PurePoint Golf Instruction

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I often see a number of amateurs prepare for theirstraight back into the wind, and then it gets worse?
driver golf swing by walking up, after they have teedThe next three holes it's blowing harder from the
the ball up, they just take a step back and theyleft. Then you get the shortest hole in the golf
address it. They grip the golf club and they addresscourse downwind. And then, of course, you know
it, and they sort of just plot their feet downthe rest of the story, the next three holes, the
wherever they land, but let me tell you the properlongest holes in the golf course, dead into the teeth
way.of it.
This way you'll be able to get the ball in the correctWell, those are tough driving days and you have to
position more often than not. After you have thebe prepared to react to it, because the wind isn't
golf ball and you've gripped it and you havegoing to stop just for you.
addressed it, then you'll just look down, take a peekAnd when you're playing well, I know you're going to
down, and if this golf ball is running towards the leftlaugh, but it seems like every hole's downwind. And
heel, then this is correct.when you're playing difficult, it seems like every one
If you look down and you see the golf ball is a littleof them is into a gale.
too far forward off your left, that's too far forwardRemember this about tough driving days, this driver
and you'll probably see that the shoulders are aimedis not always the answer. How many times have you
too far to the left.driven the golf ball 50 yards left of the fairway and
On the other hand, if you look back down and youonly wished that you would have hit 6 iron off of the
think the ball is too far back in your stance when youtee to get a better golf swing?
put this shaft along you, you'll be aiming way off toI'm not advocating that into the wind. However, the
the right.flatter the face on the golf club, the more the golf
So, after you've addressed the golf ball, all you haveball's going to curve and the better your golf swing
to do to get ready for your driver golf swing is bringwill be. And the windier it is, it exaggerates the curve
the shaft up and lay it along your shoulder line, and itif it's going in the direction of the wind. So, this isn't
should be going in the direction you want to go withalways the answer.
it.I have a 1 iron that I love, and I have driven with it
If you get it too far back in your stance at address,many times on windy days, even into the wind,
you'll wind up aiming your shoulders too far off tobecause it was important to find the golf ball in the
the right.fairway and not out of bounds.
And if you get it off the left heel, this should beSo, don't forget this is not the answer on rugged
proper for most people.days. This is the answer when you're driving the ball
Now, have you ever gone to play a round of golfwell.
and the first hole the wind is straight into you, theWhen you're not, it might be a 3 wood. Don't give
next two holes it's blowing out of the right, the nextinto the driver.