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Schauffele, 30, winner of the 2024 US PGA Championship, seven other PGA Tour events since 2017, and the gold medal at the 2021 Olympics in Tokyo, leads the PGA Tour through end of May in proximity to the hole from 200 to 225 yards and is second in Strokes Gained Tee to Green. with everything you did earlier in the setup and backswing, the ball will take off to your left with good height and then float down a little to the right. I’m telling you that if you get good at this shot, you’re going to have plenty of par and birdie opportunities. backswing, which is great, but you can’t hit this shot if you don’t get your weight moving forward as you start the through-swing. Push into your lead leg ( far left ) to make sure you’re not hitting this shot off your back foot – which would likely result in a low or topped shot. After you push into the lead leg, your goal is to sweep the ball off the turf ( middle left ). That means no deep divots! Then keep swinging, letting your hands and club wrap around you nice and high ( near left ). Combined
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