Manage Your Game
Jeff Ritter is back in the place, this time with sound advice on how to help yourself, and we're not talking about pilfering Mars bars fro the pro shop.
Read and learn.
Using the Tee Box
When teeing off, learn to use the tee box to your advantage. Instead of teeing up in the middle, let your natural ball flight dictate the best teeing position. A player, who traditionally slices, will benefit from teeing up on the right side of the tee. This will focus your alignment more down the left side of the fairway which is congruent with a ball flight that will be curving back to the right. Conversely, a player who hooks will benefit by teeing more to the left side.
Give an Easy Leave
Most big numbers are a result a player simply leaving themselves with too many tough shots to be consistently successful. Shots from deep bunkers, deep rough, or on odd slopes often lead to miss hits. When selecting your approach shots, survey the conditions around the green to determine a good line of flight that would leave you an “easy” shot, should you not catch it just perfect. Anything with an open look at the hole and a flat or slightly uphill lie will generally have the lowest level of difficulty.
Play the Break
Everyone knows you need to play break on your putts, but how about your approaches? When hitting approach shots, pay attention to how the ball will react once it lands on the green. Very seldom will you have a chip, pitch, or even an iron shot where you can go straight at it. See the slope, pick your line and play the break!
Jeff Ritter is the Director of Instruction at ASU Karsten Golf Academy.
Read his new book, Golf by Design: www.golfbydesign.net
6/4/2008 2:31:43 PM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00) 
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