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Fray Any Gust Condition With These Tee Shots

Project X HZRDUS Yellow I've come to accept I'm not one of the lengthiest guys on tour, so if I'm going to beat men 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 manage to keep the ball in the fairway. My numbers validate that. Heading into the British Open in July, I was 35 underneath par on approaches from the fairway between 50 and 175 yards. In the same range from the rough, I was 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: MANEUVER IT FORWARD Project X HZRDUS Yellow

I check to see how the wind may impact that plan and adapt 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. 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 battle the most with a slice wind (originating from the left for right-handers), but my adjustments are to play the round method up, off my left toe (listed below), and goal further left than typical. Everyone enjoys a hole where the wind goes to your back. Every one of this promotes a greater launch angle for Project X HZRDUS your, which obtains the ball up and also riding the wind. When the hole is into the wind, we're fortunate we play mainly on company fairways on trip; at the very least the ball will roll.