May

  • How To Hit a Draw

    Written by Nick Clemens on Friday 4 May 2007

    The draw is possibly the most sought after shot in all of golf. Hit it right to left and you can stick your chest out and swagger to the green as a ‘real golfer’. The problem is being able to hit the shot on purpose and consistently so you can avoid the embarrassment of hitting it out of bounds shortly after telling...

  • How To Hit a Fade

    Written by Nick Clemens on Friday 4 May 2007

    The fade is the most reliable golf shot shape to use under pressure – Colin Montgomerie, Tiger Woods and numerous other top pros swear by it. They reckon if you set up to shape the golf ball left-to-right in the air you’ll have a far greater chance of hitting the fairway than if you simply aim straight. The reason why is that with...

  • Cut Your Score 3 – golf shots from the rough

    Written by Scott Cranfield on Wednesday 2 May 2007

    If your golf ball nestles down in deep rough around the green, the easiest way to recover from this nasty lie is to play the shot as you would a splash from sand. Open up the clubface of your sand wedge, splash through the grass and watch as the golf ball pops up easily into the air and lands softly on the green. Step One: The...