Obstacles on a golf course are no fun. They force you to create a shot you might not normally hit. Maybe you have to keep one under a branch or curve a ball around a tree trunk. Then there are times when your best option (or perhaps only option) is to hit a high-flying iron Read more…
Golf is one of the few sports where players don’t practise or warm up under the watchful eye of a coach. Golfers for the most part go it alone, which is how bad habits form. It means we have to be extra-smart about how we approach it.
The one-piece takeaway is a mistake. Some instructors have long preached the importance of a one-piece takeaway, where the club, hands, arms and shoulders start the backswing together. Actually, the clubhead should start first. Some players might feel like they have a one-piece move off the ball, but feel and real aren’t always the same. Read more…