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Trail Golf Tip: The Importance of Setup

In this video, Mike Rugg of the Steve Dresser Golf Academy at True Blue Golf Club and Caledonia Golf & Fish Club in Pawleys Island, S.C. walks us through the paces of a proper setup both with your irons, and your driver. It may seem boring at first, but it’s a critical element to the rest of your game!

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Pawleys Plantation Hole 13

Trail Hole Spotlight: No. 13 at Pawleys Plantation

It’s often referred to in jest as “Myrtle Beach’s Shortest Par 5.” Indeed, that’s what it feels like if you don’t find the green off the tee at the (in)famous short par 3 on No. 13 at Pawleys Plantation Golf & Country Club. Join us for a dynamic aerial tour of this hole, and see why this Jack Nicklaus design is a great fit for your next Hammock Coast Golf Trail getaway!

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Trail Tip: The Importance of a Fixed Axis of Rotation

In this video, Sean “The Beast” Fister of the Dustin Johnson Golf School at TPC Myrtle Beach in Murrells Inlet, S.C. discusses how a fixed axis of rotation is critical to generating distance in both your driver, and your iron play. That axis, though, as Sean demonstrates, will vary depending upon the type of shot you’re trying to hit.

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Caledonia Hole 14

Trail Hole Spotlight: No. 14 at Caledonia Golf & Fish Club

Caledonia Golf & Fish Club has all the makings of a championship-caliber course, including notable holes like No. 14, a somewhat lengthy par 4 that challenges players to hit it out parallel to a water hazard to the left to gain a better angle into the green. As with many holes at Caledonia, oaks and flowers set a picturesque backdrop for this truly fantastic hole, one that is sure to make a lasting impression during your upcoming golf vacation along the Hammock Coast Golf Trail.

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Hammock Coast Golf Trail Hole Spotlight: No. 12 at Blackmoor

While many golfers immediately think of its split-fairway par 4 at No. 8 as Blackmoor’s ultimate risk/reward hole, the par 4 you encounter four holes later is another that belongs in the same conversation. Can you cut the corner here? Check out our aerial video tour of this beauty, and see what you’re up against if you do.

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Video Tip: Train to Hinge & Unhinge

In this tip, Steve Dresser of the renowned Steve Dresser Golf Academy at True Blue Golf Club in Pawleys Island, S.C. discusses the “hinge/unhinge” training method, and how it can help improve your balance, allow for a freer arm swing and reinforce a proper swing plane.

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