Monthly Archives: October 2014

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  Full Swing Acceleration Drill

  Posted on October 27, 2014 by Grant in Drills, Swing.

  This full swing acceleration drill is one of my favorite drills of all time. It gives me the feel of what my body needs to do to accelerate the clubhead through impact. Here’s how I perform the drill: First, I grip the clubhead-end of the shaft with my trailing hand and position my body in […]

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  Putting Acceleration Drill

  Posted on October 20, 2014 by Grant in Drills, Putting.

  A common reason for missing short putts is deceleration of the putterhead through impact. The main reason this happens is because the golfer takes too big of a backswing and then has to slow down through impact to avoid hitting the putt too hard. Here’s a good putting acceleration drill to help you avoid decelerating […]

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  Pitching from an Upslope

  Posted on October 13, 2014 by Grant in Golf Fundamentals, Golf Set-up, Short Game.

    To achieve success when pitching from an upslope, just remember these three set-up keys: 1. Put most of your weight on your trailing foot. Placing most of your weight on your trailing foot allows your clubhead to swing up the slope instead of dig into it. 2. Lean the shaft away from the target: Leaning […]

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  Three Keys for Playing out of Firm Sand

  Posted on October 6, 2014 by Grant in Golf Fundamentals, Golf Set-up, Sand play.

    Do you know what to do when there is not much sand under your ball in a greenside bunker? Many golfers make the mistake of playing this shot like they would any other greenside bunker shot. However, if they do not alter their set-up to account for the firm sand, the sole of the […]

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