The drive off the tee is inspirational and there’s a real chance that the par 5 green can be reached in two — so long as there is a career-defining, rock-solid second shot with the fairway wood. Any hope about smacking the cover off the ball fades embarrassingly fast as the audience watches the awkward mid-hit topple forward from the starting point a mere 60 yards, and that was assisted by some run downhill! What the heck happened and why does it occur at the very time it’s needed most? [Read more…]
Iron Fix: Wood Block Drill
When it comes to hitting a solid shot with your irons, most beginner golfers struggle mightily with launching the ball into the air. In order to send the ball with an ideal trajectory, golfers are required to hit down on it. By nature, this is counterintuitive. Thankfully, we’re here to help. [Read more…]
Swing Drill: How To Improve Your Follow-Through
Keep your eye on the ball. Head down, or head up. Follow through with your swing. Keep it nice and easy. You’ve heard these generic bits of advice about sports performance so many times since you were a kid that you don’t even know what they look like in real-life practice anymore, right? [Read more…]
Do These Swing Trainers Actually Help?
Since its inception golf has been a challenging game. Whether you’re battling an opponent, the course, the elements or your own self, there are seemingly countless obstacles to overcome to play your best. One of hardest pieces of golf, if not the hardest, to perfect is undoubtedly the golf swing. [Read more…]
Driving Drill: Distance vs. Accuracy
Hitting fairways in regulation is a critical measure, as it sets up the second shot options. While the mantra “drive for show, putt for dough” is readily acknowledged, there is room for a revised mantra that states, “He who drives wayward will lose a shot or two every hole, in an attempt to recover the rubbish shot that occurred off the tee.” It’s not quite as catchy but the sentiment is pure fact. [Read more…]
Try This Pro Driving Drill For Accuracy
Sometimes when people get their driver in their hands, they immediately go into whacking mode like they’re in a long drive competition, thinking only about how far they can sail the ball. There’s not necessarily any problem with this if you’re working out some tension on the driving range. But when you’re actually playing a round, boy oh boy does accuracy matter. [Read more…]
These 4 Things Are Costing You Distance (And How To Fix Them)
The long and the short of it is the average amateur generally pays little attention to the precise statistics of their game. They might know how far certain clubs are hit but mostly this is a gross underestimation of the real carry distance and finishing length. So, before entertaining a discussion about how we might make corrections to improve distance, we need to get back the ABC of the game — Assessing Basic Components! [Read more…]
Try This Golf Drill To Be More Consistent With Your Shots
The lament about wanting to play more consistent golf is heard at every club, every week. At post-round interviews, the pros will talk about “just trying to put it all together for the next few days” or sometimes weeks. How often do we have a few great rounds and play to handicap, soaring like an eagle, only to crash and burn and end up as the feather-duster for the next few weeks? [Read more…]
Stop Moving Your Head When You Swing — Here’s How
There are one or two technical matters that consume a lot of copy in golf manuals, advice columns and online forums. Moving the head is one of these. It doesn’t take long to note that there are a myriad of fixes for this root cause of many bad shots. [Read more…]
How To Play A Fairway Bunker Shot
One of the toughest shots in golf is playing out of a fairway bunker. Greenside bunkers are bad enough without adding additional distance onto the shot.
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