Golf instruction with Steve & Averee: Check the weather

Checking the weather is a pre-shot step that can’t be forgotten.

It’s common to feel uncertain about your club selection in different winds or temperatures. You can stay ahead of the game and use a few tips to help navigate your golf game.

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This week, Golfweek’s Steve Scott and Averee Dovsek demonstrate different ways to check the weather and wind to calculate how much to club up or down. Many golfers fail to take the weather into account and hit shots short or too long. Check out this week’s video to see these tips in action.

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Golf instruction with Steve & Averee: Turn through your chip shots for more consistency

To consistently chip well, take your hands out of the action.

Many golfers struggle with their chipping when they start to rely too much on their wrists. Using your wrists to strike the ball can result in chunked and bladed chip shots.

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This week, Golfweek‘s Steve Scott and Averee Dovsek demonstrate a simple tip to help you turn back and turn through your chip shot with minimal hand action. This will help you hit more consistent chips with better roll, ball flight and control. Check out this weeks video to see the “turn and turn” in action.

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Golf instruction: Where to position your ball when you putt

Here’s how to position your ball when you putt.

Many golfers struggle with putting, and often times this can be resolved with proper ball alignment in the setup. It’s common to think that the putting stroke is the root of the problem, but where you are striking the ball in the stance can really shake up your putting.

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This week, Golfweek‘s Averee Dovsek explains a simple tip to help position your golf ball properly in your stance. This will keep you from hitting behind it or chasing the ball and keeping your club face square.

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Golf instruction: How to gain more clubhead speed

Let’s hit bombs.

Most golfers are on the hunt to gain more clubhead speed. We know that increased clubhead speed generally means more distance on the course — and who doesn’t want to hit it farther? There are a lot of key components to hitting bombs, but your hands, arms and wrists do the majority of the work.

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This week, Golfweek‘s Averee Dovsek explains what she does to improve and increase her clubhead speed when practicing for competitions and in her improvement season. Hint: it’s all about repetitions and building confidence.

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Fitness with Averee: Heel Taps

In this week’s episode of Fitness with Averee, Golfweek’s Averee Dovsek demonstrates how to properly do heel taps which works the obliques and rectus abdominis muscles.

In this week’s episode of Fitness with Averee, Golfweek’s Averee Dovsek demonstrates how to properly do heel taps which works the obliques and rectus abdominis muscles.

Golfweek Newsletter: Golf Instruction and Fitness

Golfweek’s Steve Scott and Averee Dovsek provide golf instruction and fitness tips in the Golfweek newsletter.

Golfweek’s Steve Scott and Averee Dovsek provide golf instruction and fitness tips in the Golfweek newsletter.