Tag: Instruction

Golf instruction: Double check this to minimize three-putts

The smallest mistakes can leave you with the most unpredictable outcomes.

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Putting seems easy in theory, but golfers know that the smallest mistakes can leave you with the most unpredictable outcomes.

This week, Golfweek’s fitness guru and long driver Averee Dovsek explains the importance of shaft lean at address when putting to determine where the face is pointed when the ball is hit.

Many golfers fail to pay attention to the direction that the putter lies at address. Some may only recognize manipulating the face, but the error stems from the shaft lean. This will help minimize errors in the direction of your putts.

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Golf instruction: How to hit a draw and a fade

Mastering both a draw and a fade is crucial to working the golf ball in your favor on the golf course.

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Mastering both a draw and a fade is crucial to working the golf ball in your favor on the golf course.

This week, Golfweek’s fitness guru and long driver Averee Dovsek demonstrates some notable footwork and swing thoughts to hit a silky draw or fade like the professionals.

These shots may come in handy when trying to bend the ball around a big tree, follow the curvature of a fairway or flight the ball a specific direction in the wind.

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Golf instruction: High flying and soft landing fairway woods

The perfect high flying and soft landing fairway wood shot may be in the bag for you.

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The perfect high flying and soft landing fairway wood shot may be in the bag for you.

This week, Golfweek’s fitness guru and long driver Averee Dovsek explains a few simple tips to execute the perfect fairway wood shot that will help hold up on a green.

Many golfers fail to take into account the angle of attack when using their woods. It is next to impossible to hold a green from a fairway with a wood if the angle of attack is too low.

Check out these simple tips to eagle your next par 5.

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Golf instruction: How to master the toe chip to stop chunking shots

Leave the 60 degree in the bag and try out the toe chip to eliminate bad shots.

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Leave the 60 degree in the bag and try out the toe chip to eliminate bad shots.

This week, Golfweek’s fitness guru and long driver Averee Dovsek explains how to execute a simple chip using a pitching wedge or 9-iron. It is done similar to a putting stroke with a slight change of the face angle.

The toe chip can be a great option to minimize skulled or chunked shots. Mastering chipping takes a lot of practice and the toe chip can be a great option when the game is feeling rusty or you want more release out of the ball.

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Golf instruction: New rules to know in 2024

Golfweek’s Averee Dovsek explains three new rules that have been changed by the USGA in 2024.

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Staying up to date on golf rules is essential to avoiding stroke penalties.

This week, Golfweek’s fitness guru and long driver Averee Dovsek explains three new rules that have been changed by the USGA in 2024. These three rules apply to beginners to professionals.

Not everyone has time to read through the latest official rule book, but all these and more can be found online. It is crucial to know basic rules of golf, but these ones may come in handy at anytime.

Check these three rules out to stay on top of your game.

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Golf instruction: How to hit a stinger in the wind

These simple steps will have you hitting this shot like a professional.

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You don’t always have to swing easy when it’s breezy. Being able to create different flighted golf shots will change the way you combat weather conditions.

This week, Golfweek’s fitness guru and long driver Averee Dovsek demonstrates how to execute a stinger with a few simple steps. These simple steps will have you hitting this shot like a professional.

Practice these steps to hit a stinger next time you are at the range to build up confidence before taking it to the course.

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Golf instruction: How to chip into the grain

Golfweek’s Averee Dovsek demonstrates how to combat chipping into stubborn grain with a small swing adjustment.

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Chipping into the grain can cause a lot of unpredictable and frustrating shots. Your club may get stuck in the grass resulting in a chunk or sending it over the green.

This week, Golfweek’s fitness guru and professional long driver Averee Dovsek demonstrates how to combat that stubborn grain with a small swing adjustment. It all starts with being intentional with the shot shape you are trying to create.

It’s time to feel hopeful around the greens and sticking your chip shots close.

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Golf instruction: Tips for higher and softer bunker shots

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Some professional golfers prefer to hit out of a bunker than chip around the green. To many amateurs, a bunker can be daunting and unpredictable, but it doesn’t have to be.

This week, Golfweek’s fitness guru and long driver Averee Dovsek demonstrates how to produce higher and softer bunker shots. It’s all in the hands and knees, but it will greatly affect your overall skill and confidence in the sand.

It’s time to make the bunker one of your favorite places on the course.

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Golf instruction: How to generate more power with your driver

Hitting the ball farther is every golfer’s dream.

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Hitting the ball farther is every golfer’s dream. There are tons of ways to go about adding yardage to the clubs in your bag, but let’s simplify it.

This week, Golfweek’s fitness guru and long driver Averee Dovsek demonstrates how to use your feet and arms to generate more speed at different points in the golf swing. Using the ground in the golf swing is commonly talked about by teaching professionals, and we help explain what that truly means when you do so.

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Golf instruction: How to stop ‘chicken winging’ your swing

Averee Dovsek demonstrates a tip to help get rid of the dreaded ‘chicken wing’ in the golf swing and get more consistent shots.

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Delivering the club head through impact straight and efficiently during the golf swing can be difficult when your arms are working against you.

This week, Golfweek’s fitness guru and long driver Averee Dovsek demonstrates a tip to help get rid of the dreaded ‘chicken wing’ in the golf swing. This forces the golfer to flip the golf club through impact with inconsistent results.

Oftentimes, this causes the golfer to top the ball and deliver the club too early  or late.

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