Golf Asia - February 2018

My accuracy is a bit of a by-product of not

having so much power – if you don’t have a

lot of power you have to be straight, so I’ve

always had to hit it pretty straight to compete.

I’ve never been a great ball striker, but driving

accuracy is something I’ve had to do well

along with chipping and putting, which I’m

also quite strong at. I’ve always hit draws

which I think are probably more reliable to

hit off the tee because you’re hitting up on

the ball, and with the technology these days

and from a driving point of view, hitting up

on it is more beneficial. We’ve got a lot of

information these days so you know where

you have to be within those windows in order

to play your best.With the driver I’m looking to

strike it a little bit up, a little bit from the inside

and that gives me a little draw.

How you can hit more fairways: You can’t

really change your DNA as a player – you’ve

got to keep working at it and try to work on

your weaknesses.

You just play within your ability I guess and

what feels comfortable to you. Some weeks

you drive it better than others, and I feel most

comfortable when I just draw it without trying

to draw it and not trying to fight it. There’s a

difference between finding every fairway and

driving it really well – you can actually

scatter it down there – and, for

me, a combination of both is

what you’re looking for.

Hitting fairways is a big part

of the game and I think driving

has become easier thanks

to the big

booming drivers, the ball and everything else.

When the courses are set up tough and the

tight fairways are lined by thick, tangly rough,

there’s still a big emphasis on hitting fairways

regardless of how long you can hit it.

If, like me, you don’t have that ability

you really need to do whatever it takes –

and with whatever club – to find as many

fairways as possible. Achieve that and

you’ll not only have more control over your

shots, you’ll have a better chance of

scoring par or better.

3rd

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STATS LIFE...

Wade Ormsby Australia

DRIVING ACCUR ACY

2017 highlights: 5th in Andalucia Valderrama Masters and tied 5th in Fiji International.

His driver: Titleist 917 D2 (8.5°)

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