Golf Digest South Africa — January 2018
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40 / JANUARY 2018 / GOLFDIGEST.CO.ZA PHOTOS BY J D CUBAN ...
hether it’s a drive off the fi rst, a crucial putt at the last, or some other stroke in between, rhythm is an important ingredie ...
42 / JANUARY 2018 / GOLFDIGEST.CO.ZA IRONS▶ BUZZWORD:SMOOTH ◀ DRIVER BUZZWORD: PATIENCE rab a golf ball and toss it up, paying a ...
◀WEDGES BUZZWORD:LIGHT hots inside 100 metres are often called finesse shots and require a different kind of rhythm. A lot of it ...
t was the opening round of the PGA Championship and from the tee box it was clear Brooks Koepka’s drive was off target, the ball ...
BRUSH WITH FAME A player often offers his glove, usually signed, to spectators who have had the misfortune to be struck by a gol ...
46 / JANUARY 2018 / GOLFDIGEST.CO.ZA PHOTOS BY GETTY IMAGES Thankfully, the man only suffered a cut. Koepka spoke with him, gath ...
But if you’ve done some damage, that’s tough. It’s not nice. It can be hard to get over, yeah.” McIlroy himself hasn’t been im- ...
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tephen Smith was perplexed in golf ’s time-honoured struggle between a caddie’s recommendation and his own opinion. The caddie h ...
STROKES GAINED EXPLAINED Strokes Gained on the PGA Tour compares a player’s scrore against the entire field’s performance, provi ...
GOLFDIGEST.CO.ZA / JANUARY 2018 / 51 he handicap system does a simple, elegant job of identifying a player’s ability. A 20-handi ...
52 /JANUARY 2018 / GOLFDIGEST.CO.ZA PRO • HIGH-HANDICAP HIP SWAY: PROS SHIFT THE HIPS TOWARDS THE TARGET MORE THAN HIGH-HANDIC ...
GOLFDIGEST.CO.ZA / JANUARY 2018 / 53 ◀ ◀ HIP SWAY AT THE TOP T he term “sway” is one of those general-purpose instruction words ...
54 /JANUARY 2018/GOLFDIGEST.CO.ZA HIP SWAY: PROS DRIVE THE HIPS TOWARDS THE TARGET MORE THAN HIGH-HANDICAPS DO. SHOULDER TILT: P ...
GOLFDIGEST.CO.ZA / JANUARY 2018 / 55 ◀ ◀ HIP SWAY AT IMPACT D oes this sound familiar? On the downswing, you try to quiet your b ...
56 / JANUARY 2018 / GOLFDIGEST.CO.ZA I n 2011, golf statistician Peter Sanders arrived, briefcase in hand, at a house rented by ...
GOLFDIGEST.CO.ZA / JANUARY 2018 / 57 and equipment. There’s mental toughness, which can’t be measured. There comes a point where ...
Pretoria CC is regarded as Tshwane’s premier golf club and course, having been ranked No 45 in the 2016 Golf Digest Top 100 rank ...
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