A common putting flaw I see in my golf lessons is excessive wrist action. Increased wrists leads to a loss of control of the putter head before impact and an abundance of missed putts. With greens in better condition these days, the need for precision in putting has grown . In other words, you must […]
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Distance control from a bunker isn’t easy to learn. In fact, it’s one of the hardest things in golf to master. Golf instruction and reading golf tips help, but it takes practice to learn how to hit it close to the pin from different bunkers. But even a modest improvement here cuts strokes from your
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Landing on the short side of a pin that’s close to the green’s fringe can leave you with a really challenging shot. Avoiding the short-sided disaster such as this, is key. A shot like this leaves you basically short-sided and in jail. Usually, the lie cost you an extra stroke or two before you can
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When I mention the word basics in my golf lessons, players start thinking about things like grip, posture, ball position, alignment, and so on. That’s only natural. Golf pros talk so much about these subjects in golf instruction sessions that players assume they’re the focus when the discussion comes round to the basics of a
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Visualization techniques help improve your game. All good players do it, whether consciously or unconsciously. PGA pros, for example, visualize every shot they take. It’s the key to their success. I also encourage it in my individual golf instruction sessions. Below are a couple of visualization techniques that I’ve written about in my golf tips.
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