Rough Justice-2

Friday, November 15, 2013

This will assist you in keeping the clubface open throughout the swing and - more to the point - returning it in that open position so that it slides beneath the ball through impact. There's a certain flowing quality that is vital to this swing, and

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Rough Justice

Friday, November 15, 2013

Tour players spend most of their time off the course working on developing their short-game skills - and not always from a perfect lie on the fairway. Miss a green and you never quite know what sort of lie to expect, and so the smart players test

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Scythe of Relief

Friday, November 15, 2013

Whenever I get the chance to play a practice round with someone like Nick Faldo, I snap it up. Faldo is a player I have admired as much for his short game as for his ideas on the swing. Nick has a terrific imagination around the greens and is

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Sharper Short Game

Friday, November 15, 2013

The principles that govern your pitching action are exactly the same as those you use in the full swing. From 100 yards and in, it's your versatility that counts. On creating a compact, repeating action When you watch good players hitting wedge shot

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Short Game Primer

Friday, November 15, 2013

One of the principles that we work on is that the left wrist is always in control of what the clubface is doing. This is a feeling you should cultivate in all areas of the game, but particularly in the short game, where there are so many different shots

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Short and Sweet

Friday, November 15, 2013

Revolving around the way you set up to the ball, the basic chipping and pitching action is simplicity itself. Let's keep things simple Most golfers over-complicate the short game when in reality the basic chipping and pitching skills are quite

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Taking Sand After Impact

Friday, November 15, 2013

Why taking sand after the ball is as important as what you take before it. Delivering a shallow swing arc through the impact area is the key to successful and consistent greenside sand play. Here's a thought that will help you to do just that.

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Talk Sand Play-2

Friday, November 15, 2013

ACCELERATION HERE... The smooth unwinding of the downswing sees the clubhead accelerate on its way to impact – as I mentioned earlier, the key is that you keep the clubhead moving throughout the delivery, focusing on that entry point an inch behind the

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Talk Sand Play

Friday, November 15, 2013

The world's No.1 coach, David Leadbetter, found himself cast in the unlikely role of spectator as Ernie Els and Gary Player put on an impromptu bunker clinic during the filming of a video for sponsors SAP earlier this year at Old Palm Golf Club in Palm

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The Half Wedge

Friday, November 15, 2013

One of my goals heading into this season was to sharpen my game from 100 yards and in. Within that range, the 30- to 60-yard shot -the half-wedge executed with less than a full swing-needed special attention. This is one area of the game where I want

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The Professional Touch-2

Friday, November 15, 2013

Use your experience and judgment to visualise how the ball will react upon landing – identify your landing area and focus your attention there, not on the flag Basic chipping technique – how to pre-set a good impact position To impart the cont

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The Professional Touch

Friday, November 15, 2013

Identifying your landing area – and visualising the ball running to the hole from that point on the green – is the tour player’s secret to getting up and down. And you will immediately simplify your chipping strategy if you follow their example There

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Tick Tock - Clock face Wedge Distance Principle

Friday, November 15, 2013

How would you like to consistently get the ball inside 10 feet from within wedge range? I'm talking about those critical 'scoring' shots from, say, 120 yards and in? Just imagine how many shots you could save in a typical round. The most common fault

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