Open and Closed Stances in Golf: When to Use Each
Your stance alignment, square, open or closed, influences your swing path, how freely you turn and the shape of your shots. Most golfers use a square stance for full shots, but open and closed…
Topic
Shot shaping
4 articles tagged “shot shaping”.
How to Play Doglegs: Strategy for Left and Right Doglegs
A dogleg is a hole that bends left or right, usually at the landing area of the tee shot. Doglegs test your strategy more than your power: hit it too far and you run through the corner into trouble…
How to Hit the Golf Ball High or Low: Trajectory Control
Hitting the ball straight is great, but controlling its height is what lets you play in the wind, get over trees, hold firm greens and keep the ball under branches. Good golfers can hit the same club…
How to Hit a Draw and a Fade: Shape Your Golf Shots
Once you can hit the ball reasonably straight, the next step is learning to curve it on purpose. A draw curves gently from right to left; a fade curves gently from left to right (for right-handed…