The Tuck, Turn and Roll Drill
LPGA Professional Instructor Maria Palozola’s Tuck, Turn and Roll drill will get you striking your irons with force and control.
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Maria Palozola has been selected as one of the Top 50 LPGA Teachers in the World from 2008 to the present and chosen as LPGA Midwest Section Teacher of the Year in 2008, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016 & 2018.
Maria was also selected as a U.S. Kids Top 50 Master Kids Teacher after making the Top 50 list in 2016, 2017 & 2018 and selected a Golf Range Association of America Top 50 Growth of the Game Instructor in 201, 2018 & 2019.
Listed as a Golf Digest Best Teacher in State, Maria was the Lead Instructor for the Golf Channel Academy with Maria Palozola in St. Louis, MO. Maria has appeared on the Golf Channel doing golf tips for the Golf Fix, School of Golf and The Morning Drive.
Maria Palozola instructs online at mygolfinstructor.com and gives lessons and clinics in person at stlouisgolflessons.com and mariapalozola.com.
LPGA Professional Instructor Maria Palozola’s Tuck, Turn and Roll drill will get you striking your irons with force and control.
Where should you position the ball for your driver, fairway woods, and iron shots? Use Maria Palozola’s ‘Feet Together’ drill to guarantee a consistent ball position at setup.
Get your focus ahead of the ball with the Handful of Pennies Drill from Maria Palozola to help you hit down, take a divot and strike better iron shots.
Maria Palozola demonstrates her ‘Ba Boom’ hip motion that adds power and stability to your swing by shifting your weight and turning you towards the target.
Top 50 LPGA Teacher Maria Palozola says start reading the green from the fairway and establish a good routine with quality practice strokes that are a realistic rehearsal for your putt.
Where our eyes focus has a significant effect on our hand-eye coordination. Simply put, it just isn’t easy to hit something solidly if you aren’t looking at it. Lesson by Maria Palozola.
Many golfers fear the flop shot and think it is a magic skill that only tour pros have. Maria Palozola shows how any player can master this very useful shot.
Maria Palozola and PGA Professional, Gideon Traub explain how to pick the right target on the green. Aiming at the pin is not always your best bet.
Maria Palozola demonstrates intentionally striking putts off the toe or heel of your putter. In most cases, you should try to strike your golf shots in the sweet spot to control distance and spin, but hitting on the toe or heel in certain circumstances might be of benefit.
Here’s a great drill from Maria Palazola to check that your swing path isn’t causing pulls and push shots or slices and hooks.
Distance control on your chip shots can be tricky. Maria Palozola demonstrates how to take the focus away from the flag and on to a landing spot so that you can use the natural contours of the green and get the ball close to the hole.
Maria Palozola demonstrates how to shape your shots from left to right (for right-handers) and helps you turn a slice into a fade.
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