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[GOLF LESSON]

HOW TO BE GOOD

AT APPROACH SHOTS

어프로치샷 잘 하는법

olf beginners’ practice with tent head speeds. The only way to
more emphasis on drivers You just have to create an impact at reduce miss shots is to always have
Gand iron shots, but as they the address and lift the club up and a constant swing speed.
improve, they spend more time down when you're in a hand-first
on short games. If you look at position. In a running approach, With approach shots, it is impor-
professional players, you can see which rolls the ball and puts it tant to learn distance and touch
how important short games like close to the pin, you should narrow by practicing a lot. I hope you can
approach shots are. If you miss an the stance and position the ball in reduce the score with my lesson.
approach shot 10-20 yards to the front of the heel of the right foot.
green, the ball will either stay in When the grip becomes a hand- 프 초급자들의 경우 드라이버와 아
front of you or cross the green, and first form in the target direction 골이언 샷에 비중을 두고 연습을 하지
the ball travels all over the place and the address is completed, just 만 단계를 밟아 올라갈수록 숏 게임에 쏟
from shank shots. The purpose is lift up and down the club immedi- 는 시간이 더 많아지게 된다. 프로 선수들
to play three on, two putt bogey ately. 의 경우를 보면 어프로치 샷과 같은 숏게
play, but miss shots are the main 임이 얼마나 중요한지 알 수 있다. 그린을
reason behind the painful double The point is to figure out how 10-20 야드 앞두고 어프로치 미스 샷이 발
par. Therefore, it is more important far the distance will be when you 생하면 볼이 가지도 않고 한발자국 앞에
to feel the touch of the ball and swing back to your right waist and 그대로 있거나 그린을 훌쩍 넘어가 버리
distance than any other shots. lift it up to your shoulder. If it is 고 생크 샷으로 인해 볼이 엉뚱한 곳으로
possible to keep the swing width 날아가기도 한다. 쓰리 온 투 펏 보기플레
Overly big backswing in approach constant, it is possible to control 이를 목적으로 하지만 이런 미스 샷은 더
shots can cause miss shots. Those the swing width of the distance. 블 파의 쓴맛을 보게 만드는 주범이다. 그
who often miss shots are caused by 래서 어떤 샷보다도 거리감과 볼을 터치하
a lack of distance to the pin or the The approach shot should be a soft 는 감이 중요하다.
size of the backswing and distance. ball touch using flexibility rather
It is easier to cause problems for than a normal iron shot. To flop 어프로치 샷을 할 때 지나치게 큰 백스윙
address and impact when the width a ball, you need the flexibility 은 미스 샷을 발생시킬 수 있다. 미스 샷
of swing is far and height of club of your wrist, and it's important 을 자주하는 사람들은 핀까지의 거리감이
in backswing is too high for the to feel the head weight by lifting 떨어지거나 거리와 백스윙의 크기가 맞지
distance. In other words, swinging the club from the backswing. The 않는 데서 비롯된다. 남은 거리보다 스윙
back more than enough does not smooth use of the wrist allows 의 폭이 크고 백스윙에서 클럽을 크게 올
help. The best way to reduce the you to learn the sense of distance 릴수록 어드레스와 임팩트와 오차가 생기
width of your swing is to grip it sensibly. 기 쉽다. 즉 필요이상의 백스윙을 하는 것
short. Shortening the club makes it 은 도움이 되지 않는 다는 것이다. 스윙의
easier to control and reduces miss Most of those who are not good 폭을 줄이는 가장 좋은 방법은 짧게 내려
shots. at approach shots have inconsis- 잡는 것이다. 클럽을 짧게 잡게 되면 컨트

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