Johnny Miller

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Johnny Miller may not have won as many major titles as his contemporaries, but that doesn’t mean he’s lazy. In fact, it is far from that.

Throughout his career, Miller won 25 titles on the PGA Tour, including the 1973 U.S. Open championship in Oakmont, with a final round of 63 points. That said, it is wise to listen wisely when Miller shares his insights on how to wield the golf club.

As early as 2013, Miller Golf Magazine This is what he calls the “single best skill” about ball hitting. Check it below and give it a try. Chances are, you will soon start hitting better than ever.

Johnny Miller’s single best tip

Even today, I’m still nervous about the first tee or if I’m playing with someone I don’t know. I was always nervous when I first toured, especially when facing tough shots like hitting a half-weed on the water or a long iron in a tight lie. So I came up with an exercise – maybe my best trick! – To help me feel the most important part of the swing and immediately build the confidence I need to shoot. I call it a “brushing” drill, and I’m sure you’ll play better if you try it.

Within the range, use the club’s toes to draw a line on the grass and concentrate it online. Make a half swing and try brushing the grass on the target side of the line – not a huge isolation knife, just a little brush – and repeat. I did this twice in a row because it instilled a good rhythm: “Brush.”

This sounds simple, but in reality, there are so many things you have to do to brush the grass in the right place that when you do, you are in the ditch. Plus, success in this exercise will stop you from grabbing the ground behind the ball, which is the fastest way to hit a really bad shot.

The trick is to even hold the butt of the grip online before opening your wrist and brushing the grass with the club head. Most amateurs make a mistake when the butt end of the grip is still lined behind the back, and some players release the hinge while the butt is still behind the right leg. But if you lead the club head with the handle and delay it until the last possible moment, you get a clear, touring impact, the shaft tilts the shaft slightly toward the target and uses any iron or wedge toward the target.

Not only does this training bring you into a better position of impact, it will get you first touched no matter your lie. Anyone can make decent contacts within a flat range, but on the route you will encounter uphill, downhill lying and lying on your feet or below. Such slopes tend to exacerbate the impact of the problem, and if you have a swing type that wields the ball, you have no chance except for the perfect lie. Guide with the handle and then brush. I’ve been working on golf for 60 years and this drill beat them.