Golf Tip Archives - Black Butte Ranch

16 08, 2018

Pro Tip: Hitting a lob shot comes down to a few simple steps

Hitting a lob shot comes down to a few simple steps https://youtu.be/bhEHF7Ivc-4 Black Butte Ranch pro shares secret to hitting a lofted pitch shot that will save you strokes As amateurs, we can waste so many shots around the green. We tend to chunk our chips, or hit a little pitch thin. And so few of us can put enough backspin on a ball to keep it from rolling well past an intended target. Amateurs also tend to fear hitting a lofted pitch shot — better known as the lob shot — even when a high-arching shot that lands [...]

Pro Tip: Practicing alignment as easy as 1 … 2 … 3

Simplifying approach is key to Black Butte Ranch pro George Mack Jr.’s new Play Like In Your Dreams clinics Finding proper alignment seems like it would be so easy. After all, what could be so difficult about aligning your body in a way that gives yourself the best chance of reaching your intended target? Yet, amateur golfers often struggle with it. And even PGA Tour stars work tirelessly on keeping proper alignment. This is a key element to George Mack Jr.’s new Play Like In Your Dreams clinics, which are two-day clinics scheduled for July 23-24, Aug. 6-7, [...]

Golf tip: Controlling your swing paramount in spring conditions

Oh, to be like Tom Watson. The legendary golfer has long been considered among the greatest foul-weather golfers in history. A golfer does not win five British Open championships, and come within inches of winning a sixth at age 59, unless he has a little game in the wind. OK, A LOT of game. However, us mere mortals often struggle in the breezy, chilly conditions sometimes brought on by a Central Oregon spring. We miss targets by coming up short and we often fall out of rythym trying to muscle up against the wind. But there are ways to [...]