Today is March 15th, 2018 and we present Easy Ball Position Solution. Technical Thursday #79. A Golf Video Blog with Mel Sole, Director of Instruction and Master Professional at the Mel Sole Golf School in Pawleys Island, SC.
Easy Ball Position Solution.
I am of the school that teaches that the bottom of the arc is the same with every swing. That position is my lead heel. That means that I will have one golf swing. The ball position will vary with the irons, fairway woods and driver.
In our March 2018 monthly golf tip, we talk about soft hands for more distance! This is with all clubs! Presented by Mel Sole, Director of Instruction and Master Professional at the Mel Sole Golf School in Pawleys Island, SC.
Soft Hands for more Distance!
The key to more distance is more clubhead speed. In order to gain that you have to do certain things. Wide arc and soft hands are something you can do to gain yards almost immediately!
Today is March 13th, 2018 and we present Quantify your Bunker Play to Improve! Trouble Shot Tuesday #79. A Golf Video Blog with Mel Sole, Director of Instruction and Master Professional at the Mel Sole Golf School in Pawleys Island, SC.
The Basic Technique.
There are two mistakes that most higher handicaps and beginners make in a bunker.
1. They do not take a big enough swing. Think of it this way. Swing twice as hard as a pitch shot of the same distance. In other words, if you have a 30-yard bunker shot . . .
Today is March 10th, 2018 and we present Flag in or out when chipping? Short Game Saturday $78. A Golf Video Blog with Mel Sole, Director of Instruction and Master Professional at the Mel Sole Golf School.
This blog is a response to one of my students, Leslie Buchanan, who asks:
Flag in or out when chipping?
There is no real answer to this Leslie. It depends on the shot, and which shot you are more comfortable with. Sometimes the lie will dictate the decision as well. If . . .
Today is March 8th, 2018 (not the 7th as I say in the video) and we present Can the Clear Key Improve your Golf? Technical Thursday #78. A Golf Video Blog with Director of Golf and Master Professional Mel Sole of the Mel Sole Golf School.
What is the Clear Key?
The Clear Key is a word or phrase that you say as you swing the club. The purpose is twofold. One, it prevents the conscious mind from thinking swing mechanics. And second, it helps give a great rhythm to . . .
Today is March 3rd, 2018 and we present the 5 Short Game Shots. Short Game Saturday #77. A Golf Video Blog with Mel Sole, Director of Instruction and Master Professional at the Mel Sole Golf School.
The short game is so critical if you wish to become a steady and consistent golfer. These 5 short game shots will add to your repertoire of shots around the green, and make you an amazing short game wizard!
Today is March 1st, 2018 and we present How Important is Wrist Position in the golf swing? A Golf Video Blog with Mel Sole, Director of Instruction and Master Professional at the Mel Sole Golf School.
How Important is Wrist Position in the Golf Swing?
Well, it controls your clubface angle throughout the golf swing. Both on the backswing and on the downswing. If your lead wrist and your clubface do not match, you are going to have a hard time squaring the clubface at impact.
Today is February 27th, 2018 and we present Get down on your knees to play this shot. Trouble Shot Tuesday #77. A Golf Video Blog with Mel Sole, Director of Instruction and Master Professional at the Mel Sole Golf School.
We have all joked about praying on the golf course when we need a particular shot to go well. But this time, you do need to get down on your knees. It's when the ball is under a bush or under some branches and we cannot get the club . . .
Today is February 24th, 2018 and we present how to develop feel in your living room. Short Game Saturday #76. A Golf Video Blog with Mel Sole, Director of Instruction and MasterProfessional at the Mel Sole Golf School.
Feel is not something someone can teach you. Feel is something you develop.
How to develop feel outdoors.
If you are outdoors, take a scorecard and place it about 3 feet onto the putting surface. Take a tee and push it through the middle to keep it from blowing away . . .
Today is February 22nd, 2018 and we present Get rid of the Chicken Wing Today! Technical Thursday #76. A Golf Video Blog with Mel Sole.
Most ladies that I teach have the Chicken Wing. What is the chicken wing? When the lead arm breaks down through impact. This raises the bottom of the arc and causes the golfer to top the ball or hit the ball along the ground. Most of the time I hear people say "Oh, I lifted my head." This is very rarely the case. It is far more often the chicken wing.
Today is February 17th, 2018 and we ask the question "Is there a Chicken Wing in putting?" Short Game Saturday #75. A Golf Video Blog.
I had mentioned in my Monday Rewind #73 that I was going to talk about Dylan Fritelli's putting stroke. I noticed while watching the Maybank Championship on the European Tour, that Dylan was cutting across the ball with his putting stroke. The cause of this was a slight breaking (or bending) of his lead arm as he made a stroke. In golf, we call that a chicken wing. A chicken wing . . .
Today is February 15th, 2018 and we are going to discuss getting your weight shift sequence correct. Technical Thursday #75. A Golf Video Blog with Director of Instruction and Master Professional Mel Sole at the Mel Sole Golf School.
Drills for weight shift sequence by David Olberding
David Olberding, the lead instructor at the Mel Sole Golf School, talks about a drill that he teaches not only to his students but does this drill himself, to always make sure he is getting . . .
