Golf Tips magazine is coming out with its 10 best swing tips ever. They’re a “collaboration of the best instruction from Golf Tips magazine’s top-notch professionals,” according to a press release from the magazine.

See the problem? Golf instructors don’t know what they’re talking about. They’ve lost their connection with the average weekend hacker, and their tips are too vague and confusing. They try to top each other by making up the most incomprehensible tips.

Take it from me. I’ve played with some of the best golfers and some of the worst known to man. As an antidote, I’ve come out with my own top-10 tips, practical advice for real golfers.

Follow these and you may become a better golfer. If you don’t, at least you won’t have to ask for a refund, although I wouldn’t turn it down.

1- Keep your head down
2- Keep your eye on the ball. I don’t mean just look at it. Concentrate on it.
3- Grip the club lightly, not like you’re trying to strangle a pit viper
4- Swing as hard as you can. In the unlikely event you connect, you’ll hit a towering drive you’ll talk about for years.
5- Hit down on the ball with your irons.
6- When you make contact with your driver, make sure your body is moving forward and your weight ends up on your forward foot, not your back foot, which is what I do incorrectly 80 percent of the time and is the reason why I’ve developed a wicked snap-hook.
7- Don’t listen to anything David Leadbetter says.
8- Keep your head down
9- As soon as you hit a bad shot, forget about it and go on to the next shot. If you can’t forget about it, curse explosively or throw your club in the nearest water hazard. It helps get it out of your system.
10- Don’t waste time practicing your short game. All the fun in golf is whacking the hell out of the ball. Don’t worry if you can’t make a putt. Nobody can putt. Either the ball goes in the hole or it doesn’t.
Bonus tip: Take tons of mulligans.

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