| If you are new to the great game of golf or you are | | | | that can't be reached with a wood I'll look to layup to |
| struggling to to learn the game even after playing for | | | | the 100 yard marker so I can take a full swing with |
| several years the best advice you can get is to | | | | my pitching wedge. The wedge is another club I'm |
| perfect your full golf swing on several of the clubs in | | | | deadly accurate with when I can take a full swing. |
| your bag. Now as I'm sure you're well aware every | | | | Give these ideas a try if you haven't already and see |
| course has a set of makers on every hole that | | | | if they don't make a difference in your golf game. Go |
| indicate how far away you are from the center of | | | | to the range and dial in a club you can repeatedly hit |
| the green at that point. The most common markers | | | | with accuracy to the 100 yard mark then do the |
| are the 100 yard the 150 yard and the 200 yard | | | | same with a club to the 150 yard mark. You'll find a |
| markers. | | | | ton of new confidence when you are back out on |
| So what good are those markers? Well they should | | | | the course and you need to nail an approach shot. |
| be used as much as possible to help you manage the | | | | But now instead of an in between shot like a 3/4/9 |
| course and to allow you to score better. By having a | | | | iron or something you hit to the 150 yard marker and |
| club for each of those distances that you can hit | | | | you know you need a full swing 8 iron that you've |
| with a full golf swing and hit them accurately you can | | | | been practicing with. |
| put yourself in positions to succeed more often. Now | | | | I just love it when I hit a nice high beautiful approach |
| when you are on the course you can look to play | | | | shot. There really is nothing like it when you are out |
| your ball to one of the fairway markers so that you | | | | on the golf course. Now don't get me wrong the tee |
| can then use a club that takes a full swing and that | | | | shot is generally the key to a good round and I also |
| you know you you will be accurate with the shot. | | | | love a nice drive but the high soft approach shot that |
| The key is the full swing aspect. Invariably a full | | | | sticks to the green and releases to the hole is just |
| swing is easier to repeat successfully over and over | | | | magical. For years I would struggle with my approach |
| again. Any partial swing results will generally vary | | | | shots invariably missing the green and having to |
| making it more difficult to have success. For instance | | | | scramble. Then one day I got to golf with a scratch |
| I hit my 8 iron very accurately from 150 yards. So | | | | golfer and as we went around the course I noticed |
| when I'm on a long hole I may choose to club down | | | | he often times clubbed down. Well curiosity got the |
| and hit my shot into the 150 yard range so my | | | | best of me and I asked him about it. That's where I |
| approach shot can be hit with one of my favorite | | | | learned about using the markers on the course and |
| clubs. Also if there are hazards in front of a green | | | | figuring out how to nail an approach shot. |