Speed is the most critical variable in putting. It not only controls distance, it also influences the break on your ball. So if you don’t hit the putt at the right speed, both your distance control AND your directional control suffer. The drill below helps you develop speed control and distance control as well as […]
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Do you feel comfortable at the top of your backswing? If you don’t, it’s probably affecting your ball-striking. One reason you’re not comfortable maybe that you’re either lifting the club up or whipping it way to the inside on your backswing. Either error throws your swing off. If you’re making these mistakes, you’re may be
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Your golf stance is critical to hitting good shots. If your feet are too far apart at address, you can’t turn your hips and shoulders properly. If your feet are too close together, you can’t generate sufficient leverage and power to hit the ball long. You’ll almost certainly be out of balance as well. Neither
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How good are the pros at saving par with bunker shots? Very good. A sand save is getting up and down from a greenside bunker. In other words, if you escape the bunker in one and sink the putt, it’s a sand save—regardless of your final score on the hole. As expected, the pros are
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Golf is a thinking man’s game. But you have to control what you think about to shoot lower scores or chop strokes from your golf handicap. Using the personal par concept can help. Take the typical weekend golfer. She spends too much time thinking about her swing—especially when she plays. In other words, instead of
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