Combat Any Wind Situation With These Types Of Tee Shots

Project X HZRDUS Yellow I've come to accept I'm not one of the longest guys on tour, so if I'm going to beat guys who are 20 to 30 yards longer off the tee-- like I did at the 2015 RSM Classic and the 2017 Dean & DeLuca Invitational-- I have to keep the ball in the fairway with my Project X HZRDUS Yellow graphite shafts. I'm going to teach you four, one for each type of wind condition. Pair the correct play with that wind, and you'll be hitting your next shot from the short grass.

CUT WIND: TAKE IT ONWARD Project X HZRDUS Yellow

With most tee shots, I start by lining up my  Project X HZRDUS Yellow driver shaftdeciding on where I need to drive it to make the best position into the green. I examine to see how the wind might impact that scheme and adjust for it. I struggle the most with a slice wind (coming from the left for right-handers), but my modifications are to play the ball way up, off my left toe (below), and aim even farther left than usual. The ball position and positioning help me start the ball on a path left of the fairway and, subsequently, let the wind push it back into the fairway in the most ideal spot.

Everyone loves a hole where the wind is at your back. To take advantage of that, I tee the ball higher than normal-- with half of it sitting above the driver when I sole it. I also position the ball just off my left heel. The last thing I do at address is tilting my right shoulder slightly down (below) and to the right. All of this promotes a higher launch angle, which gets the ball up and riding the wind. When I swing, I load up on my right side and then fire into the ball from the inside, trying to draw it for even more of a distance boost. If you do this, be careful not to get too much weight on your right side when you take the club back. It makes it harder to hit it solid.We're lucky we play mostly on firm fairways on tour; at least the ball will roll when the hole is into the wind. I play for that, trying to hit it 20 feet off the ground and chase it out there. At address, I tee the ball only an inch off the grass, play it about two inches back of my left heel and grip down a little on the driver (below). I also aim slightly left of the target, because the tendency is for the shot to squirt right as a result of the ball position-- it's harder to square the face. The swing keys: Keep your weight centered between your feet, and make a short-but-smooth swing back and through. The mistake is to lean forward and hit down on it to keep the shot low. That creates extra spin, killing distance.

Pair the correct play with that wind, and you'll be hitting your next shot from the short grass.I struggle the most with a slice wind (coming from the left for right-handers), however my adjustments are to play the ball means up, off my left toe (listed below), and goal further left than normal. Everybody loves an opening where the wind is at your back. We're fortunate we play primarily on company fairways on tour; at least the ball will roll when the hole is into the wind.