Here's a great drill to get your spine angle in a good position at address:
Here are a few keys to hitting a shot when the ball is above your feet:
Ball Above Feet from Grant Brown Golf on Vimeo.
Correct posture out of the greenside bunker makes these shots much easier.
Greenside Sand Shot Posture from Grant Brown Golf on Vimeo.
Here's how I turn a distraction into a positive experience on the golf course:
Distraction is an Opportunity from Grant Brown Golf on Vimeo.
Here's a great drill to work on your alignment:
Putting Alignment Drill from Grant Brown Golf on Vimeo.
Here's how I hit solid shots from a downslope:
Hitting from a Downslope from Grant Brown Golf on Vimeo.
Here's how I hit from an upslope:
Hitting from an Upslope from Grant Brown Golf on Vimeo.
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 the shaft away…
After setting up to a putt, I take one last look at the hole, then look back at the ball and then stroke the putt immediately. Taking one last look focuses my mind on how the ball should roll to make the putt.
Many golfers stand over the ball staring at it before starting their backswing.…
When I need to hit a low shot under a tree, I take a mid or long iron and hit a punch shot. In the pictures above, I am using a 7 iron from about 90 yards. Below are my punch shot basics.
Set-up:
1. I take a narrow stance with my trailing (right) knee pointed in…
A great swing that's pointed in the wrong direction is a bad shot. Training to align properly is a skill that doesn't come naturally; most right-handed golfers tend to aim too far left with their shoulders and too far right with their feet at address.
To break these bad alignment habits, you can use a simple…
To put a perfect roll on your putts, you must have correct shaft angle and ball position at address. Here's what I look for when I check these two fundamentals:
1. Ball Placement: I put the golf ball one ball forward of center at address . This is the perfect position because I strike the ball…