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Best Way to Do Short Pitch over a Bunker

The choice of club for the pitch shot is usually between the pitching wedge and the sand iron, the most lofted clubs in the bag; these will both produce maximum height. The beginner will find the pitching wedge less ‘dangerous’ to use since the leading edge on the pitching wedge… Continue Reading…

Best Way to Do Putting from the Sand in Golf

If the ball is lying on packed sand and there is no lip to the bunker, you may be able to putt the ball out with considerable accuracy. Everything is exactly the same as when you putt from off the green, with sufficient movement to be sure to come out… Continue Reading…

Best Way to Do Full Golf Swing with Wooden Clubs

The shot from the fairway with a wooden club is a transport shot that should send the ball into a given target area from where you will have a straightforward pitch or chip on to the green. The average golfer should not attempt to pinpoint the green with this club… Continue Reading…

Best Way to Do Full Golf Swing with Short Irons

The short irons (the Nos 7, 8 and 9 irons) are used when accuracy is at a premium. The ball should be struck just before the bottom of the swing arc, with a steeply descending club head. The line that the club head follows in the forward swing is down… Continue Reading…

Best Way to Do Full Golf Swing with Long Irons

It is with the long irons that anxiety and fear raise their ugly heads. The Nos 1, 2 and 3 irons don’t seem strong enough to send the ball any distance at all, while the loft in no way looks sufficient to get the ball airborne. These clubs simply don’t… Continue Reading…

Best Way to Do a Partial Swing in Golf

If a strong wind is blowing (especially if it is against you), or there is a considerable distance between the front edge of the green and the flag, or if your ball is lying badly, striking the ball high in the air all the way to the target and landing… Continue Reading…

Best Way to Do a Correct Backswing in Golf

Inevitably most of your early lessons on the swing will focus on the backswing. Make sure you don’t work so hard on the backswing that you forget that it is simply preparation for hitting the ball forwards.

The address position prepares you for the backswing. The left arm is straight… Continue Reading…

Best Way to Do a Backswing in Golf

The full swing movement starts with a forward press that then moves smoothly into the backswing, straight back, low to the ground and wide. The club head moves first straight back from the ball and then inside the target line and up in a low and wide arc. This will… Continue Reading…

Best Way to Deal with Contact Problems in Golf Swing

Making a good contact is a skill of its own. Women beginners often develop a good-looking swing quickly and easily but have to be taught how to make a perfect contact. The first skill is learning to make good depth, brushing the ground exactly where you mean to.

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Best Way to Cure the Putting Yips in Golf

One of the worst putting problems is the yips, where the putter literally seems to have a mind of its own, particularly on short putts. This is more likely to happen as one gets older. It can be a problem with the very shortest of putts. The wrists should stay… Continue Reading…