Do not keep your head down. That’s right, I’m telling you DO NOT
keep your head down.
Do not keep your head down. That’s right, I’m telling you DO NOT keep your head down.
Most golfers usually bury their chins into their chest in an effort to keep their head down. With your head in this position, your shoulders can’t turn past your chin, causing you to create that big loop in your back swing.
Most slices are the result of a golfer trying to keep his head down.
Instead, we should keep our chins out and look down at the ball as though we are looking through reading glasses. With our chin out, the shoulders can now pass freely underneath the chin for a full back swing and follow through.
So for fuller swings and straighter shots, keep that chin out rather than buried in your chest.
Rules Question
Is there a penalty for repairing your ball mark on the green, even if you move your ball during the repair process? Answer found at the bottom of the column.
Marshall takes match play title
Ridgemark Golf and Country Club’s Men’s Club finished their 2011 Match Play Championship last weekend with Bill Marshall defeating Mark Porteur in the Championship flight. Gareth Snook claimed third over Mark Maroney.
In the first flight of the afternoon, Sam Fazzio defeated Bob Fink with Bill Bravo taking third over Lamar Huntzinger.
Gary Barnes took the second flight over Bill Powers, followed by Kyle Abbott over Pete Trentz. Fnally, Don Sams captured the third flight over LeRoy Hachinski and Chuck Kayser finished third over Mike Martinez.
Congratulations to all of the winners.
Sims is newest apprentice in the PGA
Jason Sims completed his Player Ability Test earlier this year and last week passed the entrance exam for the Apprentice Program in the Professional Golfers Association of America. Congratulations to Sims and look for his golf tips occasionally in this column.
He is also one of our teaching professionals at Ridgemark Golf and Country Club.
Rules answer
According to Rule16-1c; “The player may repair an old hole plug or damage to the putting green caused by the impact of a ball, whether or not the player’s ball lies on the putting green. If a ball or ball-marker is accidentally moved in the process of such repair, the ball or ball-marker shall be replaced, without penalty. Any other damage to the putting green shall not be repaired if it might assist the player in his subsequent play of the hole.”
So, fix those ball marks, please
