3 May 2010
Golfing For Novices: Part Four
Posted by Owen Jones under: Golf .
We have all the seen the bewilderingly long and yet accurate drives of Tiger Woods. When he hits the ball, it flies through the air only to land in the bang middle of the fairway, 300 odd metres away.
How can you not become jealous as you wonder if you could ever dare to hope to drive like that? It is consoling to know, that long drives are not crucial to the game of golf.
So, we get to the 'short game' because without decent short game skills, all those great long drives are not worth a candle.
The "short game" is made up of those shots that get you onto the green from no more than about a hundred feet out, whether it's from the fairway, a bunker, the rough or a drop zone. It includes chips, sand shots and pitches.
This is where you get to use your higher numbered golf clubs, as well as your pitching iron and sand wedge or lob wedge.
You will find practice areas on most golf courses. You really must spend some time working on hitting the ball onto the green from various distances. Try to hit a ten-foot circle in the centre of the green at first. Experiment using your wedges, but remember that what works well for one person, might not work so well for you and your particular swing.
When you can perform this skill fairly consistently, it is about time to start practising how to get out of a sand bunker. Being able to get the ball out of a bunker can really cut your score quite dramatically and it is very frustrating if you can't do it.
The way to do it is to plant your feet firmly in the sand with your left foot turned to face the hole. See an imaginary 4-inch circle around the ball and try to hit the outer edge of that circle.
Try to take up lots of sand with the ball and swing completely through as you normally would. Don't pull back on your swing at all when or after you have hit the ball. It should spring up gently onto the green and stop dead in its tracks. This doesn't work very well though unless the sand is quite soft and dry. On harder or compacted surfaces, you might need to avoid actually hitting the sand completely.
However, as in all aspects of the game of golf, only practice will help you to improve your score.
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