Five shots you’re bound to find in the rough, and how to execute them (Part 1) . One thing I tell all my students is to evaluate each situation as they would a traffic light: red light, yellow light, green light. Unfortunately, many of them only see green. They think every shot requires that they…
READ MORE
Keep the”flop” in your bag and use this (Part 2, Conclusion) Continued from blog entry – “How to Hit Higher, Softer Pitches, Keep the”flop” in your bag and use this (Part 1)” .. THIS STORY IS FOR YOU IF… You fear hitting flop shots… …but you need a high, soft shot around the greens. ….
READ MORE
Keep the”flop” in your bag and use this (Part 1) . THIS STORY IS FOR YOU IF… You fear hitting flop shots… …but you need a high, soft shot around the greens. The Situation YOU’RE within 40 yards of the green and the hole is cut so that your only option is to play a…
READ MORE
Sergio Garcia is fast becoming as good a shotmaker as his mentor, Seve Ballesteros. By controlling the trajectory of his ball at 16 on Sunday, he made a critical birdie ANALYSIS THE WINNER of this week’s U.S. Open at windswept Shinnecock Hills will be the player who controls his ball flight as brilliantly as Garcia…
READ MORE
You’ll hit it closer by keeping the ball closer to the ground . THIS STORY IS FOR YOU IF… YOU HAVE TROUBLE WITH IN-BETWEEN SHOTS AROUND THE GREEN. YOU’RE NOT A CONFIDENT CHIPPER. THE PROBLEM You find yourself missing a fair number of greens, sometimes by a fairly wide margin. You’re not sure if you…
READ MORE
. WHO: Phil Mickelson WHAT: 48-yard wedge to four feet for a birdie WHERE: 535-yard, par-5 lith hole at TPC Sawgrass WHEN: Final round of the Players . . WHY Shortening the driver swing should be easier for Mickelson because of his wedge game. Mickelson has unrivaled feel and distance control with his wedges because…
READ MORE
(From “1997 and 1998 Special Award Winners” by Gale Worthington, Membership Director, Metropolitan PGA) Tom Patri, Westchester Country Club 1998 Winner Tom not only elevated teaching at Westchester Country Club, he truly established the position of Director of Instruction. His schedule includes over 1,000 individual lessons each year and he is responsible for the entire…
READ MORE
Rising LPGA star Francella tries to keep the momentum after her stunning first victory (Part 7, Conclusion) Continued from blog entry – “Sustaining success (Part 6)” . Cut out the cut Patri describes most of his sessions with Francella as “maintenance-related.” Among the tendencies he immediately looks for is a cut-across putting stroke. To counteract the…
READ MORE
A high, soft lob shot over a bunker used to be one of the most difficult shots to hit for the average golfer. The reason the lob caused so much difficulty in the past was because it forced you to make dramatic adjustments in your setup, clubface position and swing. Not anymore. By using a…
READ MORE
