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  Trouble Shot: Limited Follow Through

  Posted on June 19, 2014 by Grant in Course Management, Trouble Shots.

    At one time or another most golfers have encountered this scenario: Your ball comes to rest behind a tree. The tree is blocking your follow through and you are worried about bending the shaft on the trunk of the tree during your follow through. In the past, I used a standard set-up for this […]

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  My Style of Alignment

  Posted on February 24, 2014 by Grant in Golf Fundamentals, My Journey.

    Over the years, all great golfers have set up with their shoulders square to the target line (the target line is the line on which they want the ball to start.) Some of these golfers set up with their feet a little open or closed, but all great golfers know the importance of setting […]

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  Feet and Shoulder Alignment

  Posted on February 21, 2014 by Grant in Golf Fundamentals, Golf Set-up.

  Aligning your feet and shoulders is the easiest way to consistently address the ball with your shoulders parallel to the target line. Some experienced golfers play with their feet a little open or closed at address, but all great golfers make sure to square their shoulders to the target line at set-up. If you are […]

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  Hitting off Upslopes and Downslopes

  Posted on February 19, 2014 by Grant in Course Management, Golf Fundamentals, Golf Set-up, Trouble Shots.

    Setting up properly is the most important part of hitting off upslopes and downslopes. My goal is to set up so that the clubhead will swing parallel to the slope through impact. Below are my keys for mastering upslopes and downslopes. Upslopes: 1. Lean to the right: For upslopes, I take a normal width […]

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  Steps to the Full Swing Set-up

  Posted on January 22, 2014 by Grant in Golf Fundamentals, Golf Set-up, Swing.

    Here are my steps to the full swing set-up: 1. Standing tall, I take my left hand grip and hold the shaft out in front of me with the toe of the club pointed up at the sky. 2. I put my right hand on the grip of the club. 3. While keeping my […]

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  Pointing the Left Toe Out

  Posted on January 6, 2014 by Grant in Golf Fundamentals, Golf Set-up.

    Pointing the left toe out is an often overlooked, important part of the set-up. In the picture above, you can see that I am pointing my left foot out about 20 degrees at the set-up of my full swing. …And on my finish, my left foot is in the same position. Setting up this […]

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  Golf Setup: Correct Knee Flex with the Driver

  Posted on November 18, 2013 by Grant in Golf Fundamentals, Golf Set-up.

  Correct knee flex with the driver is totally opposite of the knee flex needed for the green-side sand shot. With the driver, I want just a small amount of knee flex. This helps me stay level through the impact and allows me to stand up nice and tall on the finish. Too much knee flex […]

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  Golf Set-up: How wide is your stance?

  Posted on October 23, 2013 by Grant in Golf Fundamentals, Golf Set-up, Swing.

  Here’s a little known fact: Correct width of stance is vital to your success in golf. The pictures below show me at the top of the back-swing and the finish position. I’m using a sand wedge to hit 4 different shots.   On my short shots my stance is narrow. Because I am not making […]

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  Judging the Lie: Part Two

  Posted on October 16, 2013 by Grant in Course Management, Golf Fundamentals, Short Game.

  (Read Part 1 here) When hitting a wedge shot, if I play the ball forward in my stance it adds loft to the club and exposes the bounce (the rounded sole of the club-head) to the ground. This is great for when the ball is sitting up in the grass in a “fluffy lie.” When […]

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  Judging the Lie: Part One

  Posted on October 14, 2013 by Grant in Course Management, Golf Fundamentals, Short Game.

  What’s one of the most important aspects of the short game? It’s judging correctly how the ball is going to come out of its lie. What’s the most overlooked aspect of the short game? You guessed it – I believe it’s judging the lie. I have seen many golfers make perfectly good swings only to […]

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