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Top 100 Teacher, Peter Krause, explains how to adjust and improve your ball flight. Make sure to you get a stronger grip to compensate for the common golfer's mistake of an extremely high slice to right with no power. The palm of your hand should be facing the target which will allow your wrist and clubface are all on the same plane. Change your swing and improve your ball flight with this quick tip to be just like the professionals on Tour.>> I'M PETER KRAUSE, GOLF MAGAZINE TOP 100 TEACHER. OVER THE YEARS, IT’S BEEN MY GOOD FORTUNE TO WORK WITH CHAMPION TOUR PLAYERS, PGA TOUR PLAYERS, TOP AMATEURS IN THE COUNTRY, THE 25 HANDICAPPER. NOW, I HAVE THE GOOD FORTUNE OF WORKING WITH THE KIDS HERE AT THE HANK CANDY INTERNATIONAL JUNIOR GOLF ACADEMY. YOU KNOW WHAT EVERYONE OF THESE STUDENTS OF MINE HAVE IN COMMON? EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM WANTED TO IMPROVE THEIR BALL FLIGHT. SO I DON’T CARE IF YOU CAN’T BREAK A HUNDRED OR IF YOU’RE TRYING TO BREAK 70, YOU’RE ALWAYS TRYING TO IMPROVE YOUR BALL FLIGHT. WHAT I SEE FOR THE MOST COMMON GOLFER IS THAT YOU TEND TO HIT A BALL THAT’S EITHER TOO HIGH, SLICES TO THE RIGHT AND HAS NO POWER. TO ME, THERE’S THREE COMMON REASONS FOR THAT TO HAPPEN. FIRST OF ALL, MOST OF YOU TEND TO HAVE A GRIP THAT WE CALL TOO WEAK. THE LEFT HAND IS UNDERNEATH THE CLUB TOO FAR, AND THE RIGHT HAND IS ON TOP OF A CLUB AT ADDRESS. WHAT HAPPENS THEN, IS WHEN YOU TAKE YOUR BACK SWING AND GO TO THE TOP OF YOUR SWING WITH THIS GRIP, YOU TEND TO GET YOUR WRIST CUPPED AND THE TOE OF THE CLUB POINTS STRAIGHT DOWN. RIGHT NOW, THIS GOLF CLUB SAYS, I SHOULD HIT THE BALL WAY OVER TO THE RIGHT SO, THE NATURAL INSTINCT IS TO SWING OVER TO THE LEFT TO COMPENSATE FOR THE FACE BEING RIGHT. MANY OF YOU GET A SWING THAT LOOKS MUCH LIKE THIS, THEN. WHEN YOUR CLUB FACE IS OPEN AT THE TOP OF THE SWING, YOUR HANDS, ARMS AND BODY HAVE TO COMPENSATE TO ALLOW THE BALL TO START TO THE LEFT AND GO BACK TOWARDS YOUR TARGET. SO WHAT HAPPENS AT THE BEGINNING OF YOUR DOWNSWING IS, THE CLUB HEAD COMES DOWN FIRST, THEN YOUR LEFT HIP BACKS UP TOWARDS YOUR RIGHT TO GIVE YOU ROOM TO SWING TO THE LEFT. AND, AS YOU SWING TO THE LEFT AND ACROSS THE BALL, THE CLUB HEAD, GENERALLY, GETS IN FRONT OF YOUR HANDS TOO SOON, FACE OPEN, RESULTING IN HIGH WEAK SHOTS TO THE RIGHT. YOU USUALLY HITTING AGAIN, BEFORE YOUR BUDDIES DO. LET ME SHOW YOU HOW TO GET RID OF THAT SLICE AND GET INTO MORE OF A DRAW. FIRST THING YOU NEED TO DO IS STRENGTHEN YOUR GRIP. YOU NEED A GRIP THAT COMES MORE ACROSS YOUR HAND WITH YOUR PALM ON TOP AND, THE PALM OF YOUR RIGHT HAND FACING THE TARGET. AS A RESULT, WHEN I GET THE CLUB UP TO THE TOP OF MY SWING, NOW, NOW MY LEFT WRIST AND FOREARM AND THE CLUB FACE ALL LINE UP SQUARE TO EACH OTHER. FROM HERE I HAVE NO REASON TO SWING TO THE LEFT TO COMPENSATE FOR THE BALL GOING TO THE RIGHT. THE KEY THAT YOU WILL HAVE TO CHANGE IS HOW THE CLUB GOES TO THE TOP. MOST OF YOU THAT HIT A SLICE TEND TO SWING THE CLUB ON A LOOP; YOU SWING THE CLUB TOO FAR BEHIND YOU AND YOU PICK IT UP, THEN YOU SWING THE CLUB DOWN AND ACROSS YOU. YOU NEED TO REVERSE THAT LOOP. YOU NEED TO FEEL THAT THE CLUB STARTS UP IN THE BEGINNING, THEN TURN, AND COME INSIDE OF THE BALL, HELPING YOU TO CREATE A NICE, STRAIGHT SHOT TO DRAW. THE EASIEST WAY FOR YOU TO LEARN HOW TO CHANGE YOUR LOOP STARTS BY HOLDING THAT CLUB IN FRONT OF YOU; JUST SIMPLY COCK IT UP ON TOP OF YOUR HANDS, TURN IT TO THE SIDE, BACK TO WHERE YOU STARTED FROM. UP, TURN IT TO THE SIDE, AND BACK TO WHERE YOU CAME FROM. THE NEXT THING YOU NEED TO DO IS ADD A LITTLE ARM SWING WITH THIS SO, AS YOU SWING YOUR ARMS BACK, COCK IT UP, TURN IT TO THE SIDE, BRING IT BACK TO SQUARE. PUT THE CLUB TO THE SIDE, BACK TO SQUARE. THEN, EVENTUALLY, ADD A SHOULDER TURN WITH THAT. THE CLUB COMES UP, SHOULDERS TURN AND THEN, YOU APPROACH FROM THE SIDE. YOU GET THAT MOTION GOING FOR YOU, THEN YOU CAN GET A BALL FLIGHT THAT DRIVES BETTER, FAVORS A BIT OF A DRAW. WHEN MY CLUB FACE IS SQUARE AT THE TOP OF THE SWING, I CAN CREATE THE PROPER SEQUENCE OF MOTION TO BE ABLE TO HIT A GOOD GOLF SHOT. AT THE TOP OF THE GOLF SWING, WHAT HAPPENS IS, MY LOWER BODY CAN START THE DOWNSWING, RATHER THAN MY UPPER BODY WITH A SLICE. WHEN I START MY DOWNSWING, I FEEL SOME WEIGHT TRANSFER FROM RIGHT FOOT TO LEFT FOOT. MY LEFT HIP MOVES BACK UP ON TOP OF THE LEFT FOOT, THEN MY SHOULDER AND MY ARMS, AND MY HANDS GET TO THE BALL FIRST; AND THEN, THE SHAFT AND HEAD LEG A LITTLE BEHIND, ALLOWING ME TO COMPRESS THE BALL CORRECTLY AGAINST THE GROUND. GET THE CLUB FACE TO ROTATE AND HIT THAT BEAUTIFUL DRAW THAT YOU’RE LOOKING FOR. YOU DO THAT AND YOU’LL BE HITTING THE BALL AS GOOD AS ANY TOUR PLAYER I KNOW.

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Staying fit as you get older to stay on the Champions Tour takes discipline and hard work. Here from professionals about staying flexible, in shape and on top of your game with these tips on diet, exercise and practice techniques.>> LET'S CATCH UP WITH SOME OF THE SENIOR PLAYERS ON THE CHAMPIONS TOUR TO LEARN HOW THEY KEEP THEIR GAMES AT A TOP LEVEL THROUGH THE YEARS. >> THE WHOLE KEY AS YOU GET OLDER IS STRETCHING MORE THAN WEIGHTS AND STUFF. IF YOU CAN STRETCH AND KEEP YOUR BODY IN THAT TYPE OF SHAPE, RATHER THAN WEIGHTS, THAT’S WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO IN ORDER TO KEEP SUCCESSFUL ON THE SENIOR TOUR. >> EXERCISE AND DIET. SIMPLE AS THAT. JUST LIKE ANYBODY IN THIS WORLD. KEEP YOUR WEIGHT DOWN. EXERCISE AND DIET. EXERCISE MEANS A LOT OF STRETCHING, SOME WEIGHTS. KEEP YOUR LUNGS IN SHAPE AEROBICALLY. THERE’S NO SECRET TO IT. I’LL FINISH ON THE PRACTICE TEE, TODAY, AND GO TO THE GYM, GO TO THE FINISH TRAILER. I DO IT FOR MY GOLF GAME AND FOR ME, AS WELL. >> THE BIGGEST THING IS EXERCISE. YOU MAY BE STRETCHING MORE THAN EXERCISING BUT, A LITTLE BIT OF CARDIO. STRETCHING WOULD BE PHYSICALLY THE BEST THING FOR YOU. YOU TEND TO BE A LITTLE MORE INJURY PRONE OF YOU DON’T DO THAT. SO ACHES AND PAINS. JUST STIFFNESS SHORTENS YOUR SWING UP AND THAT KIND OF THING. THAT, AS MUCH AS ANYTHING, WILL KEEP YOUR FLEXIBILITY AND KEEP YOUR BODY IN BETTER SHAPE SO THAT YOU CAN PLAY FOR A LONGER PERIOD OF TIME. >> THE BIGGEST THING I SEE IS GUYS DON’T TURN THEIR BODY. IT’S MORE OF AN ARM SWING. YOU LOSE A LOT OF POWER AND YOU LOSE A LOT OF ACCURACY. YOUR TIMING HAS TO BE JUST RIGHT TO DO THAT. I THINK THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS JUST TO TRY AND GET THE CLUB TO COME BACK MORE INSIDE AND, MAKE SURE THAT YOU’RE TURNING YOUR CHEST BACK RATHER THAN SWINGING YOUR ARMS UP. THAT’S THE BIGGEST THING I SEE WHEN I PLAY WITH GUYS MY AGE. >> YOU NEED TO STAY UP WITH TECHNOLOGY, FOR ONE, AND THEN AFTER THAT, THEN WORK ON SOME PHYSICAL CONDITIONING. BECAUSE A LOT OF GUYS GET CARRIED AWAY, THEY GET WHERE THEY DON’T PLAY AS MUCH, SITTING AROUND A LOT WITH A CHANCE OF WEIGHT GAIN. SO YOU NEED TO WATCH YOUR DIET, YOU NEED TO EXERCISE. I TRY TO DO SOME STRENGTHENING EXERCISES, ESPECIALLY, IN THE OFF SEASON AND GET READY FOR THE NEXT YEAR. ALL OF THOSE THINGS KEEP YOU A LITTLE YOUNGER. IT GIVES YOU AN EDGE, MAYBE. >> I LIKE TO KEEP FAIRLY STRONG. I’LL DO SOME AB LONGES FOR THE STOMACH, WHICH IS GOING TO SUPPORT THE BACK. IF YOUR BACK FEELS GOOD THEN, YOU’VE GOT FLEXIBILITY. THAT’S HALF THE BATTLE OF THE GAME. FREQUENTLY, GET LESSONS ABOUT THE GAME, RATHER THAN TRYING TO DO IT YOURSELF. HAVE A PLAN. ASK THE LOCAL PRO AT YOUR GOLF CLUB DOES OR SHOULD BE DOING. THAT’S WHAT HE’S TRAINED TO DO IS TO COACH AND SEE VIDEOS OF YOUR OWN SWING. YOU HAVE SOME IDEA OR A PLAN OF WHAT YOU WANT TO ACHIEVE WITH THE SWING. I BELIEVE YOU CAN MAKE MAJOR CHANGES AND YOU CAN SEE YOURSELF ON VIDEO. YOU CAN GET A GOOD IDEA OF WHAT’S GOING ON. I'M NOT A RUNNER. >> BECAUSE THERE’S A LOT MORE MOMENT ON THE JUNIOR TOUR, THESE GUYS ARE WORKING A LOT HARDER. THEY’RE DOING A LOT MORE PHYSICAL EXERCISE. YOU SEE A LOT OF THE SENIORS, THEY’RE GETTING IN THAT TRAILER AND TALKING TO THEIR GURUS. ME, I’D RATHER GO HAVE A DRINK AND HAVE A GOOD TIME. I COME UP TO ASPEN AND I SPENT FOUR DAYS IN ASPEN TRYING TO GET ACCLIMATED TO THE WEATHER. I PLAYED A COUPLE ROUNDS WITH A FRIEND, UP THERE, AND HIT A FEW BALLS, ONE DAY. THAT WAS ABOUT MY TRAINING. I HAD A FEW WINES AT NIGHT AND A FEW SPAGHETTI AND MEATBALLS. THAT WAS MY TRAINING.

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Inside Golf Magazine sits down with Bob Vokey to hear how passionate he is about making beloved and infamous Titleist Wedges. If you don't love what you are doing, then quit because you will never be a success. Vokey talks about how he starved for many a years before coming into his success. He talks about how his wedges have the ability to help the professionals and municipal weekend golfer. Check out this story and see how Bob Vokey has made his golf club fashionable and a scoring club. >> FOR ME, TITLEIST IS A GREAT FAMILY; THEY’VE GOT GREAT PEOPLE AND THEY MAKE GREAT EQUIPMENT. WITH VOKEY, HE’S THE GREATEST GUY IN THE WORLD. IF I GO TO VOKE, I SAY, VOKE, THIS WEEK, I WANT A DIFFERENT WEDGE, I'M GOING TO NEED A LITTLE MORE BOUNCE BECAUSE THE GOUND’S A LITTLE SOFTER OR WHATEVER IT IS. VOKEY WILL GET RIGHT IN THERE, WE'LL HAVE THREE WEDGES, WE'LL TAKE A LOOK AT THEM, WE'LL GRIND ON THEM. HIS PASSIONS FOR THE GAME, HIS JOB, MY WORK, IT’S AMAZING. IT’S CONTAGIOUS, TOO. HE JUST LOVES BEING OUT HERE AND HE LOVES WORKING AND, IT’S FUN BEING AROUND THAT. THEY MAKE GREAT STUFF SO IT’S A REALLY NEAT FIT. >> NOW WE TAKE YOU TO CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA WHERE TITLEIST CLUB DESIGNER, BOB VOKEY, BUILDS SOME OF THE BEST WEDGES IN THE GAME. >> I LOVE WORKING WITH GOLF CLUBS, GOING BACK TO MY TEEN YEARS. I WOULD SHAPE THEM AND I USED TO WORK IN THE GARAGE. GO TO THE GOLF COURSE AND I JUST WORKED ON IT. TO COMPETE WAS LIKE A HOBBY. IT WAS JUST FUN DOING IT. I WAS VERY FORTUNATE THAT I TOOK THIS HOBBY AND I TURNED IT INTO A LIVELIHOOD. NEVER FIGURED OUT HOW IT REALLY GOT INTO IT. IT WOULD HAVE BEEN IN THE LATER 60’S WHEN I WAS WORKING. I REMEMBER THIS ONE FELLOW, HE SAID, SON, IF YOU DON’T LOVE WHAT YOU’RE DOING, QUIT, OR YOU’LL NEVER BE A SUCCESS. SO THAT’S WHEN I GOT INTO LEARNING ALL THE INS AND OUTS ABOUT A GOLF CLUB. PEOPLE SAY, VOKEY, YOU’RE A GURU; I'M NOT A GURU. YOU’RE AN ENGINEER AND I'M NOT. I THOUGHT AN ENGINEER WAS A FELLOW WHO DROVE A TRAIN AND WORE A FUNNY HAT. I SAID, I'M NOT, I'M JUST A GOLF GUY WHO HAD A LOVE, I HAD A KNACK WORKING WITH THE PLAYERS. I WAS WHAT I CALL A LISTENER AND A NOTE-TAKER. I STARVED FOR A LOT OF YEARS. I REMEMBER BACK IN MY LEE TRAVINO DAYS. I USED TO WORK WITH LEE QUITE A BIT AND DROVE MY LITTLE DATSON. HE WAS LIVING IN PALM SPRINGS AND I USED TO DRIVE OVER FROM VISTA, CALIFORNIA. TRAVINO LAUGHED AT ME, YOU DROVE THAT THING OVER THE MOUNTAIN? HOW DID YOU EVER GET OVER THE MOUNTAIN DRIVING THAT THING? I WAS FORTUNATE TO COME IN CONTACT AND WORK WITH LEE AND WITH DAVE STOCKTON. I RAN INTO DAVE, YESTERDAY. HE WAS ONE OF THE GREATEST SHORT GAME PLAYERS, EVER. I REMEMBER DAVE TELLING ME, YOU LEARN THE GAME FROM THE GREEN BACK 250 YARDS. HE WORKED ON THAT VERY HARD IN THAT PART OF THE GAME, WHICH I WOULD RECOMMEND TO A LOT OF YOUNG PLAYERS. THEN, AT TITLEIST, I TOOK A LOT OF THOSE IDEAS WITH THE HELP OF A LOT OF PEOPLE WITHIN TITLEIST. I LIKE TO LOOK AT IT AS A TEAM EFFORT; I HAD A LOT OF GOOD PEOPLE WORKING WITH ME. TITLEIST, HAS THE BEST R&D SYSTEM. I’VE GOT THE PGA TOUR PLAYERS. ALL THE YEARS OF RESPECT BEING OUT THERE WITH THEM. I LET THEM TRY IT, THEY TELL ME LITTLE INS AND OUTS, WHAT IT CAN AND CAN’T DO. EVERYBODY IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT. THEY HAVE A LITTLE DIFFERENT TECHNIQUE, A LITTLE DIFFERENT STYLE SO IT REQUIRES THEM TO HAVE A LITTLE DIFFERENT OPTION AT THE WEDGE AND I KNOW THAT’S WHAT WE'VE DONE. JUST GETTING OUT THERE, WATCHING A PLAYER HIT THE BALL, LISTEN BY SIGHT, WATCHING THEM PLAY THEIR BALL; JUST DIFFERENT SOUNDS. THESE PLAYERS WILL TELL YOU. THEY MAY NOT EXACTLY TELL YOU THAT THE BOUNCE IS NOT RIGHT AND, THEY DON’T GIVE YOU A NUMBER BUT, THEY CAN TELL YOU JUST BY HITTING, BOB, I DON’T LIKE THE FLIGHT, IT’S COMING OFF A LITTLE LOW. KNOWING ALL THOSE CERTAIN THINGS, I CAN HELP A PLAYER AND GIVE THEM A HINT. THIS IS WHAT THE WEDGE IS DESIGNED TO DO. THIS IS WHY I WANT YOU TO USE THE BOUNCE, I WANT YOU TO USE THE TRAILING EDGE. IT’S NOT JUST TOUR PLAYERS, WE’RE ABLE TO PASS THIS ONTO THE WEEKEND GOLFER, WHICH IS MY BIGGEST THRILL. IT’S NICE TO SEE A PLAYER COME UP TO ME HOLLERING, MR. VOKEY, I LOVE YOUR WEDGE, THEY’RE THE BEST WEDGES I EVER HIT. I SAID, THEY’RE TITLEIST WEDGES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE SUPPORT BUT, IT’S NICE TO BE ABLE TO SAY THAT WE'VE DESIGNED A GOLF CLUB THAT THE AVERAGE WEEKEND GOLFER CAN GET THE ENJOYMENT OF HITTING SHOTS. I CALL IT THE HOLY GRALE, A PERFECT WEDGE. IT DOESN’T EXIST. ONE MAN’S POISON IS ANOTHER MAN’S CUP OF TEA. I CONTINUE TO WORK AND THAT’S WHAT MAKES MY JOB MORE EXCITING. WHEN I GREW UP WITH THE WEDGE, THEY WERE A, “GET OUT OF TROUBLE” TYPE OF CLUB. THE WORD WAS SAND WEDGE. WE CALL THEM LOBBERS NOW. I SAID, THE SAND WEDGE, IT’S GOT TO WORK, IT’S GOT TO PERFORM. THAT’S ONE OF MY FIRST THINGS I LIKE TO WORK WITH A PLAYER. IT’S YOUR, “GET OUT OF TROUBLE CLUB.” IT’S GOT TO WORK, IT’S GOT TO PERFORM. YOUR, “GET OUT OF JAIL” CLUB. THESE PLAYERS, BEING SO BIG, SO STRONG, HITTING THE BALL SO FAR, THEY’RE SO TALENTED, THEY WANT A WEDGE; THEY DON’T EXPECT TO JUST GET OUT OF TROUBLE, THEY EXPECT TO HIT A SHOT. THEY’RE EITHER UP OR DOWN FOR A BIRDIE OR AN EAGLE. AS A RESULT, IT’S EVOLVED TO MORE OF A SCORING CLUB. FIRST AND FOREMOST, IT HAS TO LOOK GOOD. THE WEDGE, TO ME, IS PROBABLY THE TOUGHEST CLUB TO DESIGN. EVERY PLAYER PUTS IT DOWN, WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE. THAT’S CALLED PROFILE. SO I TRY TO MAKE A PLEASING PROFILE. IN ESSENCE, IT’S A PROFILE THAT I CALL A TEARDROP. IT’S A LITTLE HIGHER IN THE TOE AREA, AND A LITTLE SHALLOWER IN THE PIE AREA. I SPEND A LOT OF MY TIME GIVING A LEADING EDGE TREATMENT AND SOMETIMES TOP LINE JUST TO MAKE IT LOOK GOOD, FIRST OFF. WHAT I’VE DONE WITH THE WHOLE WEDGE THAT WE'VE WORKED HARD AT IS TRY TO MAKE IT LOOK LIKE A COMPLETE SET. YOU CAN PULL ANY NUMBER AT ANY PARTICULAR TIME. YOU CAN SAY, WOW, THAT’S A NEAT SERIES. EVERY MAJOR MANUFACTURER MAKES THE BEST CLUB. WE ALL MAKE A VERY GOOD GOLF CLUB BUT, I THINK AT TITLEIST WHAT WE HAVE IS THE PEOPLE WITH A PASSION BEHIND EACH PRODUCT. IT’S A TEAM EFFORT, WE ALL WORK TOGETHER, AND WE ALL CROSS-TRAIN EACH OTHER, WITH KNOWING ABOUT ALL OF OUR PRODUCT. WE ALL HAVE A PASSION, WE ALL LOVE WHAT WE DO. IF YOU DON’T LOVE WHAT YOU DO, YOU’LL NEVER BE A SUCCESS.

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Top 100 Teacher Gale Peterson describes the bad and good news of hitting an uneven lie fairway shot. Peterson will demonstrate how to maintain your current golf swing and matching your body to the slope in order to successfully hit the shot. Always remember to use more loft, match your body to the slope and swing at a speed that maintains your balance to ensure a perfect fairway shot on a downhill lie everytime.>> HI, GALE HERE. I’VE GOT SOME GOOD NEWS AND SOME BAD NEWS FOR YOU, TODAY. THE BAD NEWS IS THAT WE PRACTICE ON A LEVEL LIES BUT, DURING A ROUND OF GOLF, WE’RE USUALLY ON AN UNEVEN LIES. THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT I CAN TAKE THE SAME GOLF SWING AND JUST MATCH MY BODY TO THE SLOPE SO MY SWING WILL BE ALONG THE SLOPE. SO HERE I AM ON A DOWNHILL LIE AND THE DOWNHILL LIE TENDS TO DELOFT THE CLUB SO I NEED TO USE MORE LOFT. THE NORMAL LOFT OF THIS EIGHT IRON HAS THIS AMOUNT OF LOFT. BUT, ON A DOWNHILL LIE, THE SLOPE DEFLOTS THE CLUB AND THE BALL GOES LOWER. WITH THE DOWNHILL LIE, MY BALL WILL TEND TO GO A LITTLE BIT RIGHT SO I NEED TO USE MORE LOFT AND AIM SLIGHTLY LEFT. AND THEN, I NEED TO MATCH MY BODY TO THE SLOPE SO THAT MY SWING WILL BE ALONG THE SLOPE. I'M GOING TO MAKE A PRACTICE SWING AND, THE PRACTICE SWING WILL TELL ME WHERE I SHOULD POSITION THE GOLF BALL IN REFERENCE TO MY FEET AND STANCE. SO I'M MATCHING MY BODY TO THE SLOPE, I'M PRACTICE SWINGING, I'M SEEING WHERE THIS DIVOT OCCURRED IN REFERENCE TO MY FEET AND THEN, I'M POSITIONING THE GOLF BALL THERE. AND THEN, I'M TRYING TO SWING AT A SPEED THAT I STAY IN BALANCE. SO AGAIN, I'M GOING TO MATCH MY BODY TO THE SLOPE. MY RIGHT SHOULDER WILL BE HIGH, MY LEFT SHOULDER WILL BE LOW. I'M GOING TO POSITION THE GOLF BALL WHERE MY PRACTICE SWING TOLD ME TO POSITION IT. AND THEN, I'M GOING TO SWING AT A SPEED THAT I CAN STAY IN BALANCE AND ALONG THIS SLOPE. REMEMBER, ON THE DOWNHILL LIE, USE MORE LOFT, MATCH YOUR BODY TO THE SLOPE AND SWING AT A SPEED THAT YOU STAY IN BALANCE.

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Inside Golf Magazine goes inside with PGA Tour professional and 2006 US Open Champion, Geoff Ogiivy. Ogilvy talks about his growing family and their support. Then take a look at how he keeps his game at his best mentally and physically. Later Ogilvy talks about how anyone should approach the game by forgetting everything you know and just hitting the ball to truly be good in this sport. >> EVEN AFTER A WEEK, YOU CAN’T REMEMBER WHAT LIFE IS LIKE WITHOUT THEM. OR, YOU CAN’T REMEMBER WHY YOU EVEN MARRIED, WHY YOU EVEN LOVE THEM, IT’S IRRELEVANT. IT’S AN AMAZING LIFE CHANGER. YOU DIDN’T THINK YOU COULD LOVE SOMETHING THAT MUCH. YOU DON’T HAVE TO DESCRIBE IT TO SOMEONE WHO HAS KIDS AND, YOU CAN’T DESCRIBE IT TO SOMEONE WHO DOESN’T. I WAS A LITTLE CONCERNED ABOUT HOW I’D TAKE THE WHOLE, LOOKING AFTER ANOTHER HUMAN. I DIDN’T KNOW HOW THAT WOULD GO BUT, IT’S THE BEST THING WE'VE EVER DONE. AS SOON AS WE HAD THE FIRST ONE, I WAS TAKING CARE OF MY WIFE RIGHT AWAY BECAUSE I WANTED HER BACK AND UP STRAIGHT AWAY. WHEN YOU’RE A KID YOU WORK IT ALL OUT ON YOUR OWN. AND THEN, YOU START GETTING COACHED SO YOU GET SOME LESSONS, YOU GET ON THE VIDEO. NOW, YOU GET ON THE COMPUTER AND THERE’S THE LINES AND THE WHOLE THING AND, I GOT RIGHT INTO THAT FOR A WHILE. A COUPLE OF SWINGS, I CHECK IT OUT ON THE VIDEO, A COUPLE MORE SWINGS, CHECK IT ON THE VIDEO. THAT WAS COUNTERPRODUCTIVE FOR ME; EVEN WHEN IT WAS GOOD I DIDN’T THINK IT WAS ANY GOOD. THERE’S PLENTY OF GUYS WHO ARE FANTASTIC GOLFERS AND, THEY’RE THINKING ABOUT TECHNIQUE ALL THE TIME AND THAT’S GOOD FOR THEM. FOR ME, IT WASN’T. IF I'M NOT SWINGING IT WELL, I TRY TO WORK OUT WHY I'M NOT SWINGING IT WELL. I DON’T TRY TO FORCE THE RIGHT THING BECAUSE, THERE’S A REASON WHY IT’S NOT BEING SWUNG WELL. YOUR BODY WANTS TO SWING IT THE RIGHT WAY AND, IF IT ISN’T THERE, THERE’S SOMETHING WRONG WITH YOUR BODY OR, YOU’VE GOT A BLOCK IN YOUR HEAD THAT’S NOT LETTING YOU DO THE RIGHT STUFF. IT’S MORE OF GETTING OUT OF MY WAY RATHER THAN FORCE MYSELF INTO POSITION. I DO IT MORE WITH GOLF SHOTS. IF I'M HITTING ONLY RANGE THEN I CAN’T DRAW IT. I GO TO THE RANGE AND I TRY TO HIT DRAWS. THAT’S VERY GENERAL BUT, I TRY TO TREAT IT VERY GENERAL. I'M NATURAL THAT WAY. I'M TRYING TO GO FULL CIRCLE. I WAS RIGHT INTO THE VIDEO AND THE TECHNIQUE AND I’VE COME BACK THE OTHER WAY. THE SPORT DOESN’T CHANGE. EVERYBODY’S PLAYING THE SAME GAME. THE ONLY THING THAT CHANGES IN GOLF IS THE PERSON PLAYING IT. YOU’RE NOT TRYING TO WORK GOLF OUT, YOU’RE TRYING TO WORK YOURSELF OUT. WHEN I LOOKED AT IT FROM THAT PERSPECTIVE IT WAS EASIER FOR ME TO WORK OUT WHAT WORKS FOR ME AND WHAT DIDN’T WORK FOR ME. MOST GOLFERS STRUGGLE AND COME IN WITH THIS IDEA OF WHAT THEY’RE SUPPOSED TO LOOK LIKE AND WHAT THEY’RE SUPPOSED TO DO. THEY FORCE THEMSELVES INTO THESE POSITIONS THAT THEY THINK LOOK RIGHT AND, IT CAN’T POSSIBLY FEEL RIGHT. THE BEST ADVICE FOR ANYBODY IS TO FORGET EVERYTHING YOU KNOW AND TRY TO JUST HIT THE BALL. BECAUSE, YOUR BODY WILL DO IT A LOT BETTER IF YOU DON’T TELL IT HOW TO HIT THE BALL, JUST HIT THE BALL. KIDS YOU GIVE THEM A CLUB AND A BALL AND THEY JUST HIT IT BECAUSE, THEY DON’T KNOW HOW TO DO IT SO THEY JUST DO IT. I WOULD TAKE AWAY ALL THE SELF INSTRUCTION, ESPECIALLY IF THEY’RE TRYING TO LOOK A CERTAIN WAY; IF THEY’RE TRYING TO LOOK LIKE A GOLFER. DON’T TRYING TO LOOK LIKE A GOLFER, JUST TRY TO HIT THE BALL. IF YOU’RE TRYING TO HIT THE BALL THE RIGHT WAY, THEN YOU LOOK LIKE A GOLFER.

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