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| Why You Can’t... (and how you can) |
One of the great things about the game of golf is that, on occasion, all of us, even the highest handicapper, will hit a shot like a pro. It might be a well-struck drive, hitting a par-
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| Courtesy: Steve Dahlby |
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| Turn Your Right Foot Out |
There are a number of ways to eke out a few extra yards off the tee. You could buy a new driver, lower your driver's loft, change your ball, get fit so your shaft matches your swing spe
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| Courtesy: Wayne Allen, CPGA |
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| Imagine a Second Hole |
Even though we all do it from time to time, there’s really no excuse for missing a relatively straight four- to six-foot putt. Here’s a visualization trick I use with my students to
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| Courtesy: Matt Swanson |
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| Hinge for Power |
Amateurs have problems hitting crisp iron shots due to two fatal flaws. First, the takeaway tends to be too low to the ground, which delays the proper hinging of the wrists until too late in th
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| Courtesy: Brady Riggs |
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| Don't Spill the Dishes |
Many amateurs allow their right elbow to move too far away from their body at the top of the backswing, so that their elbow is pointing behind them, almost in the position of a baseball player
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| Courtesy: Al Wagner |
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| Buried, Not Dead |
There aren’t many shots that touring professionals fear, but if you had to choose one, the buried lie bunker shot would probably take the cake. It’s a shot even more feared among am
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| Courtesy: John O'Leary III |
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| Clap Your Hands |
Most of the time, when we hear of a player collapsing under the pressure of tournament golf, the breakdown happens somewhere late in the event. Maybe it's a final-round stumble (see Rory McIlro
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| Courtesy: Rick Sessinghaus |
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| The Putt-Chip Shot |
The putt-chip is a shot that I encourage all of my students to learn at our golf school. It's easy, it's reliable, and even the pros use it to get up and down in a hurry. By keeping the ball lo
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| Courtesy: Jon Paupore |
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