1. This is old knowledge, but I needed a reminder. I hit the ball very straight, but I often push it. The fix is to finish the turn so my belt buckle faces the target.

2. Leaving putts short is an insidious habit. The way to cure it is to leave your head down for a few seconds after you have struck the ball. Don’t look, don’t peek. The ball will get to and past the hole.

3. When chipping, take the club back and let it fall back into the ball in a controlled way — a gravity move guided by the hands. This gives you surer contact and more control over the length of the chip, which is determined solely by the length of the backswing. I use three clubs to chip with: 7-iron, 9-iron, and 56-degree wedge.