John Daly has been around the block enough times to have the experience and quality to pass advice on to amateurs and in true Daly fashion, he doesn’t beat around the bush when giving out the advice.
Daly won the PGA Championship in 1991 and then landed The Open in 1995 to write his name into the history books.
As we all know, Daly is one of the game’s great characters and even now as Daly posts high rounds of 88 and worse on the Champions Tour, he’s still loved by fans around the world.
Of course, in the modern game, Daly is approaching 60 and at the point in life where he likes to pass on knowledge.
And looking back at a tip Daly had for the average amateur when he was closer to his prime, it’s worth taking on board his advice.
John Daly’s blunt tip for amateurs using the wrong golf clubs
We see and hear it all the time in the amateur game as golfers try to force their way around a course and in doing so, try to hit clubs too hard.
With that comes a lack of accuracy and ultimately, a drop in confidence.
However, with that thought in mind, John Daly once suggested there’s something very simple amateurs can do to navigate the problems in hitting the golf ball.
“Another tip would be, especially if you’re struggling, would be to take your favourite club, every amateur has a favourite, I don’t care if it’s a driver a sand wedge or whatever, just go warm up with it,” Daly said.
“The bottom line is you want to go to the first tee, you want to have confidence in your game. If you’re not hitting the club well, then don’t hit it on the range.
“And even if you’re not that good of an amateur…try not to place yourself in a position where you’re going to need to hit that club in a round of golf. It’s not easy to do, but you know, if you don’t like the club, then get rid of it and get something else in there.”
How different Tiger Woods and John Daly’s warm-up routines were
As the game has developed over the years, John Daly is certainly more of a throwback compared to the modern and complete athletes we see nowadays.
Indeed, you only need to listen to Daly’s interview from when he was playing regularly to get the idea behind his own warm-up routines.
Meanwhile, Tiger Woods’ routine to getting ready for a round couldn’t be any more different.
“I used to get up in the morning, run four miles, then I’d go to the gym. Then I’d hit balls for about two or three hours, I would go play, come back, work on my short-game. Then I’d go run another four miles, and then if I wanted to play basketball or tennis, I’d go do that, that was my daily routine,” Woods is on record as saying.
Still, it doesn’t mean Daly’s way or Woods’ way is right or wrong. And in fact, the tip here from Daly would probably do a lot of amateurs a lot of good.
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