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OK, here is how to hit a golf ball out of a divot. Set up with the ball farther back in your stance, to encourage a steeper attack at impact.
In this week's episode of How to Hit Every Shot, GOLF Top 100 Teacher Lou Guzzi shares tips for hitting out of divots in the fairway.
GOLF Top 100 Teacher Jim Murphy explains how to still maintain good contact despite hitting your ball from a golf divot.
A ball at the back of the divot is the most difficult, so move the ball back in your stance to create a steeper angle of attack. You want to feel like you're hitting a punch shot with an ...
You bomb a drive, but when you get to the ball, you find it smack in the middle of an old divot. First thing: Get over it. It's probably not as bad as you think. Especially if the hole has been ...
Hitting the ground behind the ball can leave a big divot. Golf pro Daril Pacinella offers advice on how to shallow out your swing.
Golf is a game of trouble, and few courses have more of it than Hudson National Golf Club in Croton-on-Hudson. That’s why, with a course rating of 74.8 and slope of 145, it’s one of the hardest tracks ...
Last month, I watched one of my younger competitive students step into a fairway bunker 140 yards from the green with ...
That's why I've spent a lot of time hitting golf balls recently, usually before rounds, with an alignment stick perpendicular to the target, pointing directly at the golf ball.
If you’re unsure about where your golf ball position should be for certain shots, this easy test from top-ranked golf instructor Tom Stickney helps you understand — and will make you a better ...