• 010 23 C 0001 Horiz Water Hole Approach 2 Screen Shot 2022 11 05 at 10.57.40 AM.jpg

    Fabian thinned his approach a bit, but as Skip predicted, he was hole-high, never in danger of losing his ball in the pond.
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  • 013 26 F 0000 Vert Skip and Fabian IMG 7323.jpg

    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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  • 004 15 C 0006 Horiz Rough Lie 2 Screen Shot 2022 11 05 at 10.51.45 AM.jpg

    Technique-wise, Fabian applied Skip's adjustments - ball position back to promote a steeper angle of attack, forward shaft lean on the club and a more lofted club to account for the de-lofted clubface. The plan was to hit a low, running shot down the…
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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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  • 002 13 C 0012 Vert Aim High WIndow IMG 7245.jpg

    Before hitting his short iron approach into the green on No.1, Fabian started making some small practice swings, hinging the club to waist height and adjusting the position of the club shaft. Skip stopped him and explained that even very good players…
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  • 005 16 C 0005 Horiz Rough Lie 3 Screen Shot 2022 11 05 at 10.52.11 AM.jpg

    No over-swinging or attempting to hoist the ball in the air on this swing. A beautiful escape that left Fabian inside 100 yards from the center of the fairway.
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  • 008 19 D 0022 Horiz Bunker 2 Screen Shot 2022 11 05 at 10.55.08 AM.jpg

    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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  • 011 24 E 0004 Horiz Skip Fairway Metal Screen Shot 2022 11 05 at 11.00.10 AM.jpg

    The last hole Fabian and Skip played was a long uphill par-5 that narrowed as we got closer to the green. Fabian asked for some help with the hybrid shot he had left. As Skip dropped a ball and demonstrated a shot, he told a story of playing in a Senior…
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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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