Go Lean On The Fats

Wednesday, November 27, 2013

On short-iron shots, many golfers fail to shift their weight and execute a weak, arms-only swing. However, in order to hit crisp short irons, you’ve got to make a weight shift just as you do for full shots. Most high-handicappers leave about 40% of their weight on their back leg through impact,

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At The Turn Tips

Wednesday, November 27, 2013

The turn is a good place to ask yourself if you’ve been a victim of the “spider syndrome.” When a spider is threatened, it curls up into a ball because, for the spider, motion is error. Many golfers under stress do the same thing—driven by the idea

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Sand Matchups

Wednesday, November 27, 2013

In the bunker, you can save some strokes by matching your sand wedge system to the texture of the sand. When the sand on the course you’re playing is soft and fluffy, use a wedge with a large flange and a lot of bounce. When the sand is hard, wet or crusty, select a wedge with minimal flange and

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Sand Matchups

Wednesday, November 27, 2013

In the bunker, you can save some strokes by matching your sand wedge system to the texture of the sand. When the sand on the course you’re playing is soft and fluffy, use a wedge with a large flange and a lot of bounce. When the sand is hard, wet or crusty, select a wedge with minimal flange and

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Assess, Then Address

Wednesday, November 27, 2013

If a pin is protected by two conditions, such as a bunker or a strong sidewind that will steer your ball into the bunker, it’s a red (don’t attack) pin. Aim away from the flag by selecting a different part of the green as your target. If the pin is protected by only one condition, such as a bun

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Shoot At The Pin Only If You Have A Rifle

Wednesday, November 27, 2013

Try this experiment the next time you play a round of golf. Aim for the center of every green with every full shot and forget about the pin. This will take some will power, but I’ll bet you’ll shoot one of your lowest rounds ever. How? You’ll miss less greens.

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Don’t Play It Too Safe

Wednesday, November 27, 2013

        Sometimes when you play too safe with one shot, you set yourself up for an extremely difficult and dangerous next shot. For example, if you’re too cautious off the tee with a 2-iron when you should have used a 3-wood, you effectively change the next shot’

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Make Up Your Mind

Wednesday, November 27, 2013

          At the ’03 Masters, Tiger Woods was about to hit an iron for position off the third tee when his caddie suggested he take a chance and hit driver. Tiger had already made up his mind, so the sug

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Seventh Hole Tips

Wednesday, November 27, 2013

Your round is one-third complete. It’s time for a tension check. You should feel what I call Selective Tension, where some of your muscles (your lower back, the insides of your thighs, ankles and the inside of each foot) are tense and ready for action, and others (like your jaw, neck and shoulde

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Stop The Nega-Talk

Wednesday, November 27, 2013

You’re bound to miss some putts you should make, so it’s important to eliminate “nega-talk,” the kind of self-talk where you berate yourself and destroy your self-confidence. If negative autosuggestion works, so must positive autosuggestion. Tell yourself you’re great on the greens.

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Triangulate Your Putts

Wednesday, November 27, 2013

  You should read all your putts from three vantage points—from behind the hole, from midway between the hole and your ball, and from behind the ball. Using this process of triangulation maps out the putting surface perfectly for your brain to

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Lag With A Purpose

Wednesday, November 27, 2013

Not wanting to be too aggressive on the first hole, you left your iron shot 40 feet from the cup, and the first hole isn’t the place for a three-putt. Here’s the tip: Most good lag putters don’t ascribe to the “three-foot circle” theory. Good putters try to hit the ball in the hole, not three fe

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First Green Tips

Wednesday, November 27, 2013

On the practice green, check the grain by lightly dragging your putter across the grass. If the grass stands up, you’ve scraped your putter against the grain; if it stays down, you’re with the grain. When you’re playing, the Rules of Golf don’t permi

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Go Toe-To-Toe

Wednesday, November 27, 2013

Web Tip: Develop A Stroke For All Distances Before every round, calibrate the length of your stroke by widening and narrowing your foot width. For short putts, use a very narrow stance, position the ball in the center, and then stroke the putt by taking the putter back to your back foot (big toe)

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Look Where You’re Going

Wednesday, November 27, 2013

If you leave yourself a lot of long putts, here’s a simple tip that will help prevent three-jacks: Always take your practice strokes looking at the target. This gives your brain the information that links feel to force, so you can hit the ball the right distance.

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Angle Your Putting

Wednesday, November 27, 2013

There’s a key angle created when you place your trail hand on the putter: Your wrist bends backward slightly toward your forearm. Many successful putters keep this angle intact through impact to prevent overuse of their hands.

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1, 2, 3 Chip

Wednesday, November 27, 2013

Web Tip: The Easy Basics For Expert Chipping  If you’re having problems with your chipping, try this: Set your feet in position and look down the line to the hole counting one; then bring your eyes back to the ball on two; draw the club back on

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Come Prepared

Wednesday, November 27, 2013

Don’t be in a hurry to leave the course the next time your round of golf is interrupted by rain. Instead, put on your rain gear and tough it out for a few holes. You certainly don’t want to experience playing in bad weather for the first time in a tournament.

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Read Your Lie

Wednesday, November 27, 2013

When the grass is against you in the rough (growing away from the target), put a firmer grip on the club, swing harder on pitches, and add at least one club for long shots. When the grass is growing toward the target (a flyer), swing easier around th

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Treat Every Par-5 As A Par-3

Wednesday, November 27, 2013

Suppose I told you we were going to play a course with four par-3s only 100 yards long. You’d be anticipating shooting one of your lowest rounds ever. Well, here’s a way to turn every course you play into a course like this. Instead of automatically blasting your driver and fairway wood on every

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Get Your Body In Balance

Wednesday, November 27, 2013

Hit a few balls left-handed during every warm-up session by turning over your 7-iron. In so doing, you’ll accomplish two things: 1) You’ll practice an awkward shot that could save strokes in an emergency and; 2) Since your golf swing is two-sided, you’ll strengthen the golf muscles on both sides

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Over Look The Ball

Wednesday, November 27, 2013

  Web Tip: The Correct Head Movement Every Swing Needs   During a good golf swing, your head makes its own mini-swing. Certainly, it doesn’t remain rigid. Your head should rotate in the same manner as your front shoulder—away from the

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Obey The “C” Line

Wednesday, November 27, 2013

To think like a champion golfer, draw an imaginary line between you and your ball on every shot. Call it the “C” line for the commitment you’re going to make to the shot before you cross it and step to your ball. Once you’ve made your shot selection

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Calm The Savage Beast

Wednesday, November 27, 2013

When you have your best swing, anchor it to a piece of music by using your Walkman while you practice. Once the link between your music and your best swing is established, then everywhere the one goes, the other follows. Put on the music when you game slips and your best swing will reappear.

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Make The Right Choice

Wednesday, November 27, 2013

your fairway wood swing in combination with pitching wedge shots, so you’ll be ready to link them for your second and third shots on a par-5. When was the last time you saw a golfer on the driving range alternating a 3-wood with a pitch to the flag? Other packages: sand wedge/putter; driver/short

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Get Some Skills

Wednesday, November 27, 2013

All great golfers develop “skills packages”—shots that are often hit back-to-back during the course of play. Practice your fairway wood swing in combination with pitching wedge shots, so you’ll be ready to link them for your second and third shots on

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First Tee Tips

Wednesday, November 27, 2013

When you arrive at the first tee, take a moment to identify the shape of the hole and what the architect had in mind. The word “fairway” comes from a nautical term that describes a safe passageway through potentially dangerous waters. If you keep the

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Go Inside

Wednesday, November 27, 2013

     For crisper shots, aim for the inside-back quadrant of the golf ball. Doing so allows the club to make contact with the ball in a slightly open position (from which it correctly rotates to square, then to closed). As a reminder, position your ball on the tee so that the

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Beat The Tweeners

Wednesday, November 27, 2013

       If your “tweeners” (odd distances between clubs) have a history of being pulled and pushed, here’s the solution. If you’re a fast-swinging power hitter, take one less club and hit it harder. If you’re a smooth swinger with a syrupy action, take one club more and

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Predict Trajectory

Wednesday, November 27, 2013

You’re under a tree and must keep it low, but you’re not sure how fast the ball will get up. One way to learn how is to lay down the club you’re planning to use with the butt end facing the target, then step on the clubface. The shaft will rise to the shot’s initial launch angle, allowing you to

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Line ’Em Up

Wednesday, November 27, 2013

Your left-hand grip (for right-handers) has a lot to do with the accuracy of your golf shots. A good checkpoint is the positioning of the small depression at the base of your wrist formed by the tendons of your left thumb when you flex your wrist. At

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