Watching professional golfers is a fantastic way for amateur players to improve their skills.
Even just tuning in to the coverage of the DP World Tour and PGA Tour can give you an insight into some of the game-changing tactics and tricks professional golfers use that you can also adopt to save a few shots around the course.
You might catch a glimpse of a golfer lining up their putt in a unique way or maybe see someone stashing a specific snack in their bag. Either way, if the pros are doing it, then perhaps us amateurs should be doing it too!
So, we decided to sit down with DP World Tour player Jordan Smith and his caddie Sam Matton, to find out if there are any special insights we can learn from a professional golfer that you might not have spotted on the television.
Jordan Smith won an Electrified GV70 for hitting a hole in one at the Genesis Scottish Open. For more information visit www.genesis.com. (opens in new tab)
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After turning pro in 2014, this season will be Smith’s 10th year playing on the DP World Tour, so he was the perfect person to talk to considering his experience playing at the top level.
And it’s been a busy 12 months for the Englishman, who claimed his second win on the DP World Tour at October’s Portugal Masters, before wrapping up the year with a career-high 12th-placed finish in the European Tour rankings.
Smith even carded a hole-in-one at the Genesis Scottish Open back in July and won a Genesis electrified GV70 car, as well as an all-electric GV60 for his caddie, Matton.
So, having sat down with the duo at the Genesis Car Studio in London’s Battersea Power station, here are six things we’ve learned from Smith that may help you improve as a golfer…
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Are there any processes you go through when playing a pressure shot?
With ranking points and prize funds on offer, every shot counts for a professional golfer, so we wanted to find out whether there were any specific processes Smith goes through when he addresses a pressure shot or putt.
And for anyone struggling with where to put their mind when addressing the golf ball, the 30-year-old has a very interesting tip for you that he learnt from a psychologist.
“The one thing I’ll always remember that a psychologist taught me when I used to play for England is if you have a pressure shot, instead of thinking about what you normally would, just try to picture the flag,” he said.
“Then when you address the ball, just picture that…
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