In Golf instruction, we will often hear the term "stay behind the ball". This advice is often
misinterpreted. It means to avoid sliding ahead of the ball at impact. When trying for extra
distance, it is common for players to slide toward their target to get more power. Actually
if you stay centered and turn around your spine, you should come into the ball with your
head slightly behind the ball or even with it. Yours hips and shoulder will be opening, and
your back knee will be kicking toward your front knee. This will generate more power
than sliding forward.
Friday, January 8, 2016
Friday, October 29, 2010
Short Game
This free golf tip will help your short game, known as putting. Putting yips are when the clubface opens and closes inconsistently. If you are prone to the yips the problem could be poor alignment. Typically it means you’re aiming too far left. When your alignment aims left, you need to open the face on the backstroke to get the ball into the hole. Often this compensation leads to the yips. An exercise that will help is to place a club on the ground outside your putter. Place another club at your feet, parallel to the target line. Use the clubs as a guide for where to aim and as a reference for the path of the stroke.
Monday, February 2, 2009
Daily Golf Tips...
The Fried Egg!
The following tips will help you to extricate yourself from the nasty fried-egg lie in a sand trap.
1. Use your most lofted club- The higher the loft the easier it is to give the ball some elevation and get it on the green.
2. Pretend you have an axe in your hand and you are going to split a piece of wood-The goal is to pick the clubhead up VERY quickly with your hands. The more vertical the backswing the better.
3. Open the clubface- As soon as the clubhead hits the sand the face will close so we need to balance this by opening it at address.
4. Swing very aggressive- This is not a finesse shot! You need to try to dig a very deep divot starting as close to the back of the ball as possible. Watch a spot directly behind the ball. Pick the clubhead straight up with your hands and swing down aggressively just like you would swing an axe THROUGH a piece of wood, not to it.
This is definately a shot you want to practice a few times before you try it at the course.
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The following tips will help you to extricate yourself from the nasty fried-egg lie in a sand trap.
1. Use your most lofted club- The higher the loft the easier it is to give the ball some elevation and get it on the green.
2. Pretend you have an axe in your hand and you are going to split a piece of wood-The goal is to pick the clubhead up VERY quickly with your hands. The more vertical the backswing the better.
3. Open the clubface- As soon as the clubhead hits the sand the face will close so we need to balance this by opening it at address.
4. Swing very aggressive- This is not a finesse shot! You need to try to dig a very deep divot starting as close to the back of the ball as possible. Watch a spot directly behind the ball. Pick the clubhead straight up with your hands and swing down aggressively just like you would swing an axe THROUGH a piece of wood, not to it.
This is definately a shot you want to practice a few times before you try it at the course.
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Saturday, January 31, 2009
Daily Golf Tips...
How Can I Add Yards to My Drives?
Distance - every amateur's dream.
Adding yards to your drives comes from using different parts of your body to create speed in the clubhead:
• The grip must be in your fingers, not the palm.• Your stance should be wide with your feet shoulder-width apart.• The plane of your swing must be around your body, with the club coming from the inside for impact.
An around-the-body swing is helped by a right-to-left (for right-handed players) weight shift, which in turn creates the release from the inside. And the club coming from the inside to impact creates maximum speed and distance.
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Distance - every amateur's dream.
Adding yards to your drives comes from using different parts of your body to create speed in the clubhead:
• The grip must be in your fingers, not the palm.• Your stance should be wide with your feet shoulder-width apart.• The plane of your swing must be around your body, with the club coming from the inside for impact.
An around-the-body swing is helped by a right-to-left (for right-handed players) weight shift, which in turn creates the release from the inside. And the club coming from the inside to impact creates maximum speed and distance.
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Friday, January 30, 2009
Daily Golf Tips...
Fairway Bunkers
When you find yourself in a fairway bunker you want to keep two things in mind.
1. Swing smooth and stay in balance2. You do not need to try to pick the ball without touching sand.
The most important thing about a fairway bunker shot is that the club strikes the ball before it touches the sand. In order to do this consistently you need to take enough club to swing smooothly and under control. If you attempt to swing too hard your balance will be poor and there is a good chance your club will make poor contact with the ball.
The picture in your mind should be of the middle of the clubface striking the back middle of the ball and then sweeping downward into the sand. The slightly downward blow will not drive the ball into the sand it will create backspin that will get the ball up in the air and out of the bunker. Let the loft of the club produce the height, you do not need to lift up with the club to get the ball up in the air. As a matter of fact when you try to lift up you will usually catch the ball thin or catch the sand first, neither makes for good results.
Remember, in fairway bunkers good contact is everything so swing extra smooth and hit SLIGHTLY down on the back of the ball
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When you find yourself in a fairway bunker you want to keep two things in mind.
1. Swing smooth and stay in balance2. You do not need to try to pick the ball without touching sand.
The most important thing about a fairway bunker shot is that the club strikes the ball before it touches the sand. In order to do this consistently you need to take enough club to swing smooothly and under control. If you attempt to swing too hard your balance will be poor and there is a good chance your club will make poor contact with the ball.
The picture in your mind should be of the middle of the clubface striking the back middle of the ball and then sweeping downward into the sand. The slightly downward blow will not drive the ball into the sand it will create backspin that will get the ball up in the air and out of the bunker. Let the loft of the club produce the height, you do not need to lift up with the club to get the ball up in the air. As a matter of fact when you try to lift up you will usually catch the ball thin or catch the sand first, neither makes for good results.
Remember, in fairway bunkers good contact is everything so swing extra smooth and hit SLIGHTLY down on the back of the ball
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Thursday, January 29, 2009
Daily Golf Tips...
How Can I Get Rid of My Slice and Learn to Hit a Controlled Draw?
Most slices are caused by an "over the top" swing; that is, a swing that approaches the ball on outside-to-inside swing path. Open clubfaces at impact are another common cause.
Drawing the ball comes from your setup position. The main keys are:
• Keep your alignment closed.• Put the ball back in your stance
• Take a strong grip (your leading hand - the top hand on the club - should be turned a little more to the inside).• Swing from the inside-out; that is, the club should approach the ball from an inside-to-outside swing path.
These fundamentals should help you produce a shot that goes right to left (for righthanders).
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Most slices are caused by an "over the top" swing; that is, a swing that approaches the ball on outside-to-inside swing path. Open clubfaces at impact are another common cause.
Drawing the ball comes from your setup position. The main keys are:
• Keep your alignment closed.• Put the ball back in your stance
• Take a strong grip (your leading hand - the top hand on the club - should be turned a little more to the inside).• Swing from the inside-out; that is, the club should approach the ball from an inside-to-outside swing path.
These fundamentals should help you produce a shot that goes right to left (for righthanders).
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Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Daily Golf Tips...
Long Putts
Now it is time to learn about the two categories of putts:1. Putts you are trying to make2. Putts you are trying to make sure you make the next one
How do you decide which is which? Any putt where you have no fear of three putting belongs to category 1. Any putt where there is a chance you might three putt belongs to category 2. There is no universal distance dividing line between the two, it varies from person to person and situation to situation. The most important thing to remember is, speed control is everything in category 2 putts. 80% of all three putts come from poor speed control on the first putt. Once you get a basic idea of the line put ALL of your focus on visualizing and feeling the correct speed for the putt. Remember your are not trying to make these long putts, you are trying to MAKE SURE you make the next one.
The first green at Torrey Pines has a ridge across the green two thirds of the way back. The cup is just past this ridge. Make sure to factor the height of the ridge into your distance equation so you can roll the ball just past the hole on your lag putt. When you are in your putting routine I would recommend watching the target (not the ball) during your practice stroke. This will give you a better visual sense of the of the speed required. After you stroke the ball it is critical to watch the ball until it is finished rolling. This way if you miss long you have a free read of your return put for par. See you next time.
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Now it is time to learn about the two categories of putts:1. Putts you are trying to make2. Putts you are trying to make sure you make the next one
How do you decide which is which? Any putt where you have no fear of three putting belongs to category 1. Any putt where there is a chance you might three putt belongs to category 2. There is no universal distance dividing line between the two, it varies from person to person and situation to situation. The most important thing to remember is, speed control is everything in category 2 putts. 80% of all three putts come from poor speed control on the first putt. Once you get a basic idea of the line put ALL of your focus on visualizing and feeling the correct speed for the putt. Remember your are not trying to make these long putts, you are trying to MAKE SURE you make the next one.
The first green at Torrey Pines has a ridge across the green two thirds of the way back. The cup is just past this ridge. Make sure to factor the height of the ridge into your distance equation so you can roll the ball just past the hole on your lag putt. When you are in your putting routine I would recommend watching the target (not the ball) during your practice stroke. This will give you a better visual sense of the of the speed required. After you stroke the ball it is critical to watch the ball until it is finished rolling. This way if you miss long you have a free read of your return put for par. See you next time.
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