by Mike Dero For those of you who have a natural fade and are struggling to turn it into a draw, because you think it will make your ball go farther, forget it, and let Mike Dero teach you how to turn that natural fade into a power fade. And even if you normally hit
by Mike Dero. How many times have you heard that it doesn’t matter what your swing looks like, as long as your club head is square at impact. Think, Furyk, Bubba or Trevino. Squaring your club face is one of those things that we know we are supposed to do, but no one has ever
by Mike Dero Want to score better? Learn to be a really good chipper. We amateurs hit so few greens in regulation, that one of the most important skills for us to master is definitely chipping. There are, of course, a lot of different techniques you can use for chipping. Some guys use the same
by Mike Dero Sometimes you hit a pretty good shot, not great, but still a decent shot. But when you get to your ball you find that you missed just enough to present you with a problem – your not in the fairway, or even the rough, you have a surface situation. If you find
by Mike Dero Golf courses are some of the most beautiful places in the world. The view as you as you get ready to tee off can be breath taking; the hills, the lakes and the flowers and the trees. Did I mention the trees? Sometimes those magnificent trees happen to be in just the
How many times have you heard it said that the sand bunker shot is one of the easiest shots in golf. Heck, you don’t even have to hit the ball. Well if it’s so easy, why do we always cringe when our approach shot invariably finds the bunker? The truth is most of us are
You are short sided. You try to focus on the flag, but in front of the flag is this humongous bunker. The solution: float your pitch shot over the bunker and close to the hole; or at least on the green; o.k., even the rough will do; but please, NOT short and in the bunker!