No, we're not talking about giving up the game, though we understand how frustrating it can be. What we mean is using an actual chair -- any old chair from around the house will do -- to help with your golf swing.

How? Well, one of the most common flaws in the swing is failing to shift your weight. If you've ever been to a driving range or a golf course, you've seen players falling back after making contact, like they're bailing out on a curveball.

By taking one of those chairs out of your kitchen, you can eliminate that step-in-the-bucket move. Tim Mitchell, an instructor at Red Sky Golf Club in Colorado's Vail Valley, explains what we mean in this week's video lesson.

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Watch the video in the Nitty Gritty library here: http://asap.ap.org/data/interactives/_sports/nittygrittylibrary/

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John Marshall is asap's sports reporter, based in Denver.

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