Gary Player is one of the greatest golfers to have ever lived, and there aren’t many men who played the game with better records than the diminutive South African.
Player won an incredible 150 professional golf tournaments worldwide, including nine major championships and 24 PGA Tour titles.
His sheer talent, hard work and commitment enabled him to compete with American superstars Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus.
His knowledge of the game is unrivalled, and now Player regularly shares golf tips with amateur golfers.
There aren’t many better people to learn from than Mr Player, so if you want to become a more consistent ball-striker, you simply have to check out his latest tip.
Gary Player gives his ‘tip for the week’ to amateur golfers
Player is making a habit of sharing regular advice with amateur golfers who are looking to improve.
Now he has taken to his official X account to share some valuable advice about becoming a more consistent ball-striker.
Player explained: “I believe initiating the downswing by using your hips and legs is a key factor to consistent golf. Using your body correctly allows for the hands and arms to fall into the correct places naturally. So if I can give one tip for the week, rotate those hips.“
The South African is spot on there. Mastering the golf swing is all about using the big muscles correctly so that the smaller muscles follow.
If you’re an amateur golfer looking to lower your handicap, try practicing Player’s advice above.
If you initiate the downswing with your lower body rather than your arms, you will create more power, have a better ball flight and the dreaded slice could become a thing of the past.
Gary Player’s putting tip will improve your performance on the greens
Player recently shared his advice to amateur golfers who want to stop three-putting so regularly.
He said: “First of all the average weekend golfer three putts a lot of times and the reason he three putts mainly is because on a putt this length, this is about the average length he hits an iron shot from.
“So he gets up and lags up and they always run five feet by, five feet short, five feet to the right, so he three putts.
“What he wants to do is practice a lot long putts. A lot of lag putts. And what you do is that you get up, you see it does not matter what stroke you use. It’s feel.
“It does not matter what stroke you use, it’s feel and getting the message to your sub conscious of how hard to hit it.
“I have seen 20 different strokes by 20 different folks who can all really putt. The best putter who ever lived is Bobby Locke.
“He would put the ball on the toe, he aimed it six foot to the right. Everybody says you can’t putt that way and he was the best putter who ever lived. There is no one stroke.
“I am trying to hole it, but the thing is the average golfer should try and put it within a two foot circle around the hole. But he has obviously got to know, which very few do, if you are with the grain or against the grain or across the grain. That is where your caddie will have to help you, which is very important by the way.
“But here I am. I look at the hole. I come back. Now I look at the hole and have a practice putt but I am looking at the hole and I am practicing putting, I am imagining it, I am telling myself how hard to hit it. One more time I look at then I go ahead.“
If amateur golfers looking to improve combine Player’s tips on avoiding three-putts with his advice on how to become a better and more consistent ball-striker, there’s a good chance they will improve overnight.
Practice is the key though. Without that, nothing will get better.
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