Proper grip pressure is one of golf's most elusive fundamentals — and it's as difficult to describe as it is to achieve. One method to set the proper pressure in the left hand isthe 'short-thumb' technique.Take your usual grip on the club, with your left...
There is no reason why any of us, tall or short, fat or thin, should not get set up right. That stance or posture, about which much has been written, is actually incredibly simple. Lay a club down on the ground, pointing at the hole, and...
You need to consistently experiment with putting — the smallest of changes could suddenly fill you with confidence and lift your overall game. Whatever the choice, judging the pace of the putt is all important. Knowing how firmly to hit a putt along different lines comes...
It is a great help to be able to turn your head while standing over a putt to see straight down the line to the hole. For this your eyes should be directly over the ball. To find the position, hold a ball on the...
Every golfer has experienced the frustration of missing that all-important putt and is familiar with the disappointment of losing hard-won strokes on the green. Putting is the make or break of any round of golf, though it is an area of our game that often...
I was asked recently about the perfect finish for a golf swing — well in a perfect world here are the points that we should all look out for. Although the head must be allowed to turn freely to look after the ball, it should still...
Working out how much a green slopes and, therefore, where exactly to aim the ball to bring it back to the hole is not the easiest of tasks on the golf course. Those of us with a good eye and that uncanny knack of judgment...
It haunts me to this day that I turned down a game with Bernhard Langer. At the time when he arrived at the European club that I was teaching at, he was a young player around 17 or 18. He was invited to play by...
Concentration in golf is so important and to hold it for the duration of 18 holes is a gift that not many of us have. If I had to make observations on the top players who do well and those who don’t, it would have to...
We always hear the ever-increasing physical and mental pressures suffered by various sport stars. Appalling strains and burnt-out are common headlines. But what about golfers — yes, I hear a few of you saying that you know personally of one or two golfers in your regular...