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Pro Tips (from the book!)
• Golf clubs are divided into the following types: woods (the driver is considered a wood), hybrids, irons, wedges, and putters.
• Irons have numbers on them which signify how much loft is built into the head. The higher the number, the higher the loft, so higher-numbered irons will go higher and shorter than lower numbered clubs.
• Irons are spaced incrementally by 10-15 yards.
• An optimal starter set can include 10 clubs: a driver, 3-wood, 5-hyrbid, 6-9 irons, pitching wedge, sand wedge, and putter. In time, you can add more clubs or upgrade to a more expensive set.
Pro Tips (from the book!)
• Ball position relates to where the ball is positioned in your stance.
• Ball position can be defined as forward (in line with left foot), middle (in line with belly button), and back (in line with right foot).
• When hitting irons, it is best to place the ball in the middle of the stance. This promotes
proper brushing of the grass and brush zone, which comes in handy later when you learn more about the swing.
• The driver should be positioned forward, in line with your left heel, as this promotes a slightly upward angle of attack through impact.
• Wedges should be played slightly back in your stance while woods and hybrids will be played slightly forward in your stance.
Pro Tips (from the book!)
• Woods and hybrids can provide more distance off the ground than irons can, making them helpful clubs when you need more distance.
• Ball position should be in between those of the driver and the irons, slightly forward towards the left foot.
• The swing is still slightly downward like the irons, but not as much – more comparable to a clean sweep, however you do not want to try and hit the ball on an upward angle like you would with a driver off a tee.
• Full swing mechanics still apply, with more emphasis on a proper and long takeaway where the clubhead goes straight back and stays closer to the ground throughout.
Pro Tips (from the book!)
• The setup should be comfortable to you.
• Grip should be natural to you, and it is OK if the club is a bit more in the palms here. Reverse overlap is a simple and common putting grip.
• Feet should be shoulder-width apart; ball should be positioned slightly forward, in line with your left eye.
• Use the line of the ball to point down desired target line. From there, line up the line on
the putter header to the line on the ball. The goal is for your feet, knees, hips and shoulders to be parallel to that.
• Posture can be a bit more hunched, as this helps you maintain a proper pendulum motion.
• Motion is led by the shoulders, like a pendulum. Hands, wrists and lower body will be quiet throughout the stroke.
• Use a short-to-long stroke as opposed to short to long stroke while maintaining a smooth rhythm and tempo. Compare to tossing a ball underhand, where you adjust your stroke to the desired distance.
Pro Tips (from the book!)
• The bump and run chip can be done with a 8 iron or 9-iron based on the shot distance.
• Effective because you can hit it like a putt, making it less risky than a longer swing.
• Feet closer together, ball in line with back foot, weight on front foot, and hands/club shaft should be in front of the ball. From there, you can just swing it like a putting stroke.
• The hands/shaft in front of the ball towards the target will deloft the club, allowing for the putting stroke to get the ball out onto the green with more roll.
• For further chips, simply bring the club back further with a little more speed. You still want to follow through like you do with the putter. Stopping at impact will make it hard to control.
Pro Tips (from the book!)
• These shots require finesse, as the desired height and distance is shorter than the stock full-swing distance of your highest-lofted club.
• When hitting these wedge shots, position the ball in the middle of your stance or just
slightly behind middle. Generally, the farther forward you position the ball in your stance, the higher it goes; the farther back you play it, the lower it will go.
• Put extra emphasis on swinging smoothly and freely as the goal is not distance but accuracy. Trust the club to do the work for you.
• Select your club based on how far you hit these wedges, but also on what clubs you feel most comfortable with.
• You can establish two or three different distances per wedge: full swing, three-quarter back-swing and half backswing will make the ball fly different distances with the same club.
