Some golfers minimize the driver’s importance. After all, you hit it only 13 or 14 times a round, if that. So why put so much time and effort into learning to hit the driver? Make no mistake. The driver makes a big difference to your game and your golf handicap. The driver is a scoring […]
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Some golfers make long distance putting look easy. But most golfers have trouble sinking putts beyond 50 feet. In fact, it’s one of the hardest things to do in golf. And the stats prove it. At every distance greater than 32 feet in 2008 the pros average more than 2 putts per hole, according to
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A shank seems to come out of nowhere. Hitting a shank is embarrassing—whether you’re a veteran or a beginner. Some think an open clubface causes a shank. It doesn’t. Shanks happen when you strike the ball with the club’s hosel—a result of a too out-to-in swing path. Having shanked once, you now have to setup
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Ideally, the tempo of your swing should always stay the same. But with longer irons and woods, weekend golfers tend to speed up their swings. They feel they need to swing harder to hit the ball farther. But that throws your swing out of sync. The drill below improves swing tempo—especially with your irons: 5-Ball
In golf you’re always making adjustments—especially when hitting from troublesome lies. Sometimes you need to adjust your stance. Other times you need to adjust your swing. And then there are times you need to adjust both. With hardpan lies, you need to adjust both. Hardpan is found on almost every golf course—even the best courses
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