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

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.

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

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.