Sir Nick Faldo is never short on confidence when it comes to sharing his knowledge of the game and with that, how to improve for any golfer.
Having won six majors in his career – including three green jackets – it’s safe to say that Faldo is more than qualified to help anyone in the game out. And that goes right from the amateur high-handicap player, all the way to current tour pros.
Over the years, Faldo has become more and more vocal and visible in terms of how he shares these tips and with the rise of social media, we see him a lot.
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Thankfully for us, Faldo often dishes some gems in terms of the advice and a lot of the time, it’s simple stuff.
Indeed, while doing some coaching on Matt Fryer’s YouTube channel earlier this year, Faldo revealed something so simple for amateurs to work on.
Nick Faldo’s tip for amateurs that served him so well as a golfer
With golf such a complex and difficult sport to master, we often see people going in search of too many things to improve their game.
However, with someone like Sir Nick Faldo, the solutions are often – in his view – much simpler.
That’s why when speaking to Fryer back in April, Faldo simply shared an easy drill that any amateur can do, and one which served him so well in his brilliant career.
‘Basically, the body is doing a really good rotation, turn, turn. I used to do this all the time, it was my drill,” Faldo explained.
“Jack did this [with his feet]. But again because I’m a tall guy, I did this. If the body is moving well then you can put yourself in different places.
“So my shoulders really work for me so if the shoulders go down, I’ll hit a certain shot, so a low one. You can then play with the shoulders, work up, puts the club in a slightly different position which then lets you hit a slightly different shot or release.”
What Sir Nick Faldo suggests to stop shanking the golf ball
Faldo really is a fountain of knowledge and when you listen to him, it’s little wonder he’s had so much success both for himself and since finishing up.
The Englishman has a real way with words and is able to present information without overcomplicating things.
Indeed, one of Faldo’s other top tips comes in helping to fix the shank.
“It’s a psychological issue. Get rid of that picture to start off with. Obviously if you’re shanking the golf ball, it comes from you moving forward and getting jammed inside. This ‘junk’ here is heading towards the golf ball. We want to do the absolute opposite to that,” Faldo explains.
“I would recommend for a while, to stop you going forward, is to get your weight off your left side, because I think you’re leaning into it too much. Have a couple of practice strokes just with your right hand, and see how steep it is going back, point your thumbs to the sky and let your right hand go.“
Still, anyone can shank it and we’ve even seen Justin Rose do it twice in the same round a few months back.
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