Being able to understand how to hit fantastic golf shots like professionals is a serious golfer’s dream. We watch and try to learn, but there is always something that is overlooked that makes the world of difference to the shot. After watching The Masters, I thought about how Tiger Woods was able to maneuver the ball around the green to leave himself a makeable putt. The number of times he practiced this shot would be astounding. I also thought, I sure would love to know how he makes these amazing chips. Well, look no further!
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Want To Hit A Straighter Golf Ball
Many of you know that I do write my own golf articles. Unfortunately, during the winters break I am forced to take, it is a challenge to come up with my own material. So, I scour the internet looking for tricks and tips to share with you the reader in the hopes that it helps your game. Well, fortunately I found another video by Rick Shiels that I am confident it will help your game.
Continue readingWhat To Do When The Ball Is Above Your Feet
Depending on the course you play, you may be faced with a plethora of lies that are far from flat. My old home course of Osprey Links offers a multitude of challenging lies on the separate nines. It is a very fun track that challenges all of our shot making ability because of the dichotomy of terrain. Specifically on the back nine, I was guaranteed to have lie were the ball was above my feet. It is a shot I work on in practice because I knew it was practice time well spent. Because of this, I thought it would be a good idea to cover how to make such a golf shot.
Continue readingGreat Golf Advice From Tommy Fleetwood
As an amateur, I am always looking for advice from better players. Wait, let me revise that, common sense advice from better players. No, wait, common sense advice that I can actually use from better golfers. Tommy Fleetwood quickly offers a list of things that amateurs can do to improve their golf game. He might not have realized that his words provide greater insight than expected. But for me, it hits to some of the fundamental tenets of golf.
Continue readingThree Tips For Hitting Consistent Irons
If you are like me, I struggled hitting my irons consistently. I practiced and practiced all aspects of setup, ball location, balance, tempo and many more in order to hit my irons consistently. Over the years, I worked on my hunt and peck method with slow agonizing success. Looking back, I wish I had discovered this video (actually there were no videos back in my early days of golf) or at least the information much sooner in my golfing journey. Well, thanks to Rick Shiels, you will benefit from my experience.
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