Instruction

Even the most basic golf shots are challenging, no matter how experienced you are. Watching the likes of Phil Mickelson and Tiger Woods struggling with their game is enough to tell you that.

There are lots of ways to embarrass yourself on the golf course. Thinning a flop shot, missing your tee shot, three-putting (or worse). Golf calls for a maddening and often difficult to achieve mix of laser focus and relaxation, a mental state somewhere between Dustin Johnson’s unhurried, strolling, nothing-bothers-me-at-all attitude and Tiger Woods’ steely-eyed, banked-fires, …

The Skulled Golf Shot - 3 Causes and 3 Simple Fixes Read More »

If you’re familiar with golf, the title needs no explanation. No one has mastered the short game quite like Phil. That’s how he manages to be one of the greatest golfers of all time when half his tee and fairway shots find trouble. And one of his best-executed — and most fun to watch — …

The Flop Shot - What it is and How to Hit One? Read More »

If you’ve never been struck with terror by the sight of soft, powdery sand then you’ve never played golf. Few players want to see their fairway shot miss the green and land in a sand trap. It’s not like dunking your ball in a water hazard, where all you have to do is take a …

How to Hit a Better Greenside Bunker Shot Read More »

The main difference between chip shots and pitch shots is the ball flight. Chip shots stay low, hit the ground quickly and roll out. Pitch shots climb higher in the air and land softly with just a little rollout or even some backspin, depending on how you hit the ball. Golf is really two games: …

Chipping vs Pitching - Here’s The Key Difference Read More »

Professional golfers have an arsenal of shots to choose from when they’re approaching the green. Whatever the situation and whatever trouble they’ve gotten themselves into, you can bet they’ve practiced the way out hundreds if not thousands of times.