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Driving tips
Learn how to hit different shot shapes

published: Aug 2, 2018

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updated: Jul 11, 2023

Learn how to hit different shot shapes

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PGA teaching professional Rob Watkins is on hand to show you how to play different shot shapes

Learn how to hit different shot shapes

Table of Contents

Jump to:

  • how to stop hitting your irons fat
  • how to hit your driver with more accuracy
  • how to hit the 75 yard wedge shot

Rob Watkins from Rudding Park is here to help you learn how to hit different golf shot shapes depending on the pin position you are faced with.

Before thinking about the shot shape you need to hit, you need to know how to actually execute that particular shot.

To hit the draw you need a club path of in to out, and for the fade, out to in…

Targets are hugely important

When you are hitting a draw or a fade you have more than one target. You have the pin as a target, a club face target, and your body target as shown in the graphic below.

For more tips be sure to watch the full video above.

How to stop hitting your irons fat

How to stop hitting your irons fat

Read full article - How to stop hitting your irons fat
How to hit your driver with more accuracy

How to hit your driver with more accuracy

Read full article - How to hit your driver with more accuracy
How to hit the 75 yard wedge shot

How to hit the 75 yard wedge shot

Read full article - How to hit the 75 yard wedge shot

 

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