If you enjoy the game of golf as much as I do then you have no doubt tried numerous tips, techniques and methods of improving your golf game, whether it is by just one stroke or a significant amount. Unfortunately, no matter what secret formula you come up with to lower your score and enhance your enjoy for the sport of golf if you don't keep your eye on the ball then it is all for naught.

Keep you eye on the ball. Normally when we say that in conjunction with a sport many people think of baseball. True, that is a major requirement to succeeding at that sport. That catch phrase also applies to tennis, football, basketball and many others to a certain degree, but in my mind no other sport truly lives or dies by the saying of, "keep your eye on the ball".

With the object of golf being to sink a golf ball in a cup with as few strokes or hits as possible the slightest mistake when it comes to keeping your eye on the ball will easily balloon your score to an astronomical number. Simply put, if you take your eye off the golf ball then there is a good chance you will miss the ball entirely and an even better chance that if you do connect the golf ball will only travel a few feet, embarrassing to say the least. Golf is a game of skill, concentration and some would say a bit of luck. In order to be successful you must eliminate all background distractions and maintain your focus by keeping your eye on the golf ball throughout your entire golf swing.

The key to zeroing in on your ball like a bull's eye target is to look down at the ball instead of watching it at the end of your golf club. It has been proven that looking down at your golf ball will significantly improve your odds of not looking up before the end of your golf swing and thus will allow you to actually hit the golf ball with enough force and velocity to send it sailing down the golf course in the direction you want it to go.

One reason why so many beginning golfers struggle is because of the natural tendency to look away from your golf ball when you're engaged in the backswing of your golf club. If you can learn to suppress this natural reaction then you will be on your way to a better score and experience with your golf game.

One way to help alleviate your desire to look away from the golf ball is to ensure that the grip you use on your golf club supports your wanting to properly address the golf ball by looking down at it. It is imperative that you maintain a grip that keeps your hand in line with the head of your golf club and allows your hands to travel a path that is parallel to the flight line of the golf ball.

Keeping your eye on the golf ball is important no matter what club you're using to hit your ball and it is also terrain immaterial. If you're in the sand traps you must keep your eye on the ball, if you're hitting out of the rough, you must keep your eye on the ball. The whole object is channel 100 percent of your energies into focusing on your golf ball so that you can successfully score a solid hit with your golf club.

One other tip that may save you some grief is after you decide where you want your golf shot to land and then address your golf ball don't remove your eyes from the ball in order to relook at where you want it to land. This method actually causes you to lose focus on your golf ball and can lead to problems when you start your golf swing. Instead once you look at your golf ball remain focused and keep your concentration and eyes on the ball.

Most golfers make mistakes as a result of taking their eye of the golf ball at some point during their golf swing. In order to improve your golf game you need to fight the natural instinct to look away from your golf ball. Master this task and you will soon become the envy of all your golfing buddies.

Timothy Gorman is a successful Webmaster and publisher of Golf-Swing-Improvement.com. He provides more golf swing tips, putting tips and more information on keeping your eye on the golf ball that you can research in your pajamas on his website.