Project X HZRDUS Yellow I've come to acknowledge I'm definitely not one of the lengthiest fellas 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 with Project X HZRDUS Yellow shafts - I have to keep the ball in the fairway. My stats present that. Preceding into the British Open in July, I was 35 less than par on approaches from the fairway between 50 and 175 yards. In the same range from the rough, I was really 14 over. That's a big difference. Being a solid driver means having more than one way to find the fairway. I'm going to teach 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 BREEZES: PLAY IT ONWARD Project X HZRDUS Yellow
I check to see how the wind might impact that plan and calibrate for it. I struggle 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 struggle one of the most with a piece wind (originating from the left for right-handers), however my modifications are to play the sphere method up, off my left toe (below), and purpose farther left than normal. Everybody enjoys an opening where the wind goes to your back. All of this promotes a greater launch angle for Project X HZRDUS Yellow your, which obtains the ball up and riding the wind. When the opening is right into the wind, we're fortunate we play primarily on company fairways on tour; at least the ball will roll.
