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    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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  • 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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  • 006 17 C 0013 Horiz Par 5 Birdie Putt Screen Shot 2022 11 05 at 10.53.11 AM.jpg

    Fabian hit a sand wedge to twelve feet and drained this putt for par. The lesson? "Fabian hit a poor tee shot. But he hit his second shot to 80 yards. He put it in the middle of the green and sank his putt. So, the tee shot did not hurt him. So often…
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  • 007 18 D 0023 Horiz Bunker 1 Screen Shot 2022 11 05 at 10.54.41 AM.jpg

    The next hole was a par-3 and Fabian found a greenside bunker. A great opportunity to learn some sand basics. The big takeaways? "You have to have a lot of cupping or extension in the lead wrist. When you cup the lead wrist on the back swing and you…
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  • 009 22 C 0002 Horiz Water Hole Approach 1 Screen Shot 2022 11 05 at 10.58.18 AM.jpg

    Fabian hit a perfect drive on the next hole, a par-4 dogleg right. But as we approached his ball in the fairway, Fabian noted the water fronting the green and said "Oh, boy." This earned him a playful, but stern reprimand from Skip. "Now there's thirty…
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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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  • 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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