Notes From The Course Whisperer - Don't aim where you want the ball to end up

Many factors dictate a line to the right on Streamsong Red's par-5 7th hole

I see it all the time—amateur golfers, proficient or otherwise, who pick out an intended line on a drive or approach shot, take aim and fire away, only to see their golf ball fly, bounce and roll out to a point well off-line from where they thought they were playing. They think they’ve missed the sh

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Veteran golf travel, history and architecture journalist, Bradley S. Klein has written more than 1,500 feature articles on course architecture, resort travel, golf course development, golf history and the media for such other publications as Golfweek, Golf Digest, Financial Times, New York Times and Sports Illustrated. He has published seven books on golf architecture and history, including Discovering Donald Ross, winner of the USGA 2001 International Book Award. In 2015, Klein won the Donald Ross Award for lifetime achievement from the American Society of Golf Course Architects. Follow Brad on Twitter
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Notes From The Course Whisperer - Don't aim where you want the ball to end up