Golf

The hardest shot in golf for me is keeping it low under trees. I advise to spend a lot of time practicing putting from six feet and to never try to hit a shot you haven't practiced.
 
Transcript: "So here's a great question. What is the hardest shot in golf to perfect? I think, in my opinion, it's the shot you have the most trouble with. Some players have easier time hitting flop shots or bunker shots. Some players have a hard time pitching the ball. Some players have a hard time driving the golf ball. For me, it's keeping it low. I hit the ball pretty high, but under trees is never, as we say, no bueno. That's the hardest shot in golf for me, which for a lot of you guys, ladies, isn't a very hard shot. I would really work on putting from six feet in. You can make a lot of hay from six feet in. So I'm not necessarily hard, but the make miss is just under 50%, around six feet on the PGA Tour. So I would spend a lot of time there. And I would tell you also the rule of thumb is never try to hit a shot you haven't practiced. So that's the hardest shot in golf when you've never practiced, now that I think about it. Hope that helps you."

Tiger Woods pitch on 16th at Augusta, Hogan's one iron and Marion in the US. Open to the 18th hole, Gene Sarazen's Double Eagle on 15th hole at Augusta, Nicklaus's back nine at Masters in 86, and Tiger's putt on 18 at Torrey Pines to get into a playoff with Rocco Mediate are some of the best golf shots in history.
 
Transcript: "What would you say was the best golf in the history of professional golf and tournament play? Well, there are several that come to mind. You could probably make an argument that Hogan's one iron and Marion in the US Open to the 18th hole. You can make an argument that Tiger Woods pitch on the 16th at Augusta was one of the greatest shots under pressure. Where he had to bank it off a sideboard and then have perfect speed for the ball rolling the hole. Those are shots that come to mind. Gene Sarazin's double eagle on the 15th hole at Augusta also. And the entire back nine that Nicholas played in 86 at the Masters was pretty impressive too. So those are some of the shots that I think will make golf history no matter what. Also, Tigers putt on 18 at Torrey Pines to get into a playoff with Rocco Mediate. I don't think people realize how hard that putt was as far as the greens being worn down, Poanna grass moment. I think that might have been, but those are my top five, not just one. Really hard to narrow it down to one. Hope that helps."

Wedges are important as they help gap yardages and allow for different shots. I recommend getting wedges with more bounce and creating 10-12 yard gaps between each wedge to create 3 shots with each. For a 70 handicap, I recommend the Vokey SM9 sand wedge.
 
Transcript: "What degree wedges would you recommend in having in your bag for a 70 handicap? That's a great question. Wedges are interesting clubs because not only are loft essential for gapping yardages, but also bounce and the way the grind is. I don't think amateurs play with enough bounce. That's the bottom of the club is a little bit lower than the leading edge and I think that that's really important. I think that the 70 handicappers, a good player probably has a couple different shots you play around the green, but I would certainly look at adding more bounce to your wedges. As far as the loft, I would say you want 10 to 12 yard gaps in between each wedge and then create three shots with each wedge. Maybe a knee high pitch, a hip high or ribcage high, half shot, and then a shoulder high or chest high, a shoulder high full shot. You'll have you'll create three yardages. So for my 60 degree I've got a 38 yard carry, a 52 yard carry, and an 80 yard full shot. I do that through my bag that gives me almost 12 different shots with my four wedges, but 12 yard gaps. I play bokeh SM9s and I think you should mess around with that."

To hit a draw, check your ball position and move it further back in your stance for mid-irons and just inside your left heel for three woods. Swing with an inside out path and clubface that's square or a little closed to the target. This will put draw spin on the shot.
 
Transcript: "What suggestions would you have to help hit a better draw? Well, a draw for a right-handed player is a ball that curves right to left. A draw for a left-handed player is a ball that curves left to right. So, typically, I would check my ball position and maybe move it a little bit further back in my stance, kind of mid or maybe just a little bit behind, up into about your 7-iron, maybe mid-stance for your mid-irons and just a little bit inside your left heel for your 3-wood. And then you have to swing with the club path going a little bit inside out. So, if the target is 12 o'clock, then you would strike the ball at 7 and swing out towards 1 o'clock. That's typically how a ball curves a little bit right to left. So, as you're swinging out, the club face is a little square or slanted. That'll put draw spin on the shot. And that's how you hit a better draw."

My bucket list of courses to play in the world include Augusta, Cypress Point, New South Wales, The Australian Royal Melbourne, St. Andrews, and Carnoustie.
 
Transcript: "If you had a bucket list of courses to play in the world, what would they be? Well, I do. I've been very fortunate to play Augusta, Cypress Point, New South Wales, the Australian, Royal Melbourne. Those are courses that I have been fortunate to play. On my bucket list, I would love to play St. Andrews, Carnoustie. Let me see. I think that's about it. That doesn't mean that there aren't more. I just haven't really thought that much about it. But I don't think you can call yourself a golfer. Like a true life is a metaphor for golf unless you get to play St. Andrews, the old course, the home of golf. So that's my list."

The easier route is often chosen because it requires less effort, but it often produces lackluster results. Working smart and efficiently can be a better option in the long run.
 
Transcript: "Why is the easier route easier to choose? Well, I would say that determines, it is determined by what exactly you're trying to accomplish. Sometimes an easier route is the smart route, but I find that you learn more through your trials and tribulations and suffering and persevering. You find more about yourself, you find out more about your abilities, and you find out how low or how high your ceiling is. The easier route for most of us is, especially in the western part of the world, something that we choose because there's just not as much effort involved, there's not as much sweat equity involved, there's not as much hard work involved, but the easier route often produces lackluster results. So I think it's really important to work smart, which can sometimes create efficiency, but not necessarily be easy. So I hope that makes sense."