Friday, May 29th, 2009
Just a note that today achieved a new personal best in this drill. Hit 27 in a row, from a distance of 4 feet, into a straight but slightly uphill line. This is the first time I’ve exceeded the target! Will need to go for 50 in a row next… Regards, NG
Putting drill – 20 in a row
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Monday, May 25th, 2009
In a previous post, I talked about my method for chipping from deep rough. I’ve been using this on the practice green, and it was working 98% of the time, but there would still be the occasional bladed chip. I’ve come to realize that even though I have the face well open, my hands still [...]
Chipping from rough, part 2
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Friday, May 15th, 2009
In a previous post, I mentioned my experiments with the power fade. I’ve since had two range sessions where I used the fade for my tee shots with the driver, and I couldn’t be happier. I’ve eliminated the left side of the fairway. Tee shots vary from bullet straight to fading 5 to 10 yds, [...]
Power Fade – Wow!
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Sunday, May 10th, 2009
Newbie golfer has been experimenting with hitting a power fade. This shot starts out a bit left of center, and goes long with a gentle curve left to right, finishing a few yards right of the target. This is a good controllable shot. Not quite as long as a draw, but with the draw I’ll [...]
Power Fade
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Friday, May 8th, 2009
In a previous post, I discussed chipping from the rough. This shot comes up for me a lot, since I’m a high handicapper I often miss my approach shot, and end up in the rough around the green. In my last round, I just missed the green long on a par 3, and was in [...]
Chipping from the deep rough
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Monday, May 4th, 2009
Lately I’ve been very inconsistent with irons and driver. Sometimes will be hitting these perfectly on the range (including nice long 5 irons) but start hitting fat or thin on the course. Even topped my driver on the course recently (haven’t done that in about a year!). Part of the issue may be that I’m [...]
Return to target focus
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