For years, the terminology of weight shift dominate golf teaching. It was a term used to describe the movement of force to your trail leg/foot and the transfer of that force to your lead leg/foot. I would suggest that the concept has not really changed, but describing how it occurs has. It is a topic that many amateurs need to understand in order to create power and consistency in their golf swing. Lets delve into this topic more.
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Green Dot Red Dot Chipping
I talk about chipping a great deal at The Grateful Golfer. The reason is because most amateurs, myself included, spend at least half the time chipping around the green during a 18 hole round. We know that greens in regulation or GIR is the king stat, however most of us are below 50% during most rounds. Hence, offering chipping tips is a great way to help you the reader and to focus my game in order to shoot low golf scores. And today, we are discussing the Green Dot Red Dot chipping tip.
Continue readingChipping In Cold Weather
The definition of cold varies from local. Additionally, the player themselves will determine what cold actually means and for my purposes, cold is when my hands require mittens to keep warm in between shots. That temperature does vary for day to day. The shot in my game that is affected most by cold weather is chipping around the green because my touch is drastically reduced due to cold hands. Additionally, my equipment does not perform the same and this change needs to be accounted for on all shots. Overall, playing in cold weather is a challenge for all players. Fortunately, there are steps we can take to counter the cold weather in order to shoot our best score on that day.
Continue readingA Quick Tip To Read A Green
Reading the greens is a tough skill to develop for most amateurs. There are many factors to consider which change for each putt. I wish I could give you a 100% guaranteed process for sinking more putts, but I cannot. It is a skill that is developed over time as you develop more experience reading greens. There is, however, a quick overview of the five aspects of putting that every player should know. I realized there are a great deal more as you skill improves. However, this is a great place to start.
Continue readingWhich Golf Shot Should I Hit Next?
Golf is a sport of decisions. Regardless where you are on the course, you are making a plethora of decisions in order to shoot your lowest score possible. I think this game has more definitive decisions than most sports and as such experience is a key factor to being successful. Another critical factor about playing well is to check our ego. Sometimes our ego lures us down a rabbit hole into a wonderland of crazy. The key for most amateurs is to understand what they can and cannot do with their clubs in order to select the right shot for any given situation. This is a lesson I still learn from time to time, but I am getting better at checking my ego at the door. Are you?
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