Golf Monthly UK – August 2019

“I KEEP DUFFING

MY TEE SHOTS!”

FAULT

ShanehaswhatI’dcalla

‘longdrivetechnique’

wherehegetswellbehindtheball,with

theballforwardandteeduphighand

hisspineangletilted.Thesearegood

qualitiesbutheoverdoesthem,

meaningtherewasatendencyto

groundthedriverbeforethe ball or

hook the ball to the left.

FIX

ThishelpedpreventShane

hittingthegroundtooearly

andstoppedhisclubfacebeingtoo

closedatimpact.Hebegantohitthe

ballstraighterandwithout any

destructive duffs.

DRILL

Ithelpedtobringtheball

backatouchandfocus

onjustaslighttiltinthespineaway

fromthetarget,feelinglikehishead

was more on top of the ball at address.

LESSON AND FITTING

SHANE

REID

Age 33

HomeclubWhittleburyPark

Handicap 20

LessonbyPiersWard,

MeAndMyGolf

FittedbyMark

Thistleton