Lee Trevino’s ‘secret’ to a hitting a golf ball better which can really help amateurs when they go to the driving range

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For higher-handicap players, looking to make consistent contact with a golf ball is arguably the best way to shave shots off their score.

We’ve all seen it: an amateur golfer catching the ball heavy and seeing their shot travel under half its desired distance. It’s disheartening and sometimes the main reason why improvements can’t be made.

However, it’s not all doom and gloom. Making better contact is often an easy fix, and six-time major winner Lee Trevino has shared a simple piece of advice which could massively improve the consistency of strike.

Lee Trevino’s coaching ‘secret’ which could help your game

Speaking in a video shared by Golf.Com, Trevino suggested the biggest secret to improving strike is ball position.

“If you’re on the driving range and practicing, the thing that you want to do is don’t change the swing,” Trevino explained.

“The secret to hitting the ball is solid is to keep moving the ball back. Don’t aim at anything. Don’t do that. Once you get a pattern and you can hit this ball the same way every time, then we can go to aiming. To hit it solid, you have to remember that your body is the trunk, and these limbs are only going to go so far before they release, rotate, or open. The ball will tell you what it’s doing.

“If the ball is going too low and you’re not hitting it solid, the chances are 99% of the time, it’s too far forward. People don’t move the ball back because it makes them think they’re aiming well right of the target.”

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What else can amateur players do on the driving range?

Trevino’s advice is pretty simple, right? The greats of the game don’t have a magic formula; it’s about doing the fundamentals extremely well.

Even today’s modern stars try to focus on the basics before anything else. For example, Patrick Reed believes alignment sticks are essential when practicing, and Scottie Scheffler focuses on his grip if any issues arise within his swing.

At times, those looking to improve focus on too many aspects of the golf swing at once or on irrelevant techniques. If issues arise, the first port of call is to look at the fundamentals—usually, that’s where something has gone wrong.