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Golf Potpourri
by
Mac Stevenson
Practice Shots Within Your Skill Level
The 2008 golfing season is underway in many parts of the
nation and getting close in the colder regions. Players
who want to improve their games for the upcoming summer
will try and imitate shots that they see professionals hit
on TV. And they also try and duplicate the methods that
they see more-talented players using.
Imitation is okay, but most golfers will be better off with
solid instruction from sources like Richard's videos; they
are aimed directly at average golfers who want to improve.
Trying to emulate the fundamentals and shot selection of
talented players is fine so long as you don't attempt shots
that are beyond your skill level.
After watching talented professionals hit flop shots during
a PGA tournament on TV, many amateur players can't wait to
get to their course and try that shot. Don't do it.
Professional golfers are playing a different game than we
are when it comes to highly sophisticated and tricky shots.
These are the best players in the world and most of them
haven't done anything but play golf since they were ten
years old. So don't get the idea that you can go out on
the course and hit the same kind of shots that they do. It
won't work.
One of the new clubs that has gained favor with the pros is
the lob wedge. It's a tricky club. Most amateurs will be
better off if they stick to a pitching wedge and sand wedge
and become thoroughly capable with both. Low-handicap
players might benefit from learning to play with a lob
wedge on certain courses, but most amateurs will benefit by
sticking to their sand wedge for basic short shots.
The aforementioned flop shot is not for the average golfer.
It's not a shot that very many of the pros use, so why
should you rush out to the course--without practicing the
shot--and try to hit it. You're liable to skull it and
injure one of your playing companions. Learn how to hit
the conventional pitch shot with your sand wedge and you'll
be money ahead.
Another shot used frequently by the pros is a chip shot
that's hit by blading a sand wedge on purpose from the
fringe. This shot takes perfect hand-eye coordination and
hours of practice before it can be mastered. Amateurs will
do themselves a favor if they stick to the standard chip
shot from the fringe.
Another Johnny-come-lately in the repertoire of the pros is
the unorthodox method of using a fairway wood to hit chip
shots. Many amateurs are now attempting this shot during
their weekly outings, and most of them try it without
practicing the shot. They'll end up wasting shots around
the green. Once again, stick to the basic short shots that
you've practiced and used over time.
The pros often hit their drivers from the fairway. Unless
you're a highly skilled amateur, don't do it. More often
than not, you'll miss the shot and cost yourself a stroke.
Professionals often hook or fade their shots around trees
when they're in trouble. Most amateur golfers will be
better off pitching safely back to the fairway. Hitting a
controlled hook or fade is one of the toughest shots in
golf and more often than not you'll just end up in more
trouble if you try it. And don't believe the old adage
that trees are 90 percent air; they're more like 90 percent
tree.
No matter what else you copy, do not imitate the pros pace
of play; they're playing for their living and it's a
different world from how we play. Keep yourself moving at
a brisk pace. Playing slow like the pros won't help you at
all.
If, after all these warnings, you're still determined to
try tricky shots you see the pros use while watching PGA
tournaments on TV--practice them first. You'll quickly
find out you need a very good lie to hit a flop shot. And
you'll need a lot of practice to blade a chip shot with
your sand wedge. Don't try tricky shots for the first time
during a round of golf. If you do attempt some of these
shots, you'll regret it when it's time to settle the bets
on the 19th hole.
Almost all amateur golfers will be better off sticking with
shots they've used over the years. Leave the fancy stuff
to the highly talented guys who earn their living playing
golf.
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Seniors Advantage
Once upon a time...you were considered a "big hitter." But
now - you have trouble just getting the ball past the 150
marker on par 4's
Once upon a time...you could hit practically every green in
regulation. But now - you have to scramble just to make par
- or worse - BOGEY.
Once upon a time...you were a "contender" for the club
championship. But now...you're just one of the "dinosaurs"
of the club
Once upon a time...you were the up-and-coming hot shot at
the club...one that everyone wanted to play with. But now -
you're just some duffer that everybody wants to play
through on the long holes.
Or Even Worse...you were never that good to begin with, and
you're tired of all the instruction out there that's for
young golfers only...and...you want to finally be the best
that you can be.
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Richard's Quick Tip
Right-hip to Left-knee "rope" Teaches Aggressive Swing
Golfers who can't get a good weight shift to the right on
the backswing and to the left on the forward swing can
benefit greatly from trying this image: Think of a rope
connecting your right hip to your left knee. If you turn
correctly on the backswing, the rope will pull your left
knee away from the target, your weight will shift to the
right and you will be in good position to use the lower
body more aggressively on the downswing.
I've found this particularly useful among golfers whose
left knees tend to flex toward the target line with their
hips turning very little going back.
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Quote:
"Plenty of people miss their share of happiness,
not because they never found it, but because they
didn't stop to enjoy it." William Feather
1889-1981, Writer
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