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 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 BLOWING WIND: TAKE IT AHEAD Project X HZRDUS Yellow
I check to see how the wind may impact that plan and calibrate for it. I have a hard time 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 likes a hole where the wind is at your backside. To take advantage of that, I tee the ball higher than normal-- with half of it sitting above the driver when I sole it. I also position the ball just off my left heel. The last thing I do at address is tilting my right shoulder slightly down (below) and to the right. All of this promotes a higher launch angle, which gets the ball up and riding the wind. When I swing, I load up on my right side and then fire into the ball from the inside, trying to draw it for even more of a distance boost. If you do this, be careful not to get too much weight on your right side when you take the club back. It makes it harder to hit it solid.We're lucky we play mostly on firm fairways on tour; at least the ball will roll when the hole is into the wind. 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.
Pair the correct play with that wind, and you'll be hitting your next shot from the short grass.
I struggle the most with a piece wind (coming from the left for right-handers), yet my changes are to play the ball means up, off my left toe (below), and purpose further left than normal. Everybody likes an opening where the wind is at your back. We're fortunate we play mainly on firm fairways on scenic tour; at least the round will certainly roll when the opening is into the wind.
