Master of Impact
While watching the recent Saturday afternoon television coverage of the WGC Accenture Match Play Championships, NBC Golf Analyst Johnny Miller referred to Bubba Watson as a “master of impact.” Rather high praise indeed for this two-time PGA Tour winner. And just the night before, Brandel Chamblee of the Golf Channel suggested that Tiger Wood’s problems […]
The Backswing
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The Chip Shot Sand Drill
Chip Shot Sand Drill This “go-to” drill will help develop – or re-focus – a forward swing bottom. The Sand Drill begins by drawing a straight line in the sand, and, using your sand wedge, addressing that line as if it were the ball and you were preparing to hit a chip shot. Now simply […]
The Golf Ball Surrogate Pitch
Golf Ball Surrogate Pitch When I was going to Robert Louis Stevenson High School, located right off the 17th green at Spyglass Hill on the Monterey Peninsula, I would often take my books and study in those lovely light-dappled woods. Well, in addition to books, I’d also take my sand wedge in order to execute […]
Visualize to Increase Clubhead Lag
Increase Clubhead Lag Let me guide you through a visualization exercise designed to help you Lag the clubs successfully through the Impact Zone. First, pick up a club, grip it, and assume your address position. Now go to the top of the backswing and stop. You can close your eyes to really focus on the […]
Loading and the Pitch Shot
Bobby demonstrates the pitch shot. Note the divot and the 4 inch in front of the ball swing bottom. To me, the pitch shot is the most important shot in the game. That’s right, the most important! Why, because it is the pure, fundamental building block of the entire golf swing. The pitch shot has […]
Increase Clubhead Lag on the Downswing
I often get asked during my clinics after convincing my audience of the need to Load and Lag the club, “Bobby, just how do I increase Lag?” It helps tremendously to exercise the art of visualization because increasing Lag on the downswing is only possible when one has a clear mental image of having fully Loaded […]
Inside the Ropes – Feb. 2010
February 17, 2010 Hello friends, It’s been a while since I last wrote. I am currently writing from my room at the Fairmont Mayakoba near Cancun, Mexico. I am here competing in the Mayakoba Classic, the only PGA Tour Event in Mexico.
Working on My Game: Inside the Ropes – Sept. 2009
A little over two weeks ago, the CBS broadcast season ended for me. I enjoy my work at CBS immensely, but I’ve really been looking forward to spending more time working on my game. Now I have that chance, for the first time in over 15 years. I’m evaluating where my game is, looking for […]
