Matt Williams Golf

Comment “Wedge” for details of my online Short Game Series.

Get closer to the pin — better wedge distance control = more makeable putts & lower scores.

1. Stop overestimating your distance. You don’t hit it as far you think you do. Just because you hit 9iron 170yds ONE time, doesn’t mean you hit jt 170yds. Hit balls on a trustworthy launch monitor (10+ good strikes) and take the average CARRY distance. That’s the real distance you hit it ensuring you carry bunkers etc at the front of greens improving your GIR stats.

2. Stop implementing swing tips from your buddies, like “keep your head down”. Let’s face it, your buddies still work a 9-5 and don’t fully understand the advice they’re giving you, despite their best intentions. Find a coach with substantial knowledge in the area you want to improve and listen to them.

3. Forget copying tour pro swings. Clearly, there’s aspects of their swings worthy of emulating however they train on and off the course 6 days a week. This means their bodies have very different capabilities. If you’re wanting to improve then figure out what your body can do and build a functional swing around that.

4. When you play on the course, play with purpose. There’s always a place for casual rounds where you can pick up from a couple feet, however true development comes from playing in the purest form. No more mulligans off the first tee, no more rolling balls out of divots, begin playing real golf.

5. Lastly, the one that should really hit home… Actually PRACTICE! Practice doesn’t mean just bashing 100 balls. Have a process tailored around what you’re trying to improve. Make your practice challenging, score able and measurable. Only then will practice truly take steps forward.

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A great chip starts with a great start line.

Too often, we focus on the swing and forget that the clubface controls where the ball starts. Even a small error in the start line can leave you well away from your target.

Think:

🎯 Pick your landing spot
➡️ Choose your start line
🏌️ Set the clubface
💥 Make the stroke

The goal isn’t always to chip directly at the hole. Choose the right landing spot, start the ball on the correct line, and let the green do the rest.

Better start lines = better chips = more up & downs. 🔥

PERFORMANCE PUTTING: Are You Leaving Strokes on the Green?

The majority of golfers struggles isn’t technique. It isn’t even that they only practice infrequently. It’s that when they do practice there’s no structure or system to measure and quantify their practice session.

This very simple drill with helped not only manage expectations on the greens, but also measure what was his strength and what requires the most attention going forward.

By doing this same exercise again in the future it creates a pressured environment to try and beat the previous best score, emulating the on course environment in practice.

If you’re interested in see where your game can go by working together online, COMMENT the word ‘ONLINE’ and I will DM you a link to a FREE assessment and talk you through how online coaching can elevate your game.

Name Your Roadtrip ⛳️

If you had the choice of these 5 golf trips, which would you choose?

Let me know in the comments below 👇

Bonkers About Bunkers 🏖️

Long term single figure player Roy recently visited me due to struggling with his bunker play of late.

His movement pattern and release tendencies were as expected although a subtle adjustment to posture at address allowed his the ability to retain loft through impact and “splash” the ball out on to the green with control. By taking a more suitable stance and asking him to step in to my footprints it provided immediate feedback on where he should be stood to the ball.

Gone of the days of thins into the bunker face or sailing 30y long, now excitement of how close can we hit it 👏