Ryan's coming to us from the Santa Maria Golf Academy short game practice area for this tip. Most golfers spend all of their practice time hitting their driver, but to lower scores, you really need to work in this area.

Junior golfers (age eight to 16) can get some great instruction from Ryan at Santa Maria's summer camps. There are five different sessions from June through August. E-mail Ryan at ryanmcgwyer@yahoo.com to get your kids signed up.