Squaring the club face

Here is a little tip that will help you square the club face at impact. Over 85% of golfers slice the ball and the number one reason why they slice is an open club face at impact. Most of those people have no idea how to square the club face at impact. Most try some abnormal move with their body to throw the club into the impact zone. This leads to inconsistent contact and very poor misses. Most of my students are excellent strikers of the golf ball because at impact, the lead wrist is flat or bowed slightly. Golfers with improper technique will have a bent or cupped lead wrist. Here is how to get a flat or bowed lead wrist. 1. Take your normal address position with a 7 iron. 2. Take the club back so that your lead arm is parallel to the ground. 3. Very slowly, return the club to the impact area. Note the position of your lead wrist. 4. Place a golf ball on a tee and take your normal address position with a 7 iron. 5. Take the club back so that your lead arm is parallel to the ground. 6. As you start to feel the club going toward the ball, slowly rotate your lead hand's knuckles towards the ground. By the time you reach the ball, your lead wrist should be flat or better yet bowed. It is very important that the fingers on your lead hand never, ever pass your lead wrist. This move ensures that the club face is square and the contact will be consistent. Practice this exercise is small swings and then incorporate the move into longer motions. A couple of observations that you will make almost immediately. First the ball flight will be lower, next the ball will not slice, and finally the contact with the ball will be different (better) than you have ever experienced. Good luck and good golfing!

Summer Golf Help

During the hot summer months here in Central Florida, the bermuda grass grows like crazy! It is very normal to have lies in the rough that are 3 to 5 inches deep. There are very specific set up adjustments that you can make to help you extract the ball from this rough. Thought #1 Choose a club with enough loft to get the ball out of trouble. When you try for a hero shot, you almost certainly will become the goat! Don't be a hero, play safe and score lower. Don't compound one mistake into another. Thought #2 Whatever club you choose, open your stance 3 or 4 inches and put the ball farther back in your stance. This will steepen the path into the ball making it easier to get the ball airborn. Thought #3 At the address position, put more of your body's weight on the forward foot. This too, will steepen the path and make it easier to get the ball out of the heavy rough. Thought #4 Try to hit a cut or slice shot out of the rough, not a draw. A cut or slice has a much steeper path than a draw. Think about swinging from 5 to 10 on a clock where 12 is your intended target. Finally, the main objective during the summer is to better manage your game to help you control the golf ball. First, you must get the ball out of the rough in one shot, not multiple shots. Secondly, you might have to play short of your intended target to get the ball out and lastly be realistic and make it a challenge. If you can follow these thoughts, you be able to accept the tough rough and continue to lower your handicap. Good luck!