Grooves on the faces of our golf clubs are something that we might take for granted.

With irons, especially wedges, the grooves help put spin on the ball when it is struck. This allows us to hit shots into greens that stop in a controlled manner.

When we strike the ball with a descending blow with an iron, the ball becomes briefly trapped against the turf and is “pinched”. The grooves on the club grab the cover of the ball [...]

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One aspect of the mental game that I’ve been paying serious attention to recently is target awareness.

Golf is a 100% target-oriented game. Can you ever think of a time when you hit a shot without a target in mind? That’s a bad idea, even on the practice range. Especially on the practice range.

I’ve always known about the importance of targets in golf, at least on some level. However, I’m not sure I had a real awareness.

It [...]

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