This is probably my favorite shot of all time, this is the stinger. I ruined my golf swing by hitting too many stingers. I started it right when Tiger invented it back in the early 2000s. I was in college and moving through into my professional career and I got really good at it. I had a little blade, a 2 iron, and I’d get the stinger out and I could hit it probably 280. It really was a terrific shot for me, but I ruined my golf swing because with this shot, you want to play the ball back in your stance almost center, and aim a fraction to the left at the top of the swing. I used to blow my left wrist a lot and it used to get the face really shut and then from there, I would rotate really hard, the handle would get way forward to deloft it, and then I’d continue to rotate through. The ball would come out like a bullet, really low, but then as soon as they got to driver, I couldn’t get it up in the air and started hitting snap hooks. Only do this when you have to, but that’s what you need to do to hit the stinger.
July 1, 2022 - 7:00 am EDT
2 years ago
The Keys To Hitting The Tiger Stinger
Chris Mayson
PGA / LPGA Tour Coach, Golf Digest Best in California, Golf Digest Best Young Teacher in America