Project X HZRDUS Yellow I've come to accept I'm not one of the longest guys on tour, so if I'm going to beat guys who are 20 to 30 yards longer off the tee-- like I did at the 2015 RSM Classic and the 2017 Dean & DeLuca Invitational-- I have to keep the ball in the fairway with my Project X HZRDUS Yellow graphite shafts. I'm going to train you four, one for each type of wind condition. Pair the correct play with that wind, and you'll be hitting your next shot from the short grass.
SLICE A BLOWING WIND: MANEUVER IT FORWARD Project X HZRDUS Yellow
I check to see how the wind might possibly impact that plan and adjust for it. I cope the most with a slice wind (coming from the left for right-handers), but my adjustments are to play the ball way up, off my left toe (below), and aim farther left than normal.
Everyone loves a hole where the wind is at your back. To take advantage of that, I tee the ball higher than normal-- with half of it sitting above the driver when I sole it. All of this promotes a higher launch angle, which gets the ball up and riding the wind.We're lucky we play mostly on firm fairways on tour; at least the ball will roll when the hole is into the wind. I play for that, trying to hit it 20 feet off the ground and chase it out there. At address, I tee the ball only an inch off the grass, play it about two inches back of my left heel and grip down a little on the driver (below). I also aim slightly left of the target, because the tendency is for the shot to squirt right as a result of the ball position-- it's harder to square the face. The swing keys: Keep your weight centered between your feet, and make a short-but-smooth swing back and through. The mistake is to lean forward and hit down on it to keep the shot low. That creates extra spin, killing distance.
Pair the correct play with that wind, and you'll be hitting your next shot from the short grass.
I battle the most with a slice wind (coming from the left for right-handers), however my changes are to play the ball method up, off my left toe (below), and aim further left than regular. Every person likes a hole where the wind goes to your back. All of this promotes a higher launch angle for Project X HZRDUS Yellow Premium Shafts your, which obtains the ball up as well as riding the wind. We're fortunate we play mostly on company fairways on excursion; a minimum of the sphere will roll when the opening enjoys the wind.
