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Open Tip
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Speed Kills (Part 1 of 5)
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Staff
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Overview to Developing Putting Speed Control
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Putting
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Open Tip
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Speed Kills (Part 2 of 5)
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Staff
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Upon developing speed awareness, you are then ready to learn the "mechanics of speed." Every putting stroke transfers speed into the ball.
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Putting
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Open Tip
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Speed Kills (Part 3 of 5)
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Dave Pelz
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Once you are aware of what the optimum putting speed looks like and you are making the best pendulum stroke you can muster, you next need to focus attention on learning all you can from each putt to develop your speed awareness for future putts.
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Putting
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Open Tip
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Speed Kills (Part 4 of 5)
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Dave Pelz
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Maintaining If you always maintain an awareness of three factors of green speed, slope and grain as you "feel" the proper speed during your practice strokes before you putt, I think your speed control will be just fine.
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Putting
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Open Tip
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Speed Kills (Part 5 of 5)
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Staff
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The Killer Downhiller
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Putting
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Open Tip
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Left Hand Low
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Dave Pelz
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For about fifteen years now, I’ve been suggesting the left land low putting grip
for optimum stroke control. Numerous touring professionals have tried this
method successfully and I believe amateurs can benefit from using it as well.
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Putting
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Open Tip
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Feedback From Your Putting Practice
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Staff
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How to get better feedback and make more putts by changing your practice habits
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Putting
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Open Tip
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Practicing with a Long Putter
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Staff
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Many of the mechanical problems associated with the putting stroke can be linked to an incorrect length of stroke. In a proper pendulum putting stroke, the takeaway and the follow-through should be the same length.
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Putting
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Open Tip
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Proper Alignment For Your Putting Stroke
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Staff
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In our schools and clinics, we frequently see students come through with poor alignment and aim in their putting set-up. An example of this would be stepping into the putt first with the feet followed by the shoulders, then glancing at the target and getting a feeling that something is not right but proceeding anyway.
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Putting
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Open Tip
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Proper Ball Position For Putting
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Staff
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It may surprise you to know that ball position is one of the most overlooked fundamentals of putting. You can greatly improve your chances of making putts and even avoid a few poor stroke habits and compensations by simply setting up with the ball in the proper position. Where you place the ball in your putting stance can be just as important as where you place it in your full-swing shots.
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Putting
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Open Tip
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The High Road is Best
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Staff
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There is more than one possible Aimline (initial starting line) along which every breaking putt can be made. Roll the ball at different speeds and it will need different Aimlines to find the hole. For example, roll the ball faster and it will take less break, so the Aimline doesn’t need to allow for as much break; conversely, roll the ball slower so it breaks more and the Aimline must feature a larger break allowance.
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Putting
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Open Tip
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To Improve Your Putting
"Muscles, No. Rhythm, Yes."
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Dave Pelz
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How can you achieve stability in your putting stroke? A simple suggestion is to try pulling your putter through impact, leading it with your left arm (for right-handed golfers). Be warned, however, that if you do this with your hand muscles, you will become susceptible to adrenaline, and this is not good.
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Putting
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Open Tip
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Plumb Bobs Don't Work
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Dave Pelz
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One practice many golfers use that they think helps them read greens is plumb-bobbing. I’ve studied this procedure and have learned some interesting facts.
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Putting
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Open Tip
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Understanding and Fixing the "Yips!"
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Dave Pelz
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Short putts always have been, and always will be, missed on occasion. When the ball is within six feet of the hole, it's probably sitting in a footprint. And because it's so close, you know it has to be rolled slowly to the hole. Then there's the lumpy donut to roll through. This combination of difficulties is why so many short putts are missed.
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Putting
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Open Tip
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Learn from Perfy
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Dave Pelz
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Perfy, the perfect pendulum putter, who uses no muscles and is totally immune to the effects of adrenaline, can putt very well. But even his pure-in-line stroke, with no putter face rotation and perfect rhythm and timing, cannot make putts when he is not set up properly in his address position.
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Putting
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Open Tip
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Want Another Scoring Weapon? Learn to chip with your 3-wood
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Staff
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The 3-wood chip around the green has become a trendy shot in recent years and it can be a good skill to know in many greenside situations.
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Putting
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Open Tip
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Learn the 'Flow' for a Better Putting Stroke
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Staff
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One of the most important facets of putting is the set up. I find that many students that come to our school in Boca Raton set up with their bodies a little misaligned. Their "flow-lines" are going in too many directions.
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Putting
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Open Tip
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The Chipputt
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Dave Pelz
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Chipping with your putter is called “Chipputting.” Just as in chipping, a slight body turn can add a little power to your swing, making it easier to get the ball to the hole. Position the ball slightly forward in your stance, stand upright, and chip with your putter. Expect to use the same size swing as if you were chipping with a 5-iron.
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Putting
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Open Tip
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Pelz Golf Institute
Two-Putter Test
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Dave Pelz
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When you want to compare your ability with two different putters, or even compare two putting styles to each other, use this two-part test to help you decide which one you should use on the golf course.
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Putting
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Open Tip
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The Low Running Chip
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Staff
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The low running chip shot is used around the green as an option to putting. If you are just off the green and the grass is well manicured, the most consistent option is to putt the ball. In many cases however, it is difficult to judge how the ball will roll over the grass until it gets to the green. By chipping, you can avoid the irregularities of the fringe between your ball and the green that could knock your ball offline.
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Chipping
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Open Tip
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Perfect the Bump and Run for Lower Scores
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Dave Pelz
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The bump and run is a shot all golfers should know how to play. Although many Americans consider it a shot relegated to links-style or British Open-type courses, it can be a big asset to your short game on any golf course.
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Chipping
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Open Tip
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Breakthrough in Backyard Bunker Practice
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Eddie Pelz
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It would be an understatement to say that playing from sand is a challenge to most amateur golfers. In recent testing The Pelz Golf Institute measured amateur golfers from a standard greenside bunker and charted the following results.
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Sand Play
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Open Tip
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The Cut Lob Shot
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Dave Pelz
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When used properly, a cut shot with a lob wedge can give you an effective
scoring weapon in your golf bag, and make one of those previously impossible
shots, not too difficult. Still, many golfers seem to be intimidated or confused
by these high-lofted clubs. With a few easy adjustments, though, you can turn
your skulled wedge shots and wimpy decelerations into reliable par-savers.
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Wedge Play
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Open Tip
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Correct Posture
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Staff
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Posture is a crucial part of the golf swing. One of the main problems we see in our schools is bad posture at address and throughout the golf swing.
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Wedge Play
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Open Tip
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Proper Swing Motion
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Staff
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One problem we see consistently at our schools is that golfers focus on hitting the ball instead of focusing on executing a proper swing. By focusing on hitting the ball, many golfers develop a long backswing with a short follow-through. This results in deceleration through the ball, which causes inconsistency.
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Wedge Play
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Open Tip
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Finesse Wedge Shots
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Staff
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When hitting a finesse wedge shot, it is natural to want to hit the ball using your hands. This hitting motion results in inconsistency. A more consistent approach involves using the large muscles of the body to swing the club, instead of using the small muscles of the hands to hit the ball.
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Wedge Play
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Commit to your Wedge Play Ritual
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Staff
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Many of our students have a tendency to get technical on the golf course. They get bogged down in swing mechanics and forget the importance of developing proper rhythm. Technique is important, but it's equally important to have a consistent rhythm in everything you do on the course.
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Wedge Play
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Open Tip
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Don't Go to Fat City
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Dave Pelz
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After hitting a fat shot, most golfers say they got too anxious and "looked up" to see where the ball was going. Not only do they say that, they believe it. But when I measure their swings and ball positions, I usually find that the ball is too far forward and that they are making swing compensations with their hands in an attempt to hit the ball cleanly from that incorrect spot.
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Wedge Play
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Open Tip
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2000 Wedge Specifications
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Staff
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Dave and the Pelz Golf staff receive many questions from golfers concerned about choosing the right wedges. While we don't endorse any particular brand, model or manufacturer, we do have a pretty good handle on what's available.
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Wedge Play
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Open Tip
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Get Out of the Water
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Dave Pelz
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Most golfers never consider hitting a ball out of the water. They’re perfectly happy to take the penalty, utter a few deletables, and play on. However, if you can hit a ball out of sand, you can hit it out of the water - as long as it’s not more than a few inches below the surface and you don’t try to hit it too far.
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Wedge Play
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Open Tip
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Become Your Own Spin Doctor
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Dave Pelz
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Do you understand what produces spin? To impart backspin (spin that would bring the ball back toward the golfer), the face and club must contact the ball below the ball’s center of mass.
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Wedge Play
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Open Tip
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Hard Realities
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Dave Pelz
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Most golfers fear hardpan lies. I love them. Rather than thinking of them as being big trouble, you can count on good results and have extraordinary control from hardpan once you know how to handle it.
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Wedge Play
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Open Tip
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The Shanker's Delight Tip
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Dave Pelz
(Golf Magazine)
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Many golfers don’t realize that a shank is very close to a solid golf shot. If you are shanking your shots, your impact point is the hozel of the club versus the club face (only about a 1/2 inch difference). A simple solution to this problem is to make your own “Shanker’s Delight”. |
Wedge Play
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Setting Up for Sand
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Staff
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Many golfers try to help the ball out of the sand by swinging in a lifting, or scooping, motion. This method is very inconsistent, with results ranging from leaving shots in the bunker to blading shots over the green.
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Sand Play
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Overcome Your Sand Play Fears With These Bunker Basics
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Staff
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Almost every week at our school in Boca Raton, FL, I meet students who have a lot of anxiety about playing shots out of bunkers. True, learning that shot is one of the reasons many of our students come to school, so we use some simple methods to help take the stress out of their attempts to excavate the golf ball from this “disastrous pit.”
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Sand Play
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Better Sand Play Is Easier Than You Think
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Dave Pelz
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Many golfers will tell you the shot they dread most is the greenside sand shot. This has always surprised me a little because this is the one shot in golf where you don't actually have to hit the ball. That fact alone should alleviate some anxiety, but a lot of golfers don't understand how the club and sand should interact on these “blast” shots.
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Sand Play
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