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Taking It to the Next Level
Here is a quick guide to help you take it to the next level.
If You Shoot Over 100
If you currently shoot over 100 you are probably new to the game. Golf is game that takes plenty of practice and understanding. At your level, you're...
The Long & Winding Road to the Roses
It's a long and winding road to Churchill Downs and the first
Saturday in May, but the Thoroughbred set is atwitter about
Breeders' Cup Juvenile champion Stevie Wonderboy, who is slated
to make his 3-year-old debut Saturday in the $150,000 San...
Travel Without Taking A Look At TeeTimeWatch.com
What has got to be the largest single challenge facing non-professional golfers anywhere these days is finding the time to play. This has been made even more difficult by the fact that many of these golfers are very busy business executives who...
What Are Those Golf Ball Dimples All About?
How many times have you... wondered why there are dimples
all over the golf ball?
In this article I will explain to you why golf balls have
dimples. How it controls the flight of the ball and why they
are really important to your golf game....
Why A Modern Golf Training System Is So Effective
Gone are the days when a golf training system mainly involved going over to the course and practicing your swing. This was hardly effective and for many unprepared golfers in poor physical condition often led to injury. These days golf training...
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How To Strengthen The Weak Areas Of Your Golf Game
There are basically two main areas on which you may need to
spend some extra time, or that you might enroll in a golf
instruction course to focus on. Those are the Swing and the
Short Game.
The Swing: Getting off to the right start in your game,
isn't just a matter of stepping up to the tee and whacking
the ball. There are a lot of things to learn between
taking a wood out of your bag, and connecting with the
ball.
While the instructor may start you off one way, as you
become familiar with the clubs and what works best for you,
the approach to the tee will become a personal one.
Consistency is often the key to making the same quality
drive, every time.
That consistency can include everything from pre-shot
preparation, such as laying down a club to look at the lie
of the ground, or going directly to the tee, placing a
ball, and then adjusting your stance. Your body position
both before the upswing and after the downswing, will also
be crucial elements in getting the most out of the long
drive first shots.
When you move off the tee, you've still got long shots to
go. This is where the professional instructors will
introduce irons, and which ones are most appropriate,
according to the distance to the flag, and the lie of
the
ball.
The instructor's presence is for the purpose of teaching
and feedback. But depending on the course or school you
have enrolled in, it may be possible to also get a visual
record of your play and problems, through tapes that are
made during the lessons.
The Short Game: This area of play includes putting, chip,
and bunker shots. These require specialized approaches,
according to where your ball is in relation to the fairway
or green, and what shot you're on for the hole. These are
primarily "control" shots, which have to be learned through
experience and practice.
For chip shots, the technique taught may include such
things as a close stance, placing your hands further down
the club shaft, and limiting your back swing. Shots out of
the bunker require more work, since your ball could be in
shallow, deep, wet or dry sand, on a downhill lay or on an
upward slope.
Your pro will introduce you to the advantages of the sand
wedge, and how the degree of loft for each, can impact how
quickly you get out of the trap.
About the author:
Peter Faulkner has been a keen golfer for many years. On
day at the 19th hole he decided to relate his experiences
in a series of articles...
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