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With winter climate and col temperatures greeting a lot of the nation, the golf offseason is formally right here. And whereas that might not be welcome information to most, it does signify a chance for enchancment.
In the event you’re good about the best way you follow, you’ll be able to come out of the winter a a lot better golfer. No, you seemingly gained’t be capable of follow these abilities outdoors on the course, however you’ll be able to revamp your sport working towards inside.
Utilizing a launch monitor and simulator will provide you with a lot of suggestions in your swing and provide you with an thought of what to work on. However even with out the advantage of know-how, you’ll be able to study lots about your membership path and strike sample simply by trying on the tee marks in your golf equipment. GOLF Prime 100 Trainer Jonathan Yarwood explains extra within the video beneath.
Study your swing tee marks
After utilizing your driver (or different woods) for some time, you’ll begin to discover some marks on the face and sole from the place the tee is contacting the membership. However earlier than you wash off these marks, be aware of the patterns you see.
“You may study lots concerning the path of your golf membership from the tee marks beneath it,” Yarwood says.
Within the video above, Yarwood notes that the tee marks on his driver are reducing throughout from the highest left to the underside proper of the only real. From this sample, he can instantly inform that his membership path is working from inside to out by the influence zone. If his swing path have been outdoors to in, these marks can be shifting in the other way, from higher proper to decrease left of the only real.
You can even see the place on the face you’re hitting the ball by these tee marks. If the tee marks are largely across the middle of the face, you’re doing one thing proper. Nonetheless, if these marks are scattered across the face, you’ll wish to work on enhancing the standard of the strike.
“[The tee marks] inform the story,” Yarwood says.
For these with out entry to a launch monitor, it is a intelligent approach to study your swing — and perceive what wants to enhance.