There is nothing more dis-spiriting than hitting a clean shot off the tee or fairway only to see your ball land in the sand. Sometimes, however hard you try, those pesky bunkers just seem to draw your ball in like a magnet. The first thing to remember on these sometimes all too frequent occasions is: don’t panic. This is not an insurmountable problem that is going to cause havoc with your scorecard, simply one that requires a cool head and steady hands.
 
Birdie or Bogey
There are two types of sand trap …

Golfers tend to be very protective of their swing. Tell them where you think they are going wrong over a sociable drink in the clubhouse and they can become very sensitive. Even to the point where they turn the conversation on its head and start telling you where you’re going wrong. Ouch!

Take your stance with feet shoulder width apart. Play the ball forward in your stance. Relax your arms and grip. Take the club back low and slow using shoulders and arms as a unit.
Make a full shoulder turn with hands set above right shoulder, back facing target, and eyes focused on the ball. The downswing should be triggered by your hips, legs, or planting the left heel.
Think of the hips as the center of the swing. Finish your swing with 95% of your weight on the outside of your left …

To hit the long ball you have to shift your weight properly. Improper weight shift is the major cause of lack of distance. Assume a narrow stance using a mid-iron. Take several practice swings. Begin your backswing by lifting your left foot slightly off the ground.
As you initiate your downswing replace your left foot and then lift your right foot as you follow-through. Trouble with this drill may indicate a weight transfer problem. You will know immediately if you are not shifting your weight back and then forward properly.
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A consistent question that I hear at all of our Troon Golf Academies is “how far from the ball do I stand?” Allow your arms to hang freely at address with no tension in the arms or hands. Soft and lightly hanging arms will allow the arms to swing up and down during the golf swing. The arms and club must swing up and down creating width and speed during the motion. The arm swing is the direct result of the arm hang at address. Allow your arms to hang …

No one’s shocked anymore when Tiger Woods drills a 20-foot putt to win a championship. He’s one of the best clutch putters in the game. But did you know that when he practices putting Tiger spends more time working on short putts than long putts. That’s right. One media sources estimates he spends about 65 percent of the time he spends practicing putting working on short putts.

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When you have learned how to hit the ball, the next thing in order is the amount of energy or power you can apply to it. It is only the energy which is transmitted to the ball that counts. Let us then examine the different facts which confront us and determine their relative importance.
In the first place we must remember that it is necessary to maintain the balance or the head will move so that we cannot see the ball clearly. The next is that as the face of the …

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If you want to know how to carry out a golf swing or are looking for ways to improve your golfing performance - this is for you. This video will prevent that ‘hook’ or ’slice’ off the tee!