Playing Better Golf - Improve Your Approach Shot
Being able to hit a clean, crisp shot from the fairway onto the green is one of the best feelings in golf.
Seeing it fly through the air, hitting the green and watching it roll smoothly towards the hole is a great sight as any fellow golfer will know.
However, there are many golfers that struggle to be able to make this happen by not knowing a couple of simple techniques to maximize the chances to hit the green.
Why it is So Important to Hit the Green Being able to make the green as efficiently as possible is a key part of a good round of golf.
If you can hit the green from the fairway with one nice shot, 90% of golfers will not be able to even compete with you.
We all know what happens when an approach shot goes wrong and the ball ends up in a bunker or the water or worse...
out of bounds.
That feeling of thinking, if only I'd have hit the green I would be have a simple putt for a par by now.
It doesn't need to be this way if you can learn some easy techniques and habits to improve your round.
I have seen many golfers hit a huge driver off the tee and have a relatively easy approach shot from 100 yards to the green, and then see the ball fly left or right leaving themselves a difficult pitch or even more awkward approach shot.
It's easily done if you don't know what to do to correct this.
The best habit to get into when playing an approach shot is to aim for the middle of the green.
Don't bother with the flag for now.
By focusing on the green you're going to miss the bunker, the water the rough on the right or any other hazards.
Usually when you don't hit the green it's not because you picked the wrong club and you were off because of distance, but because your were out with your alignment - quite often by 5-10 yards! Focus on alignment, not distance.
If you're looking to hit your greens consistently and see your golf swing improve then focusing on alignment is a great start.
You'll be hitting your balls straighter towards the green and reducing your golf round by 7-10 shots a round.
And once you start repairing more ball marks on the green, you'll know you've started to hit more greens!
Seeing it fly through the air, hitting the green and watching it roll smoothly towards the hole is a great sight as any fellow golfer will know.
However, there are many golfers that struggle to be able to make this happen by not knowing a couple of simple techniques to maximize the chances to hit the green.
Why it is So Important to Hit the Green Being able to make the green as efficiently as possible is a key part of a good round of golf.
If you can hit the green from the fairway with one nice shot, 90% of golfers will not be able to even compete with you.
We all know what happens when an approach shot goes wrong and the ball ends up in a bunker or the water or worse...
out of bounds.
That feeling of thinking, if only I'd have hit the green I would be have a simple putt for a par by now.
It doesn't need to be this way if you can learn some easy techniques and habits to improve your round.
I have seen many golfers hit a huge driver off the tee and have a relatively easy approach shot from 100 yards to the green, and then see the ball fly left or right leaving themselves a difficult pitch or even more awkward approach shot.
It's easily done if you don't know what to do to correct this.
The best habit to get into when playing an approach shot is to aim for the middle of the green.
Don't bother with the flag for now.
By focusing on the green you're going to miss the bunker, the water the rough on the right or any other hazards.
Usually when you don't hit the green it's not because you picked the wrong club and you were off because of distance, but because your were out with your alignment - quite often by 5-10 yards! Focus on alignment, not distance.
If you're looking to hit your greens consistently and see your golf swing improve then focusing on alignment is a great start.
You'll be hitting your balls straighter towards the green and reducing your golf round by 7-10 shots a round.
And once you start repairing more ball marks on the green, you'll know you've started to hit more greens!
