I just had to share this video of Phil Mickelson playing out of the sand. I am not ashamed to admit what I do not know and his points about sand condition reinforces what I thought!
In one minute, he explains how to play a sand shot in different sand conditions. Have a watch! Continue reading
I have received about a million golf tips over the years. I have read them, watched them, listen to them, and practiced them. I have tried variations of the tips and tried to make many of them work. Through all the trial and error approaches I have used, there is one golf tip that has stuck. And I consider it the greatest golf tip ever! Continue reading
Everyone wants to know how to save strokes in golf. Of course, the easiest way is to hit a hole in one like Ernie Els at the Travellers Championship at the TPC River Highlands, Cromwell, Connecticut, on the weekend. But, unfortunately his feat is extremely rare! There are, however, other ways to save strokes on the course; just ask Jim Furyk who shot a 58 on the final day!
We all hit errant shots while playing golf. Some end up in the woods, the pond or in the dreaded sand trap. My friend Geary has a solid game, but hates playing out of the sand! Who can blame him right?
We have all been caught in poor weather on the golf course. Sometimes it creeps up on us and others times we gamble that things will just blow over. Regardless, playing in less than perfect conditions is part of golf.
We talked about being chased from the course in previous articles and this article dovetails perfectly into that article.
There are many different drills to help players lower their golf score. We have discussed many of them at The Grateful Golfer, but converting words into action is not something often discussed. In an article not long ago, I discussed effective practice with Brian Penn from All About Golf. It was an interesting conversation about converting greenside misses by getting our ball up and down in the fewest number of strokes.
After that discussion, I thought of a quick and easy aiming drill to effectively practice with tangible results. It has started to produce payoffs, but I still need more practice to reach my intent of consistent lower golf scores. Continue reading
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