Pull Shots - Golf Tips and Videos

Move the ball back in your stance with this Variable Tee Drill to see where the best ball position is for you

Like the push hook, the pull slice can lead to playable golf shots, although this type of ballflight will yield...

Use this jump rope drill to develop the correct shoulder plane and eliminate your pull shots

Many pull shots are caused simply because you line up facing left of the target

Pull swings typically result in long, powerful shots. Unfortunately, the majority of these balls will find the...

Try this Head Cover Drill to keep your right elbow close to your body on the backswing and eliminate on over-the-top swing

Practice closing your stance to help get the feel for an inside-out swing path

A pulled shot is often the result of how golfers approach the ball. Typically, the shoulders face way left of...

Pulled shots come from a closed clubface or the path swing, most players suffer from the latter as they start...

An upright posture causes pull shots, use this Tilt The T drill to get more flex from your hips

Many golfers set up with their right side too high, your stance should look like a Reverse K with the left side...

In golf circles, experts speak of the "hitting instinct," which is our natural tendency to come down hard on the...

The pull shot is caused when the club face is square to the direction of the swing but the swing path is to the...

If your divot is pointing straight and your ball is going right or left then your shots are off target because...

Often, when a good player comes for a lesson, I can diagnose his or her problems right away. However, some errors...

When the player's swing path into impact is too shallow or steep, only one part of his or her game becomes manageable....

When golfers suffer from inconsistently hitting the ball left, right or straight, the most likely cause is leaning...

Many amateurs allow their right elbow to move too far away from their body at the top of the backswing, so that...

Shots that fly left are difficult to control, especially those that start left and continue in that direction,...

In this edition of Ask the Pro, Bobby Clampett answers questions from a reader who can't stop hitting golf shots...

Jack does, Arnie doesn't. Trevino always has, Cotton never did. What are we talking about? Your right heel--should...

Swinging the club on an outside-to-in path on the downswing is the most common fault exhibited by amateur golfers....

One of the biggest differences I see between Tour players and recreational golfers is how they align their bodies...

The Bear is awesome, the Walrus downright cuddly, but the Shark, wherever you happen to find him, is pure excitement....

With a driving average of over 289 yards, Scott McCarron has always been recognized as one of the longest hitters...

To hit a slight draw, the club must attack the ball from inside the target line. A great way to see the proper...

Drivable par fours are the best holes in golf but you must weigh the risks of driving versus the rewards if you play it well

In this story, we're going to expose some of the secrets of golf instruction in order to help you become your...

Question: What part of your round are you thinking about? Are you focused on the long putts you sank, your chip-in...

As we continue to learn more about the golf swing, which, by the way, is well into its 600th year of revision,...

Do not approach your chipping stance like a full swing stance, keep your feet close together, slightly open, weight...

There are lots of teaching "conventions" that may or may not be correct for you. One of these is that everybody...

Use this drill to get your clubface traveling in a more direct line at impact and rotate your arms

So here's the great paradox in golf: Imbedded in the cure of its most primordial problem (getting the ball airborne)...

Perhaps the most significant reason most golfers seem unable to improve is adherence to old adages such as "Keep...

Getting the correct distance when chipping to greens can be accomplished by using the same set up and stroke on...

Why do millions of golfers have such difficulty making consistent, solid contact? In my opinion, it's because...

I'm sure you know of a hole on your home course where if you're off the fairway, you're in serious trouble. Indeed,...

Depending on whether you are a hooker or slicer, making a minor adjustment to your setup and having a plan before...

The golf swing is a chain reaction--a series of events dependent on one another and whose sequence can't be compromised....

Every golfer is either a hooker or a slicer. You may only hook or slice a little at times, but your shots do have...

Many golfers are under the impression that although there are grip variations among the pros, there's only one...

From this position, all you have to do is make a gentle transfer of weight to the front foot and just "let 'er...

One of the most basic hallmarks of a good golfer is a solid, well-balanced finish position, and nothing in golf...

The average PGA Tour player misses the green roughly 35 percent of the time. Yet using the median birdie average,...

Slicers often play the ball too forward and have their shoulders open to the target line, fix this by setting...

Shots that start right and keep going right are no fun, especially since most push slices seem to always find...

Keep your feet quite throughout the swing, eliminating sway and bad balance, just let the body take the feet where...

Long irons are necessary tools for going low. Take, for instance, the Long Iron Express--a low, boring rocket...

With all the time we spend working on our backswings we neglect the tremedous effect that the forward swing has...

Regardless of whether your tempo is fast or slow, you need to have good rhythm in your golf swing. A typical symptom...

The most important part to being consistent is to get in and out of your golf shot the same way every time

This article is a compilation of quick, potent tips to get your golf score below 90 and keep it there. Tips in...

In this edition of Ask the Pro, Bobby Clampett answers questions from a reader who wants to know about ball position...

In this edition of Ask the Pro, Bobby Clampett fields questions from a player who wants tips on how to keep a...

If you've played golf for any length of time, it's likely you've run across the term "swing plane." But do you...

Do you find your thoughts drifting to score or mechanics as you prepare to set up to a putt? Do you think about...

Swinging a golf club is a total body experience. You need your legs, arms, shoulders, hips and-- don't forget--your...

There's a lot of misconception about the role of the right hand during the downswing. Often you'll hear power-sapping...

A mistake I see many amateur golfers commit is picking up the club to start the backswing. Lifting the club creates...

In the boxing world, the fighter who can connect his rights has a good shot of knocking out his opponent. In golf,...

The age old adage of keep your eye on the golf ball is correct but you must take that to the conclusion of the...

My students frequently complain that they can't make the "big" putt. Whether it's a five-footer to break 80 for...

Take your posture nice and tall, pull your rear end back so that it brings your shoulders and chest out and then...

A good golf swing is a thing of beauty. It's also a very simple motion. Unfortunately, most golfers--and a lot...

Too often I hear instructors explaining the cause and effects of sliced shots, without providing a shred of information...

Every golfer has suffered through it--getting worse while attempting to get better, ultimately tinkering unnecessarily...

The bottom of the clubhead should lie flat on the ground, if it lies on the heel the ball goes left and on the...

All good golf shots occur as the club is descending into the ball (even with the driver). Playing the ball either...

Body alignment is one of two key setup elements most frequently changed by amateur golfers (the other is ball...

Are Tour players blessed with extraordinary athleticism and hand-eye coordination, or is there a collection of...

The secret to consistently putting well is to match your posture to your stroke type. However, the conventional...

Vijay's classic golf swing combines technical precision with explosiveness. The foundation of his swing is a narrow...

One of the most common faults in the swing is taking the club back outside, to fix this many players try to control...

Draw a practice line representing the target line, backswing, and downswing, and trace that line with your swing...

There are two types of players, those that putt on a path versus those that putt on a line, the path putter work...

Frequently, golfers play the ball according to general guidelines such as "in the middle of your stance" or "off...

In professional golf, there's no organized stretching sessions, no group mental conditioning, no preseason practice...

Taking a lesson is more than just showing up, you have to learn to communicate in golf terminology with your instructor...

In this edition of Swing Science, we want to take a look at shoulder tilt--a swing component that, like shoulder...

Fitting a putter specifically to your game is important because the putter head, shaft length, lines and offset...

Many faults in a bad putting stroke are the direct result of poor aim which causes manipulation in the swing to...

The weight on the head of the putter can help you with distance control, the heavier the head the less energy...

Start reading a green as you approach it walking or riding up, read the slope from the low point of the green...

Our swing plane is just like a circle that moves from horizontal to vertical but we must keep that circle on the...

Slicing may be the most common problem facing most amateurs, but some golfers fight the opposite ball-flight problem--a...

The easiest way to reshape your golf swing is by using a pole, stick it in the ground and make sure that your...

Your legs play four different roles in your swing from address to finish as they provide balance throughout the...

Slicing. A lack of power. Hitting it fat. If these terms are used too often to describe your game, then you know...

The area from 150 yards and in is called the scoring zone because by far the majority of golf shots come from...

The last thing a Tour pro wants to think about during a round of golf is putting mechanics. However, if you observe...

Mickey, like all big hitters in both golf and baseball, hit from his right side. In other words, he hung back...

If your takeaway is too far inside or outside, you have begun to stray off plane and will have a difficult time...

Arguably, one of the least glamorous parts of the game is putting. Huge drives and crisply hit iron shots that...

Get good at the standard pitch shot before you start getting complicated with your pitches, get your feet close...

Avoid taking a penalty stroke and learn to improvise by finding a way to turn the clubface in the direction you...

Place a shaft just outside your target line and slightly behind your shoulder to practice your swing plane, this...

Watching and teaching the game of golf for the better part of 65 years, I've come to realize one universal fact:...

The word "fairway" comes from a nautical term that describes a safe passageway through potentially dangerous waters....

In order to build a good golf swing, one that will stand the test of time and grow, you must first build a solid...