We’ve all been there…you end up in some thick rough right off of the green and you end up chunking the ball or skulling it so that it goes way past the hole.  Here’s a golf pitching tip that will eliminate the stress of hitting the ball squarely without getting the clubhead caught up in the rough.

Grab your fairway wood or hyrbid club and set-up like you would for a putt. Choke down on the grip and take your normal putting stroke.

The design of these clubs will help you cut through the rough and will get the ball airborn just long enough to land it and let it roll to the hole.

Give this a try the next time you end up in this situation and you won’t be disappointed.

To your golf success, Michael

Discover the breakthrough golf chipping technique that will drop your handicap by a third and have your golf buddies turning their heads

If you’ve watched Phil Mickelson the past several years on the PGA tour, you’ve probably noticed that he has a very unique pre-shot routine to his short putts. Frequently, Phil will line up to the left or right of his ball and take one or two practice putts facing the hole.

So why does he do this?

It all goes back to a practice routine that he started to incorporate into his short game a few years ago via golf great Jackie Burke.

Phil will line up about 10 balls around the hole each about three feet from the hole. He proceeds to work his way around the circle sinking every ball in the hole. And if he misses a putt, he will frequently start over again until he sinks 100 in a row.

While you might not have the time or patience to sink 100 putts in a row yourself, there a two key benefits of this drill:

• It keeps you from falling into the common trap of trying to steer the ball to the hole on short putts and
• Helps you build confidence by developing a natural reflex on short putts

Even if your goal is to sink 20 putts in a row, you’ll find that these knee-knockers can be turned around to strengths in your game and will help your drop strokes off your game.

Learn how to flawlessly sink putts with these backwards golf putting tips.

This is one problem that I have certainly struggled with over the years. It goes something like this…

You take too long of a backswing with your putter on a short putt, realize that you have made a mistake mid swing and try to correct it by decelerating your putter through the ball.

Sound familiar?

Here’s a golf swing tip that you can take to the practice green that will help you accelerate through the ball on short putts.

Place a tee a few inches behind where you address the golf ball. With the tee in place, it will limit your backswing and force you to accelerate through the ball to get it to the hole.

This drill will help promote greater rhythm in your putting stroke and alignment on your follow-through.

Good luck, Michael

Learn how to putt like pro with these backwards golf swing tips.

We’ve all been there…hitting the ball or chunking it. Here’s one simple golf swing tip that you can take out to the course the next time you play to keep from chunking it.

One of the main reasons that golfers hit behind the ball is that they don’t trust the loft of the club to get the golf ball into air. And a lot of things will break down quickly in your swing when you try to loft the ball with your swing.

The most common mistake golfers make is that they leave their weight on the back foot and tilt their spine backwards thinking that it will help launch the ball. When your body is in this position during the downswing, you are almost always guaranteed to release your wrists too early causing the club to hit the ground before the ball.

If you haven’t already figured out the swing tip here, the first step is to trust the loft of the club.

• The first move of your downswing is to shift your weight forward;
• Think about swinging to a finish which means hitting through the ball and ending with your weigth forward and to the left (if you’r right-handed).

 Discover the developing a golf swing technique that promotes consistency and adds distance to your game today!