In every sport, achieving better results means mastering a combination of components. Most golfers I've seen have common problems. Either they lack a shoulder turn on the back swing, don't drop the right shoulder as they downswing, or rotate their hips through the shot.

The trick is to first turn the shoulders to 90 degrees. And as you reach the top of the back swing, drop your right shoulder, followed by the hip turn. With this move perfected, you have more chances of hitting the ball solid.

Masters of the game can hit the ball up to 100 yards longer than most club golfers, seemingly effortlessly. This is because pros use their bigger shoulder and hip muscles to hit the ball whereas club golfers just use their hands.

Now there are few checkpoints to mimic the pros. On the back swing, turn your shoulders until your left shoulder touches your chin. At this point your hands shouldn't be higher than the height of your shoulder, to avoid over swinging.

However, remember to keep the shaft of the ball parallel to the target at the top of the back swing to ensure a solid angle of attack. Then on the downswing start by dropping the right shoulder followed by the hip turn while keeping both hands straight before taking the swing up to the finishing position.

With this move, besides getting the clubface square while hitting the ball, you generate more power and swing speed. That's what I'd call a real swing.

Deepak Acharya is a golf instructor and Golf Director at Gokarna Forest Golf Resort & Spa, Kathmandu.