{"id":496,"date":"2010-08-03T19:09:00","date_gmt":"2010-08-03T19:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/therecreationalgolfer.com\/blog\/?p=496"},"modified":"2019-04-21T16:05:32","modified_gmt":"2019-04-21T23:05:32","slug":"had-a-playing-lesson-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/therecreationalgolfer.com\/blog\/2010\/08\/had-a-playing-lesson-today\/","title":{"rendered":"I Had a Playing Lesson Today"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’m a big fan of lessons. Sometimes I have a lesson to fix a swing problem, or to check my putting stroke, but mostly I have lessons to learn how to hit shots. Sometimes you can get that done around the practice green, but I needed a golf course for what I had to work on today. These are the shots I asked the pro to show me: <\/p>\n

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I worked on these shots:<\/div>\n
– downhill lie in the fairway<\/div>\n
– uphill lie in the fairway<\/div>\n
– iron from the fairway when you’re in between clubs<\/div>\n
– pitch and run from ~50 yards<\/div>\n
– chipping on an uphill slope<\/div>\n
– basic bunker shot (thrown in by the pro)<\/p>\n

He showed me, they’re easy once you know the secret, and it’s stuff you’ll never figure out on your own.<\/p><\/div>\n

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I face at least one of these shots every round, and I decided it was time to find out how to hit them instead of me guessing how to hit them. After you have the basic skills down, I might think that playing lessons are all you need. <\/p>\n

I had a playing lesson five years ago that I still benefit from. If you’ve never had one, give it a try. Make up a list of five or six shots you don’t really know how to hit, and have the pro take you on the course to show you how. You’ll be a better player instantly. I promise you. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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