Archive for August, 2006

Golf Drills: Pitching Drills

Tee Drill
This drill promotes the proper arm and hand action in the pitch shot. Place a tee in the butt end of the grip. Set up in your address position and swing to the 9 o’clock position and stop. Look at the tee and notice where it is pointing. Ideally it should point both towards the ground and the golf ball. Now swing through the 3 o’clock position and stop. Look at the tee. It again should point at both the ground and the golf ball.

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Putting: Tempo

Why is tempo in putting important? A pendulum like swing is like an inverted metronome. A metronome helps musicians maintain tempo by consistently counting the beat. No matter how many beats per minute the metronome always maintains perfect tempo. Too many golfers rush their swing with the putter during the change of direction from the backwards movement away from the ball to the forward motion towards the ball. The rushing action creates too much clubhead speed and propels the ball too far.

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How Good Are You In The Sand?

Think about it, if you could convert 5 out of 10 attempts from a normal lie in the trap, how many strokes could YOU save per round?

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