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Ernie Els’ Rule of 80% Effort
June 13, 2007 | under Beginners, Golf Swing, Ernie Els |
Ernie Els make it look so easy to hit the golf ball long and accurate. No wonder, he is called the “Big Easy”. Ernie has a swing that is so smooth and relaxed, despite being a big and tall man himself.
Ernie publish his 80 percent rule in one of the articles in Golf Digest and it is a gentle reminder to golfers out there that power does not equal distance.
“Even though hybrids are more popular than ever (and easy to hit), you still have to be able to handle your fairway woods to have a complete long game. If you can hit your 3- and 5-woods with confidence from the fairway, par 5s become birdie opportunities and 420-yard par 4s are a lot less scary.
When you’re hitting a fairway wood, you’ve got a lot of real estate to cover to get to your target. Your first instinct is probably to give it a little more power, because you’re worried about coming up short. But if you try to hit it hard, you’ll tend to speed up your transition at the top and get out of sync. Lunging at the ball from the top leads to a lot of pulls and slices. You’ll get better results–and often more distance–if you swing at 80 percent effort.
I almost never hit a shot all out, and I make a conscious effort to swing my long clubs just as I do my wedges. Keep this in mind when hitting your fairway woods.”
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