[ezcol_1half] . Add imagination to your short game practice. Strive to gain a more realistic grasp of what “feel” is. Go out to where you practice your short game with three clubs: a 5 or 6 iron, an 8 iron, and your most lofted wedge. Take three balls and drop them in one particular starting…
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Checkpoints of the Finish and What They Mean! (Part 1) Very often, when I view a player for the first time, there are several areas I immediately look at to generate instant information. Certainly set up, posture and swing plane (on plane/off plane conditions) are important feedback sources. The finish, however, often sends me many…
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[ezcol_1half] . One of my favorite putting “feel” drills is to have my student set up to their target, ready to putt, then just as they’re ready to start their stroke, close their eyes. After the ball is long gone, they may look. I ask them to repeat this process many times. As they continue,…
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Oftentimes, we will find ourselves “behind” an obstacle like a tree, unable to go over it. We are in need of a shot that will purposely curve around the tree. The process is really very simple. All you do is aim the clubface directly where you want the ball to finish, then aim your body…
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Wow! What a golf season we just witnessed. All of you who are old enough (yes I’m about to date myself) surely remember The Big Three. Palmer, Player, and some guy called Nicklaus! That was an exciting time for golf. Arnie burst upon the seen and TV was there to capture his swash buckling antics!…
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Chipping the ball around the perimeter of the green is an overlooked art form and certainly an under-practiced area of the game. Fundamentally, aside from mechanical technique, I ask my students to focus not on the eventual target, The Hole, but on practicing making the ball land at a given point. I call this point…
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