Strategy/Troubleshooting
Article: Goal Time
If you want your game to reach the next level, you need to set strong goals. If you want your game to reach...
Article: One-Club Wonder!
A typical 6-iron has a loft of 30°, which places it between your pitching wedge (48°) and driver (approximately 9°).
Article: Flip It To Stick It!
If you've ever found yourself short-sided in the rough, as I am here, then you know you need to execute a shot that gets the ball up high and in a hurry—and lands soft. Here's a more advanced way to play this rough flop shot.
Article: Learn Like A Pro
As an instructor, I have had the privilege to work with Paige Mackenzie since the winter of 2008.
Article: Throw Some Sand
One of the reasons so many folks struggle from the sand is that they don’t understand the importance of an open face at impact.
Article: 7 Faults Most Amateurs Make
Here’s something to look for the next time you watch a professional golf tournament: Notice how, on great shots, the pros hold their finish and how, on bad shots, they don’t. Why’s this worth noting?
Article: Drop 10 Strokes In 10 Minutes
It’s a new year. It’s a new you. It’s time to kick those bad swing habits and make 2011 the year you play your best golf ever. ...
Article: My Favorite Tips And Drills
Just because the golf season is near a close, there’s still plenty of work to do if you want to keep your swing fresh and up to par for the next golf season.
Article: Rough And Tough Shots
When your ball finds the deep rough like the position I’m in here, the smart play almost always is to take a higher-lofted club and either lay up or pitch the ball back into the fairway.
Article: Power Shots
The key to hitting the golf ball a long way is to generate significant clubhead speed and make solid contact.
Article: Mind Power
If you don't think professional golfers play under considerable pressure, then you may not have seen this year’s major championships.
Article: Play Like A Pro
Every week, TV audiences are mesmerized by PGA Tour pros. It’s easy to understand why.
Article: Bad Lies
The key to this shot is to choke down on the club far enough—all the way to the shaft—if necessary
Article: Trouble Shots
Golf is a lot like life. Some days everything comes easily; other days nothing seems to go your way.
Article: Ain’t Bad, Just Is
I can’t go at this shot right-handed because the cactus impedes my stance. But I can get the ball back in play by playing a left-handed shot. ...
Article: Manage Your Game
A common saying in golf is that the game is 90% mental.
