Golf Digest - June 2020

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6 Swing Thoughts that Work Whether driving, chipping or putting, you can play your best golf with one of these keys in mind BY NICK FALDO

’VE ALWAYS BEEN one of those golfers who needs a swing key to play well. I don’t like to rely on feel. To my mind, good feel is the result of sound mechanics and, later, confidence. Think about it; if all you have to consider when you’re over the ball is one simple swing key, you can block out negative images. You can forget the water in front of the green or the big bunker on the right. When you get to that stage, every shot becomes the same, at least in your mind. And isn’t that what the swing is all about: the reduction of variables so that you can focus on just one key thought. Remember, the less complicated anything is, the easier it is to repeat. On the following pages, I’ve outlined some of the swing keys that have worked for me over the years. They helped me, so there’s no reason they shouldn’t do the same for you.

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