Hitting accurate approach shots is a key to breaking 80. The more accurate your approach shot, the more strokes you save. But sometimes even a well-struck approach shot falls short of the green, leaving you just off the green. You could putt from this lie. But if the green slopes upward or the grass in […]
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Feet Outside Bunker/Ball Inside Bunker You hit a solid approach shot, but the ball sails left a bit. When it comes down, it gets hung up on the left side of a greenside bunker, about 10-15 yards from the green. The only way you can play this shot is to stand outside the bunker and
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Mastering bunker play is critical to breaking 80. That’s why you can’t afford to mis-hit bunker shots. The extra strokes generated by a mis-hit can ruin your score. The head cover behind ball drill below helps you master bunker play. It teaches you to hit greenside bunker shots where the bunker is deep, the lie
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Many players who attend our golf instruction sessions come because they’re too inconsistent to cut strokes from their golf handicaps. Inconsistency often comes from having a complex swing. Complex swings have too many moving parts, making it hard to repeat them. Maybe the problem is flipping the club when transitioning from the top or sliding
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If you’re like most golfers, a bad round leaves you frustrated. But even on bad days there’s always a shot or two that you hit well. These shots seduce you into playing again despite your frustration. They also illustrate a key point about golf: There are two sides to every shot. There’s the mechanical side
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