The driver is the #1 club in your golf bag. But that doesn’t mean it should be your first choice to hit off the tee. It has the longest shaft of all the clubs and is the hardest to consistently hit well. Because it may give you the most distance you may may be tempted…
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The Secret to Consistently Making One Stroke Putts
If you can get your ball within just a few feet of the hole you have at least a 60% chance of getting it in, in one. 60% may seem low. I mean, what’s a few feet? It should be easy peezy, right? Wrong. More often than not the putt you need to make is…
Golf Instruction Tips: The Right Way To Hit A Chip Shot
The chip shot is a standard in golf. When you are somewhere between 20 and 2 feet from the green, too far to putt and too short to pitch, the golf stroke you want to make is a chip shot. There are lots of different ideas about how to best chip your golf ball onto…
Golf Lesson: The Secret to Making Consistent Pitch Shots
One of the prettiest shots in golf is the pitch shot. When hit correctly, the ball sails high on an arc through the air, landing on the green with a soft “thump,” within three feet of the hole. Beautiful. I love that sound, and I’ve heard it often when I play with good golfers. The…
Golf Instruction Tips: How To Hit Those Trouble Shots
Every golfer gets into trouble once in a while. Even the pros land in the rough, the sand or the lake. The key to a successful round is how well you can play yourself out of trouble. There are a few basic tips you can use for these problem shots. Learn them and next time…
Essential Golf Advice: Pre-Round Practice, How To Avoid Slow Play, and the Number One Golf Rule You Should Know
Advice from a professional. I recently sat down with PGA Professional, Merry Holway of Olde Barnstable Fairgrounds Golf Course and Hyannis Golf Course in Hyannis, Massachusetts to get her perspective on the game of golf, and advice for the amateur golfers who play the game. We covered a lot of topics. You can listen to…
