Keegan Bradley has offered some priceless advice to amateur golfers who are looking to improve.
Bradley has a vitally important month ahead of him, with the Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black fast approaching.
The 39-year-old has been in exceptional form on the PGA Tour this season with one win and six top-10s to his name in 21 starts.
Bradley is in somewhat of a no-win situation ahead of the Ryder Cup, as he will be damned if he picks himself and damned if he does not.’
However, the man from Vermont is a hugely ambitious character, and he clearly believes in his ability to perform the roles of both a player and captain at Bethpage.
Bradley is a top-level performer, and his finest moment in the game came back in 2011 when he won the PGA Championship at The Atlanta Athletic Club.
The cornerstone of his success that week was his exceptional long iron play. Now Bradley has given amateurs some strong advice about how to improve their approach shots from long distances.
Keegan Bradley tells amateur golfers the clubs they must have in their bags
Amateur golfers are all on seemingly never-ending quests to become better players all-round.
The key is to practice plenty but to actually work on something constructive, rather than to just aimlessly smash balls on the driving range.
However, another key aspect of improving is having the correct equipment in your bag in the first place.
Bradley once told amateurs the clubs that they simply must have in order to deal with long approach shots into greens, when speaking to Golfing World.
He said: “I try to get an exact number and be very precise about that number. So that way I know if I have practiced and have this number down I should hit it consistently.
“I think amateurs should have as many hybrids and three woods and forgiving clubs in their bag to help them with those numbers, because for an amateur it’s a really tough shot. For everybody it is.“
The club Xander Schauffele said no amateur should ever try to hit
Recently, Xander Schauffele offered some advice for amateur golfers looking to get better.
And interestingly, his tip was along the same lines as Bradley’s above.
Schauffele was asked to name the club that no amateur golfer should ever use.
He said: “Oh, a three-iron. It shouldn’t be in the bag. A lot of pros don’t even use a three-iron.
“You need speed to get it up in the air, there are hybrids and utility woods and seven-woods out there that are way easier to hit. Three-iron you can’t hit out of the rough, seven-wood you can or hybrid you can.“
Judging by the advice from Schauffele and Bradley, amateur golfers should steer clear of all long irons and put as many hybrids and fairway woods in their bags as possible.
Why not try it? Moving away from long irons might just improve your game.
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