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GOLF TIPS - Thursday, May 11, 2007
"Tips... News... And More... All For The Love Of The Game"
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Fellow Duffers,
My game is starting to take shape. It always takes me a while
to get back to the level I ended the previous year on. I guess
I'm getting old. My back swing is getting shorter, too. That's
why I included that question at the bottom.
Exercise, walk and cut down on junk. You'll be bombing the
ball in no time.
Sam
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Today's issue is comprised of questions that were sent into
the top teachers of the year at PGA.com.
This one was sent to: Bill Forrest, 2006 PGA Teacher of the
Year
Dear Bill,
I am a High School golf coach and this year I do not have a
club pro to fall back on and I need to Teach the team how
to properly hit a punch shot or stinger for a shot into the
wind. I have told the parents that I am not a PGA Pro and
that they should seek out a PGA pro for there kids to excel
at this sport. Pro's that have helped tell me I am
instructing just fine. I think I know how to show the shot
I Just like to be proper. Thanks, Rocky Huston
Rocky:
Start your team off by learning this shot -- using short
irons first. With the short iron position the ball back of
center in the stance, lean the handle forward, and put a
little bit more weight on the forward foot. Making a normal
half to 3/4 backswing strike the ball with a descending
blow and finish with the club pointing at the target below
waist high. The blow must be descending as the weight shifts
forward as opposed to ascending as the weight shifts
backward. "Down and forward", would be a good mantra for
your students to use. Simply apply the same address position
and finishing position to the longer clubs but increase the
length of the backswing appropriately. The feeling of the
downswing would be one that abbreviated and accelerated
simultaneously.
Dear Bill,
I have lost the ability to hit my fairway woods with any
consistancy. More often than not I'm topping the ball. I
don't have this problem with any other clubs. What are the
most common causes for this type of problem? Thanks, K Lokmor
Dear K,
Your three areas of concern, with little information, are the
ball position, swing shape being too shallow or round, and/or
an improper weight shift. With your feet slightly wider than
shoulder width, position the ball forward of center and
opposite your forward armpit. Put a ball on your target line
about 18 inches behind and make some practice swings with the
toe of your fairway wood going over top of the ball. Lastly,
to address the weight shift issue put a tee in the ground,
address the tee only as described above, make some swings and
try to pop it out. You should feel a slight downward motion
on your way to a balanced finishing position on your forward
foot.
Checkpoint
1. Ball position
2. Swing shape
3. Weight shift
Ultimately with your fairway woods you need all three of these
ingredients along with a long, smooth, sweeping motion.
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Rules -- John Crumbley: Certified PGA Professional, Rules Expert
Dear John, I have some confusion with the movable and inmovable
objects rules.
About movable, if my ball rest, out of a hazard, above a big
tree leave, can I mark the spot, lift the ball and the leave,
clean the ball and replace the ball where I marked without
penalty?
About inmovable, if my ball rest, out of a hazard, back or
above a tree root, can I have relief? I know I can't have
relief from a tree or from a non-movable stone, but I'm not
sure about a tree root in the fairway or nearby the fairway.
Thanks, JC
Dear JC,
If there is a secret to understanding the Rules of Golf it is a
good knowledge of the definitions located at the front of the
rule book. The definitions section defines key words as they
pertain to the Rules of Golf. Let's look at the definition for
Obstructions and for loose impediments -
Obstructions
An "obstruction'' is anything artificial, including the
artificial surfaces and sides of roads and paths and
manufactured ice, except:
a. Objects defining out of bounds, such as walls, fences, stakes
and railings;
b. Any part of an immovable artificial object that is out of
bounds; and
c. Any construction declared by the Committee to be an integral
part of the course.
An obstruction is a movable obstruction if it may be moved without
unreasonable effort, without unduly delaying play and without
causing damage. Otherwise it is an immovable obstruction.
Note: The Committee may make a Local Rule declaring a movable
obstruction to be an immovable obstruction.
Loose Impediments
"Loose impediments'' are natural objects including:
* stones, leaves, twigs, branches and the like,
* dung, and
* worms and insects and casts or heaps made by them,
provided they are not:
* fixed or growing,
* solidly embedded, or
adhering to the ball.
Sand and loose soil are loose impediments on the putting green,
but not elsewhere. Snow and natural ice, other than frost, are
either casual water or loose impediments, at the option of the
player. Dew and frost are not loose impediments.
From the definition we can see that the leaves from a tree are
not an obstruction but that they are loose impediments if they
are not attached to the tree. By knowing the definitions we
know to look at Rule 23, Loose Impediments, for a ruling.
Rule 23 tells us we may remove the loose impediment as long as
the ball and the loose impediment are not in the same hazard.
If the ball move in doing so you are subject to penalty. Other
than on the putting green you can not lift a ball to remove a
loose impediment. So in your case you would not be able to
remove the leaf under a ball without penalty because the ball
would move.
In your second case, the tree root, there would be no relief.
A tree or tree root (unless it has cut down for removal) is not
an obstruction or a loose impediment. They are part of the golf
course like the grass on the fairway. The committee could
mark the roots as ground under repair if they feel like the
situation is unusual and should be fixed.
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Hi Bill,
I feel I have been striking the ball better than I ever have
(for me). but I have a very short back swing which I don't
feel is traditional. it's been working well however as the
rest of my swing is strong enough. Do you see any long term
negative effects of this or should I keep using it?
Thanks, Erik
Erik: Some of golf's best ball strikers had short backswings.
Hogan, Trevino, and Moe Norman come to mind along with Dan
Pohl who was very long as well. If your golf swing is short
and repeatable, it sounds like your body functions in a
proper manner. A lot of tour players seem to be tightening
up their swings these days, so I think it's a good thing.
This compact swing will carry you into your old age with
plenty of good golf. Keep it simple. Bill
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