There is more to the game than hitting it far. There are ways to make birdies other than hitting 350-yard drives. I pride myself on a good short game; I work very hard at it.
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The only way to win tournaments is with the short game. Over half your shots out here are within 30 or 40 yards. Ballstriking is where I'm trying to improve, yes, but more to eliminate big numbers than make birdies.
You have to make lots of birdies and give your opponent no chance.
It's so hard to make a good tee shot after a birdie.
When it comes to hitting solid drives, the secret is to swing within yourself. I know that sounds like a cliche, but it's true. If you swing at 100 miles per hour and hit it on the toe, you won't hit the ball as far as you would with an 80-mph swing that catches the ball in the center of the clubface.
When you're going into a game, you're not expected to hit a home run every game. You're just doing everything proper with proper swings.
I throw the ball ninety-two miles an hour, but they hit it back just as hard.
I could always hit the ball really far, but you don't need to be strong to do that.
For the most part, when you play a full shot from the primary rough at your course, you're gauging how close to a standard shot you can hit based on your lie in the grass.
Big plays are such a huge factor in the outcome of games. It is so difficult to go the distance on a defense.
I've taken up golf in the past five or six years, and most of the time there aren't too many people out there that can drive a ball further than I can.
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