#TomsTips: How To Use Grip Pressure to Prevent a Hook or a Slice

#TomsTips: How To Use Grip Pressure to Prevent a Hook or a Slice 760 510 Tom Watson

Hold the club tighter with the last three fingers of your left hand to prevent a hook. Conversely, lighten grip pressure in the left hand to prevent a slice. I had a three-shot lead on…

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#TomsTips: Where To Tee Your Ball for the Best Angle

#TomsTips: Where To Tee Your Ball for the Best Angle 760 509 Tom Watson

Teeing up on the correct side of the teeing ground promotes a better angle to your target—and a safer shot. I always recommend to slicers that they tee up on the far right side. Then…

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#TomsTips: Wind = Break – For Shots From Any Distance

#TomsTips: Wind = Break – For Shots From Any Distance 760 507 Tom Watson

  I won my first major at The British Open at Carnoustie, in windy conditions, in 1975. It reminded me that when dealing with a crosswind, you should think of the break on a green. The…

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#TomsTips: Practice the Shots You Need

#TomsTips: Practice the Shots You Need 760 508 Tom Watson

I did, and it helped me win the 1982 U.S. Open. Do you practice the shots you know you’ll face on your home course? When I went into the 1982 U.S. Open, I was playing…

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#TomsTips: Chip or Putt?

#TomsTips: Chip or Putt? 760 508 Tom Watson

What you should do from off the green. The 1977 British Open at Turnberry, where Jack Nicklaus and I went head-to-head the final two rounds, is a favorite memory. Jack led by a shot when…

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#TomsTips: Learn From Your Past

#TomsTips: Learn From Your Past 760 508 Tom Watson

Think back to how other decisions played out. I like the par 3s at Royal Aberdeen in Scotland, where I won my second Senior British Open, in 2005. They play at different lengths and in…

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LESSONS OF A LIFETIME

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