The high pitch shot is one of the more difficult skills to master in golf. It requires a great deal of confidence to swing fast at a ball that is close to green. Additionally, the mechanics does cause some challenges to the less skilled players, however it is a shot that most elite players have developed (in one form or another) in order to refine their short game. I use this shot from time to time, but it was not until recently that I realized my aim point was wrong and I was following through incorrectly. To continually seek improvement in my short game, I found a simple process that helps eliminate my high pitch aiming challenges.
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Can You Make The Bad Shots Stop?
My golf game is a series of good shots mixed with a bunch of bad shots and a whole slew of average shots. On any given day, ratio between all three changes. The result definitely affects my score, but that is the nature of my golf game. On the days where my poor (bad) strokes seem to creep up on the ‘oh please stop’ meter, I think I have found a couple of ways to stop or at a minimum reduce my increasing stroke count. They are not profound, but help me right my sinking ship.
Continue readingAn Important Approach Shot Tip For All Golfers
Approach shots are the bane of most golfers golf scores. Some times we do not pick the proper club to fly the ball to the green and others we just aim poorly. The biggest challenge, in my opinion, is the strategy of always pin hunting regardless of the length of the approach shot. Most of us are not very accurate from a distance, yet we still think it is a good idea to hunt for a tight sided pin in the hopes of making a miracle shot. Unfortunately, hoping in golf tends to lead to disaster. The solution to this dilemma is to aim for the center of the green……if our ego allows this decision.
Continue readingThree Swing Faults Explained
For those golfers who think that the golf swing has change drastically over the past 100 years, I recommend you revisit that thought. The basic tenents of weight shift, stance, body position, etc have been refined through the use of science, however the basic movements (or faults) remain the same. Over the years, I have struggled with some faults and was lucky enough to find a solution. Knowing what I do not know, it is always nice to see legends talk about how to improve our golf swing. And today, Bobby Jones offers three faults to avoid when developing our golf swing.
Continue readingChipping Tips On Stance
Lee Trevino is considered one of the greatest players of all time. Considered one of the top 25 players of all time, his magic around the green is infamous. That is why I am using his tips in my article today on how to stand and swing your clubs when making a shot around the green. Interestingly, Trevino explains something that is counter intuitive to amateurs starting out for the first time. His explanation demonstrates why many golfers pull the ball when chipping – something I had to fix several times over my golfing journey.
The Grateful Golfer 