I had the opportunity to sit down and talk with Cody Wheeler, a respected PGTAA Teaching Professional and the creator of The Ultimate Short Game.
Like most golfers, I am always looking for a way to improve my golf game. There is so much instructional information on golf; it’s hard to sort through it all.
Cody’s eBook titled The Ultimate Short Game has been helping hundreds of golfers improve their short game and I know it will help yours.
Whether you are a beginner or a seasoned golfer you know that golf is a great game that can frustrate the best. Golfers are always looking for that adjustment that will help them improve their golf game. You can become your own teacher by observing the flight of your golf ball.
Ball flight is determined by the swing path and the position of the club face at impact. By studying the way the golf ball travels you can get a better understanding of what adjustments you can make to correct a misguided golf shot.
The ideal swing is one where the golf club approaches the golf ball from inside the target line, is square to the target at impact and then comes back inside during the follow-through.
One of the most common swing faults is an inside-out swing. The golf club approaches the ball from inside the target line, but then continues to travel to the outside, never actually squaring with the target at any point in the swing.
Most of the golf shots from this type of golf swing will start to the right. Where the shot actually finishes is determined by the position of the club face at impact.
If the face is square to the inside-out path, the golf ball will continue to travel right.
If the club face is closed (aiming left), then the result will be that of a hook with the golf ball starting right then curving left.
If the club face is open (pointing right), the golf ball will start to the right and continue traveling to the right.
To counter an inside-out swing try bringing the golf club straight back as long as possible during the takeaway phase of your back swing. During the forward portion of the swing try to have your hands roll over just after impact. This will cause to golf club to return to an inside path.
An outside-in swing brings the club face into the ball from outside the target line and continues to move to the inside of the target line, never actually squaring with the target at any point in the swing.
If the club face is square, the golf ball flies dead left, called a “pull.” An open face makes the golf ball curve sharply left to right. A closed face makes the golf ball curve even further left.
You can correct an outside-in swing by bringing the golf club inside the line during the takeaway.
A proper inside-square-inside swing starts the ball straight. Any subsequent movement is the result of club face alignment:
If the club face is open the golf ball will bend to the right.
On the other hand, if the club face is closed the golf ball will curve to the left.
How often have you played a round of golf with someone who hasn’t played in years and they hit a stellar round that you would be proud of with all your practice and experience?
Have you ever wondered why this happens?
It’s not all that unusual for this to happen and there is a simple reason in most instances.
That reason is – People who haven’t played golf for a long time, have no great expectations of doing well.
They have probably told everyone before the round starts that they haven’t played, so not only have they let themselves off the hook to play well, but they have also been given a pass from everyone else.
We all know the importance of practice for consistently playing golf well and with that knowledge in mind we know that it is not possible for anyone to put in a good performance ‘if they are rusty’
So with all the pressure off the comeback king or queen they play like a demon, hitting long straight shots and putting from the edges of the green like they are Tiger Woods the second.
What allows them to continue playing well is their subconscious mind set that they are just having a lucky day, and as long as they believe in their luck it will continue.
Wouldn’t it be nice if we could eliminate all the pressure that we place upon ourselves to perform and just get out there and hit the ball?
The results would probably be better than anticipated because there would be no great expectations and no matter what the score, we would not have failed.
Once again, it is all about the mind and only we can control it or else we will let it control us.
The more relaxed we can remain throughout the course of the day the more likely the chances of getting a good score.
I had the opportunity to sit down and talk with Cody Wheeler, a respected PGTAA Teaching Professional and the creator of The Ultimate Short Game.
