Jack Nicklaus was asked why he won so many major championships. His answer was, "when I played the last nine holes of the championships I knew the ball would not go left".
For you to follow this advice you need to understand your own swing and accept your consistent shot and why these shots happen.
You must aim down one side of the fairway and shape the ball into the full width of it. This doubles the width of your t
arget and discounts one side of the course where the major trouble lies.
If you stand on the first tee and there is out of bounds to the right you need to know that your shot cannot go in that direction and have the confidence to make that swing.
A ball will go to the right if your clubface is aiming right when it impacts the ball. It will also be exaggerated if you swing from out to in through the ball, i.e. across the intended line of the shot and away from the out of bounds.
When a player sees trouble they aim away from it and swing away from it, imparting clockwise spin on the ball and taking it towards the trouble.
You must have the confidence to swing the club on a line from inside the ball and have the conviction to rotate the clubface over to ensure it isn't facing to the right at impact and you will then impart anti-clockwise spin on the ball.
Once you have mastered the art of shaping a shot you will be able to plan your way around avoiding all the disaster areas. Then it's down to your 100 yards and in game to determine just how low you can score.
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