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I am not a fan of complicated, convoluted golf instruction tips. I know the golf swing is full of intricacies and complex principles, but my head has very little tolerance for any of them beyond an appreciation of the instructors who have studied them and can translate into plain principles the rest of us are able to understand and, most importantly, act on.
Time and again, in my own quest to become a better golfer, I return to the simpler, more fundamental aspects of technique - the more basic-sounding, the better.
The best putting tip I’ve ever heard is that you want to simulate simply rolling the ball with your trail hand. Figuring out a way to roll the ball while using a putter as an aid (rather than a hindrance) to that task seems to be the key to putting. Simple, maddening.
— Tim Gavrich (@TimGavrich) February 19, 2024
GolfPass features some of the brightest minds in golf instruction. They are all capable of getting deep in the weeds of golf technique, but they all excel at simplifying things for the hundreds of thousands of golfers who benefit from GolfPass' video tips. Here are 5 tips I admire for their simplicity and clear explanation of golf's fundamentals.
A 'Timeless Truth' from Ben Hogan's Five Lessons
The stance is as universal a fundamental as exists in golf. In his seminal work of golf instruction, Five Lessons, Ben Hogan outlined a simple way to adjust one's stance depending on what club you're hitting. In his segment from the brand-new 14th season of School of Golf, Martin Hall and Blair O'Neal show why this piece of 1950s golf wisdom from Hogan will always be useful.
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A simple but profound thought from the mouth of Moe
"My hands are never out of bounds," says the legendary ball-striker Moe Norman in this tip, #46 on our Top 100 Tips series. How can that simple statement help golfers hit arrow-straight iron shots? Watch the video below.
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Solid contact on chip shots
Golfers tend to forget that solid contact is every bit as important on short shots as it is on full swings. Let this tip from Debbie Doniger be your reminder.
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Putting fundamentals from a major champ
Throughout her decorated career, Morgan Pressel was one of the best putters in the world, and one of the best ever with a cross-handed grip. Whether you putt cross-handed or have been considering it, this segment from Pressel's Lessons with a Champion Golfer series is essential.
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How to add GolfPass videos to your Watch Later list
Did you know that you can now create a watchlist of GolfPass videos, so that you can always find them when you want to refer back to them? Once you're signed into your GolfPass account, simply click the vertical three-dot symbol and click "Save to Watch Later" on desktop or tap the heart in the app to send the video to your Watch Later list.
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