Golf Academy

When the tour player goes to the range before a round it is generally not practice.  It is to get loose and ready for the round. 

The chip shot may be golf’s most important shot for most amateurs to understand and develop. 

Lou Stagner (@LouStagner on Twitter) who is a great follow about golf analytics and playing the game recently made a post that scratch players average 1.8 more birdies per round than 18 handicap.

Most for-profit businesses incorporate some version of the “bottom-line” approach; the boss, shareholders, clients, etc. require some degree of immediate return on their investment… yes?

If you were able to watch the Masters this year one thing at was talked about a lot was the lengthening of the par 5 13th hole. 

After a long and snowy Minnesota winter, spring is an exciting time as the golf courses open and we can get outside again.

This season my column in Tee Times is going to focus on playing the game of golf and on course strategy and approach to help you score better. 

This season, I am asking the reader to follow along each issue as we build a “new” golfer from “scratch”, and who knows, YOU might even become a SCRATCH GOLFER!

It went too fast, but we are approaching the end of another season.  My goal for this season’s articles was to stay consistent with the theme of COMMON DENOMINATORS of top players. 

By knowing how to influence the path/face relationship you can correct your slice and play better golf. 

An assumption that your personal development must need something ADDED to move to your next level…Be careful!

During those periods of poor golf performance, perhaps when most “desperate”, you may become susceptible to believing that there must be some void, some missing skill?

A slice is undesirable because it curves away from the target too much, generally doesn’t go as far, and the golfer has less control of the ball.

All elements of the set-up; grip, stance, posture, alignment, and ball position all should be constructed for bio-mechanical functionality.