There are few people more qualified to give golfing advice than PGA Tour star Michael Kim.
The American is 37th in the Official World Golf Ranking as of January 2026 after an excellent 2025 season.
He has also built a significant following on social media because of his insightful posts and interactions with his fans.
Kim has now shared some valuable advice for amateur golfers in conversation with YouTuber Pat Mayo.
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Michael Kim’s advice for amateur golfers before rounds
Kim gave amateur golfers a tip on what they should do before rounds to warm up properly.
Most recreational golfers do not have the time to practice for an hour as the professionals do, so it is important for them to prepare efficiently.
Kim recommended some “lazy swings” to loosen up their bodies before hitting some “hooks and slices” to improve their feel.
“Hopefully, you give yourself a bit more than 10 minutes to make sure you don’t injure yourself when you hit the driver all of a sudden, and you haven’t done anything in the last week,” he explained.
“I would say, as the lowest common denominator, most people will be able to gain something from this, make sure you take some long, lazy swings to start, to get some stretch and some blood flow.
“During practice, I think the best thing an amateur can do is to hit some hooks and slices. Let’s say you start with a 20-yard hook and a 20-yard slice, if you can, then lessen the curve over time.
“That helps you build a lot of clubface awareness, to where it’s like, ‘Okay, that’s what I need to do to hit a hook, and that’s what I need to do to hit a fade or slice.’ You can’t go wrong doing that, no matter what your swing looks like. Those are probably my two suggestions.”
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Michael Kim’s tip for amateur golfers struggling with putting
Kim also shared how he would teach amateur golfers to improve their putting on the practice green.
He focuses his training on AimPoint, but he advises others to take a simpler approach involving the shadows of flagsticks.
“I’ve leaned a lot into AimPoint these days, which I know some of your listeners are really going to hate,” Kim continued. “So, a lot of my practice has been setting a baseline for one percent, two percent, three percent, and stuff like that.
“Putting-wise, something I try to do with kids at a clinic is, if the green has some pins or flags, you can mess with the shadow. There’s going to be a shadow, and you can have kids hit putts along the shadow to give them a bit more of a visual sense.
“Sometimes, a lot of kids and some amateurs don’t even know where they’re really looking. If they have some visual aspect, that can help.”
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