| If you label yourself as a high handicapper, you have | | | | practice this technique, you'll swing the clubhead |
| potential, but must solve some fundamental problems. | | | | through impact with more consistency and power. |
| Swing the club, don't throw it. | | | | How to nail short approaches. |
| To give yourself the best chance at hitting the green | | | | You obviously need good aim to knock down the |
| in regulation, you need to maximize your power off | | | | flag, but for most players, getting it close is more a |
| the tee without sacrificing control. | | | | product of distance control. This is especially true as |
| Your swing is capable of exerting a powerful natural | | | | you get closer to the green. Use the following drills to |
| force on the clubhead. Work with this force to help | | | | sharpen your distance control. |
| you swing the club rather than throwing it at the ball, | | | | Full swings from 80 to 130 yards. Hit shots to a |
| which can result in every kind of bad shot. Even the | | | | green on your range that is within this distance. |
| best golfers tend to throw the clubhead on occasion, | | | | Select a club that allows you to easily get your ball to |
| but here's how to avoid it. | | | | the back of the green. Identify the back, middle and |
| Take your normal stance over the ball and look | | | | front of the green as your targets. If distance |
| closely at your grip. Locate the point on the grip | | | | control is not your strength, try hitting several shots |
| were the first knuckle joint of the first figure of your | | | | to the same target. Once you get proficient, begin |
| right hand contacts the club. That pad is the precise | | | | rotating targets. Hit one ball to each target and move |
| spot where you can sense the weight of the club | | | | on. |
| throughout your swing. Your goal is to develop the | | | | Partial swings from 30 to 80 yards. Select five |
| sensation of clubhead weight against this pressure | | | | targets within these distances. Look for things like |
| point all the way through your swing. On the down | | | | bare spots, leaves, tire marks, dark spots, bumps or |
| swing, if you throw the clubhead at all, you'll have | | | | gullys on the range. |
| lost that sense of clubhead weight and the club will | | | | The same rules apply here. The difference is that |
| feel very light. To avoid this, concentrate on feeling | | | | there are now five targets covering a lot more |
| the sensation of the shaft lying against your first | | | | distance. |
| finger pad all the way through impact. As you | | | | |