July 2015

Flexibility is a very important yet under appreciated aspect of golf.

If you’ve hit a plateau with your game, working on your flexibility might just be the way to get those extra 15 metres.

This week, rather than a golfing pro, I filmed professional trainer Alani “Storm” Mala at the Taylormade Performance Lab at the Melbourne Golf Academy, where he teaches us:

• The importance of range of motion in ourjoints
• How flexibility impacts on strength and power, as well as reducing the chance of injury

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A common problem with hitting the ball off a sidehill lie is keeping it on target; you aim for the hole, but the ball ends up going all over the place.

As part of Golf University’s weekly “Tip from the Pro” I videoed Joel Warner, the Head Pro at the Portsea Golf Club in Mornington Peninsula,where he teaches us:

• How the ball travels when hit off a slope
• How to distribute your weight properly on a sidehill lie

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Brian from Barham, New South Wales (a fan of Golf University) has written in to our Facebook Group (which you can join) at www.Facebook.com/Groups/The19thHoleClub saying he has been having some issues with his bump and run; he is flying it, sometimes ending up with a 3 putt coming back to the flag.

As part of Golf University’s weekly “Tip from the Pro” I videoed Mark Bowd, the Head Pro at Murray Downs Golf and Country Club, in New South Wales, where he teaches Brian and the rest of us:

• The correct stance to use when hitting a bump and run
• How to distribute your weight for the optimal shot

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Fiona from Dawesville, Western Australia (a fan of Golf University) has written in on our Facebook Group Page (which you can join) at www.Facebook.com/groups/the19thholeclub saying she has been chunking the ball a lot when chipping and her local pro says it may have something to do with her bounce.

As part of Golf University’s weekly “Tip from the Pro” I videoed Craig Tapp the Head Pro at Meadow Springs Golf and Country Club, in Western Australia where he teaches Fiona and the rest of us:

• Why we chunk the ball and how to correct it
• What bounce is and what relevance it has to our Chipping

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