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Play ball in the middle of the stance to insure you hit the ball first. Dig your feet in for stability. Your stance can be square or slightly open. Your number one goal is to get out of the bunker.     Pick the ball cleanly off the sand. Any sand between the ball and club will mean a loss of distance. Be sure you do not swing down sharply. Limit your lower body movement.     Remember to grip down on the club to compensate for your feet being lower in the sand. Swing only as hard as your stance will allow.

Purpose:

   1. To get the ball out on the first try. As with all sand bunkers the major consideration is to get the ball out of the bunker on the first try. Make sure you choose a club that has enough loft to clear the forward lip of the bunker. Never more than a four-wood. You may not get to the green but at least you will get out of the bunker. Swing with your normal rhythm so you stay under control. Try to pick the ball cleanly out of the sand to get the distance you want.
   2. To develop sound mechanics when using long irons and woods out of the bunker. Position the ball toward the middle of your stance. Dig your feet in and restrict your lower body action. Sweep the ball out, do not hit down. Your weight should favor your left side. Swing only as hard as your stance will allow. Follow through and finish high.
   3. To dedicate yourself to learning the fairway bunker shot. Hitting a long iron or wood out of a fairway bunker requires concentration and focus. It is not something you learn by doing once. Spend a little time practicing and mastering the basics so you will be prepared when the time comes.

Do.s and Don.ts
Stress the upper body while trying to pick the ball out cleanly. Remember, take enough club to get over the lip. Do not compound your problems by poor club selection.

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On a level section of green, align two clubs parallel toward the target hole with the clubheads turned outwards. They should be slightly wider than the width of your putter face. This “track” will help you focus on the line of the putt while helping you groove a straight back and straight through swingpath. This drill will also help keep your blade square. After you can make ten in a row move the clubs back a foot or two and start over. Try this drill on some long putts to ensure your swingpath remains straight when you strike the putt harder.
Purpose 

  1. To develop a repeatable straight back and straight through stroke. This drill provides an easy way to check your putting stroke. It will quickly show if your stroke is misaligned or if the putter face is not square to the target line. Once you have a correct putter path you can focus on the other aspects of a solid putting stroke. When you are putting you can visualize tracks alongside your putter head to help guide it straight back and straight through.
  2. To diagnose incorrect putter path problems. This is a good drill to use whenever you lose confidence in your putting stroke. It can immediately show you what is wrong. Use it every couple of weeks to prevent problems and reinforce good putting mechanics. It will help keep the putter face square to the target line. Make sure you try some long putts. This will help ensure a straight stroke even on longer putts when you stroke the ball harder.
Do.s and Don.ts
Use this drill frequently to check your putting stroke. It is a confidence builder. Anytime you have any putting problems, this is the first diagnostic drill to do. You can even do this drill at home on the carpet.
 
 

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Keeping your feet together, practice hitting balls with the ball teed up. Your feet should be almost touching. Swing slowly at first. Concentrate on making solid contact with the ball. Always think tempo and rhythm. Once you can hit consistently good shots, work on hitting the ball off the grass.		  
You may be surprised how far you can hit the ball with your feet together as you groove your swing. This drill helps you in many ways. It’s a good drill to do every practice session as a warm-up. It a great drill to develop the feel of a good release.
Purpose 

  1. To promote good balance and rhythm. This is one of the most popular practice drills, because it is an easy drill to do and yet it does so much for you. Use it as a warm-up or to stay loose while waiting to hit your next shot on the course.
  2. To improve timing, reduce swaying, and promote good swing mechanics. This drill encourages you to swing within your capabilities. It reduces swaying because of the narrow balance point. If you sway or swing too hard you will almost fall over.
  3. To provide a quick check of good swing mechanics. Some golfer.s even use this drill as part of their pre-shot routine. They do a practice swing with their feet together to develop the feel of the proper arm and hand action. It seems to make the release a little more natural.
Do.s and Don.ts
Do the .Feet Together Drill. whenever you start to lose confidence in your swing because of repeated missed shots, or ball flight problems. This drill can prevent many bad faults from creeping into your swing. On a bad day some players use this drill as an emergency fix during the round. They move their feet very close together to prevent extraneous body movements that may be causing errant shots, resulting in loss of confidence and wasted strokes.
 
 

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Keeping your feet together practice hitting balls with the ball teed up. Your feet should be touching or within 2 or 3 inches of each other.		 Swing slowly at first. Concentrate on making solid contact with the ball. Always think tempo and rhythm. Once you can hit consistently good shots, work on hitting the ball off the grass. You may be surprised how far you can hit the ball with your feet together as you groove your swing. This drill helps you in many ways. It’s a good drill to do every practice session as a warm-up.
Purpose

  1. To promote good balance and rhythm. This is one of the most popular practice drills, because it is an easy drill to do and yet it does so much for you. Use it as a warm-up or to stay loose on the course during those long waits on the tee.
  2. To improve timing, reduce swaying, and promote good swing mechanics. This drill encourages you to swing within your capabilities. It reduces swaying because of the narrow balance point. If you sway or swing too hard you will almost fall over.
  3. To provide a quick check of good swing mechanics. This drill can actually prevent many bad faults from creeping into your swing. On a bad day some players actually use this drill as an emergency fix during a round. They actually move their feet closer together to prevent extraneous body movements that may be causing errant shots, resulting in loss of confidence and wasted strokes.
Do.s and Don.ts
Do the “Feet Together Drill” whenever you start to lose confidence in your swing because of repeated missed shots, or ball flight problems.
 
 

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Steps

1. Use a Sand wedge or Lob wedge unless the shot is longer than about 20 yards, if it is use a pitching wedge or 9 iron.
2. Twist the club around so that using your normal grip the club face points 45 degrees to the right of the target line, then regrip the club.
3. Set up with the ball opposite your left heel, dig your feet into the sand, aim to the left of the pin.
4. Take a full swing aiming to hit the middle of your stance which will be anywhere between 6 to 2 inches behind the ball.
5. Keep your knees bent, take a full swing and hit the sand hard. If you do it correctly you will hear a “thump” as the clubface hits the sand.
6. Try to have the ball drop down on top of the flagstick.
7. Watch the ball land and notice how it rolls-this will help you read the putt
8. Accept the ” well out!” comments

Tips

* You can hit anywhere between 6 to 2 inches behind the ball and it will come out, the closer you hit behind the ball the more spin you impart but the more chance you have of thinning it.
* Make sure you hit the middle of your stance
* You MUST accelerate to the full finish or you will hit it fat.
* Do not quit on the ball, remember, the sand gets in the club face and SCREWS YOU UP!!!!!

Warnings

* Do not allow your legs to straighten-this is the No 1 cause for thinning the shot.

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Steps

1. Your hips are the the key to new power. At the top of your back swing, make your first move a kind of a “bump” with your hips.
2. Turn your hips towards the target fully as fast as possible while holding your shoulders back as long as possible.
3. Swing golf club back-not too far (your hands should reach to about your shoulder)
4. Bring your golf club down and focus on the ball
5. Keep a light grip–tense muscles in your hands and arms kill swing speed.
6. Maintain balance throughout swing keeping your weight on the balls of your feet–this will ensure the most solid strike to the ball.

How to Video


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Tips

* Do stretching exercises (after warming up) to isolate your shoulders from your hips (i.e., sit on ground and cross your right leg over your left (bent up) and twist your upper body to the left). Switch sides.
* Read articles about the “new X factor”.
* You may want to take a golf lesson before you try this (if this is all new to you then perhaps you take a lesson or two)
* Swing through the ball not “at” it
* BE SURE that on the backswing, all your weight is on your right side (for right handed golfers) and on the follow through all the weight is transferred to the left.)
* On the downswing, lift your right heel and you should feel your hands “whip” through the golf ball.
o Although many people still prefer to tee the ball low, as it worked for old drivers. the new drivers, with their lower center of gravity and bigger heads, need to have the ball teed high to get full length. This meaning an inch or so, so that you’re sweeping it off the ground.

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