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Successful Bunker Shots

Written by Carol Hogan Different bunkers require different fundamentals. Greenside bunkers and fairway bunkers cannot be approached in the same manner. In a fairway bunker: 1. Choke down on the club a few extra inches. You want to avoid hitting

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The Single Pivot Swing

Written by Tony Manzoni The Single Pivot Swing I have seen great players play off their left side, but never off their right side. Hogan, Nicklaus, Trevino, and Venturi all appeared to reverse their weight on the backswing. They did

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Shotmaking Tips

Written by Ken Venturi 1. Know How High You Hit Each Club Most players—and certainly the good ones—know how far they hit each club, although the good ones are concerned with only how far they actually carry the ball with

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Know Where Your Body Parts Are

Written by Jack Gibson Why do you see so many LPGA Tour caddies behind player in close proximity just before the actual swing? If you happen to be standing behind the practice area or first tee at your golf club,

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How Not to Hit the Ball Straight

Written by Al Geiberger Fading and drawing the ball are skills every good golfer should have. The modifications required to hit these shots are surprisingly very simple. Just keep in mind that the funda¬mentals, which apply to a normal shot,

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Honest Abe

Written by Ried Holien Honest, Abe a.k.a.Creating Creative Visualizations In the Never-Ending Battle in Preparation to Hit the Best Golf Shot You Can Hit I struggled hitting my driver throughout 2007. It began when my backswing overextended past parallel (been

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Golf Perceptions

Golf Perceptions

Written by Geoff Dean Golf Training Aids to Improve Your Golf Game. Well golfers, we have entered into our annual twilight zone for golf in the desert…that crazy time when all of our golf courses go through the “overseeding” process.

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Directional-Line

Directional-Line

Written by Judy Furst Improve your alignment and use the golf ball’s directional-line to “aim” your tee shot. Many golfers use the direction-line on the golf ball for lining up their putts. However, there is another use of the directional-line that

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Body Parts and Eyes Need to Be Aligned to the Target

Body Parts and Eyes Need to Be Aligned to the Target

Written by Al Geiberger Swing improvement by utilizing proper alignment Once you have the clubface properly aimed, align your body squarely with it. That means you set your feet, knees, hips and shoulders on a line that is perpendicular to

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Backswing

Backswing

Written by Tony Manzoni The lower body supports the shoulders, chest and arms in any athletic movement. Balance and power come from the ground up.The legs at address form a tri-pod; the hips are inside of both feet, with the

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