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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What You See Is What You Get In Putting
Putting is a challenging skill where even the slightest error results in a higher golf score. If we could lower 3 to 5 strokes a round by setting up properly in the greens, it would seem like we won the lottery. I have discussed many different ways to set up your putting stroke, using lines to help align our putter face and the importance of following through twice as far as taking the club head back during your stroke. All of these tips are great and work when we implement them. One thing I have not talked about is how to test if what we are seeing when aligning our putter head is in fact what we think we are seeing. Seems like a basic step during practice, however I know I have relied on results to prove my point. I have never actually tested whether my putter face is actually square to my aim point. Well, that is about to change!
Continue readingDrawing A Line On Your Golf Ball
Following up my article from a few days ago titled: Using Lines To Aim While Putting, I found a video by Brad Faxon talking about why using a drawn line on our golf ball is beneficial. He talks about how he was the first to start this trend and how it has evolved in today’s golf ball market. It is interesting and offers some valuable information about how to use the line properly.
Continue readingSaving Strokes Through Chipping
Every golfer knows that developing a strong short game is a certain path to lower golf scores. This is not a profound thought because of the completely obvious nature of the statement. The real question is how do we do this without spending a exorbitated about of time practicing. Andrew Rice offers two fundamental tips that will have immediate results to your short game that is worth exploring.
Continue readingAligning Putts With A Sight Line
Properly aligning putts is a fundamental skill all golfers try to accomplish. There are many different reasons or influences that can make this skill challenging. Whether the ball is in the proper position, how we square the putter face to the aim line, or if our stroke is conducive to a straight putt, aligning a putt is very important to lower golf scores. Is there a simple way to improve our putting alignment or are we cursed for ever to play the hope game on the greens.
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