SHORT GAME FIRST

Side-by-side testing should make it easier to notice any preferences you have, but if you don’t have a clear winner we’d always recommend prioritising the ball you prefer around the greens, as this is where you take the majority of your shots and what influences your final score the most.

Both the Titleist Pro V1 and Pro V1x golf balls are very popular in store because they offer total performance. So you get very soft feel with tour proven short game control as well as exceptional distance. Each ball also has some subtle differences to suit various needs, which we can discuss before your on course testing.

COMMON CHIPPING MISTAKES

These pictures cover just some of the faults we often help fix. A technique like the top left image where the hands try to help the ball up with a flicking motion is one of the chief causes of fat and thins.

Poor posture like the middle right picture can also cause your swing path to alter each time, which again harms your chipping consistency.

Using your full swing set-up to chip is less common, but we do help lots of beginners with this problem and love it when their scores start to tumble.

Using too much shaft lean like the bottom right image is another common fault we can help fix. Learning to use the bounce more efficiently will increase both your spin and control.