Golf Tips

Front 1

LONG IRONS SETUP
(5 things)

Back 1

1: Firm grip
2: Start feet together for aim, then open to middle of stance
3: Left foot open, right foot over-closed.
4: Bounce, waggle for feel of shot

Front 2

LONG IRONS SWING
(4 things)

Back 2

1: Supinate wrist, thinking "Nice easy swing"
2: Back very slowly, pause.
3: Come down on ball
4: Focus on hip turn and follow through

Front 3

DRIVER SWING
(4 things)

Back 3

1: Supinate. Think easy swing to get on fairway
2: Slow backswing, pause at top.
3: Bring hands through by thinking about taking step forward w/ right foot.
4: Full follow-through

Front 4

DRIVER SETUP
(5 things)

Back 4

1: Take your time to line up correctly. Heels point to middle of fairway.
2: Ball should be off left heel
3: Normal grip
4: Address ball and final check of fairway to feel good about aim.
5: Ball focus only - a little bounce and push wrist forward.

Front 5

FAIRWAY WOODS SWING
(4 things)

Back 5

1: Supinate to bring face forward and hands ahead of ball.
2: Slow slow backswing (so doesn't go left).
3: Pause.
4 Good hips, focusing on follow-through from start of swing.

Front 6

FAIRWAY WOODS SETUP
(4 things)

Back 6

1: Open Stance, firm grip
2. Club face closed, ball lined up to inner circle
3: Ball 2/3 back in stance, otherwise club hits ground first.
4: Determine distance from feet to ball with practice swing so don’t play too close.

Front 7

HYBRID SETUP
(4 things)

Back 7

1: Firm grip, like an iron
2: Forward in stance.
3: Arrow pointing to top of ball
3: Left foot open.

Front 8

HYBRIDS SWING
(5 things)

Back 8

1: Supinate.
2: Slow backswing.
3: Pause.
4: Come DOWN on ball
5: Focus on follow-through to target.

Front 9

PLANNING CHIPS NEXT TO GREEN: VISION
(4 things)

Back 9

1: Land ball one yard on inside of green.
2: Depending on where flag is relative to landing spot, use right club.
3: The ball to one yard inside the green one unit.
4: Don't short change - distance from ball to yard inside green is probably farther than you think.

Front 10

PLANNING CHIPS NEXT TO GREEN: CLUB SELECTION
(6 things)

Back 10

If distance to flag is ANOTHER:
1) ½ unit, then choked up SW
2) 1 unit = full SW
3) 2 units = PW
4) 3 Units = 7-8 Iron
5) 4 Units = 6 Iron
6) 6+ Units = hybrid

Front 11

EXECUTING CHIPS NEXT TO GREEN: SETUP
(6 things)

Back 11

1: Line up just to the right of target, considering break of green (spot may not be right of hole).
2: Feet are square.
3: Decide on landing spot of ball (only one yard onto green) where ball will roll into hole.
4: Point toes halfway towards target
5: Weight mostly on left foot
6: Eyes on that spot.

Front 12

EXECUTING CHIPS NEXT TO GREEN: PRACTICE SWING
(4 things)

Back 12

1: Slow backswing
2: Keep triangle stiff
3: Accelerate through ball
4: Stay on line.

Front 13

EXECUTING CHIPS NEXT TO GREEN: SWING
(5 things)

Back 13

1: SLOW, small backswing,
2: Hit ball first and accelerate
3: Focus on that spot on green.
4: Hold club in follow-through to learn distance
5: Ball should roll past hole two feet or less.

Front 14

15 YARD PITCH SETUP
(4 things)

Back 14

1: Feet (a) aimed at target, (b) closed, (c) less than shoulder-width,
2: Ball ¾ back in stance.
3: Face inside line and closed.
4: Look up, be happy with line.

Front 15

15 YARD PITCH SWING
(6 things)

Back 15

1: Slow, break hands immediately
2: Go to a little less than 7:30.
3: Come down on ball
4: Bring hands around
5: Hit ball first
6: Focus on FULL follow-through toward pin.

Front 16

PUTTING:
ON-THE-COURSE: LINE
(4 things)

Back 16

1: Start reading green from 50 yards away and in.
2: Walk putt to see front and back.
3: Bend low to see break, and find clock.
4: Commit to a line

Front 17

PUTTING:
ON-THE-COURSE: DISTANCE
(5 things)

Back 17

1: DISTANCE is MUCH more important than line
2: From behind ball, looking down aim line, swing 5-6 serious times to get distance, imagining that putt go into hole.
3: Focus on spot 17 inches beyond cup.
4: Keep head toward that line as approach ball, practice THAT stroke one more time, imagining ball going in,
5: Hit that stroke within ten seconds, holding the putter at extension.

Front 18

PUTTING PRACTICE: SETUP
(4 things)

Back 18

1: Shoulder-arm triangle for pendulum motion
2: Feet lined up to aim-line
3: Putter face stays in-line throughout putt;
4: Eyes directly over ball

Front 19

PUTTING PRACTICE: SWING
(6 things)

Back 19

1: Catch on upswing for overspin
2: Focus on back of ball
3: Accelerate through impact
4: Keep head still
5: Hold putter at extension till ball stops
6: Longer putts: Don’t hit harder, lengthen stroke length

Front 20

PITCH 25-100 YARDS: SETUP
(5 things)

Back 20

1: Feet only shoulder apart.
2: Practice swing focusing on slow backswing and pulling through.
3: Address ball with feet together, pointing AT THE BALL,
4: Bring feet slowly out to shoulder width
5: Open left 45° (+50yds: Open right)

Front 21

PITCH 25-100 YARDS: SWING
(5 things)

Back 21

1: Slow backswing
2: Break wrist immediately
3: Go strictly to clock (7:30, 9, or 10:30)
4: Pinch ball coming down.
5: If it goes right, backswing isn't slow enough.