Golf World UK - August 2017

August 2017Golf World 17 WINNING GOLF Turn everything for more power Allowing your hips to turn freely on the backswing is the s ...

DRIVING PERFECT YOUR DRIVING STRATEGIES While a solid and powerful technique is a huge advantage, it’s only half the driving equ ...

August 2017Golf World 19 WINNING GOLF 1 Know your stock shot – and aim accordingly It’s incredible how often you see golfers who ...

HOW TO MASTER THE SHORT HOLES Contrary to popular belief, par 3s are the most difficult holes on the golf course. If you hit a p ...

August 2017Golf World 21 WINNING GOLF Why you must get pin high on approaches A slightly pushed or pulled approach shot will not ...

22 Golf WorldAugust 2017 HOW TO PITCH IT CLOSE EVERY TIME 100 YARDS IN From within 100 yards or so of the green,consistencyofstr ...

August 2017Golf World 23 Address Set up with your feet just under shoulder-width apart. Play the ball towards the middle of your ...

STEP 2 Master your distance control A solid and consistent technique is only half the equation with pitching. You could have the ...

August 2017 Golf World 25 As we’ve already discussed, golf is a numbers game –andnowhereisthismorerelevantthanwhen pitching. You ...

THE FIVE STEPS TO CHIPPING IT CLOSE MORE OFTEN STRATEGY Good chipping is as much about decision making as it is about the techni ...

August 2017Golf World 27 Select the correct club Thegoldenrulewith chipping is to increase your margin for error by ensuring tha ...

28 Golf WorldAugust 2017 PERFECTYOURSET-UP TO HIT PURE CHIPS If your chipping set-up looks like this (inset right), you’re askin ...

THINK‘MINIMUMEFFORT, MAXIMUM ROLL’ Many players opt to chip with just a couple of their most lofted wedges, but that’s usually n ...

GOSQUARE FORSPLASH SHOTSAFETY BUNKER PLAY Many amateurs struggle from the sand because they are confused about technique. Confus ...

WINNING GOLF Set up square to the target to reduce margin for error Settingupopentothetarget, layingthefaceofyoursand wedge wide ...

4STEPS TO PUTTING SUCCESS PUTTING A ‘flat face’ at address You see a lot of different putting postures on Tour so there’s obviou ...

August 2017Golf World 33 WINNING GOLF Create a watertight grip While you also see many putting grip variations on Tour, the top ...

34 Golf WorldAugust 2017 PUTTING Maintain the ‘Y’ in your stroke Theputtingset-upisfairlystraightforwardinthatyouwanttheballjust ...

WINNING GOLF Get precise with your strike Much is made of the importance of hitting the sweetspot with your driver and irons, bu ...

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