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  Short Game: Pick a landing spot

  Posted on November 13, 2013 by Grant in Drills, Golf Fundamentals, Practice, Short Game.

    I don’t know of a better feeling on the course than chipping in from off the green. It’s so nice to go pick my ball out of the hole and then sit back and relax while my playing partners putt out. I’m sure that most people think it’s mainly luck when someone holes out […]

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  Putting: How to correctly read and aim your putts

  Posted on November 4, 2013 by Grant in Golf Fundamentals, Putting.

  Little known (or thought about) fact: Reading how your putt will break and aiming your putter face correctly is just as important as making a good stroke. 1.) Find the lowest point of the green: This is the key to correctly reading a putt. Usually there are 3 or 4 quadrants on an individual green. […]

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  Play Better Golf: 8 Iron vs. Sand Wedge

  Posted on October 28, 2013 by Grant in Course Management, Golf Fundamentals, Short Game.

  A few days ago, I was giving a lesson to Shannon, a five handicap. From where we were hitting shots, she had 34 yards to the hole. She needed to carry 6 yards of rough and she had 28 yards of green to work with. In the past, when faced with this shot, Shannon had […]

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