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Swing Sequence: Daniel Berger

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By Dave Allen, Erin Rollestone
| Australian Golf Digest Verified
When Daniel Berger decided to shut things down after the 2022 US Open, he and his team spent a lot of time looking at 3-D motion capture hoping to pinpoint what was leading to severe lower-back pain. It didn’t take long to find the answers. “Some things are very obvious when it comes to causing back pain in golf and he had three of them,” says his swing coach, Golf Digest Teaching Professional Mark Blackburn. “The combination was murder on his back.” His problems started at address.
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A simple way to stop three-putting

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By Jackson Koert, Dave Allen
| Golf Digest Middle East Verified
Being “target aware” is important on any shot, but it’s critical on the greens, where many amateurs tend to misread putts or get caught up in how their stroke looks or feels. They often spend very little time looking at the hole and, as a result, have a difficult time getting the speed right. If you make a lot of three-putts, it’s likely because of poor speed control, not direction. Fortunately, the solution can be as simple—and obvious—as honing in on your target more.
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3 drives every golfer needs, how to hit them with the same swing

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By Todd Anderson Verified, Dave Allen
| Golf Digest Middle East Verified
Not every tee shot calls for max distance. Some holes it’s imperative to keep the ball in play, and others, where you’re not particularly oozing with confidence, and you may want to play a routine drive. Point is, the more shots you have in your arsenal, the better equipped you’ll be to handle any situation off the tee. There are three different types of tee shots I teach my players: (1) a stock drive; (2) a fairway finder; and (3) a high bomb.
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