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A few weeks back, I was contacted by a reader who is interested in learning how to read lies and suggested the topic to me. I thought [...]
posted in Ball Striking Tips, Course Management • 1 Comment
The poll in the sidebar asking for your most dreaded shots has been running for a while and as time goes on, I’m getting a much clearer picture of what kinds of golf shots you collectively don’t want to face.
Previously, I covered the tee shot on a tight driving hole, and the long carry over water. Since then, the tight tee shot was overtaken by the delicate downhill pitch/chip over a bunker with the pin cut close, moving it to [...]
posted in Course Management, Short Game Tips • 2 Comments
I’m still eagerly following the sidebar poll where I asked you to tell me about your most dreaded shots in golf. Previously we covered tee shots on tight driving holes. Currently in second place with 15% of the vote, we’ll turn our attention toward the universally hated long carry over water.
I’m a little surprised that this type of shot is the subject of such dread because the solution has nothing to do with swing fundamentals. Conquering these shots has everything [...]
posted in Course Management, Mental Game • 6 Comments
This month, as I was leafing through the current issue of Golf Magazine (Feb. 2008), I came across an article featuring Retief Goosen about how to dominate par three holes. It’s a nice article with some good tips, but there was one bit of information in there that blew me away.
Now, I should preface that by saying that I’m amazed sometimes at what I think I understand but really don’t, at least until something clicks. This article gave [...]
posted in Course Management • 5 Comments
Most people know that the teeing ground consists of a rectangle whose width is defined by the two tee markers and whose depth is defined by two club lengths back from the markers. Too often, I see people just going right to the center of the tee markers and hitting their drive without consideration for their typical shot shape and to the shape of the shot they intend to hit on that hole.
One of my favorite course management tips: [...]
posted in Course Management • 1 Comment
You went and did it. You tried to carry a green side bunker from a long way out but hit it fat and your ball dribbled over the lip and stopped rolling on a down slope. Or you almost carried it but the ball hit the sand on the up slope and sat there. Now what?
Don’t worry! Some simple adjustments and you’ll be up on the green and trying to make the next putt.
Good Lie
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My name is Mike Gray and I'm a software engineer pursuing my dream to become a golf pro.
Life in the Rough is a chronicle of my journey. It covers my progress, my successes, my setbacks. I'll share everything I learn and do along the way, including reviews and tips. Maybe what I learn can help you too.
