Scott Sackett

Director of Instruction

McCormick Ranch Golf Club

Scottsdale, AZ

http://www.scottsackett.com

Scott Sackett, GOLF Magazine Top 100 Teacher the past 14 years, just voted as one of Golf Digest’s Best Teacher in the State for the fifth year in a row. Sackett is Director of Instruction at Park Meadows CC in Park City, Utah and while in Scottsdale teaches at McCormick Ranch Golf Club. Scott can be reached by email at scott@scottsackett.com.


Lessons From The Lesson Tee Bunker 101 Chipping 101 Scott Sackett Column Function of the Head in the Golf Swing Are lessons for everybody? Club Face Position Uptop ... Very Important Pre-Shot Routine and its Importance Different Situations/Simple Adjustments The Importance of Balance Different Situations...All in the Address Why Do Woods Slice More than Irons? Two Major Components at Impact PUTTING: 101 Driving...Importance of Ball Position The Proper Club Face Position Impact…The Moment of Truth Putting: 101 The Art of Great Driving Are Lessons for Everybody? Why Do Woods Slice More Than Irons? Chipping 101 The Art of Great Driving Different Situations/Simple Adjustments What is All the Buzz About Belly Putters? Club Face Position Uptop...Very Important Continued Thoughts on Belly Putters The Proper Clubface Position Belly Putters…The importance of the FIT The Forgotten Number in Driver Fitting Belly Putters…The lack of knowledge out there in the marketplace Putting Requires Least Amount of Athleticism Two Major Components at Impact Find Your ZERO Path Baseline for Straighter Golf Shots Bunker…Making It Work How Much Does Center Contact REALLY Matter? Trouble Shot Myths – How to REALLY escape from trouble! Off Center Hits and Their Effect on Spin Rates Putting: Great Knowledge 3 Ways to Hit a Straight Shot These Guys are Good…Really Good! Trackman…Distance is Created by Angles…Proper Angles Push and Pull into Cross Winds The Perfect Draw How is Spin Created? The Perfect Fade Why Alignment is Important for Great Practice How Does Ball Position Effect Ball Flight? Long Iron Stingers Made Easy Learn to Correctly Interpret Your Ball Flight and Lower Your Scores! Power Fade Off the Tee with Driver Attack Angle How Shaft Flex Influences Attack Angle 3 Ways You Miss Left and Why Which Curves More…A Driver or 3 Wood? The 3 Questions Every Player Should Ask 1 Degree of Separation How Much Loft is REALLY on the Club at Impact? Launch Angle, Total Distance, Spin and Contact Point: Attack Angle Make the Most of Limited Practice Time Factors Which Influence Compression Playing Out of Bad Lies How to Draw the Ball Every Time Use Attack Angle to Increase Club Speed The Perfect Fade Stinger Fade with the Driver How Does Ball Position Effect Ball Flight? Spin Rates & Yardages Off Center Hits and Their Effect on Spin Rates TrackMan Performance Putting – A New Putting Frontier The 80% Myth Fundamentals for a Better Game – Bounce and Roll – Part 10 How Much Loft is REALLY on the Club at Impact? Why Conventional Wisdom Gets It Wrong About Putting – Part 1 The 50 Yard Low Spinner Change Your ADDRESS and INCREASE Your CARRY Hitting the CENTER of the club face...IMPORTANT? Which Curves More, a Driver or 3 Wood? PUTTING and the Importance of Face Angle The Putting Clock The Importance of Plane and Backswing The Perfect Fade Course Management from the Lesson Tee The Perfect Fade Are Your Wedges Costing You Strokes? Putting Probabilities TrackMan Putting – The Basics, Part 1 Reality Check Fundamentals for a Better Game – Maximizing Distance – Part 1 Selecting the Right Wedge Fundamentals for a Better Game – Smash Factor – Part 2 Fundamentals for a Better Game – Spin Rate – Part 3 Fundamentals for a Better Game – Launch Angle – Part 4 Fundamentals for a Better Game – Launch Direction – Part 5 Fundamentals for a Better Game – Spin Axis – Part 7 Fundamentals for a Better Game – The Straight Shot – Part 9 Why Conventional Wisdom Gets It Wrong about Putting – Part 2 – Putting’s Contribution to Victory