Play Carolina Golf's Golf Tips:
Improve your grip
The grip is your only connection with the golf club. Placing your hands properly on the golf club helps you better control the position of the club’s face at impact.
When setting up in your stance, look down at your grip. You should be able to see two knuckles on your left hand. ( Right Handed Players )
Also, hold the club as if you had a little baby bird in your hand. This pressure, combined with the proper placement of the hands on the handle, will give you your greatest chance to produce longer, straighter shots.
Written by:
David Von Canon
Head Golf Professional
Sanford Golf Course
Sanford, NC 27330
919-775-8320
Playing from the Rough.
Unless you have a good lie, punch out to a comfortable yardage for you and play from there. Try to resist the “Money Shot” especially when it means a long carry over some major junk in front of you. Remember getting back onto the short grass is the best way to avoid wasted strokes.
To get better out of the rough try: Drop a ball in long grass then put a second ball a foot behind it and practice hitting out without touching the second ball. You will need a deep downswing, so play the ball back in your stance, lean on your front foot, and hit down hard.
Look for the 150 marker. If you have an iffy lie in the rough and your outside 150, lay up and put your second shot tight. When in doubt play out of the fairway and leave yourself your favorite yardage to the green.
Your lie will always indicate what you should do. With the ball sitting on top of the grass, take one less club and play for the ball to jump out of the rough and run hard. If the ball is down in the grass, use one or even two extra clubs. The real trick is predicting how the ball will come out and aim accordingly. Notice the worst trouble spots around the green such as water hazards and bunkers and make sure to avoid them.
