Dial in Your Wedges

Sunday, November 17, 2013

I've found that on chips and pitches, I can increase my feel by progressively gripping down the closer I get to the hole. It's something I picked up watching Seve, who will sometimes go all the way down to the steel. The principle is simple. The shor

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Downhill bunker shots - Chase it on out-2

Sunday, November 17, 2013

With the wrists essentially pre-setting the club in that early move (2), the upper body can then take over to complete the backswing. This three-quarter position is as far as you ever need to go. My weight remains supported on that left leg – the

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Downhill bunker shots - Chase it on out

Sunday, November 17, 2013

Any time you find yourself in this sort of position in a greenside trap, the only way to make a controlled recovery is to settle your weight firmly on your forward leg and then keep it there as you utilise a good wrist and arm action to avoid the bac

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Fresh Approach-2

Sunday, November 17, 2013

3) What you have now done is create a reference point from which the shaft angle of the club can follow into the backswing – so just allow the wrist to hinge as you swing the club back and match the shaft angle with your outstretched left arm.

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Fresh Approach

Sunday, November 17, 2013

I have an unhealthy fascination with bunkers – I love the variations in design, I love all the different textures of sand and I love the strategy they dictate when correctly positioned. The origins of this can perhaps be traced to the fact that the

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The Golden Rule

Sunday, November 17, 2013

Open the clubface before you finalise the details of grip and set-up; that's the No.1 rule when you are in the sand. Pre-set loft and 'bounce' OK, so you've caught me on the beach having a laugh up here at Turnberry. But where better to explain to y

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Hit Solid Wedges

Sunday, November 17, 2013

My three wedges play a vital role in keeping me right in the battle for tournaments. If I average three or four birdies a round, at least two of these came from good wedge play. I devote a lot of practice time to my wedges and as a result can create

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Hitting the Highs and Lows -2

Sunday, November 17, 2013

Even though this feels (and appears in these pictures) like a much wristier swing, Edoardo's focus is on creating a wide sweep with the arms working in tandem with the rotation of the upper body, while his overall swing sensation is to keep the knees

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Hitting the Highs and Lows

Sunday, November 17, 2013

Moving to the arena of the short game, the other half of Italy's winning duo - Francesco's older brother Edoardo - demonstrates the pro technique for playing two vital scoring shots: the low spinny pitch and the super-soft, high-flying flop shot. Studyi

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How to shoot low numbers-2

Sunday, November 17, 2013

Bunker Play Just take the sand out of the box... Just like the lob shot, the key to playing a regular bunker shot lies in opening up the clubface and trusting your swing through the impact area. What I do is set the club-face up first, laying the blad

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