By Bob Rosburg, PGA Champion and TV Golf Commentator

For many golfers, one of the most difficult things to do is to visualize different aspects of your swing. One "technique" however, that I have used for years to teach golfers distances is a clock. I tell golfers to imagine the dial of a clock and then learn to control the distance of their short game shots by "telling time."

I will, for example, have golfers practice with their sand wedge. I will tell them to hit 10 shots at 12 o'clock. Then, we will measure the distance that those shots go. Next, I will have the same golfer hit 10 shots at 11 o'clock. Then we measure those distances. I continue the exercise until we have worked our way down to about 8 o'clock.

It seems that by picturing the dial of a clock and associating distances with various times, golfers tend to learn how to control their distances quicker.