Nick's top tip of the week

Many golfers fall apart when it comes to playing well in competitions or tournaments because they falter as soon as the pressure hits. The pressure and errors can come at any point from the very first shot on the first tee to the very last shot on the eighteenth hole.

If this statement above relates to you, the points below could be very beneficial.

How do YOU go about making golf competitions easier for yourself?

- Start by recording your statistics every time you play, whether it is a practice round or a game, so you can fully identify all your strengths as well as your weaknesses. This information will help you do two things; give you the knowledge you need to develop a winning game strategy whilst highlighting your weakest shots so you can practice them until you bring them up to something remotely acceptable! It is a strange phenomenon that so many people practice what they know they can do, never giving the time or effort to work on what they can't do!

- If you are practicing by yourself on a golf course try teeing off with two balls and then follow up by only playing the worst ball - you need to know how to tackle recovery shots in a calm, controlled manner so that when you have to tackle a recovery shot in a competition you don't break out in a sweat.

- Ok how about getting to know and use clubs that you wouldn't necessarily play? For this I suggest before you go out for that practice round you remove half the clubs from your bag; why not try removing all the odd numbered clubs. By doing this you will have a greater understanding of what you are able to do with clubs that you normally avoid. Using an unfamiliar club will also ensure you turn your focus up a notch or two. You never know you might even start playing creatively.

- Always hit to a definite target, it doesn't matter if you are practicing on the course or the driving range, before you take any shot pick an exact target and aim for it. This will be far more beneficial to you than just working on your swing.

- Set mental goals; there are a number of goals you could set such as: having a positive attitude for every shot, mentally rehearsing each shot or focusing on the process.

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Sam's top tip of the week

Get rid of the push shot 

The ball starts to the right of target line and continues to fly straight along that line.

Check this list of possible faults.

-  Aim: Clubface not normally a factor. Ball position too far back in stance 

- Grip: Grip a little weak but not usually a factor. 

- Ball position: The ball position needs to be right so you hit the ball at the bottom of the swing arc. Ball likely to be too far back causing you to block the shot. 

-  Stance: It may be too wide restricting the weight transference on the forward swing. 

- Body alignment: The feet, hips and shoulders may be aiming too far to the right. (See above). Weight is on heels 

- Posture: You may be sitting too far back on your heels. Put your weight on to your toes more. 

- Swing: The body may well be sliding into the ball rather than turning through the shot. This means you are unlikely to be turning your hips as you should.
- Golf coach tip: At the driving range, stand at the far right bay and hit to the left of the range. You won't push it.



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