==================================================== Newsletter - Issue 107 Date 08/01/09 ==================================================== ==================================================== TCT Quick Tips - Short Uphill Putts ==================================================== On a short, uphill putt, make sure your ball reaches the hole. Many golfers will baby their 4-foot putts because they don't want to go past the hole. That's negative thinking. You want to get your ball to the hole and in. What's the use of reading the green properly if your ball doesn't reach the hole? Aim for a spot about two feet past the hole, along your imaginary ball track to the hole, then stroke the putt with confidence. ==================================================== Golf Tip: Fat Shots - Causes and Cures ==================================================== One of the worst shots in golf is the fat shot. The thin shot usually finds the front of the green, but the fat shot goes right in the lake in front of you. There can be couple of different causes. Cause 1: One is called the steep fat where your club is coming in too steep and your angle of approach is too sharp into the ground. It digs into the ground too deep and you hit it fat. People who slice the ball usually hit it fat because of a steep swing. Cure 1: If you are hitting shots fat because your swing is too steep you are probably tilting your shoulders instead of turning them. So when you swing, concentrate on keeping your left shoulder up and turning back around. In a sense, making your turn more level. If you swing the golf club more around your body that will eliminate that fat shot. For the steep fat, level your turn, swing the club a little more around and you will eliminate one of the worst shots in golf. Cause 2: Another one is what is called a shallow fat. Your club is coming in too shallow or too close to the ground and too far behind the ball. You then hit the ground, hit behind the ball and you hit it fat that way. People who hook the ball usually hit it fat because of a shallow swing. Cure 2: When you look the other fat shot caused by too shallow a swing, your emphasis needs to be on keeping the club out in front of you and turning your body through. When your turn your body through that brings the bottom of the swing forward. It will allow you to contact the ball and then the turf. If you turn back and don't turn through, you'll tend to hit the ground behind the ball. For the shallow fat, less back, more through. Enjoy, Tom