Create Proper Backswing Coil

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Golf Potpourri
by
Mac Stevenson

Plan Practice Strategy for Spring 2008

Old man winter has finally loosened his fierce grip as the
days grow longer and gradually warmer. Improbable as it
seemed a few weeks ago, the 2008 golf season is getting
closer. And it's a good time to begin planning your early
spring practice strategy. You will enhance your
opportunity for a fast start if you concentrate on your
short game--namely putting, pitch-, and chip shots.

Focusing on your short game early in the season has three
advantages: (1) This is the quickest way to improve your
scores; short shots separate the winners and losers. (2)
When cold weather intervenes, you can still spend a few
minutes on the practice green before you become chilled.
In other words, you won't lose everything you've gained
with early practice. (3) If it gets real chilly, you can
continue working on short shots and putting indoors.

There are two vital shots that every golfer can learn to
execute successfully: the chip shot and pitch shot.

Pitches and chips are more important to average players
because they hit fewer greens in regulation; consequently,
they have to depend on their short game more than highly
skilled players. This is particularly true for women and
older men who don't hit the ball as far as low-handicap
players.

Success begets success. Short shots are a part of the game
that all players can improve on. And you'll find that
improving your skill with short shots will help the rest of
your game because you'll become more confident. Average
players don't need great strength or extraordinary
coordination to become proficient around the green; they
just need to practice extensively while using the proper
fundamentals. And then they need to learn to concentrate
on these crucial shots during actual play. That's not
always easy.

If you develop a solid chipping and pitching game, it will
help your putting dramatically. Your putting won't
necessarily change, but you'll have a lot more easy putts
because your approach shots will be closer to the hole.
That's how you begin to shoot lower scores.

Using the proper fundamentals on these two shots is vital;
it's counterproductive to practice bad habits. By using
Richard's video ("Short Game Clinic") you can develop the
proper fundamentals, which aren't complicated. The
following instructions assume you're right-handed and
hitting off a level lie. You'll have to make adjustments
for uphill or downhill lies.

Chip Shot--Play this shot from the back of your
stance, close to even with your right foot. Keep your
weight primarily on your left foot and keep your hands
ahead of the ball. Take the clubhead back and up and
strike the ball with a slightly descending arc. Most
important of all, keep your head absolutely steady.

* Pitch Shot--Play the ball off the middle of your
stance with your hands slightly ahead of the ball. Your
weight should be mostly on your left side. Take the
clubhead back rather steeply and strike the shot with a
descending stroke, keeping your head still.

You must concentrate on keeping your weight balanced with
no head movement. Everyone has a tendency to look up
quickly to see where the ball is going. It's also helpful
to watch skilled players hit these shots; imitation is
beneficial so long as you imitate what is good.

You can practice short shots for longer periods of time
without getting tired because they don't take the same
energy as full shots. Every player who wants to hit these
shots correctly should practice extensively--using the
proper technique--until you have the skill to play both
shots effectively.

As far as which clubs to use on these two crucial shots,
there's room for personal preference. Using just a
pitching wedge or sand wedge for both pitch shots and chip
shots has merit. Most important, you become thoroughly
familiar with how these clubs will react on either shot.
Some players like to hit chip shots with a 6-iron or 7-iron
clear up to the pitching wedge. It's a matter of what you
have confidence in.

The problems begin when you transfer from the practice
green to the golf course during competition. Players know
they can hit the shots correctly because they've done it
while practicing, but they become anxious and uncomfortable
on the golf course. It becomes very frustrating when
golfers have poor chipping and pitching rounds after
they've worked hard on the practice green. That happens.
Like putting, good short shots require confidence. Don't
give up. The main thing is to keep your head anchored
throughout the shot. That's easier said than done, but it
can become a part of your game. And that's when you'll be
on the way to being a good short-game player.

Concentration on the course is crucial. Chipping and
pitching is pressure-filled, just like putting, with
everyone watching you. Picture the line and distance and
the mechanics you want to use and stroke the shot with no
head movement. You can train yourself to do it
consistently. Religious practice of these two shots will do
more for your game than you imagined possible.

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Richard's Quick Tip

Cock Right Knee In To Create Proper Backswing Coil

When your swing is too loose, it causes most of your weight
to move to the outside of the right foot during the
backswing, creating too much shoulder action coming
forward. To tighten this action and create a torque or
coil on the backswing, take your address position with your
right knee cocked in-toward the target. This teaches you
to swing back against a braced right side, retaining the
right knee cock. By setting up this pressure at the top of
the swing, your legs will react voluntarily on the forward
swing and you'll reduce that excessive shoulder motion.
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Quote:

"If criticism is mistaken or mean-spirited, rise
above it. Maintain the high ground when you're
under fire. No victory is worth winning at the
expense of picking up the mud that has been slung
at you and throwing it back."
Rubel Shelly
Preacher, Educator and Author

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Until next time, good golfing!

Richard C Myers

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