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By Tom Ward, PGA Tour Instructor

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There are so many opinions about how to play the game because a lot of it is personal preference. When you're first learning, you'll get a lot of information about a lot of preferences from many sources. This can be very confusing, especially if you still don't have a solid understanding of the laws and principles pertaining to the game of golf. The Golf Business is a billion dollar industry of misinformation!

To avoid this confusion, make a commitment to follow your instructor's recommendations until you feel you are well grounded in the basics which takes very little time. I have two rules regarding coaching golfers:

Rule Number 1: The coach is always right.
Rule Number 2: If the coach is wrong, reread rule Number 1.

"He was never defeated by the vicissitudes of the game."

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Pitching Theory

Make a shorter backswing than your follow through so you have to be aggressive with your swing

Chip Shots From the Fringe

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

Ball Position With Different Clubs

Position your ball near the bottom of the swing arc and just off your front leg

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Three Basic Pitch Trajectories

To be consistent around the green make the same basic one plane swing arm motion on every shot and simply set the club up slightly differently depending on your required pitch height

Bunker Etiquette

Don't ruin someone else's round by not taking care of a bunker; use these techniques to be a considerate player who knows how to take care of a golf course

Experience Reading Greens

The best way to read greens is through experience, I like to take eight balls and roll them to a hole at different speeds and on different lines, then with the eighth ball I putt it by picking the best speed and line to get the ball in the hole

Downswing Practice

With a traffic cone behind you practice your downswing trying to keep the club inside the cone to simulate the correct approach at impact, this will help eliminate casting, over the top and other downswing faults that create curved shots and an improper impact position

How Your Body Effects Shot Curvature

You want your upper body to turn equally with your lower body, if the upper body stays back you will tend to hook and if the upper body over turns you will have a propensity to slice

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