Fairway woods off the deck

Solid strike: LPGA star Atthaya Thitikul’s execution off the fairway is a fine example of how to hit a wood off the deck. — Getty Images/AFP

TRYING to scoop the ball or get too shallow are common mistakes amateurs make as they struggle to make the most of their fairway woods.

Indeed, a lot of club golfers, in their desire to hit it far and straight, “attempt to sweep the ball away.”