Respecting
the game’s fundamentals can quickly help you
to become a better player
WHEN
THE AVERAGE CLUB player goes to his PGA pro for a
lesson, the last thing he usually wants to hear is
that they are going to be working on the fundamentals.
He feels ripped off if the lesson revolves around
the grip, the stance and posture. The typical reaction
is: ?I know all that, let?s get on to the interesting
stuff?. But, invariably, while he may well have heard
it all before he almost certainly doesn?t put that
knowledge into practice and repeat the good habits
that essentially ingrain good technique and determine
the success of the swing that follows.
Out on tour we all work on the basics. Vijay Singh
has a reputation for being one of the hardest workers
in the game, but you know what? Most of the time he?s
working on his routine, on his set-up and his posture,
so that when he makes his swing he is doing so from
a correct and consistent position.
Through this article you will see that I am using
a T-square device that helps me to get my alig ment
and ball position in check. Nothing fancy in that
and you dont need to go out and buy one of these to
work on the same details in your own game. Laying
a couple of clubs down on the ground will work just
as well.
So let me show you what I work on when I practise.
It?s not rocket science, trust me. We?ll start with
a pre-shot routine that gets me ?zoned in? on my target
as I prepare to walk in to the ball.
