Brook Koepka's tips on second shot

The second shot with an iron golf club is a very important shot in the game and many golfers have difficulty with it. Let's follow some instructions of the world's No. 1 golfer Brooks Koepka in order to master this shot.

Adjust your shot direction

The goal of the second shot is to get the ball to "green" as close to the hole as possible, so if you aim to the left or right even a little, it will reduce the chance of achieving a good score. Brooks Koepka sometimes makes a mistake to aim to the left of the target (large image) and coach Claude Harmon III will often come to remind Koepka to adjust the direction of the ball. Put the golf guide sticks or golf club onto the ground to re-adjust your direction when you practice.

Dip your lead shoulder

When putting golf stick back, a lot of golfers take the club back with almost no upper-body rotation, they're all arms. And even when they do rotate back, it's usually on a flat shoulder plane. If your shoulders turn back fairly level with the ground, it is difficult to swing down from inside the target line and hit an accurate shot. You'll probably slice or pull it and miss the green. Instead, turn your left shoulder moves back and down. Then the swing down line will be from inside the target line (as shown), which allows you to swing on plane and hit it straighter.

Govern your downswing

A question Brooks Koepka gets asked a lot is how he is able to swing the club as hard as he does.. In fact, Koepka only uses about 75 percent of his maximum effort. Because when you swing your hardest, your accuracy goes out the window.Therefore, you should take one more club than you would from a particular distance. For example, a 6-iron instead of a 7-iron from 150 yards—and make a swing at 75-percent effort. You'll know you're doing it right if it feels like the club is trailing your body's rotation toward the target like it is here (above).

Control the distance

It would be nice if you're able to hit your shots fairly straight, but when it comes to second-shot accuracy, that's only half the equation.The rest you need to achieve is a right distance. It comes from hitting down on the ball and compressing it, getting that great sound and feel off the face. In order to do that, you need to focus on what your right hand is doing when you put golf club over impact. To flush iron shots, work on improving what your dominant hand does as the club moves through impact. The right palm should never turn skyward.This allows you to strike the ball and keep the clubhead moving downward into the turf. Consistently do that, and the ball will fly a predictable distance.

Finish it off

Brooks Koepka often opts for a fade shot to hit the ball into greens since it is an easy shot to control. That's why his coach often keeps an eye on his alignment to make sure he doen't aim too far left and overcook his iron shots. Notice where Brooks's chest is pointing in relation to where he is looking. It rotated well past the green and is facing almost 90 degrees left of it. The point is, he keeps his body moving as long as he can, which is a key to accuracy when controlling a shot's curve.

If you stop turning your body sooner and the club keeps going, you probably would hook the shot. And if you stop turning your body and club too soon and at the same time, your fade will turn into a nasty slice.