This month’s tip will help ease the frustration of the transition from the summer grass to the winter grass. The good news is that the grass growing during the winter is much less abrasive than the grass of the summer season. Here are a number of tips that will help you transition easier.

1. When driving, especially on the fairways that are overseeded, tee the ball higher. You want the ball to stay in the air for as long as possible.

2. Fairway shots should be positioned more toward the front of your stance. This will enable you to sweep the ball and launch it in the air.

3. Pitch and chip shots are very difficult; tend to position the ball further back in your stance. This will eliminate the tendency for the golf ball to squirt off of the clubface.

4. Putting is always a matter of feel. Work on your feel by putting to smaller targets like a tee or a coin from various distances. Stay away from the hole when practicing and you will improve your game faster.

Keep all of these simple tips in the forefront of your practice and playing time and you will ease through the transition period.