Former PGA Tour Player and Short Game Guru, Stan Utley, joins Larry to discuss short game and putting.
It’s pretty common that people ask me how to hit a mid-range shot that doesn’t require a full swing. The key thing that I see people struggle with is that they try to take a full swing anyway. You want…
As a Tour player and somewhat of a genius around the greens — and I would consider anybody who is about a 6-8 handicap or better as somewhat genius — I consider myself as someone who is good at assessing the…
If you’re struggling with your putting, put a stripe around your golf ball, line it up at the hole and see if your stroke allows you to hit the stripe end-over-end so that it doesn’t wobble. If you’re cutting across…
A lot of people feel very intimidated by deep bunkers and they try to do unnecessary things to escape this unusual predicament. I like to keep it simple. If we take a string and run it from where our ball…
Many times it helps to observe the best in the world when they are on the green. Take time to notice the tempo and length of their stroke. Most amateurs are surprised to see that the length of the backstroke…
I really think we — myself included as an instructor — have made bunker setup too complicated. First of all, I prefer that you aim square because if your stance is open, you have to hit a block, push scoop to…
We use a lot of phrases in putting that, in my mind, are myths. What we really want is great rhythm, tempo and touch, and to achieve those things, we need to let the club swing freely. Thinking about striking…
Each player is different, so it’s important to adapt a teaching strategy to fit each individual’s game. However, I believe there are two absolutes. Absolute No. 1 is you should not look at the ball. When talking to Tour pros…