1.Set up with a slightly open clubface to add loft and use the bounce of your club. Have the grip and shaft in a negative shaft lean and and the ball should be positioned left of center. 2. Dig your feet in to determine the type/texture of the sand.and to establish a solid footing with more knee-flex than your regular stance. 3. Hit behind the ball to allow the sand to splash the shot on to the green. The sand will get the ball out of the bunker. 4. Follow through to a full

It is essential to understand the difference between chipping and pitching and when to play which, as we have taught over and over again to all our students. Whichever you choose, you must have good clean, 'crisp' contact and control of your distance. GOOD CONTACT If you make good contact with the ball, it allows the grooves on the face to work with the dimples on the ball to create friction and spin and then you will be able to control what happens when the ball hits the gre

Question: Hi Coach Franz, I desperately need to improve quickly as I have a very important event coming up in a month that I need to impress my boss who is an avid golf nut. We will be with clients and that's always additional pressure too. I have been playing for about 5 years and I score, on a good day high 80's. I do not have a lot of time for lessons, but I have taken some over the years, and everyone tells me I have a good swing. I see the programs that your company has

Question: Hi Coach Franz, I recently saw a poll on Twitter asking golfers where they would invest $1000 in their game – towards lessons or equipment? The results: 76% towards lessons and 24% towards buying equipment. What would you advise? I shoot 86 semi-regularly and have been playing for 7 years. Thanks! Jerald Answer: Simply put, I endorse the thought process that the poll suggests. Not because it is self serving as a coach to increase revenue to the company, but primari