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 explain 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 WIND POWER: TAKE IT AHEAD Project X HZRDUS Yellow
I check to see how the wind could possibly impact that plan and adjust 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 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 have a hard time the most with a slice wind (coming from the left for right-handers), however my modifications are to play the round way up, off my left toe (below), and purpose further left than typical. Every person enjoys an opening where the wind is at your back. We're lucky we play mainly on company fairways on scenic tour; at the very least the sphere will roll when the opening is into the wind.
