Articles in the Steve Nixon Category
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Aaron Abts, a senior at Ledford High School in Thomasville, NC, signed a Letter of Intent for golf with the University of North Carolina – Pembroke. As Captain of the Golf team, he currently plays first position. Aaron received both athletic and academic scholarships (GPA 4.6) from the University of North Carolina – Pembroke and officially signed his letter of intent on April 12, 2012. Aaron is proud to be coached by long time Swing Coach, Steve Nixon a PGA Instructor for Robert Linville’s Precision Golf …
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This golf tip discusses the best one that I have ever received. No, it wasn’t about “adding distance to your drives.”
Nor was it about “foolproof putting.” Instead, believe it or not, the best tip I have ever received was on fairway bunkers. The entire essence of the tip is as follows? “keep your lower body as still as possible when hitting a fairway bunker shot”.
It was quite a long time ago that I received the tip. (It was at a golf seminar in Charleston, SC.) It also seems eerie …
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How to improve your shortgame – Pitching
by Head Professional, Steve Nixon
This is the 2nd of a 3 part series. In this video I talk about pitching. In all shots you always start with your grip first. I like for you to choke up almost to the shaft. This will make you bend from the hips more, and get you closer to the ball. Then I like for you to set your feet with your weight about 90% on your front foot. This keeps you from moving left or right to …
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How to improve your shortgame – Chipping
by Head Professional, Steve Nixon
This is the 1st of a 3 part series. In this video I talk about how to improve your chipping. In all shots you always start with your grip first. I like for you to choke up almost to the shaft. This will make you bend from the hips more, and get you closer to the ball. Then I like for you to set your feet with your weight about 90% on your front foot. This keeps you from …
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Build a Solid Backswing for More Solid Shots
by Head Instructor, Steve Nixon
You’ve probably heard the saying, “It’s not how you take the club back –
it’s how you make contact with the ball.” However, much of what happens
at impact is directly related to what is set up in the backswing. Here at
Precision Golf School, I work on getting golfers to swing the club back
into the optimum position, so it becomes easier to make a downswing that
delivers solid contact. When I do a swing analysis of the backswing, there
are two main swing …
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Hitting Solid Shots
by Steve Nixon, Head Instructor Winston Salem
How good does it feel to hit a solid golf shot? Hitting good shots is
the biggest and most important thing we do to enjoy golf!
Here are a couple reasons why we don’t always hit solid golf shots.
Common mistakes we often make include hitting “fat shots”, “topping” the ball, and “missing” the ball. Here are ways to improve your shots.
We often here that we have “raised our head” or “you came up on the ball”. Instead, think about this way. …
