Golf

General mechanics

• Keep hands up high and arms straight when addressing the ball, don’t drop them low. When you swing, your arms will be mostly straight due to momentum, so you want to address the ball in a similar stance.
• Keep club path low (right elbow touching side); don’t bring arms wide out away from the body
• Keep weight shifting properly; right leg should break inward as weight shifts, not stay straight
• Shifting your weight doesn’t only apply to your driver… keep in mind with your irons as well!
• Finish the swing; don’t stop arms early, follow through
• Maintain a wider base for bigger swings – drives should be more than shoulder width, iron shots should be even with shoulders, chips can be even narrower
• Approximate distances
  • Driver - 260
  • 3 hybrid - 210
  • 4 hybrid - 200
  • 5 Iron - 170
  • 6 Iron - 160
  • 7 Iron - 150
  • 8 Iron - 140
  • 9 Iron - 130
  • Pitching Wedge - 115

Specific shots

Drives and long fairway shots

• For longer clubs (driver, 3 iron, etc), set the ball further toward the front foot
• Don’t rotate the driver closed, sit it flat on the back of the head, especially if you are hooking shots left

Chipping

• Generally preferring gap wedge lately
• Hit well under the ball, topping it will never result in a decent shot

Putting

• Make sure to do a significant follow-through after hitting the ball
• Glance back and forth between the hole and the ball a number of times to internalize distance