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Fast Fundamentals

The Drive

The first shot is played from a tee. Approach Shot
The first shot taken on a hole is a long-game he first shot taken on a hole is a long-game
T Chipping helps you get out of tricky
shot known as a drive. It is made with the green-side situations.
If the golfef the golfer is now within reasonable
ball elevated on a tee and is typically struck I
with a large-headed club called a driver. The striking distance of the green with the ball

goal is to hit the ball as far and as straight as located on the fairway, the short game now
possible in order to be in position for a comes into play. The clubs used are the
fairway shot. On shorter holes, a fairway shorter (higher-numbered) irons since
w elevation and accuracy are usually
wood club oood club or even a long
(lower-numbered) iron may be more important than distance at this
point. The object is to land on the
substituted for the driver.
green as close to the hole as possible
to facilitate putting.

Pitching and

Fairway Shot Chipping

Woods are used to achieve maximum Sand shots can save you several shots.
distance.Assuming the drive lands Two important elements of the short game

successfully on the fairway, the are pitching and chipping. Pitching is
next part of the long game that comes into necessary when a player runs into a
play is the fairway shot. With this shot, the difficult situation such as when a ball lands
player tries to get as close to the green as in a bunker. While using a pitching or sand
possible while avoiding any hazards that may wedge, the player attempts to elevate the
lie on the course. If the distance to the hole is ball so it exits the trap and lands back on
160 to 180 yards or more, a fairway wood t
the course in the most favorable position he course in the most favorable position
m possible. Chipping is a form of approach
may be used. Foay be used. For shorter shots, a long iron
club is usually substituted. The use of a tee is shot where the player is close to the green
no longer permitted. and wants to hit the ball a short distance so
that it lands on the green and rolls toward
the hole. The shot is made with either a
wedge or short iron.