- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
Fairway Quotes
What golfers really think about while walking the fairway.
These fairway quotes come from players and commentators who treat every shot as a matter of position rather than power, from average distance calculations to bunker strategy. It is a small window into how much thought golf hides behind each swing.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Feel
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't hit it as far as a lot of guys do, so I have to be in the right spot in the fairway to score, and that means driving it well. The two biggest keys for me are to make a good transition and to keep my hands ahead of the clubhead through impact. I want to feel as if my swing is two swings: one going back and another coming down.
- Green
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't want to brag, but I do more homework on the course than any other announcer. I chart the greens to get all the breaks. I walk down into the greenside bunkers. I walk into the fairway bunkers to see whether a player can reach the green from them.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm sure you have a hole at your course where you love to hit the tee shot. You can't wait to get up there and bomb away because the fairway is wide, or the hole always plays downwind.
- Feet
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- Nov 07, 2020
From a good lie in the middle of a fairway bunker, I'll make the same swing as I do from an average fairway lie. I'll dig my feet in slightly and keep my lower body stable so I won't slip, but I don't change my club selection or setup. It's only when the ball is sitting down in the sand that I'll make some modifications.
- Effort
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- Nov 07, 2020
I almost never hit a shot all out, and I make a conscious effort to swing my long clubs just as I do my wedges. Keep this in mind when hitting your fairway woods.
- Power
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- Nov 07, 2020