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Don’t you just love to see the ball spinning back towards the pin? Maybe you see it from your playing partners, but you just don’t know how they do it… Swing on a steeper path and keep your hands and wrists firm through impact. You need to hit the ball clean, making a divot after impact with the ball. You … Read More

One of the more difficult decisions to make in golf is when and where to lay up your shot. Instead of laying up far back enough to hit a full shot into the target, we tend to rather hit it as close as possible and deal with the consequences once we get to our ball. How to hit the perfect … Read More

This week I will explain the fundamentals of getting out of fairway bunkers. They are far away from the green and require a long to mid iron. Your choice of club will depend on the distance to the target and the amount of loft needed to clear the lip of the bunker. Aim to hit the ball off the sand … Read More

Fear of shortgame For me the main reason behind most duffed chip shots is a lack of commitment through impact. Players get too “handsy” flicking the club at the ball and this can lead to poor strikes. Do not try and help the ball in the air, use proper technique and trust the club to do the work for you. … Read More

Timing When you go to the driving range before you play your round, you should work on your timing… not to fix your swing. Make half length, half paced practice swings. It needs to be a slow movement back and through. It will work because you will feel the clubhead during the swing and you will naturally slow you down. … Read More

When and why should you change your grips? If your grips look like the grip in the image, you are fighting a losing battle. The grips on your golf clubs are arguably the most important part of your golf equipment, because it is the only thing that we actually touch while making a swing. Grips are made up of a … Read More

Very IMPORTANT This week I will discuss a basic that is neglected by almost all golfers. I have worked very hard on my alignment and my golf has improved because of it. I make a point of checking it regularly. What I have seen the most recently is players not aiming correctly, mostly to the right of the target. When … Read More

Can you play a downhill lie? When playing from a downslope take less club because the slope delofts the clubface.  The ball flight will be lower and the ball will roll more. Position the ball back in your stance a little and feel as if you set your shoulders parallel to the slope. It will be very difficult to do … Read More