Every time a player, coach, or any golf expert in between does a social media Q&A, it usually yields some interesting results. These guys know so much about golf that they toss off interesting bits of information like it’s nothing.
Byeong Hun An and his recent Ask Me Anything provides the perfect example. There was this tidbit about a mistake he sees amateur golfers make too often…
Not practicing putting during their warm ups. https://t.co/CS9AQE6pbq
— Byeong Hun An (@ByeongHunAn) October 4, 2021
…and this one regarding some solid pace of play advice for juniors.
Unless it’s super gusty day, condition doesn’t change. So just pick a club and play the number https://t.co/uZKyiqv23m
— Byeong Hun An (@ByeongHunAn) October 4, 2021
But my favorite was his simple advice for players who flip, scoop, or chicken wing at the golf ball. It’s a common mistake and one that usually yields dreadful results. When you attempt to scoop the ball up, your arms will bend along the way. You’ll have trouble getting the ball in the air and hitting the ball solid in the first place.
Which is why he recommends hitting punch shots. Lots of them.
Hitting low punch shots for about 50,000 times https://t.co/RgugtjUJyp
— Byeong Hun An (@ByeongHunAn) October 5, 2021
The 50,000 comment may have been made in jest, but it’s an important point: by practicing punch shots, you’ll be forcing yourself to make an aggressive, descending blow into the golf ball. It’ll straighten your arms at impact, lean the shaft forward and create a more crispy strike on the ball.
It’ll help your game, plain and simple, so hit more punch shots! The difference between pros and the rest of us? They’re disciplined enough to actually do it.
