Hitting the Draw
Richard Leake, Associate Professional, Morgan Creek Golf Course
A draw is the shot known to right handed golfers as the one that travels slightly from right to left, and for a left handed golfer the opposite. To hit a draw there are a few key points that one must remember. To make this as easy as possible we will assume that we are trying to teach a right handed golfer.

To promote the ball turning from right to left one key point is to strengthen our grip by moving our left hand more to the right on the golf club so we can see three knuckles, and for our right hand we must place it on the club so that it feels like it is under the club. The next step is to close our stance by aiming our feet slightly right of the target yet keeping our hips and shoulders aimed at the flag. Good tilt in the shoulders and hips will promote a draw making sure your right side is slightly lower. The last thing needed to hit a draw is an inside to out swing path.

This being a swing that contacts the inside half of the ball and following through to a high finish. With proper release of the club the ball will start out to the right drawing back slightly to the target. Maintaining good balance is essential as poor balance rarely results in good shots. If you find many shots are going right and not coming back it is because you are transferring your weight too quickly. You must leave equal weight on both feet feeling like your head is going slightly backwards at impact.

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A Proper Warm Up
Daryl Allercott, Associate Professional, Northview Golf & Country Club
How often do you arrive at the golf course forty-five minutes prior to your tee-time? Chances are not as often as you should. One key to a good round of golf is being properly prepared and loosened up before the game. Arriving at the course forty-five minutes in advance will give you plenty of opportunity to hit some full shots as well as do some chipping and putting.

Driving Range: You do not have to hit a large bucket of balls, instead hit twenty or thirty balls and loosen up slowly. Start out with a short iron and progress up to the longer clubs. Try to get a “feel” for your swing but do not start working on your swing and making changes. Remember this is just a warm up and not a practice session.

Chipping: Save a few balls from your warm up basket and head to the chipping green. Try both the bump and run shot as well as some more lofted shots to get a sense of feel. The goal is to get each shot about two feet from the cup. By hitting some good chips you will have more confidence to take to the course. Also, if the course has a practice bunker hit a few shots from there. Remember, about half the shots taken in a round occur around the green

Putting: When you hit the putting green before your round you are there to get a feel for the speed of the greens, not work on your stroke. Practices some longer putts (around thirty feet) and try to lag them close. Next, sink some short putts to build some confidence before you tee off.

Although time is precious in our busy lives, the small amount of time it takes to warm up properly before a round of golf will be well worthwhile. You will now feel ready to play on the first tee rather than the fifth tee and your chances of getting off to a good start are greatly increased.

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Arnold Palmer & Tiger Woods

Arnold Palmer and Tiger Woods are playing the 16th hole, when Tiger’s tee shot lands behind a huge, 100 foot fir tree. Tiger looks at Arnie and says, “How would you play this one? Lay up and take the extra stroke?”

Arnold replies: “When I was your age, I’d just play right over this tree.”

Tiger, not wanting to be shown up by ol’ Arnold Palmer, proceeds to hit the ball high, but not high enough. It bounces off the tree and lands out of bounds. Tiger, really ticked at this point, asks Arnold how he EVER hit a ball over that tree.

Arnold replied: “Well, when I was your age, that tree was only three feet tall.”

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