Tips That's Helped Your Game

[ks8829]

Wedge face open versus square will help determine the ball reaction once it hits the ground. Open to open the ball will land bounce right and stop relatively quickly. Square to turn over and the same wedge will cause the ball to roll out.

[ks8829]

1) using your feet to guage the distance of your putts, inside of back feet, outside of my back feet, etc.

2) having a slight pause between the transition of my putt from backstroke to forward stroke

[ks8829]

1) Weight and ball foward in your stance on sand shots
2) Keeping the putter low to the ground on your backstroke to help keep it on line.

[ks8829]

understanding different club face positions and ball reactions when chipping and different ball positions:


Open club face and the ball will stop and bounce right.

closed club face and the ball will run out to the left.

square club face and the ball will run out.

[mcman1]

Maintaining a steady head has helped me more that any other tip. Jack Nicklaus says it was one of the secrets to his success. Hank Haney also teaches about the importance of a steady head. There are lots of other tips but this one is tops for me...especially once you get the basics down.

[misty_mountainhop]

1) Tempo
2) Bury feet in sand for greenside bunker shots
3) Exaggerate hands leading the clubhead for bunker shots
4) ALWAYS follow through on bunker shots, whatever the strike
5) Low, slow takeaway on backswing
6) Initiate downswing using lower body (hip slide, weight shift, whatever)
7) Hood the clubface for plugged lies in greenside bunkers
8) Preshot routine (as long as it's not tooooo slow!)
9) In windy conditions, factor the wind and then take an EXTRA club again and hit easy; minimise the spin on the ball
10) Pitch at the TOP of the flag; people are rarely long on approaches

Sure there are more but these jump immediately to mind. They all helped a lot but if I had to pick 6, 7 and 9 would be my top picks.

[ks8829]

Originally Posted by misty_mountainhop

1) Tempo
2) Bury feet in sand for greenside bunker shots
3) Exaggerate hands leading the clubhead for bunker shots
4) ALWAYS follow through on bunker shots, whatever the strike
5) Low, slow takeaway on backswing
6) Initiate downswing using lower body (hip slide, weight shift, whatever)
7) Hood the clubface for plugged lies in greenside bunkers
8) Preshot routine (as long as it's not tooooo slow!)
9) In windy conditions, factor the wind and then take an EXTRA club again and hit easy; minimise the spin on the ball
10) Pitch at the TOP of the flag; people are rarely long on approaches

Sure there are more but these jump immediately to mind. They all helped a lot but if I had to pick 6, 7 and 9 would be my top picks.

Is Mark Crossfield in your area? I like his videos on You Tube.

[misty_mountainhop]

Originally Posted by ks8829

Is Mark Crossfield in your area? I like his videos on You Tube.

Don't think so. He's in Exeter which is in Devon in the South-West of England; nice area of the World which I wouldn't mind getting back to.

[duffer888]

Brush the grass on touch shots with your wedges