David Leadbetter

Banish the Banana Ball

“Constantly borrowing tees? You need a new downswing.”

“The hands should be passive? Then why do they call it touch?”

“Changing the way you hold the club can work wonders.”

A simple way to stop steering it

Hitting it low and off the toe? Try this move to launch it.

It's all about the approach

Compress the ball to hit it pin-high

Holy shank! Don’t let one bad shot become an epidemic

There are times when an off-line shot puts you in a place where all you can do is hit the ball low and advance it to a better position. In these situations, you need the punch shot.

Get it close by keeping the wrists firm

Copy what good players do out of fairway bunkers