How To Break 80 Newsletter

July 12th, 2011

"The Web's Most Popular Golf Improvement Newsletter"
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In this issue we'll discuss...

1) Hitting a Soft Lob
2) Using a Long Putter to Cure the Yips
3) Drill of the Week: Perfecting Your Putting Stroke
4) Article: Stop Overswinging and Shoot Lower Scores
5) Article: Beating Uneven Lies Saves Strokes

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1) Hitting a Soft Lob
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One shot that can trip you up if your careless is a soft lob over a greenside bunker (or other hazard). It's not a hard shot. But the fear of hitting the ball over the green can cause you to decelerate through the shot. That's the kiss of death. When you decelerate, you usually end up leaving the shot short. That can land you in trouble. Hitting a soft lob correctly, on the other hand, can help you save par.

Below are seven keys to uphill bunker shots:

* Keep your lower body quiet
* Set up with a wide stance
* Open the clubface
* Position the ball slightly forward
* Drop your hands behind the ball
* Set your wrist hinge early
* Swing to a high finish

The keys to hitting a soft lob are accelerating through the shot and keeping your lower body quiet during the shot. These keys will help create the loft you need to pitch it high and land it soft.

Adopt a wide stance to stabilize your legs, open your clubface, and position the ball slightly forward of center. The farther forward you move the ball the higher the shot. Place your hands behind the ball at address.

Set your wrist hinge early as you take the club back. This helps create the steep swing plane you'll need to a soft lob correctly. Keep your weight centered through the swing and turn through the shot. If you shift forward through impact instead of turning, you'll de-loft the clubface and lose height on the shot.

Swing through to a high finish. You're belt buckle should be facing the target when you're done.

Hitting a soft lob can help save par. The key accelerating through the shot and keep your lower body quiet while swinging. This isn't a hard shot to learn. But a little practice always helps.

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2) Using a Long Putter to Cure the Yips
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If you have the yips--a nervous affliction in which a golfer fails to make short putts because of the inability to create a smooth putting stroke--you're probably looking to make some changes in how you putt. One solution is the long putter. Mastering the long putter can not only cure you of the yips, it can take your putting to a whole new level. But be careful! While using the long putter may seem easy, mastering it takes practice and the right technique.

Here are five keys to mastering the long putter:

* Hold the grip in your right palm
* Hang your right arm down
* Hold the left hand parallel to the ground
* Make the putting stroke with your shoulders
* Feel like your left shoulder drops down

A long putter cures the yips because it takes your hands and wrists completely out of the equation. These are the body parts that cause the yips.

Start by holding the grip in the palm of your right hand, so that the shaft is in line with your right forearm. A left-hander will should hold the grip in the palm of her left hand. Hang the other hand down in a fairly relaxed position.

Now, grab the grip with the other hand so that your forearm is parallel to the ground. Keep it there through the stroke.

Make your putting stroke with your shoulders while maintaining the angles in your right and left forearms established at setup. When making your stroke, you should feel like your left shoulder drops down and rises up in your follow through--just like you would if you were sweeping the kitchen floor with a broom.

Learning to putt with a long putter isn't complicated or time consuming. But you do have to use the right technique and you do have to practice, if you want consistency. Try it. Mastering the long putter will banish the yips forever.

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3) Drill of the Week: Perfecting Your Putting Stroke
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When your putting is off, it's hard to make birdies and pars. You miss those easy short putts you usually make. You hit long putts too far past the hole. And you can't get the ball to roll smoothly on the green. Often, it's your putting stroke that's at fault. Below is a drill that helps you perfect your putting stroke.

Pin the shaft of your sand wedge against your torso using your elbows. Secure it by pressing your elbows into your sides--an important fundamental. Now stroke some putts holding the wedge firmly in place. This creates a triangle between your chest, arms, and hands. You can't move your shoulders with out moving your chest. Notice how the triangle remains intact from start to finish.

Maintaining the triangle when putting is the secret to making a smooth pendulum stroke and controlling the distance you hit your putts. It will help you drain more putts.

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4) Article: Stop Overswinging and Shoot Lower Scores
... When professional golfers overswing, they know they must make adjustments with their hands to hit the ball solidly. More often than not, they're able to do it without a problem. That's because they have super-fast hands that let them get the club in the right position coming down...

5) Article: Beating Uneven Lies Saves Strokes
... Many golfers favor an arcing path over a straight back and threw path when putting. These players feel the arcing path is better suited to today's faster greens. But there are also many golfers committed to the straight back and threw path. If that's you, try using a center-shafted putter. It could turn your putting game around...

Until next time,

Go Low!

Jack

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Is there such as thing as a perfect golf swing?

I've researched hundreds of different swing theories but one I've found recently is really something to consider.

What does it take to create a revolutionary new golf swing from the ground up - one that not only FORCES you to hit farther, straighter, and more accurately than ever before...

..but is also more body-safe than any golf swing you've ever seen?

This guy's golf injuries drove him to study with, and seek the help of, experts in a wide range of fields...

Until he finally had what is a VERY consistent and powerful swing.

See him here.

This guy's on a mission to change the face of the game for THOUSANDS of golfers who might otherwise have to hang up their clubs forever.

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See for yourself what all the fuss is about:

The reality is that no golf swing is perfect.  The key is to find one you like and make it perfect for your OWN swing.

Go Low!

Jack

Want to know how to do a golf swing?  First, don't listen to everyone's advice...you have to be sure the source it comes from knows what they're talking about.

I've helped over 100,000 golfers improve their games but I want to tell you about one named Jarod first.

Do you guys know Jarod Tyler?

Probably don't know him, but I thought I'd check.

Jarod is a longtime subscriber of mine and I must admit he gave me some shocking news over the holiday weekend.

See, I've known Jarod for a little over 5 years now and he plays to an 18 handicap.  More notably, he's had 2 major back operations which seriously limit his golfing ability.  When I first met him he was golfing maybe 6-7 times per year.

The shocking news?

Jarod has logged a total of 20 rounds already this year and also had a personal best score of 78 in June.  Did I mention he's 65 yrs old?

See how he did it.

I was astounded when Jarod gave me that news.  Obviously very happy for him but here's where it gets even more interesting...he had a secret.

He had taken up a very back-friendly golf swing showed him how to create more consistency and distance without putting pressure on his back.

Basically, he learned how to do the golf swing so that his back would not hurt and he could achieve maximum power and direction.  So he learned to swing the golf club in a manner that is good for both young and old golfers and a very consistent method that will lead to lower scores.

And guess what?  It wasn't my program!  Imagine the horror on my face when he told me

He was using these free videos that showed him everything and didn't spend a dime.

He told me they were taking them down after the holiday but I just checked and they're still there so grab 'em if you can.

Anywhooo...if you're looking to create a more reliable and consistent back-friendly swing, maybe Jarod is onto something?

So, the bottom line here is that Jarod has found a very simple and effective way to do the golf swing...with no back pain and he gets great distance and accuracy.

Talk soon-

Jack

P.S. Too many ribs on the holiday.  Stomach ache hangover today.

P.P.S.  I hope this news didn't offend anyone.  No animals were harmed during the creation of this blog post.