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    Fabian tried a shot himself and asked how the ball would go straight when the face of his sand wedge was opened so far to the right of target. "Because you're not touching the ball with the clubface," Skip responded. "You're only displacing sand. If you…
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    Fabian was all smiles after his afternoon with Skip. He, told me, "I learned more today than I have all season. Just in this three-hour playing lesson." “Well if that's how you feel," Skip chimed in, " you're buying the beers!" Fabian did so, happily…
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  • 003 14 C 0007 Horiz Rough Lie 1 Screen Shot 2022 11 05 at 10.50.51 AM.jpg

    No. 2 at Allendale is a long par 4. Fabian hooked his drive and found the left rough, well over 200 yards from the green. Fabian asked about technique, so Skip demonstrated, but first talked strategy. "What you should be thinking here," Skip explained…
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  • Playing Lesson Skip Guss 1

  • 002 08 B 0007 Vert Chipping Coin Drill 3 Screen Shot 2023 02 20 at 11.27.58 AM.jpg

    When the hands beat the clubface to impact, you make crisp, consistent contact. No scooping.
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  • 001 07 B 0006 Vert Chipping Shaft Lean IMG 7211.jpg

    In Bob's philosophy, chipping utilizes the same motion as putting, but with some slight adjustments - one of which is a slight forward lean of the shaft at address and through impact.
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  • 003 9 B 0021 Horiz Chipping Coin Drill 1 IMG 7212.jpg

    Where you land the bottom of the wedge is a crucial skill in chipping. To build this skill, Bob placed a nickel on the turf, just in front of the golf ball.
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    The most important takeaway for Fabian was Bob's concept of flying the ball one-third of the way to the hole and letting it roll the remaining two-thirds of the distance. Fabian drained this chip and as Bob explained, "Guessing at your landing spot makes…
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  • 004 10 B 0020 Horiz Chipping Coin Drill 2 Screen Shot 2023 02 20 at 11.25.18 AM.jpg

    When Fabian was able to land the club just beyond the ball, the nickel flew ahead, too – great feedback for proper technique.
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  • Playing Lesson Bob Giusti 2

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