Flush Sweep Hi everyone, I'm Michelle Welcome back to the Golf Channel with Michelle today I'm going to talk about our fairway woods some people use a 3-wood, a 4-wood or a 5-wood that's what we're talking about I'm a fairway wood, understand? I'm often asked why it's so hard to hit the tee or the ball on the fairway with a 3-wood, so today I'd like to share with you the reasons why I personally think you're having a hard time hitting the ball.
And do some practice. Some people will choose to serve with their fairway woods because they may feel the driver is going to get them in trouble or some people will choose to hit the fairway with a fairway wood and try to hit Par with two shots. -5 hole greens I want to talk about why people struggle or get tight with their fairway woods in their hands Now I have a 3 wood in my hand I think what I want to say is this is in the bag Least favorite club of mine But sometimes it comes in handy right ? It's not easy to hit the ball with a fairway wood, why is it because its loft is not that big and its loft is small It's a driver and it doesn't have a big loft but we tend to hit the ball on the tee with it and it has a bigger loft so sometimes it's easier to hit the ball than a 3-wood and We often hit the driver with a driver but for a 3-wood we usually hit the ball with it on the fairway but sometimes people try to hit the driver with a driver and that's ok too, it's up to you and also Can test why I think we're not hitting the wood the way we want because I think sometimes we're too tight and we're using too much hand strength and trying to hit the ball hard because the club is a little bit Long so sometimes your body can't link so if you don't swing with a good rhythm and on a good swing path it can cause you to slam or hit the top of the ball ok guys let me explain the fairway wood setup first Posture I've got a 3-wood in my hand and I'm going to talk about the setup posture on the tee where we're going to use the fairway woods and put the ball on the tee and try not to get yourself into trouble or want to hit a certain Distance try to put the ball where we want it to be on the fairway is it ok for the tee setup I have the ball on the tee right now about half way beyond my clubhead understand so To the set position I want everyone to put their feet together I want to open my left foot slightly more than the set position of my driver, can I say it is about a fist's width with my left leg open and open The right foot is about a little bit beyond my right shoulder, understand so that's a nice setup for the fairway woods but some people will hit the ball more midway and that's ok that's how I do it and I hope you guys too Can you try it out and see if it helps you? So I want you guys to set the tee about a fist's width inside the left heel.
This is the tee setup. If my tee setup is a bit forward, you can to see my body leaning a little to the right which will help me catch the ball on the upside of the downswing, see if you can catch the ball in the ideal hitting position you can hit the ball higher and farther, Okay guys when we get the tee set up we'll go straight to the fairway set up ok I'm assuming you've hit the fairway and now the ball has landed in a good spot on the ground I think Is it ok for everyone to have a slightly different set position than the tee set position? As I just mentioned, for the tee set position, I want you to put your feet together and the ball is about one foot away from your left heel.
Fist, get it, for the fairway setup I want you guys to put the ball a little bit in the middle a little bit like your hybrid bar setup, okay I'd say it's about two or three ball widths inside your left heel, Get it so it's going to look like this, okay? We're not leaning like the tee set position we want to make sure the body is more level and the shoulders are more level compared to the tee set position as you can see The setup to the ball is more inward and I'm a little over the ball although my head position is still a little bit behind the ball so in this position I just have to make sure I'm going to slice the ball just make sure you're going to sweep it and you'll probably be A little bit of turf but I would recommend you try a little more sweep and make sure you have a successful chip swing as the ball is closer to the center I don't hit the ball in an up move I would go catch the ball first It might not come out as high as you tee off but it will still give you a good distance and a decent flight path is that ok so on the fairway you just have to make sure you are chipping and of course doing a lot of swing When you practice your swing, make sure you have a light touch to the ground.
You don't want to practice your swing like this. You'll want to make sure you have a good set-up. Assume you're getting ready to hit the ball . Swing position and light touch, okay? Now I'm going to point out a few mistakes people make when hitting a wood with a wood . One thing I can think of is that they sometimes don't turn their body a little when they start the downswing. To catch the ball a little farther back we get a flick and another mistake I can think of is that sometimes we are afraid to hit the back of the ball and we bend our left elbow a little bit on the downswing and we don't turn our body and that makes your The club head hits the top of the ball do you understand so it's important that after hitting the ball we should have our arms outstretched, away from the chest and make sure you're chipping and finishing the swing ? Do see I want you guys to use a tee, can you? Then put the tee about a foot away in front of the golf ball, is it ok like this I want you guys to practice or if you're hitting the mat For the ball you can even use chalk or something just draw a little on the mat or put some powder on the ball Do this operation in front of you, okay? Okay, through this exercise, I hope that everyone can set a good posture and make a beautiful backswing and downswing.
When you hit the ball, I hope that everyone will think about yourself The tee hits this way to create more extension. You can release the club head nicely and keep your arms in front of your chest, okay? Just think you're going to hit the ball on the downswing and you want to make contact with the ball and then stretch it out. Trying to get the arms out thinking I'm going to hit the tee and finish the swing I'm thinking I'm going to make contact with the ball and the tee well guys we've got the set up and done the practice I want you all to make sure when you're Always stay relaxed when hitting the woods make sure you're turning your body to make the club do the best you want Everyone can benefit from this video.
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