The Perfect Gambler's Par 5 + Decent irons but Poor Driver? Let's fix that.

TIPS & DRILLS
Irons Dialed but Driver Swing Lost?
Max Kettler gives you the keys 🔑 

To Recap…

Drives off the tee are a different species than Iron shots. Here are 3 things to key on when teeing off:

-STEP 1: Position the ball forward in your stance.
-STEP 2: Drop your back shoulder about 20 degrees to ensure an upward strike on the ball at impact.
-STEP 3: This is THE KEY. Stay behind the ball. If you’re body gets out in front, you’ll either block shots into a big slice or try to flip your hands hard at impact and hit a nasty low hook. So STAY BEHIND THE BALL.

COURSES
The Ultimate Gambler’s Par 5

King’s North at Myrtle Beach National Golf Club
Myrtle Beach, SC

If you’re from the southeast, you may already know King’s North in Myrtle Beach. It’s a super-fun layout and hole #6 is a 568-yard par 5 with the ultimate risk / reward shot. If you can land your tee shot on the island fairway, you can cut off the dogleg and leave yourself 150-200 yards into the green with your 2nd shot. Just be sure not to chunk your 2nd lol.

Rates: $100-160 during peak season

_{Check out this hole flyover from @playmyrtlebeachgolf}

STATISTICS
Stat of the Day: Fairways in Regulation by Handicap
presented by…

The Stat: The average tour pro only hits the fairway in regulation 54% of the time, while a 20 handicap hits the fairway 41% of the time.

The Takeaway: Sure, tour pros might have more narrow fairways to contend with, but you might have assumed pros are hitting the fairway closer to 60-70% of the time, and you’d be wrong. Just know that a missed fairway isn’t as penalizing as it might seem, especially if you’ve got a nice short game to pair with an average driver.

POCKET CHANGE
Tidbits we’ve collected

🏌🏻‍♂️ EQUIPMENT DEALS

• A $300 Mobile Launch Monitor? Turn your phone or tablet into a launch monitor with this Rapsodo device, currently 40% off at Golf Galaxy.

• Last Year’s Shoes: With new 2024 lines already launching, last year’s models are on deep discount at Carl’s Golfland

⛳ COURSE & TRAVEL DEALS

• Did that King’s North “Gambler” post pique your interest? Get 4 rounds and 3 nights on some of Myrtle Beach’s finest courses at an incredibly discounted rate

👀 ICYMI

• Max Homa’s 477 yard drive and his perfect humblebrag to follow it up

📰 NEWS

• After Malbon signed Jason Day and Nike parted ways with Tiger Woods, Lululemon decided to get into the golf apparel game, signing “The Chef,” Min Woo Lee

TODAY’S TRIVIA
Answer to Win a Malbon x Seamus Golf Rancho Arroyo Fairway Headcover
(1 winner chosen on 1/31/24 across all January trivia’s correct entries, 1000 respondents minimum)