Hitting more greens in regulation is one of the main contributors to shooting lower scores. There’s no better feeling than striping a long iron into the green and setting yourself up for an easy birdie putt.
This week, Golfweek‘s fitness guru and long driver Averee Dovsek demonstrates a tip to help you hit those longer irons a little straighter.
Timing in the swing can become off as you start to hit longer irons compared to something like an 8-iron. If you have been dealing with that slight slice, this is the tip to try.
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“I’d rather see a student for 10 minutes a few days a week than once for an hour.”
At almost every golf course and driving range, there are PGA professionals offering one-hour golf lessons.
Indoor golf simulators are the latest wave of high-tech training, but could technology put an end to the traditional one-on-one hour lesson with a pro?
The simulators provide a controlled environment that eliminates external factors such as weather conditions, distractions and other limitations. This allows for focused and uninterrupted practice sessions, enabling golfers to work on specific skills and techniques without any hindrances and with more data.
247 Indoor Golf in Stuart, Florida, is a prime example of how they are combining PGA instruction with advanced technology. There are five simulators, a 1,200-square-foot putting green with Puttview Technology and the opportunity for lessons. An affordable monthly membership, which could equal the amount of two one-hour lessons, has golfers coming and going as they please with 24-hour access.
247’s lesson model is one in which a PGA professional roams around and helps students as needed. Critiques are given and then the student has the freedom to practice them at their own pace with the PGA professional nearby.
247 Indoor Golf in Stuart, Florida. (247)
“I’d rather see a student for 10 minutes a few days a week than once for an hour,” says owner and PGA professional, Billy Ore. “Improving at golf requires a player to get uncomfortable. I make sure that happens every time someone comes in and asks for help to achieve results in their game.”
It’s not practice that makes perfect, it’s perfect practice that makes perfect. If you spend an hour repeating the same mistakes you will only find yourself frustrated. Changes take time for the golfer to fully embody.
“Feedback is essential to improvement and we can control that better indoors,” said Ore. While working in a controlled environment may improve your game it begs the question what happens when you take it outside playing against the elements? Can working with a PGA professional at your local golf course and driving range prepare you just as well?
If you are starting out or just the average golfer you know education can be expensive with a lot of lessons to achieve desired results.
The harsh truth of this model is that golfers don’t need to be watched during every swing when working on minimal changes. The student should take time to allow the information to digest and practice swinging with the changes.
Odds are after a few corrections the golfer knows what needs to be adjusted and it will take time for them to physically and mentally accept the change. Professionals can only repeat the same adjustments so many times within an hour.
The good news is there are options whether you are a traditionalist or someone who is willing to blend the two together for the greater good of being a better golfer.
Averee Dovsek demonstrates a drill to challenge and practice your distance control with wedges and pitch shots around the green.
Figuring out the chipping motion is only half the battle when it comes to short game, but working on carry distance and visualizing shots is what separates the good and the great.
This week, Golfweek‘s fitness guru and long driver Averee Dovsek is demonstrating a way you can challenge your distance control with wedges and pitch shots around the green. You only need an object to mark two points on the green such as irons or alignment sticks.
This drill allows for the golfer to adjust their accuracy level by spreading apart or moving the markers closer.
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Averee Dovsek demonstrates how to properly open up the club when chipping in thick grass and how it can lower your scores.
Many people panic when their golf ball lands in thick grass and only have one style of chipping. It’s important to be able to manipulate the club face to allow it to glide through the grass with ease. Mastering different kinds of chip shots will dramatically lower your scores.
We have all heard that being proficient on and around the greens is the key to lower scores. Those bladed and chunked chips can cost you multiple strokes, and mastering a simple chip is a foolproof method to bring your handicap down.
This week, Golfweek‘s fitness guru and long driver Averee Dovsek is demonstrating keeping the butt end of the club connected to your body when chipping.
Executing this tip correctly will help minimize those dreaded and surprise shots around the green.
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When reading a putt, it’s common to miss the proper read when looking at it from only one direction.
When reading a putt, it’s common to miss the proper read when looking at it from only one direction. This is why you see most professional golfers look at their putts both ways and walk around to both sides of the hole.
This week, Golfweek’s Steve Scott and Averee Dovsek explain why it is important to look at your putt from both the top of the hole and the bottom of the hole. Check out this week’s video to see this tip in action.
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It’s common to hit a putt, miss and blame yourself for a bad stroke or bad read. What if we could prove that it’s not always your fault when missing a putt?
This week, Golfweek’s Steve Scott and Averee Dovsek explain how when you place a ball at the exact same spot on a meter and watch it roll out it rarely ends up in the same place every time. Check out this week’s video to see this tool in action.
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You may even see two completely different reads and this is a common issue among golfers.
This week, Golfweek’s Steve Scott and Averee Dovsek explain how to read your putts like you would read a book when seeing the putt break two different ways. Check out this week’s video to see this tip in action.
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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.
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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