Wednesday 28 February 2018
Brandon Stone: ‘Get steep into impact to extricate yourself from heavy rough’ Every golfer hits the ball into the thick rough sometimes. The type of shot you play to recover is dependent on the lie – sometimes you can get lucky and be able to get to the back of the ball, but more often than not it’ll be buried with loads...
Tuesday 13 June 2017
Escape Plan: Learn a technique to cheat thick greenside rough Fault: Getting the club head snagged in problematic as more force is needed to thick rough Fix: Create a steep attack… and maintain wrist hinge. The one bad thing about the return of the sun is that the rough starts to thicken up. Routine greenside rough escapes suddenly become more get the club...
Monday 14 August 2017
Learn how to hit a sweeping draw around an obstacle to the green With some 85% of club golfers playing with some sort of cut, the need to draw the ball around a tree or other obstacle (right-to-left curve for right-handers) is an often uncomfortable option. But with some key set-up changes and a stronger concept of how to apply draw...
Monday 14 August 2017
Escape shot: Hot to hit a shot when you’re on a greenside downslope It’s very easy for an of ine approach to get caught up on a grassy bank, leaving an awkward downhill lie for your recovery. In this situation, your lead foot much lower than your trail, you become hyper-aware the ball will shoot out forwards instead of up and...
Monday 14 August 2017
What to do when you’re up against a tree trunk or in a difficult position with absolutely no shot – unless you use a one handed chip facing against your target The one-handed chip with your back to the target looks like a specialist shot – and many people wouldn’t dare to attempt it. But in truth, it’s actually quite a...
Monday 14 August 2017
When you find yourself in the trees needing to hit a low shot under some branches, use these key tips to execute it every time. In this scenario we need the ball to come out low. Keeping the ball down is all about using your set-up and delivery of the club to keep loft off the clubface, but it’s also vital...
Saturday 4 November 2017
How to hit a shot when you’re stuck in greenside rough and have no green to work with In an ideal world we would always miss the green on the side opposite to where the pin is cut, giving us room to run the recovery shot up to the pin. But golf being golf, we can find ourselves short-sided, and often...
Saturday 9 August 2014
Using a visual aid can help your hybrid play and Gareth Johnston shows you in our video how putting some sand in front of your ball can show if you’re striking the ball with a downward blow. Take a look for more detail.
Written by Mark Moore on Saturday 24 May 2008
The utility club is one of the most versatile clubs you can carry in the bag, but do you know how to use it correctly? With the right technique a utility club can power the ball out of a dodgy lie in the rough, unlike an iron that can twist. PGA professional Mark Moore explains the utility club technique in this golf...
Written by Mark Moore on Wednesday 28 May 2008
When you ball finishes in deep rough it is easy to take two or three hacks to get the ball back out onto the fairway. Rudding Park golf course professional Mark Moore shows you how to play this tricky deep rough pitch shot so the ball pops out of the buried lie first time. Watch this deep rough pitch shot video tip to help...
Written by Dan Frost on Tuesday 15 July 2008
Birkdale will have seen a lot of golfing action over the week of The Open, with many professionals using similar techniques on the course. This can lead to lots of sandy divots being left in the landing areas. To make sure these divots are escaped without hindering the shot, PGA golf professional Dan Frost has devised a foolproof tip on how to...
Written by Dan Frost on Thursday 17 July 2008
Hitting the ball into the deep rough will inevitably happen throughout the week of The Open. Striking the ball out of the rough is a task amateurs and professionals alike have to tackle. Often, players make the mistake of trying to sweep the ball out of the rough which will usually lead to an unsuccessful shot. The key is to descend on the ball in order to...
Written by Scott Cranfield on Wednesday 2 May 2007
Sometimes the lie in the fringe is just too fluffy to risk taking a putter. But at the same time are you worried that a wedge might get snagged up in the grass? Using the 3-wood as an alternative to the putter is a great idea. Scott Cranfield shows you how to play this versatile golf shot. USE YOUR 3-WOOD TO...
Written by Nick Bradley on Friday 24 November 2006
Rough justice… your golf ball has nestled down into some fluffy rough at the back of the green. The pin is less than ten yards away and you need to play a high, soft-landing lob. It’s US Tour pro Phil Mickelson’s speciality and he makes it look easy, but taking this shot on is risky business. Get it wrong and you’ll end up in...
Written by Nick Bradley on Friday 24 November 2006
Lie detector… Think about the type of golf shot you NEED to play, as Nick Bradley shows. Step One You need to become an expert at reading your lies. You must assess how much grass is around the ball. Of course, you would like to shoot up the fairway as far as possible but it is important that you don’t create...
Written by Adrian Fryer on Friday 20 February 2009
What do you do when your ball ends up in the rough? Too many golfers choose their club before they even get to the ball. This is a mistake. Only ever choose your club once you’ve assessed the lie. Always air on the side of caution when you choose your club and take more loft rather than less. TG Top 12 Teacher Adrian...
Written by Chris Ryan on Wednesday 19 December 2012
In this video TG Elite Teaching Professional Chris Ryan shows you how to hit out of divots. He starts by moving his ball position to compensate for the ball sitting lower than it usually would. He then makes his spine angle more neatural, which also helps move the handle forward, to help you dig the ball out at impact. Finally Chris changes his...
Written by James Ridyard on Friday 10 August 2012
The flop shot is one of the scariest shots in golf for the average club player and unless you’ve got a bit of the Phil Micklesons about you then you’re likely to struggle to get down in two. But help is at hand from our TG Elite Pro James Ridyard. He’s found himself greenside, in a fluffy lie, with the flag cut...
Written by Lee Scarbrow on Friday 22 June 2012
When short-sided around the green, it’s important we have the requisite shot in our locker to hit our next shot close and give ourself an easy putt for par. That shot is usually the flop shot, allowing the ball to launch high and stop on landing. To play it successfully, it’s a good idea to strengthen the left hand grip as...
Written by Adrian Fryer on Friday 14 October 2011
The banks that feed into bunkers usually slope downwards, making any chip shot from this lie over the sand a difficult prospect. In this video tip, TG Elite Pro Adrian Fryer highlights three key adjustments you need to make to your set-up and swing in order to execute this shot successfully.