Your longest drives will come when you feel you're swinging at 75 percent.

I've been swinging good and hitting the ball really well this week and I'm delighted to be back in contention.

Swinging harder with a longer club almost always leads to bad shots.

If you can hit your 3- and 5-woods with confidence from the fairway, par 5s become birdie opportunities, and 420-yard par 4s are a lot less scary.

Make a conscious effort to loosen your hands and let your arms feel soft when you're at address. Take the club back a bit shorter, and feel as if you're cracking a whip on the way down - not tensing up to smash something hard.

You have to know how to read your lie and take a calculated risk when you hit out of the rough.