Distance - Harrington
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June 2011 www. insidegolf.com.au 52 INSTRUCTION ......................................................................................................................................................................................................... DarrenChapman A GUARANTEED way to improve your golf score is to improve your chipping and pitching. I have many people come to lessons with questions on how they go about improving this aspect of their game. A lot of people want to be able to play different short game shots but don’t know where to start. To help my clients increase their range of short game shots, I get them to start with my 16 shots to success. e way my 16 shots theory works is simple: using your normal pitching action, it is four backswing lengths (hips, waist, chest and shoulders) with four different clubs (9-iron, pitching wedge, sand wedge and your most loſted wedge.) e way to start learning this system is with your most loſted wedge. Play a few shots with a backswing that has the club swinging back to the height of your hips. Carefully watch the ball flight and carry distance as this information will be important when you go to use it in your round. e next shot you will play is with the same club but increasing the length of your backswing to waist height. Remember to watch the flight and carry. is shot should go slightly further than the first set of shots. From here play a number of shots with a backswing that goes back to chest height and then shoulder height. e idea here is the shots will get progressively longer. is teaches you which swing will give you a shot that carries the height and distance you need. Repeat the same process with the other three clubs. (Try to use the same type of golf ball with each shot.) is style of practice will improve your scoring because you will develop a feel for how high your ball will fly and how far each shot will carry. is process gives you the confidence to know which shot to play. When you are on the course, you will be able to assess the shot in front of you and then select the right club and swing needed for that shot. When practicing these shots you may find that certain swings will carry or finish at the same spot. ese variations will be very helpful in different conditions such as a windy day or a wet course. 16 shots to success LeeHarrington THE left hand of most right- handed players is deemed to be the weaker hand of the two, especially for women. e role of the leſt hand is to assist steering the clubface to create open and closed positions of the clubface. is steering action of the clubface is called the release. Most people keep the right hand under their leſt hand and let it dominate the follow through – hence this spin creates a slice. Drill without hitting balls: Grab the club with your leſt hand. Swing a half swing feeling the thumb pointing up in the backswing (leſt) and follow through (right). Note: • You should feel the clubface rolling open and closed through both positions of your swing. In addition you should feel a swinging motion from the weight of the club. • is one-handed drill will benefit all new and existing players of the game, as it helps strengthen the leſt hand of the player. e more this drill is practiced, the stronger the player will become. Increase your release - gain distance and hit straighter shots Lee Harrington is a PGA Member and is also the Development Officer at Golf Queensland. Her passion for teaching and an eye for detail is recognised in her reputation as a leading female teacher in Australia. Lee’s experience in teaching provide a basis for programs delivered e Golf School, a Queensland-based teaching facility. Lee teaches at both the Gold Coast Carrara and Oxley facility weekly. www.thegolfschool.com.au. Email: [email protected], or phone (07) 5596 3373. e Women’s Golf Network recently launched its new website. Check it out and register your interest online at www.wgn.org.au e Women’s Golf Network is rolling out a series of FREE ‘Come and Try’ Clinics in Brisbane, Sunshine Coast and Gold Coast for the remainder of 2011. e Adidas Ladies Amateur Cup at Pam Meadows is hosted by the Women’s Golf Network and now runs this event on a monthly basis. e next event is scheduled for Monday 6th June. Darren Chapman is a AAA Member of the Australian PGA, and teaches at e Ridge Golf Course and Driving Range in Barden Ridge, NSW. www.theridgegolf.com.au or (02) 9541 4960
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Note: 52 instruction ......................................................................................................................................................................................................... Golf Queensland •This one-handed drill will benefit all new and existing players of the game, as it helps strengthen the left hand of the player. The more this drill is practiced, the stronger the player will become. Tel: (07) 3252 8155 | Email: [email protected]
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June 2011www.insidegolf.com.au52 instruction .........................................................................................................................................................................................................
DarrenChapmanA guArAnteed way to improve your golf score is to improve your chipping and pitching. I have many people come to lessons with questions on how they go about improving this aspect of their game. A lot of people want to be able to play different short game shots but don’t know where to start.
to help my clients increase their range of short game shots, I get them to start with my 16 shots to success.
The way my 16 shots theory works is simple: using your normal pitching action, it is four backswing lengths (hips, waist, chest and shoulders) with four different clubs (9-iron, pitching wedge, sand wedge and your most lofted wedge.)
The way to start learning this system is with your most lofted wedge. Play a few shots with a backswing that has the club swinging back to the height of your hips. Carefully watch the ball flight and carry distance as this information will be important when you go to use it in your round.
The next shot you will play is with the same club but increasing the length of your backswing to waist height. remember to watch the flight and carry. This shot should go slightly further than the first set of shots. From here play a number of shots with a backswing that goes back to chest height and then shoulder height.
The idea here is the shots will get progressively longer. This teaches you which swing will give you a shot that carries the height and distance you need.
repeat the same process with the other three clubs. (try to use the same type of golf ball with each shot.)
This style of practice will improve your scoring because you will develop a feel for how high your ball will fly and how far each shot will carry. This process gives you the confidence to know which shot to play. When you are on the course, you will be able to assess the shot in front of you and then select the right club and swing needed for that shot.
When practicing these shots you may find that certain swings will carry or finish at the same spot. These variations will be very helpful in different conditions such as a windy day or a wet course.
16 shots to successLeeHarringtonthe left hand of most right-handed players is deemed to be the weaker hand of the two, especially for women. The role of the left hand is to assist steering the clubface to create open and closed positions of the clubface. This steering action of the clubface is called the release. Most people keep the right hand under their left hand and let it dominate the follow through – hence this spin creates a slice.
drill without hitting balls: grab the club with your left hand. Swing a half swing feeling the thumb pointing up in the backswing (left) and follow through (right).
Note: • You should feel the clubface rolling open and
closed through both positions of your swing. In addition you should feel a swinging motion from the weight of the club.
• This one-handed drill will benefit all new and existing players of the game, as it helps strengthen the left hand of the player. The more this drill is practiced, the stronger the player will become.
Increase your release - gain distance and hit straighter shots
Lee harrington is a PgA Member and is also the development Officer at golf Queensland. her passion for teaching and an eye for detail is recognised in her reputation as a leading female teacher in Australia. Lee’s experience in teaching provide a basis for programs delivered The golf School, a Queensland-based teaching facility. Lee teaches at both the gold Coast Carrara and Oxley facility weekly. www.thegolfschool.com.au. email: [email protected], or phone (07) 5596 3373.The Women’s golf network recently launched its new website. Check it out and register your interest online at www.wgn.org.au The Women’s golf network is rolling out a series of Free ‘Come and try’ Clinics in Brisbane, Sunshine Coast and gold Coast for the remainder of 2011. The Adidas Ladies Amateur Cup at Pam Meadows is hosted by the Women’s golf network and now runs this event on a monthly basis. The next event is scheduled for Monday 6th June.
darren Chapman is a AAA Member of the Australian PgA, and teaches at The ridge golf Course and driving range in Barden ridge, nSW. www.theridgegolf.com.au or (02) 9541 4960
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