Take the motions, all of the steps needed to put together a perfect technique, and try to describe them to yourself in your own words. The great thing about video lessons is that you can make them cater personally to you!

A final tip is to make sure you practice what you learn. If you can, download these videos and upload them to your iPod, Blackberry or other video-capable mobile device – then take them with you to your practice session. Remember, if you don’t practice any of the things you learn than you really haven’t “learned” anything.