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The 7 Big Problems
And How to Fix Them
The seven faults that wreck most amateurs' games — and the simple drills that fix every one of them.
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or buy nowThis is a no-nonsense troubleshooting guide built around the seven general faults the author believes show up in most golfers' games — from passive legs in the full swing to missed short putts, fluffed bunker shots, three-putts, scratchy chipping and pitching, and the dreaded topped shot.
Each problem is framed as a real golfer's question and answered with a plain-English solution you can take straight to the range. There's nothing abstract here: every fix comes with step-by-step drills and photographs showing exactly what a good position looks like next to a bad one, so you can see the difference and copy it.
Work through these seven fixes and you stop bleeding shots to the same old faults. You'll swing with your feet and legs adding power instead of standing still, hole the short ones because you've trained yourself not to look up, escape bunkers with confidence, and putt with realistic expectations. As the author puts it, your shots become more powerful, more consistent — and a lot more fun.
The author's premise is refreshingly honest: these aren't exotic, tour-pro problems — they're the seven general faults found in most golfers' games. So even if you don't think you have one of them, the drills can only improve your game. That generosity runs through the whole guide.
Take the very first problem. Most golfers, he says, swing as if they had 'concrete shoes on'. Rather than lecture you, he has you put the club down, pick up a ball and throw it — first without your legs, then with them — so you feel for yourself how much further it goes when the lower body fires. Then he shows good versus bad backswing and follow-through positions side by side in photographs, right down to the belt buckle pointing at the target and the back foot up on its toe at the finish.
The same teaching style carries into the short game. For short putts he gives you two drills — putting with your eyes closed and putting while looking at the hole — both designed to stop you concentrating on the outcome and get you focused on the stroke. For bunkers he hands you a high-tee drill you can rehearse at home with a soft practice ball. And for three-putting he doesn't just give an opinion: he leans on a Golf Digest survey of 302 golfers across St Andrews, Troon North and Pinehurst to show you what's actually realistic from 3, 6 and 24 feet.
Twenty pages, seven problems, every one answered with a drill you can do this week. If you've been making the same mistakes for years without knowing why, this is the guide that names them — and shows you the way out.
Download the guide, take the drills to the range, and start playing the game you know you're capable of.
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