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4 Aug 2005
- Stop
Topping The Golf Ball
Stop
Topping The Golf Ball - Topping the golf ball is one of the most frustrating
shots the average player can hit. Read this guest contribution by Paul
Wilson - Director of Instruction - Nicklaus Golf Club at LionsGate -
Overland Park, Kansas City.
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2 Aug 2005 - Golf Tips Blog
Do
You Know What The Rough Will Do? - An experienced professional will know
immediately what effect the grass in the rough will have on his ball, do you?f
If
you play a shot from the rough you need to know what effect different lies of
the golf ball will have on your shot. Firstly,
you may have a good lie in the rough where the grass beneath the ball is
lying towards the green. This type of lie means little clubhead
resistance. However, it can often produce a shot called a ‘flyer’ that
will send the ball out on a penetrating low trajectory, with the result that it
runs a lot further when it lands.
When
the grass is lying towards you, then expect the ball to come out high and stop
much more quickly allowing you to pitch the ball right up to the pin.
Lastly,
if the ball is sitting right on top of the grass, you must take care not
to swing right underneath it and duff the shot, or worse still bury it deeper
into the rough. To prevent this don't swing too steeply but concentrate on
a smooth flat swing to sweep the ball cleanly off the top of any long grass.
1 Aug 2005 - Golf
Tips Blog
How To Get Those Long Putts Rolling - Seeing the golf ball rolling across the green on line for the hole only to see it pull up an inch or less short is one of golf’s most frustrating experiences.
To avoid this happening one thing to do is to groove a putting stroke that generates the best possible roll on your putts. To achieve this the putter head has to be moving slightly upwards as it strikes the ball, imparting over spin and reducing skid on impact..
To help ingrain an ‘over spin’ putting stroke, try this putting drill. Before making your stroke, place your scorecard pencil directly behind the ball, at right angles to the line of the putt. Then, to make sure you avoid hitting the pencil as you make your stroke, you must concentrate on striking the ball with the putter moving slightly upwards through the putting stroke.
31 July 2005 - Golf Tips Blog
A Positive Short Game Is The Key - How often is it that
when an amateur golfer is faced with playing a short pitch or lob shot over a
sand trap to a pin placement that is tight to the hazard, the golfer hits the
ball into the hazard?
Why do you see this so regularly in amateur golf? The answer is normally
always because the player doesn’t play the shot with a positive enough
attitude. To solve this problem
you must use your imagination to keep your mind from straying to negative
thoughts.
One
way to to this, is as you set up, picture the ball flying over the hazard
and landing on top of the flag at the top of the pin. This will focus your mind on the target and not the sand trap,
helping you to make a more positive swing.
The more positive your swing, the better your chances of playing a good
shot. Try this next time you find yourself in this type of nervy
situation.
30 July 2005 - Fix
The Golf Shanks
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July 2005 - Golf Tips Blog
The
ABC of Sand Play - When
your ball is in a sand trap the shot you play should always be determined by the lie. When the ball is plugged you
will struggle to retain much control over the ball.
You'll be unable to generate any
spin, which means the ball will run a long way from the point where it lands.
From a semi-plugged lie, while the ball is slightly easier to get up and out of
the sand, the amount of control and spin will again be restricted.
However, from a clean lie, you can generate maximum spin and control,
enabling the ball to stop quickly. From all three lies, your key swing thoughts
should be:
A- Open
stance and take the club back outside the target line on a steep path.
B- Keep the swing smooth and your head still.
C- Make your follow-through as long as your backswing.
To become a master bunker player it’s essential that you develop a smooth and
repetitive action. As
long as you have a reasonable, flat lie and the ball is sitting cleanly
on top of the sand, the only thing you need change to hit the ball higher or
lower is the angle of the clubface. The
normal rule of thumb is that the more you open the clubface, the higher the ball
will fly. The more square you set
the clubface, the lower the trajectory will be.
Lengthening or shortening your swing will determine how far the ball
flies.
28 July 2005 - Golf Tips Blog
How to keep that
important tee-shot in play - At the times during a round of golf when you
are faced with a difficult tee shot and your main concern is to just get the
ball into play here are a couple of helpful tips.
Firstly when it
comes to golf club selection the general rule is that the longer the shaft of
the club the more difficult it is to control.
This is the reason why amateur golfers are usually less accurate with
their driver than they are with their wedges.
However, when you find yourself in a situation where you feel that you
must hit your driver, but the tee shot is tighter than you would like it to be,
grip a few inches further down the club grip. This will give you a little
extra control of the club without you having to lose too much in terms of
distance.
Secondly, thinking positively means focusing
your mind on the task you wish to successfully complete and not on ways of avoiding the problems you might encounter should you fail. For example, when
you are faced with a tee shot on a long straight hole, which has out of bounds
all down one side, don’t make the mistake of thinking about how not to hit your tee shot towards the trouble. If you allow your thoughts to
focus on how to play the shot you DON'T want, it’s more than likely that this
will be the result! So, keep your mind firmly fixed on the positive, not the negative.
27 July 2005 - Golf Tips Blog
A golf putting
tip if you ever pull your putts left - A common putting problem is when
during the putting stroke the left wrist breaks down, or hinges through the
ball-striking zone. This normally
happens when a golfers stronger right hand takes over through the putting
stroke, and can cause a number of faults, including the dreaded putting
‘yips’.
One tip which can
help prevent the left wrist breaking at the important moment concerns your grip.
As you settle into your putting stance, make a conscious effort to
squeeze the grip a little more firmly with the last three fingers of your left
hand. Retaining this same pressure
throughout your stroke will help the hands to work more as a single unit,
producing a smoother and more accurate stroke. Try this tip next time
you're practicing your putting - you'll be pleased with the result.
26 July 2005
- Golf
Swing Plane
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24 July 2005 - Golf Tips Blog
An excellent drill to improve your chipping - Often when playing a chip
shot high handicappers make the mistake of trying to help the ball into the air
by using a 'scooping' action with their hands. This of course usually
leads to a thinned shot that races through the green. This simple indoor drill will encourage you to use the
natural loft on the wedge to do the job it was designed for.
Place a small coin
onto a carpet with a fairly short pile, then try to swing the leading edge of
your wedge under the coin. It takes
a little practice, but provided you don’t try to scoop the coin into the air
with your right hand, you’ll soon be able to chip the coin into the air.
Practice this
drill and you’ll find it much easier to slide the leading edge of your wedge
under a golf ball when it matters out on the course.
22 July 2005 - Golf Tips Blog
How do you get the ball out of deep rough? - When playing the ball when
it is in deep rough many golfers believe the faster they swing the club, the
more likely they are to get the ball out of trouble.
In fact, clubhead speed is an important factor but from really heavy
rough, speed alone will not get the job done.
Rather than
relying solely on your hands to generate speed you must bring the larger, more
powerful muscles in your body into play.
You should make almost the same swing as you would from the fairway.
You need to swing just a little steeper to help get the clubhead down through
the rough behind the ball to minimize the amount of grass trapped between club
and ball.
But you still
generate the extra power you need to get the ball back in play by using those
big muscles in your legs, shoulders and arms - strength is important here, and
it's no coincidence that Tiger Woods who is one of the fittest golfers in the
world is also one of the best at generating distance from the rough.
21 July 2005 - Golf Tips Blog
A Common Mistake With Fairway Woods And How To Correct It - With the long
shaft of a 3 or 5 wood and not a great deal of loft visible on the face, there
can be a tendency to try to ‘help’ the ball into the air with fairway woods.
This is an action that all too often produces the opposite result – a
topped shot.
A topped shot
usually happens when the golfer is attempting to hit the ball too hard and
leaving too much weight on the right side in the downswing.
This results in the leading edge of the clubface striking the top rather
than the bottom half of the ball. To
hit fairway woods correctly you must get your concentrate on two
things.
Firstly, you must
get the weight moving smoothly on to your left side at the start of the
downswing. Secondly,
make sure your hands lead the clubface into the hitting area. Don't go
"scooping" the ball upwards - just get the weight onto the left to
finish, let the hands lead and trust the loft on the clubface to get the ball
into the air.
20 July 2005 - Golf Tips Blog
Draw or fade your tee shots with this simple golf tip - When you
are teeing it up and feel that you need to shape your tee shot either left or
right due to the shape of the hole, there is an easy way to help create the
ball flight you require. If it is
a draw shot that you need to play then tee the ball up high - subconsciously
this will encourage you to swing the club on a shallower plane than usual.
This results in you striking the ball when the clubhead is traveling on
a slightly upward and also in-to-out-path, both of which are ingredients needed
for drawing the ball.
If you feel like you need to hit a fade, tee the ball low to encourage you to
swing the club on a slightly steeper swing plane, which also helps promote the
out-to-in path required to move the ball to the right in the air. This small
change of tee height can be the subtle difference in the shape of your golf
shot.
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