Bernhard Langer\u2019s advice for playing this game for decades to come<\/a><\/p>\nIt makes Wallace a really insightful person to talk to when it comes to learning how the rest of us can get a little better ourselves. So last offseason, that\u2019s what we did. Wallace shared advice on his process, some things he\u2019s learned, and a few things the rest of us can use to improve, too.<\/p>\n
Here are some highlights:<\/p>\n
1. A mental routine for fewer thoughts<\/p>\n
You\u2019ve done the work, now it\u2019s time to hit the shot. How do you do that best?<\/p>\n
Wallace thinks of it like a computer. You\u2019ve plugged in the information. All that\u2019s left is to hit \u2018enter\u2019. It\u2019s a trick Wallace uses to keep things as simple as possible.<\/p>\n
2. When you\u2019re struggling, remember the goal<\/p>\n
Bad days are part of golf. They\u2019re going to happen. When they do, don\u2019t go down the never-ending rabbit hole of quick swing fixes. You\u2019re on the course, you need to accept what you have that day, and remember the ultimate goal: getting the clubface square, and striking the golf ball pure.<\/p>\n
3. \u2018The best fix I ever had\u2019<\/p>\n
Wallace has always struggled with getting steep on his downswing and hitting pulls left \u2013 a problem a lot of us can relate to. How did he fix it? By closing the clubface at setup.<\/p>\n
That may seem strange \u2013 if you\u2019re missing left, why would you want to add another left element? \u2013 but Wallace says it works because it forced his body to counteract. Take note.<\/p>\n
4. A better way of practising your short game<\/p>\n
Wallace jumped from outside the top 60 on tour in Strokes Gauned: Around the Greens to inside the top 5 in one season.<\/p>\n
How? By being extremely regimented with his practice. Basic wedge shots, one pace longer each time\u2026<\/p>\n
5. Use LPGA swings as a model<\/p>\n
Looking for a pro\u2019s golf swing to emulate? Then look no further than the women\u2019s game. Their games are more centred on accuracy than power \u2013 and their swing speeds are more comparable to ours.<\/p>\n
6. You go low with your putter \u2013 not by chasing pins<\/p>\n
How do pros shoot such low scores? Not by aiming at every pin they see.<\/p>\n
Wallace says pros are very selective with which pins to chase. Low scores come instead from giving yourself good opportunities with your putter. The red numbers come on the days when your putter gets hot. Don\u2019t sabotage your chances by getting overly aggressive with your full shots.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"[Photo: Ross Kinnaird] Matt Wallace is one of the smartest, and most thoughtful, golfers in the game. He\u2019s…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":423227,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[566],"tags":[4225,64,63,755,138747,36416,6923,222559,85],"class_list":["post-423226","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-golf","tag-article","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-golf","tag-golf-digest","tag-how-to","tag-matt-wallace","tag-smart-golf","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/423226","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=423226"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/423226\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/423227"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=423226"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=423226"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=423226"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}