Apr 5 2009
Gap Wedge Adds Precision To Your Short Game
Q. Good day, Jack. When I look at golf distance calculators on the Web, they are all fairly in line except for the lob wedge (LW). My distances are: PW 110, SW 95, LW 60. I need to fill the gap between a sand wedge (SW) and lob wedge (LW). Any suggestions on how to [...]
Apr 3 2009
Conquering Island Greens
Q. Hi Jack, I have been reading your newsletter for quite a while. I am an avid golfer (a 10 handicap), who only gets to play once a week (if I’m lucky). My local course has a short par three, plays from 150 yards to 110 yards, and is fairly straightforward to play. But it’s [...]
Mar 14 2009
Getting Out Of Wet Sand
Q. Hi Jack, I have every DVD that you’ve put out including the sand trap DVD. But there’s one question that I have and it is not answered on the DVDs. I would like to know how to get out of a sand trap that’s wet and almost hardpan without hitting the ball thin.
Thanks,
Lou Kasitz
A. [...]
Mar 12 2009
Chipping It High And Soft
Q. Dear Jack, I play a course with a green that slopes steeply up from the front to the back. The green isn’t very large. If my approach shot goes over the green, I have to chip short but high so the ball lands softly on the green and doesn’t run too much downhill.
If I [...]
Feb 28 2009
Stop Digging Into The Sand
Q. Hi Jack, I have problems hitting my sand wedge. I set up approximately 30 degrees left, open my sand wedge to point right of the target, place approximately 75% of my weight on my left foot and swing along my stance line. The result is that I dig into the sand too deeply. Do [...]
Feb 28 2009
Learn To Leave A Divot
Q. Hi Jack, Recently, I’ve started making poor contact with my irons. It’s costing me strokes big time. I can’t seem to overcome this problem. I’ve gone to the range a few times and I do okay. But when I get to the course, the problem is still there.
Casey Bartlett
Irving, TX
A. Thanks for the question. [...]
Feb 28 2009
One-Hand Putting Drill
Two Simple Putting Drills
Q. Hi Jack, I have been reading your book now for about 3 weeks. The last two weeks I have gone from shooting in the 90s to the 80s. I am beating all my friends, but I still have work to do especially on my putting. I purchased an 8-foot auto putt, [...]
