Secret #3:
Pitching – The Clubhead must Stay Low to the Ground After Impact
Choose one of the following clubs when you attempt a pitch shot: pitching wedge, sand wedge or a lob wedge. A pitch shot has maximum air time and minimum roll time. In other words, the golf ball has 2/3 air time and 1/3 roll on its journey to the hole. Just the opposite of a chip shot.
Airtime is very difficult to create if your technique is off even in the slightest. So, if you are tired of topping, sculling, and hitting the ground behind the golf ball when you pitch, this is the pearl for you.
Low Follow-Through = Maximum Airtime
If I had a dollar for every amateur that told me that they are trying to follow-through high after impact so that their pitch shots will go up in the air, I would be set for life.
Most of the time, a high follow-through after impact will force the ball to be hit on the upswing which results in a top, scull or ground-behind shot. If you setup to the golf ball just like you were going to chip, you are halfway there.
Remember:
1. The golf ball should be positioned in the middle of your stance
2. Place 75% of your weight on your front foot
3. The grip end of the golf club points to the middle of your front leg.
4. Place your grip HALFWAY down the grip of the club
The back swing is usually longer than your chip shots. If you keep your weight on your left leg - you DO NOT need to transfer your weight. As the golf club begins to swing down into the ground, make sure you follow thru LOW to the ground after impact. You want to feel as though you chopped the back of the ball with the club head.
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Thursday, September 30, 2010
Lesson 2 In Improving Your Short game
Secret #2:
Chipping – Keep Your Weight on your Front Foot in the Backswing
A chip shot is a short shot around the green that has minimum airtime and maximum roll time. Another way to describe it is 1/3 air, 2/3 roll. You can use one of the following clubs when chipping: 5-iron, 7-iron or 9-iron. Common complaints that I receive from amateurs about chipping are that they top the ball, hit the ball thin, hit the ground behind the ball, blade the ball over the green or completely shank the ball.
The miss-played shots I just described to you are usually the result of an incorrect set-up. There are three positions in chipping that are the foundation of a successful chip shot. Let’s review them:
1. The golf ball should be positioned in the middle of your stance
2. Place 75% of your weight on your left foot (right-handed golfers)
3. The grip end of the golf club points to the middle of your left leg.
4. Grip down on the golf club to the END of the grip.
The reason you want the golf ball in the middle of your stance is for a more consistent impact. If you place the golf ball too far forward in your stance, you will have a tendency to hit the ball thin, or top the ball and you will pull the ball to the left. If you play the ball too far back in your stance, you will have a tendency to top or shank the ball and push it to the right.
When you place 75% of your weight on your left foot, you are ensuring yourself that you will hit down of the ball and not up. Make sure you keep the weight on your front foot in the back swing.
Gripping down on the golf club will ensure a cleaner more controlled hit at impact. If you are struggling with hitting thin shots or topping your chips, when you move your handle further to the left (across from you left leg), you will allow the clubhead to hit the ball on a descending blow and not ascending.
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Chipping – Keep Your Weight on your Front Foot in the Backswing
A chip shot is a short shot around the green that has minimum airtime and maximum roll time. Another way to describe it is 1/3 air, 2/3 roll. You can use one of the following clubs when chipping: 5-iron, 7-iron or 9-iron. Common complaints that I receive from amateurs about chipping are that they top the ball, hit the ball thin, hit the ground behind the ball, blade the ball over the green or completely shank the ball.
The miss-played shots I just described to you are usually the result of an incorrect set-up. There are three positions in chipping that are the foundation of a successful chip shot. Let’s review them:
1. The golf ball should be positioned in the middle of your stance
2. Place 75% of your weight on your left foot (right-handed golfers)
3. The grip end of the golf club points to the middle of your left leg.
4. Grip down on the golf club to the END of the grip.
The reason you want the golf ball in the middle of your stance is for a more consistent impact. If you place the golf ball too far forward in your stance, you will have a tendency to hit the ball thin, or top the ball and you will pull the ball to the left. If you play the ball too far back in your stance, you will have a tendency to top or shank the ball and push it to the right.
When you place 75% of your weight on your left foot, you are ensuring yourself that you will hit down of the ball and not up. Make sure you keep the weight on your front foot in the back swing.
Gripping down on the golf club will ensure a cleaner more controlled hit at impact. If you are struggling with hitting thin shots or topping your chips, when you move your handle further to the left (across from you left leg), you will allow the clubhead to hit the ball on a descending blow and not ascending.
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Wednesday, September 29, 2010
4 Secrets To A Better Short Game
Tips For A Better Short Game
Secret #1:
Putting – Focus on Distance not Direction
Do you know why most amateurs’ three-putt more times on their first nine holes than their last nine holes? By the time they get to the last nine they have the feel of the greens! My colleagues have always agreed that in order to become a great putter you must have the ability to read greens. However, I have always believed you must also have GREAT TOUCH.
I have just given you an incredible tip. You have to develop your touch in order to control your speed. I can not tell you how many times I have asked an amateur golfer after they hit their putt if they thought the putt was going uphill or downhill. Most amateurs reply with, “I completely forgot about the speed!” Most of them struggle more with speed more than direction. So how do you apply this advice?
1. Always look towards the front of the green so you can decide if you are going uphill or downhill.
2. Empty your mind of every mechanical thought you have and just stroke the ball. FORGET the mechanics when putting.
3. Don’t ever hit a putt until you have visualized your golf ball going into the hole
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Secret #1:
Putting – Focus on Distance not Direction
Do you know why most amateurs’ three-putt more times on their first nine holes than their last nine holes? By the time they get to the last nine they have the feel of the greens! My colleagues have always agreed that in order to become a great putter you must have the ability to read greens. However, I have always believed you must also have GREAT TOUCH.
I have just given you an incredible tip. You have to develop your touch in order to control your speed. I can not tell you how many times I have asked an amateur golfer after they hit their putt if they thought the putt was going uphill or downhill. Most amateurs reply with, “I completely forgot about the speed!” Most of them struggle more with speed more than direction. So how do you apply this advice?
1. Always look towards the front of the green so you can decide if you are going uphill or downhill.
2. Empty your mind of every mechanical thought you have and just stroke the ball. FORGET the mechanics when putting.
3. Don’t ever hit a putt until you have visualized your golf ball going into the hole
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