 |  |  | | Everyone has expectations that every shot will be great. The secret to hitting good shots is to stand over the ball saying, “I can’t wait to hit this shot. It’s going to be fun.” Think back to a situation in the past when you hit a similar shot well. If you don’t hit a good shot, know that even the pros don’t hit that many perfect shots. And when you do hit it good, don’t say, “It’s about time.” Instead say, “That was awesome.” Notice the sound that it makes when you hit it flush, the beautiful flight, how it goes up against the clouds and lands softly on the green, where your body was, your weight distribution and your finish. Then press “enter” in your mind and try to suck up all the data and feeling you had. So when you get that shot again, you can remember what you did. Unfortunately, in golf, most people have a bank of bad memories and the good ones they just say, “Well, that’s what I should have done.” If you want to know how to play golf, go watch Callaway Golf Staff Professional Gary Player and see how everything is positive and he only remembers the good shots. The negative guys leave the tour early. | | | Callaway Golf Staff Professional Johnny Miller won 25 times on the PGA Tour from 1969-1994. In 1973, he captured the U.S. Open with a final-round 63 at Oakmont, widely regarded as the greatest round in golf history. In 1976, he captured his second major championship when he won the British Open at Royal Birkdale with a course-record 66 in the final round on his way to a six-stroke victory. He is currently the lead analyst for NBC’s golf coverage. 
To enable you to make a nice, level turn on your takeaway, make sure you start with a 50/50 weight distribution at address.
 | | Try to think as though your head is centered evenly between your legs. That will ensure that you are at 50/50 balance at address, which will allow your hips to turn very freely. Remind yourself of that on every shot. |
 | | Some of you have been told to address the ball with more weight on your back foot than your front foot when hitting long shots. But if your head is back at address, you have to be careful not to top it, hit behind it or hit the ball too high. |
 | | If your head is forward at address, you’ll have very little power and it will result in deep divots and low shots. |
 | | On your backswing, you should have about 80 percent of your weight on your back leg and 20 percent on your front leg. |
 | | Your weight distribution on your follow through should be the opposite of your backswing—80 percent of your weight on your front foot and 20 percent on your back foot. |
 | | If you start with the majority of your weight on your back foot, you won’t turn properly and you’ll end up off-balance with all of your weight on your back foot. | Photos taken at Four Seasons Resort Aviara Golf Club in Carslbad, California. |