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By Tom Ward, PGA Tour Instructor

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Often the difference between a strong, powerful swing and a misguided hack is the tendency to hit, rather than stroke, the ball. The difference can be seen when examining a short putt, when it is easy to stroke the ball. Hitting is not an option for a short putt, which makes it the easiest shot in golf. No desire to hit the ball allows a stroking, swinging motion. Perfect this technique for short-distance shots and you will find increasing accuracy and distance with your long shots as well.

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Swing Plane

Using a hula hoop we can simply define the concept of swing plane and how a circular golf swing must function to hit the ball consistently straight

One-Plane Bunker Shot

Play the ball off your front heel, open the clubface to one o'clock, balance slightly on your front leg and make sure you swing down and through to the left. The key is making a non violent full swing, splashing the ball with an oval area of sand out of t

The Sergio Garcia Power Lag

Although one of the smallest players on the Tour, Sergio Garcia is consistently one of the longest hitters because he creates a tremendous amount of lag with his wrists on his downswing

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Chip Shots From the Fringe

Keep your body still in the shot and play it like a putt no matter what club you use

Learning Impact Position

Start your practice session by feeling your impact position, make swings that stop at impact and feel the correct position of your hips, legs and arms

Pine Needle Lies

Play a shot on pine needles two ways depending on where the flag is, if you have room to roll it play it like a chip but if the flag is close then set up to play it identical to a bunker shot

Par Four and Five Tee Club Selection

Do not assume that every par four and five is a driver, you need to tee off with the club that is going to leave your next shot in your favorite scoring position, hitting your tee shot too long often hurts your scores

Flexibility

Flexibility as you get older is very important, it lets you wind up your body to hit the ball with more power, and swinging a pole can help you do this as well as fix your release point

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