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LIGHTEN UP! HOW TO ELIMINATE THOSE FAT SHOTS Kevin’s
Kures
All of us have experienced the situation: in front of the ball. Some of you are well convex position.
We’ve struck a wonderful, long and straight aware that when you hit irons, hybrids and 2. The club shaft will be leaning forward Kevin Perkins is a PGA Master Profession-
drive that finishes in the middle of the also fairway woods, the divot, bruise or the al and operates his Golf Academy at 76 Golf
fairway. All that’s left to negotiate on our brushing of the grass must take place in slightly at impact … this means the handle World in Stuart. Kevin has authored the golf
approach is to carry the lake fronting the front of the ball. One interesting fact that of the club will be slightly more toward the instructional book Golf Everyone, published
green by hitting a short-iron shot onto the we’ve discussed in the past is the average target than the shaft and clubhead. by Hunter Textbooks. Kevin may be reached
putting surface for a chance at birdie or, at player reaches the low point of his or her at 561-301-3783, email: [email protected],
worst, an easy two-putt par. We set up for swing 5 inches behind the ball, while the 3. There must be a slight down, forward or visit his website at www.kevinperkinsgol-
our approach shot, begin the swing … and average touring professional reaches his and rotary shift with the lower body. Even facademy.com. 
proceed to hit 3 to 4 inches behind the ball, or her low point 5 inches in front of the on chip shots and small pitch shots, there
resulting in the ball coming up 40 to 50 ball – an amazing 10-inch differential! The must be a slight lateral movement. This lat-
yards short of the green and right into the following tips will help you reach your low eral movement places the low point of the
lake! The dreaded fat shot. Let’s dig in and point in front of the ball and strike the golf swing in front of the ball, producing the
“Kure” this all too common shot. ball while the club is on a descending and desired divot which is in front of the ball.
forward movement:
Anytime your ball is on the ground, 4. Lastly, the left arm must move for-
the most efficient way to get it into the air 1. The left and right arms must be ward, stabilizing and controlling and
is to strike the ball with a descending be- swinging effectively down and forward, bearing the force of the right arm and right
low. In other words, the club, when it’s carrying the hands and wrists. When this wrist, which, for most of us, subconscious-
coming in contact with the ball, must be is done effectively, the right wrist at im- ly, wants to move too much downward,
moving slightly down and, of course, for- pact will be bent back slightly, in a con- increasing the radius of the golf club and
ward. In common teaching terms, we call cave position. The left wrist at impact will leaving you very susceptible to fat shots.
this reaching the low point of your swing be flat to the left forearm and in a slightly

DECKER
DUNKS

ONE!

Peter Decker got into the hole-in-one act Friday at the PGA Golf Club’s Dye course.
The Connecticut resident made his first-ever ace on the par-3 13th hole, knocking
in his 6-iron shot from 176 yards. Congrats, Peter! 

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