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Posted by | March 18th, 2009

Polo is considered to be a Chinese or Persia game and was originated 2,000 years ago. The name “pholo” means ‘ballgame’. Nowadays, approximately 80 countries play polo. It was considered to be an Olympic game till 1939 and has now been considered again by the International Olympic Committee. Each team has 3 to 4 players depending upon the ground size and a coach. The coach basically helps the players to refine their game.

Many players face problems and need help with their hitting. But most of the time they have more of a riding issue than it is a hitting one. Therefore if one wants to make their hitting better then they need to ride better. For this lets have a simple exercise and polo tips that will improve hitting immediately. As you warm up to throw-ins, between chukkers, attempt the following.

Preparation: Move the hitting stick back in preparation for the swing. Now turn your head and seem your swing and shoulders. Are your shoulders slighted twisted and in line with the back of your horse? Are your shoulders straight ahead for the start of the offside and nearside backhanders?

Shoulders: Start the stroke with stress on turning the shoulders during the swing. Moreover, your mallet head must clip across the surface of the ground. If you don’t touch the surface of the ground then you are need to get lower. Most of the beginners can’t even get close on the nearside. So one of the most important polo tips is to use bigger mallets and lower yourself more into your stirrups.

Swing: Make sure that you are properly finishing every swing which ever you are trying. A nearside fore-hander should begin and end on the nearside. When you are correctly done with the swing then come back to your original position on the horse. Make note of the real place of your mallet head as you end up with your swing. That is the gauge to measure how well the ball is gone in the right direction and how the ball comes off the mallet head. Many of the players twist their mallet too speedily before the ball has left the mallet head. You might have to slow your swing down for some weeks to work on this.

Concentrating on these three steps will enhance your hitting skills and keep you warmed up on a regular basis. When you start practicing it, you can regularly check-in your swing, even in a game.

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