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Balance And Posture Prelude To Winning Swings


In golf, everything counts. Good equipment, fitness, grip, stance, posture, balance, swing. All important. But mastering a good grip is pretty straight forward. With guidance, a good swing is achievable with moderate practice. There are thousands of programs that teach fitness.

Bunker Shots Not Tequila Shots


The way some duffers approach bunker shots, you might think they'd been drinking before the game rather than after. So here's some sober advice about how to tackle those tough traps.

Chips Without The Fish


In the average round of golf roughly 70% of shots are made from 120 yards or less from the pin. That means, your chip shot is key to taking those extra strokes off. A chip shot is a low-trajectory flight that rolls further than it flies. A pitch, by contrast, flies higher, carries farther, and rolls less.

Exercises For Better Scores


Like any athletic activity peak performance is not just superior technique, but having a body that does what you need it to do. Toning, stretching, warming-up, and easy weight training all help improve scores on the course.

Get A Grip


Dozens of different factors play into a good golf shot —— grip, posture, stance, balance, swing, concentration, and many more. But it all starts with the right grip. Though there are a variety of different grips for different purposes, here are some steps to start out right.

Getting Started Learn But Enjoy Part I


In 15th century Scotland the game of "gowf" was born. Around 1744, the Company of Gentlemen Golfers, established in Edinburgh, then codified the first rules of play. And the world has never been the same since. Golf is one of the most popular sports in the world; played in countries as far flung as Mexico and Ireland, South Africa and China. And, of course, Scotland. There are even universities that offer a major in Golf.

Getting Started Learn But Enjoy Part II


Since a game of golf can cost anywhere from $5 to $100 dollars, sooner or later you're going to get the urge to do more than whack a ball around a hundred times. Good!

Glossary


Like any human activity, golf's enthusiastic participants have created a whole dictionary's worth of words that may not mean what they do in everyday life. Since the rules of golf have been around since 1744, the situation is amplified.

Golf Courses Around The World


Golf is NOT played everywhere on the globe —— it just seems like it. There are about 32,000 known golf courses (not counting your cousin's back yard or those impromptu setups in Antarctica). But, there don't seem to be any in the Ukraine (population about 48 million) or Yemen (pop. 20 million), or a few other places around the world.

Golf Widows Revenge


According to figures derived from the National Golf Foundation and the US Census, there are at least 5.5 million golf widows in the United States. They are the women who stay home or sit by the pool while their spouses enjoy golfing with their buddies.

Hooks In Fishing Good In Golf Bad


Since there are an infinite number of wrong paths for a golf ball to fly, but only one right path, the odds are not in your favor. But, as Hans Solo said: "Never tell me the odds!" Beat them by looking at the cause of a hook and practicing the cure.

Judging Equipment With Common Sense


Proper grip, stance, posture, swing — all essential to the game. But don't forget you are doing all those things with golf equipment and, like any product, some are better than others. Here are a few things to consider when looking for clubs, shoes, and all the rest.

Make Your Short Game Shorter


Since 70 percent of shots are made within 120 yards of the hole, improving your short game can lead to better scores with less effort. One technique, mental as much as physical, to improve your short game is by starting from the hole and working backwards. Everyone knows the frustration of missing those two foot putts, but that can be practiced off the course.

Perfect Putting


Ok, so there really is no such thing as perfect putting —— but you can get pretty close.

Reading The Green


Every golfer knows that a good putting game is the difference between winning and losing. Central to improving that crucial part of the game is developing a well-honed ability to read the green.

Rules And Etiquette


In 1744, the Company of Gentlemen Golfers was established in Edinburgh and then codified the first rules of play. They've been evolving ever since. The official USGA rules, plus decisions, covers over five hundred pages. So, no brief article can cover every facet. The following is highly simplified.

Shorten Your Long Game


Before you can putt you have to get on the green. To get there in one shot is the ideal you aim for. Here's some advice to approach it.

Slicing Pizza Good In Golf Bad


There are as many different ideas about how to cure a slice as there are experts. But there are some fundamentals on which most agree.

Swing Drills


There are dozens of sometimes clever, sometimes ridiculous tricks for improving your swing. We'll review some shortly. And hope they're viewed as clever, not ridiculous! But, first, some basics.

Swing Time


Swing Time! Grip, stance, balance, posture, swing plane, backswing, downswing —— enough already! So much to think about just to hit a hard little ball straight ahead two hundred yards. So let's take it a step at a time.

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