The process of making a great (actually any) shot in golf is very simple. Before you start yelling at your screen, I said the process is simple, not the actual execution. My forward approach to this topic is based on many years of playing, watching, asking questions, and experimenting on the plethora of shot making possibilities. After a long litany of approaches to making the right golf shot at the right time, I have pared down my shot process to three simple pre-steps that work every time.
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Leaving Shots On The Course After A Round Of Golf
I am confident that every golfer laments about leaving strokes on the course. Usually it means that they wish they could take a shot over again or made a different decision that would result in a different outcome. This universal situation is generally discussed at the 19th hole over a libation or two. No matter what we shoot as a score, golfers always feel they could have shot at least one stroke lower. The feeling of missing out on a better score can lead to frustration, however I would suggest that it is the natural order of things for all golfers. The real question is where most of us feel we lose the most strokes?
Continue readingWatching Your Ball Roll Past The Hole
Whether you are chipping or putting the ball, it is important to watch your ball come to a complete rest. I have witnessed players look away in disgust when they know they have missed a chip or putt while their ball scoots past the hole. Instead to watching how their ball reacts to the undulations of the green, they through a little tantrum and lose out on the valuable information offered by the green as their ball misses the hole. This frustrating habit does cost stroke and is easily avoided.
Continue readingAiming Your Golf Shot: Shaft Angle
Anytime I am a golf shot, I try to ensure that I use the same process with the intent of creating the same positive results. My methodology does not change much because I have honed my pre-shot routine over many years of trial and error. Interestingly, throughout my entire efforts, I gave very little attention to the shaft angle of my irons and driver thinking that it was not as important. Well, I recently watched a video that changes my point of view or at least helps me refine my current hitting methodology. More importantly, I realize that adjusting the shaft angle during setup causes challenges with my aim depending on which club I have in my hand.
Continue readingLowering Our Golf Score The Easy Way
Lowering our golf score is one goal that every golfer pursues. If someone tells you they never play golf to shoot a lower score, I would have to look at them with a bit so skepticism. However, there are a few players who play for the pure joy and do not keep score. I rarely meet them. Regardless, most players are always trying to shoot a personal best every time they tee it up. For those players looking to lower your score, I know an easy way that will fit everyone’s game to consistently lower your score.
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