For every child whose enjoyment of the sport is enhanced by the spark of competition is one whose passion is crushed by the pressure applied by his or her parents.
As for how we can actually use this information to improve our own games, The Putting Engineer says to aim a little lower than the greatest of all time.
It’s been quite a year in golf. A dramatic one, if nothing else. And like any good drama, the stage was set with different characters, hitting their lines, playing their parts in moving the story along. So, now, with that analogy not tortured enough, let’s dive into to the key plot points of the year, and what they meant at the time.
Like most golfers, I’ve got a lot going on in my life, which means limited time to practise. Most of the time I spend dedicating to comes in random pockets, and rarely lasts more than an hour. Which, begs the question, what’s the best way to spend that hour? How can I make it go the furthest for my game?
These aren’t conventional “stats,” because 2022, while eventful, was also hardly conventional. To recap the madness of this year, we needed to go looking for our own data and uncover some numbers with nuance.
During an era when many players prized technique and accuracy, Tiger’s distance was unfathomable. Yet he also hit an astonishing 69 percent of fairways.
As Butch Harmon says, implementing the right strategy on your approach shots will help you hit more greens and walk away with fewer big numbers even when you don’t.
Teacher Tony Ruggiero’s students range from PGA Tour players to elite amateurs to everyday weekend warriors. Along the way, he’s noticed a few recurring themes that hold the latter group back.
Golf Digest Best International Teacher Shauheen Nakhjavani, says this shot is best suited “specifically to high level golfers”, but become a master of it, and it could be your new specialty weapon around the greens.
Australian Golf Digest
