Choke Down For Greater Accuracy

Playing your middle irons,on shots where direction is more important than distance or height,select one club longer than normal for the distance,choke down the grip an inch or so,and swing with balance and rhythm.Your contact on the ball will improve,it will fly lower, but will stay on your chosen line to [...]

No Joy With Your Long Irons

Finding it difficult to get on with your 3 and 4 irons.Take them out of your bag and replace them with lofted 5 and 7 woods,which are much easier to make clean strikes with,more forgiving if you mishit,and less likely to snag from light rough.

Setting Up to Drive Have Your Head and Hands Behind the Ball

Set up position with head and hands ahead of your ball delofts your driver.Stay behind the ball for good contact, height, and distance off the tee.

Avoid Too Much Spin

Playing into the green with your wedge or 9 iron make sure your swing is shallow, lifting your ball off the ground, without taking a divot, so that it drops and stops by the flag.

Tricky Downhill Lie

Faced with a difficult downhill lie, compensate for the slope by using a more lofted club – than the distance to the pin would require normally – to swing down and through the ball.Say the lateral distance requires a 6 iron then compensate for the slope by using an 8 iron.

Club Selection

Avoid those hazards protecting the green…..play your approach with one club more than you think you need and swing easier to find the putting surface.