Teaching Sand Shots
Most poor players dread it, while most good players relish it: the greenside bunker shot. The difference is that poor players have bad technique and a lack of confidence, while good players know that this shot offers one of the largest margins of error in golf. Proper sand explosion technique hasn’t changed in many years. The player should have an open stance, an open clubface relative to the stance (with the end result the clubface...
What’s Your Favorite Golf Instructional Book and Why?
Way back when in the 1800’s, the first two pure instructional books were published – Golf in America: A Practical Manual by James Lee (1895) and How to Play Golf by H. J. Whigham (1897). Since that time, thousands of instructional books have been penned by practically every guru golf instructor and great tour player, with each and every notable presenting their own take on golf swing technique. Can all these methods be right? The...
The Station
Tucked away in our subconscious is an idyllic vision. We see ourselves on a long trip that spans the continent. We are traveling by train. Looking out the windows, we drink in the passing scene of cars on nearby highways, of smoke pouring from a power plant, of row upon row of corn and wheat, of flatlands and valleys, of mountains and rolling hillsides, of city skylines and village hills. But uppermost in our minds is the final...
The Delicate Subject of Cheating
Yes, it’s a delicate subject, and certainly no one ever wants to be accused of committing this inappropriate act. On occasion, however, the “C” word can take place without intention, which of course is an entirely different scenario from an intentional violation of the rules. A number of years ago, back in 1999, I met a group of veteran golfers, and there was a discussion in the clubhouse about cheating. One of them said, “You see...
Golf is an Approach Shot Game
The title of this article goes against much of what conventional thinking says about success in golf. Most teachers and students are under the impression that the short game is the most important phase of the game, while others might say the ability to drive the ball long and straight is. Some will say it is putting, since research shows putts make up about 43 percent of all strokes taken. I want to make the case that the approach...
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