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Monday, June 30, 2008 Short Game GamesLower your scores by making practice fun One of the absolute basics of good scoring is solid putting from short to medium range. If you’re confident from these distances, it will take pressure off all your other short-game shots and make you a better lag putter as well. |
Monday, June 30, 2008 Pitch Right!How to improve your chipping in two minutes' time If you want to control your shots more effectively around the greens, the best thing you can do is set up with a narrow stance and always remember to keep the shaft leaning toward the target. Since it’s a chip shot, you don’t have to worry about releasing the club; instead, you want to hold the face square to ensure optimal directional control. This setup position also helps to avoid flubbed chipped shots—one of the most embarrassing and avoidable shots in golf. |
Monday, June 30, 2008 Oomph ShotsFaced with a tough shot? Here's what to do. By now, you’ve probably seen footage of Tiger Woods snapping his 4-iron against a tree in the 2007 Masters. If you haven’t, it happened on the 11th hole when he found his ball at the base of a tree. Tiger had three choices: hit it backward or backhanded (two choices that would have probably led to a bogey) or advance it down the fairway. Of course, Tiger chose the latter, but to pull it off, he had to sacrifice his 4-iron. |
Monday, June 30, 2008 Tips From The TourImprove your game by learning from the pros The best players in the world are as proficient as they are for very good reasons. Not only do they possess an incredibly high level of talent and athletic ability, but they also have sound fundamentals and outstanding overall technique. If you’re going to learn from anyone, these are the guys you want to study. |
Monday, June 30, 2008 Lag For PowerThe secret move for more power Casting the club from the top of the swing (arms straightening prematurely) is one of the most common power leaks for the amateur player. This move results from a downswing that’s initiated by the muscles in the arms and upper body, and makes it almost impossible to store energy during the downswing. |
Monday, June 30, 2008 Heads Up! If you’ve been told the key to better ballstriking is to keep your head down, odds are you’re a golfer who puts a slice on the ball. Also, you’re a victim of bad advice, since keeping your head down can cause a variety of swing (and back) problems. Keeping your head down on your backswing actually will cause your head to get in the way and restrict your body turn. This means your arms and upper body will lift upward instead of around, and you’ll swing with an upright, outside-in swing path. |
Sunday, June 29, 2008 True Lies and Divots 6/30/08Ball land in a divot? Don?t worry, Kevin Scheller will help you get it out and on the green. |
Sunday, June 22, 2008 Stay Stacked 6/23/08Keeping your upper body relatively balanced over your lower body is critical for creating power |
Sunday, June 15, 2008 Face Off 6/16/08To keep your putterface square, your hands must complement one another |
Sunday, June 8, 2008 Adjust the Back Foot 6/9/08To find the right ball position don?t move the ball, move your back foot |
Saturday, May 31, 2008 Pitching MechanicsBetter pitching is a matter of perfecting your address positions Playing well from within 100 yards is a must if you want to score well. Just look at the best players in the world. They all miss the fairway sometimes, but from within 100 yards, there isn’t a player out there who doesn’t expect to knock it close from “a hundie” and in. This is golf’s scoring zone, where the difference between a long birdie putt and a short tap-in can be made up by hitting the right kinds of shots. |
