Routinely, golfers find themselves having to hit a delicate short side chip. This challenging shot causes a great deal of angst to all players. The challenge faced by many is which shot to use in order to get up and down. Do we lob it in or hit a lower flighted shot with more spin? Unfortunately, most amateurs do not have a choice; they only know how to hit one type of chip over a hazard. This lack of shot availability is the root of most of our anxiety, but alas I have a solution!
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Great 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.
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Golf is a simple game that is extremely difficult to play. Seems like a contradiction in thoughts, but if we delve into the basics, this statement is profoundly correct. Many golfers, including myself, have spent hours on the range and course trying to perfect our swing with the intent of consistently shooting low scores. The results are relative, yet there is on common thread in every golfers game that universally detracts from our main goal. We routinely try golf shots that do not work for our game. How do I know this, well 45 years of whacking a little white ball around the links has taught me the best approach to my golf game is to routinely hit the shots that work. Also, Tommy Fleetwood says so!
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If you follow golf, you likely know the name Tommy Fleetwood. He is a gentlemen play who is well respected by his peers. Additionally, he is considered one of the best players in the world and sitting at 41st in the world ranking. Regardless of all his accolades, he offers five simple, commonsense golf tips that all golfers need to know. For me, they provide reinforcement of skills and knowledge I follow whenever I pick up a golf club.
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Ask any golfer and they will tell you that the hardest shot in golf is one you have to perform. As amateurs, this type of pressure can sometimes cause us fits because we do not always feel the confidence to be successful. Playing golf under pressure, regardless of the level, is something that all players must develop in order to succeed. Shooting consistently low golf scores is something that low handicap golfers, like myself, strife for and playing under pressure is a must. So, the obvious question is how?
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