Like most golfers, you probably want to hit the ball farther. Seems no matter how far we crush it, there’s always room to hit it a few more yards down the fairway.
While a buried bunker lie might be a bad break, it’s certainly not impossible to get it up and down from here.
One of the most overlooked components of the golf swing is how firm or soft you should hold the club in your hands.
I might be a left-handed lad from Leicestershire, England, but I know what it’s like to swing from the right side.
Now that Phil Mickelson, Ernie Els and Jim Furyk have all had their 40th birthday, and Tiger Woods’ image seems irreparable, the PGA Tour needs some exciting, new (and young) talent to excite audiences.
Better golfers know that to swing the club consistently on plane, the secret is to avoid having an address position that causes you to lift the club up at the top of your swing.
Take a survey of golfers anywhere in the world, asking what they’d most like to improve about their game, and you’ll get the same overwhelming response: They want to hit the ball farther.
The key to hitting the golf ball a long way is to generate significant clubhead speed and make solid contact.
Setting up with the ball in the right position is absolutely vital if you want to hit it big.
Here I’m addressing the ball and making a swing with two different clubs, an 8-iron and a hybrid.
