VIKTOR HOVLAND TALKS CHIPPING AND GOLF SWING IDEAS

VIKTOR HOVLAND TALKS CHIPPING AND GOLF SWING IDEAS

Author: Golf Swing Productions by Mark Crossfield Greg Chalmers and Lou Stagner December 29, 2020 Duration: 34:10

Two-time PGA Tour winner, US Amateur champ, and all-around nice guy Viktor Hovland joins us in the first of a two-part series. In this episode we discuss chipping with a 10-finger grip, his swing technique, how poker has helped his golf game, and shagging his own balls when he was at Oklahoma State. If for some crazy reason you are not currently a Hovland fan, you will be after this. 

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