When there’s serious trouble down the right side of a hole, it can be super stressful, especially if your regular shot shape is left to right. The tendency is to try to steer a drive out there—and risk hitting it even farther to the right—or to overcompensate and yank the ball into trouble on the left side.
The goal here is to visualize and hit a controlled shot that curves from right to left. Tee up on the left side of the teeing area, and picture a shot that starts at the right edge of the fairway and turns back toward the middle.
To execute this shot, line up your body slightly to the right of the target and aim the clubface less to the right—or directly at the target. When you make your swing, the clubface will be closed to the path, and you’ll produce that draw everybody wants. Don’t aim too far to the right, though. You want to give yourself enough of a buffer so that if you hit the ball straight, you’re still easily in play.
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