In high winds, a low ball flight gives much further distance than standard height. Here is what works for me: 1) Move ball position back 1-2 balls 2) Hands slightly forward 3) Weight slightly on left side 4) Swing smoothly 5) Take more club
Holed out bunker shot from 10 yards on practice green. Hitting them solid (thump in sand) and with spin. Technique (From 10 yds, with medium lip (4-5ft)): -Weight 80% on left side; but torso back (i.e. shoulders parallel), keeps hands behind ball -Hands back; handle at belt buckle -Ball off instep -Club 3 inches behind [...]
10. Practice your short game 9. Learn course management 8. Practice your mental game 7. Learn to hit your 150 yard club consistently 6. Hit your driver sparingly – not on every par 4 5. Take individual lessons with a PGA pro 4. Move up one set of tees temporarily 3. Take one more club [...]
Hitting solid driver today, a bit left to right. Straight shots when accelerating through impact, good distance too. Setup: -Ball off left heel -1/3 of ball above top of driver -Clubhead in middle of stance (let arms hang, bend from hip, feel solid stance) -With driver soled, tip of driver in line with ball -Eyes [...]
Hit a couple of super solid 3 woods off the mat at the range today. Loud thwack, ball long and straight down the middle, possibly my best 3W shots, ever. I was focused on club low on the takeaway, turn with chest in place, hip slide to start the downswing, AND head down till after [...]
Have been having issues with putting stroke lately. Percent of six foot straight putts made on the practice green has been very low. I had the sense that my hands were too involved in the putting stroke. I sometimes hit putts on the practice green with right hand only, and I’m surprisingly accurate from six [...]
Have been struggling with full swing wedge shots lately. Irons, hybrids and woods have felt easy, making great solid contact on the target line almost every time. Meanwhile, have been hitting almost every 100 to 75 yard shot fat (sand wedge and pitching wedge). Being short of the green in that distance range has been [...]
Had trouble with my wedge shots in the last couple of rounds. Lost several strokes due to hitting sand wedge and pitching wedge fat. This was very irritating, especially since my divot on the practice stroke was clearly in front of the ball. I think there were two issues: 1) Swing path too shallow. I’ve [...]
On the range today, hit a few simulated holes, pretending I was playing a local course. Ball-striking was very good. After switching to practice some swing techniques, my swing seemed to get much worse. The difference is really just mind-set. When “playing” I was thinking mostly about the target. Switching back to the target mind-set, my [...]
Some more thoughts on chipping. I tend to make perfect practice swings but will then proceed to hit some of my chips fat. Realized today that I was placing the clubhead right in line with (but below) the ball for the practice swing. Then for the actual swing, moving the clubhead behind the ball…this can [...]
