Paul Williamson Golf

Where’s the lie? 🤪

Luck Is Always A Part of Golf - But Your Next Decision Is 100% On You

I hit an absolute shocker off the tee and got away with it. Through the trees, lucky as hell, and left with 160 metres over more trees to the green.

This is where most golfers throw the hole away. They compound the error by chasing the hero shot.

In this Playing With The Pro breakdown from Emerald Lakes, I show you why scoring golf is about damage control, not perfection.

WHAT YOU'LL LEARN:

MANAGING EXPECTATIONS ON RECOVERY SHOTS
When you're out of position, your only job is to get the ball UP and AROUND the green. If it lands on the green, that's a bonus. I was not firing at the flag - I was playing to save my score.

NAILING THE SETUP FOR HEIGHT
To clear the trees I needed a 7-iron with enough loft. But strategy is useless without contact. I break down why ball position is non-negotiable on a recovery shot - hit it heavy or thin and you're straight back into the timber.

THE REALITY OF GOLF
I picked my target, set my ball position, and still hit the bloody branches. That's golf. But because I played smart and had margin for error, luck stayed on my side.

Stop letting one bad shot become a triple bogey. Learn to think your way to a lower score.

What's the worst "hero shot" you've tried from the trees? Let me know in the comments - did you pull it off?

Everything changes when your setup finally makes sense.

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THE BRUTAL TRUTH ABOUT YOUR SLICE

I get asked why people slice the ball every single day. Here are the blunt facts.

Your club face is pointing further to the right than the path you are swinging on. That is it. The ball does not lie. Up to 95 percent of where that golf ball goes is determined by exactly where the club face is pointing at impact. If it points right, the ball is going right.

You are slicing because you keep going out there trying to hit the perfect straight shot, but you have absolutely no idea what a square club face actually feels like.

If you want to fix it, you have to do the exact opposite. Stop trying to hit it straight. Go to the practice fairway and actively try to hit the ball to the left. Roll your forearms over. Feel what a closed face actually means.

Once you finally figure out how to hit it left, you will know where right is. Somewhere in between those two extremes is down the middle.

Go try it out, and let me know in the comments if it stops the bleeding.

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Effective golf course management starts long before you pull the club from your bag. You will learn specific techniques for positioning yourself on the tee box to play away from trouble and maximize your landing area. By refining your golf setup routine, you remove the guesswork from your game and create a reliable process for every hole.

Apply these golf course management principles during your next round to see the difference. Subscribe for weekly golf swing tips and strategy breakdowns, and comment below with which part of your game you want to improve next.

Watch this before your next round to hit more greens.

Full video on YouTube: https://youtube.com/shorts/br8HqLRorhU