Golfers are taking the club for the yardage and worrying about the lie second. That’s backwards.
You absolutely have to consider how the ball is sitting first. Then, choose the correct club for the lie.
Choose the club that’s right for the lie. Yardage does not dictate club selection. The lie does.
Amateurs are guilty of using too little loft. If your ball is sitting down in the grass, I don’t care if the hole is a hundred miles away. Get out your eight iron!
Generally going for more loft is good when you’re in trouble.
I want you to reliably–not heroically–cover ground. It is better to relax and enjoyably cover some ground rather than risk wastefully duffing a shot.
