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Have you ever stood on a tee of a difficult hole and feared the worst from your game? Do you think that you just have to find that fairway otherwise your entire world will just cave in around you?
There must be a hole on your local course that you dread missing a fairway. Perhaps there is a water hazard on the right, perhaps an abundance of heather or gorse on the left, or the entire hole is tree-lined with lollipop pines and you cannot for the life of you think how you are going to play that hole well every time you step on to the tee.
Well, here is a cure for you. It might take a couple of visits to the range, but I guarantee that when you master how to shape the ball off the tee, you will find more fairways than ever and score to your full potential.
While many people say that you drive for show and putt for doughthink about that old adageIf you didn't drive well in the first place to find the fairway, how on earth are you going to putt for any dough whatsoever when your ball is deep in the trees or you have to reload a provisional ball.
Good golf begins with a solid tee game and to help you improve your scoring, learn how to drive the ball consistently. Everyone has a natural shape shot, mine is a gentle fade although it is essential to be able to draw the ball on occasions to get maximum distance and help fight other elements like a left to right wind for example.
By that I mean align your feet, knees and shoulders slightly to the left of your intended target, while keeping the clubhead facing the target. It is very important not to fight the natural swing path the Cleveland CG15 Black Pearl Wedge will then take around your body and by putting the ball ever so slightly further forward in your stance will help you stay behind the ball and hit it with a glancing blow.
