Golf For Boomers

So you lost a little distance on your drive and your irons just do not
go as far as 20 years ago.

That doesn’t mean you have to score higher because of your distance. Now
is the time to focus on your short game.

On the par 4′s you sometimes do not have the distance to get to the green in 2.

One thing I found useful on the pitch into the green to get it within 5 -10 feet of
the flag is to aim at the top of the flagstick. This will make sure you get your ball
to the hole.

When trying to determine how hard to hit the ball, it’s a good idea to consider choking down on the club for shorter pitches and farther up on the club for longer.

Gary Player tells us it is fatal to decelerate into the ball. One good tip would be to
make it a point to swing through at least as far as you swing back. So if you swing back to the shoulder height, swing forward to shoulder height. Never chop at it.

That should help you with those pesky little pitches to the green.

Until next time,

John

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