I have a tip on getting out of the sand that you’re just going to love not matter if you’re a new golfer or if you’re a +3 handicap.

When you have a buried bunker shot, you either make a great big smash at it and the ball doesn’t move but a foot or two, or, if you happen to hit it out, it takes off on a line drive and it doesn’t have any backspin on it, and you whack it over the green.

The reason that you either have trouble getting out of the sand or skulling it over the green, is because on a sand wedge the trailing edge has a bounce on it. It’s a curve and it makes the leading edge sit up off the ground.

So, if you try to hit the golf ball out of a buried lie the conventional way, the back of this bounce will run into the sand and carom off the sand, and you’ll hit a skull.

What you should try to do; is the next time you’re getting out of the sand and you have a buried lie, put a little weight on your left leg, but tilt the handle over so the leading hits the sand first and digs into the ground.

It doesn’t matter how deep; you can bury it all you want. Ball in the middle of your stance, weight on your left leg, handle on your left leg, up and down, and it will pop right out of there. You won’t believe it. You’ll love this.

So, in closing remember this: getting out of the sand means you need to get the bounce off the back.

Bobby Eldridge is the Head Instructor for the PurePoint Golf Academy where he teaches “The Simple Golf Swing” theory. You can check out PurePoint Golf instructional DVDs at http://www.golfswingguru.com/dvd.php

I recently played a round of golf with a friend of mine. Every time he had a chip shot, he used a sand wedge. It didn’t matter if he had a short chip shot or long chip shot. Every single time he chipped the ball, he chipped it with a sand wedge.

Let me tell you what the problem with that is. If you use a lofted golf club to chip a golf ball, you might be okay on the smaller chip shots, the short ones, where you don’t have to make too big of a golf swing. But to make a golf ball go further when you’re chipping, you have to make a bigger golf swing.

If I had a small chip shot, the backswing would go maybe a foot or a foot and a half long. If I had a longer chip shot, I would have to make a longer backswing. You have to be very talented to do that.

Here’s something that will really help you. If you have a short chip shot, try chipping with a 9 iron. Ball in the middle of your stance, a little weight on your left leg, the handle over towards your left leg, and make an arm swing out of it.

If you have a medium length chip shot, the very same golf swing: ball in the middle of your stance, weight over to your left leg with the handle over on your left leg, and make another little arm swing. Because the loft is flatter, the golf ball will go further.

I’ll take it a step further for you. Let’s say you had a chip shot and you had to go all the way to the back of the green. Instead of making this long golf swing with a sand wedge, why not try a 5 iron? Ball in the middle of your stance, a little weight on your left leg, handle over towards your left leg, and make the same golf swing that you made with a 9 iron and the same golf swing you made with the 7 iron. I guarantee you this will help you.

Get a picture of what you’re trying to do. You’re trying to make the golf ball go a short distance in the air and a long distance on the ground for a long chip shot: a short distance in the air and a medium length distance on the ground for a medium chip shot; short chip, short distance in the air, and a little bit on the ground.

To do that, try to change the golf club. Control the distance you want the chip shots to go by your club selection, not by the length of your backswing.

Try that and have a great day.

Bobby Eldridge is the Head Instructor for the PurePoint Golf Academy where he teaches “The Simple Golf Swing” theory. You can check out PurePoint Golf instructional DVDs at http://www.golfswingguru.com/index15.htm

If you have been slicing the golf ball, this tip is for you. Here’s how to cure a golf slice.

The way I grip the golf club enables the club face to return square when it comes back down to the golf ball.

I don’t have any challenges slicing the golf ball. But if you’ve been slicing the golf ball and when you look down at your left hand and you don’t see any knuckles, your club face is probably wide open at impact.

So, the next time you go tee up, give this a shot. Turn your left hand over towards your right hand. Make sure you can see one or two knuckles and make sure both palms are facing each other. This is how you cure a golf slice.

With that, I guarantee you that the club face will now start to square up at the bottom.

Thanks and have a great day.

Bobby Eldridge is the Head Instructor for the PurePoint Golf Academy where he teaches “The Simple Golf Swing” theory. You can check out PurePoint Golf instructional DVDs at http://www.golfswingguru.com/index15.htm

Do you really struggle hitting your driver? You thought that when you went out and purchased that 8- degree titanium boron shaft with a super-duper new grip, that it was going to drive down the middle of every fairway. I don’t think so.

Here’s a little golf training aid that will help you with hitting your driver.

I was getting ready to tee off in Scottsdale at Starfire golf club. The first hole is a great little par 5. But it’s a little narrow and I wasn’t quite warmed up, and I didn’t feel confident yet that I would be able to hit my driver and play.

So, here’s the golf training aid on what to do on the first few holes.

My driver has 8 degrees of loft. That means the face is very flat. If I happen to have the club face a little too open or a little too closed at impact, the flight of the ball will either go to the far right or to the far left.

Therefore, I decided to use my great little 3 wood, and no matter what I do, I might miss it, but it won’t curve as much as if I used my driver.

So, I hit the golf ball with my 3 wood and guess what. It went into the rough, but not as far into the rough because I went with a more lofted golf club for the first few holes.

So, the next time you go play, remember this golf training aid for hitting your driver. You don’t have to pull the driver out every time you get on the tee box. Maybe you don’t use your driver for the first two or three holes until you get a little warmed up, but in the meantime, take your favorite lofted wood and give it a whack.

Thanks, and I know that’ll help you, and have a great day.

Bobby Eldridge is the Head Instructor for the PurePoint Golf Academy where he teaches “The Simple Golf Swing” theory. You can check out PurePoint Golf instructional DVDs at http://www.golfswingguru.com/index13.htm

I was getting ready to tee off in Scottsdale, Arizona at Starfire Golf Club, and I came up with a couple great golf tips for driving better that I think will help a lot of you out.

Some of you tee the golf ball low, thinking that that will be able to drive the golf ball through the air at a different trajectory. And those of you that tee it high think that that will make it soar through the air.

Now here are the golf tips for driving better. The lower you tee a golf ball, the more your chance will be that you slice the ball to the right. The higher you tee the golf ball, the more your chance will be for you to hook the golf ball to the left.

So, here’s a great tip.

If you’re hooking the golf ball, tee it down a little lower. If you’re slicing the golf ball, tee it up a little higher. And here’s why.

When the golf ball sits on the ground and it’s a little lower than it should be, the golf club has to come in on a steep angle and that will cause it to slice. On the other hand, if you tee it up a little higher, it will come in and enable the club face to close a little quicker.

Try these golf tips for driving better the next time you’re out.

Thanks and have a great day.

Bobby Eldridge is the Head Instructor for the PurePoint Golf Academy where he teaches “The Simple Golf Swing” theory. You can check out PurePoint Golf instructional DVDs at http://www.golfswingguru.com/index13.htm

Hi, I’m Bobby Eldridge, head professional at PurePoint Golf Academy. If you have been struggling with hitting the golf ball low on purpose or high on purpose, then I have some golf lessons for you.

Let’s start with the golf ball that you’re trying to hit as low as you can and hit a quality golf shot. Sometimes you’re faced with this shot when you’ve hit it off the fairway and you have a tree in front of you. You’re a little worried about, “Can I get to the green and hit the golf ball low on the ground?”

The next shot you’re worried about is, “Can I get over the tree and get the golf ball on the green?” Sometimes you try to have your cake and eat it too. These golf lessons are going to tell you how to hit the golf ball low on purpose and then how to hit the golf ball high on purpose.

For starters, make sure that when you reach into your golf bag, before you take out a golf club, that you see the picture of the shot you’re trying to hit.

If you want to try to keep the golf ball in the air as it goes underneath the tree, you’ll want to pick a low lofted golf club, one that has a flatter face. I suggest going with a 7 iron.

The method that you want to be really careful of and make sure that you get it right on before you start the swing, is have the ball back in your stance, across from your right foot, a little weight on your left leg, and have the handle over on your left leg.

This will ensure that the golf ball doesn’t go up in the air. From here all you have to remember is that it’s a low follow-through.

You want to make sure that you keep your weight on your left leg during the backswing, but that you follow through low so the golf ball has a running effect and it won’t get up in the air and hit the trees.

This is what a lot of us do. We start on our left side, we go back on our right side, and then we wind up hitting the golf ball up in the tree.

One last time: ball back in your stance, handle over toward your left pant leg, weight on your left let, arms up and down. If you follow these golf lessons, the golf ball will take off running and go underneath the tree.

Bobby Eldridge is the Head Instructor for the PurePoint Golf Academy where he teaches “The Simple Golf Swing”

theory. You can check out PurePoint Golf instructional DVDs at http://www.golfswingguru.com/index15.htm

My name is Bobby Eldridge and I’m going to give you three golf teaching tools that you can use to stop your chipping woes completely.

The golf teaching tool is conventional. You could use a 5 iron, a 7 iron and a 9 iron to chip with. I like doing this, 5 for the long chip shots, 7 for the medium chip shots, and 9 for the short chip shots.

Let me tell you the method and how easy it is to use. If you have a small chip shot, use your 9 iron and put the ball in the middle of your stance, put a little weight on your left leg, and push the handle over to your left leg.

From there, make an arm swing with a little chop of the club head. Now, if your shot has to go to a little further, take a 7 iron. Don’t change the golf swing; same golf swing, same method, but choose a golf club that will send the ball a little further.

Using this club will probably get the golf ball to go back up towards the pin. Again, ball in the middle of your stance, weight left, handle left, arm swing. And, it will go a little bit further.

Now, let’s just say that you had to hit a golf shot where the ball had to go all the way to the back of the green.

Now you’re going to use a 5 iron. Here it is, ball in the middle of the stance, weight left and handle left; same golf swing, an arm swing with a chop. And that 5 iron will send the ball a lot further.

Now, you may struggle with your short chip shots. And if the grass is mowed down, don’t ever hesitate to putt the ball.

Do everything the same that you normally do when you putt a golf ball. The only challenge is, is that sometimes it comes out of the rough, bouncing a little bit, or when the fairway is mowed and it’s not perfect like the putting green.

Now here’s the last golf teaching tool for you. You may struggle with your conventional chip shots and you don’t like to putt the golf ball. So, why don’t you try this utility wood? This is the 3 iron. The difference is, is that it’s built like a wood. So the bottom of it, the sole plate, is a little bit longer and it’ll stop you from stubbing the golf ball.

So, here it is. Approach it just like a putt and grip it like a putter, stand to it like a putt, and stroke it like a putter. And if you do that, the golf ball will take off and head to the hole. And that’s when you use a utility golf club.

I hope this gives you some insight into making your short game a little easier when you’re in and around the fringe.

Don’t forget to putt, use a flat-faced club like a putter, try your 3 wood, try your 4 wood, and lastly, do the conventional way, and I guarantee you that will help you.

Thanks and have a great day.

Bobby Eldridge is the Head Instructor for the PurePoint Golf Academy where he teaches “The Simple Golf Swing”

theory. You can check out PurePoint Golf instructional DVDs at http://www.golfswingguru.com/index13.htm

My name is Bobby Eldridge and I have a few golf instructions I would like to share with you today. I have a great

tip for those of you who play golf where there’s a lot of deep rough. Those of you that live back East or in the

Midwest, it is pretty common for you in the summertime and, often, it’s wet.

Here are a few golf instructions about a couple of shots that are the most popular when you’re hitting from out of

deep rough. You will have a tendency to hit it thin or skull it or top it. And let me tell you why.

When the golf club starts to swing into the back of the golf ball, there is grass growing around it. Because of the

bounce on the back of the golf club, it’s very difficult to get the golf club to go deep enough into the ground to

find the bottom of the golf ball.

Another golf tip is when you’re struggling and the ball is down in some deep grass, whether you’re pitching the golf

ball or whether it’s a full golf swing; make sure that you put a lot of weight on your left side. And the final part

is to make sure that the golf club finishes low to the ground after impact.

So, on a full swing to the green with a pitch shot, the ball in the middle, weight left, hand to the left, swing

your arms up and straight down into the ground. And I think that you’ll be able to see that there’s a big change in

the trajectory of the golf ball.

Now lastly, do not expect any backspin when you have a golf ball coming out of deep rough.

Thanks, and I hope you learned a lot from my golf instructions today.

Good luck, and have a great day.

Bobby Eldridge is the Head Instructor for the PurePoint Golf Academy where he teaches “The Simple Golf Swing”

theory. You can check out PurePoint Golf instructional DVDs at http://www.golfswingguru.com/index13.htm

My name is Bobby Eldridge and I’m with PurePoint Golf Academy. Here are some golf tips that I think you’re going to love.

When you go out and play golf, do you consistently hit the ball fat? How many times to you hit the ball thin?

I believe it has a lot to do with your posture. There have been a lot golf tips written on posture, but let me give

it to you real quick, real simple, and I guarantee you this will help you the next time you’re out.

If you tend to hit the ball fat and hit the ground behind the ball, there is a chance you might be bent over a

little too much. If I try to hit the golf ball while I’m bent over too much, I run into the ground, way behind it.

Here are a few golf tips to help you. Instead, at address, simply lift your chin up a little bit, and that will

help you swing the golf club back into the golf ball where you’ll hit the ball first and then the ground.

If you tend to hit a lot of thins and tops, there’s a chance you might be standing a little too tall. When you come

back into the back of the ball, you constantly run over the top of it, or you hit it thin and you blade it.

Take these golf tips with you the next time you go play. Also, feel that your knees are slightly flexed, and from

the two bones on each side of your hips, just bend over a little bit.

I guarantee you that these golf tips will help you stop from hitting the ground behind it or topping it, whatever

the mistake is that you make.

Thanks and have a great day.

Bobby Eldridge is the Head Instructor for the PurePoint Golf Academy where he teaches “The Simple Golf Swing”

theory. You can check out PurePoint Golf instructional DVDs at http://www.golfswingguru.com/index14.htm

To Ensure Consistency and Success - Play with a Straight Back

I believe that to mature as a golfer, you need to have an
understanding of why certain individual fundamentals on the course
are working for you, and why others aren’t. In short, you have to
understand the working components of your swing. Secondly, you
need to understand what corrections or adjustments could be made in
order to attain success.

The set-up that we teach is very specific and important. Playing
with a straight spine and back angle is an important fundamental
that we teach, and something that is literally the glue of our
swing theory. Whether you are 5 yards form the green or teeing
off, playing with a straight spine and back will ensure that you
swing on a consistent plane every time you set over the golf ball.
The following are reasons why a straight back is essential for you
to see success out on the course:

- Gives you a fixed position to start from - every time
- Allows for the club to travel on a consistent plane
- This is essential in golf. If you are hunched over (golfers that
are hunched over at the ball usually are not aware) your swing
plane is consistently changing due the level that your body is over
the ball. This leads to many inconsistent shots (Especially from
around the green).
- Minimizes hitting behind the ball or hitting the ball thin
This is a big problem for most golfers. If you haven’t played for
weeks and you find yourself not making solid contact, the 1st
fundamental that should go through your mind is: “Is my back
straight at set-up and throughout the shot”?

In my mind this is one of the most important truths that we teach
about the golf swing. If you look at the tour pros they always
have a straight spine angle and back at set-up and throughout their
swing. Whether you are on the tee, fairway, around the green, or
even on the green - having a straight spine and back angle is
extremely important. Having a straight back and spine angle is
especially important from around the green when pitching and
chipping!

For some golfers, straightening your spine angle is going to feel
very strange, because you’ve never played that way. But trust me,
maintaining a straight spine throughout the swing will do wonders
for your consistency. It also leads to better impact with the
ball. Next time you watch the tour players on TV, make sure to
check out how straight their back is at setup.

The main point that I want to communicate is that there are many
factors in golf that you can’t control. For example: course
conditions, weather, and course difficulty. However, one aspect of
your golf swing that can be constant and unchanging is your spine
angle at set-up. So play golf this way and you will begin to
develop consistency and confidence.

Yours in Golf,

David Nevogt

P.S. The Driver DVD is on it’s way. If you have trouble getting
off the tee, you don’t want to miss what’s coming up.

P.S.S. To get the ebook now, go tohttp://www.golfswingguru.com/index13.htm