It probably happens at least once to every golfer. You are only 40 yards from the green but you can’t drive your cart up too close. You grab your putter and a wedge and head to your ball. You pitch up onto the green and as you walk on, you drop your pitching wedge somewhere…
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The Secret To Hitting Those Fairway Woods & Hybrids
Most golfers have several fairway woods in their bag, usually a 3 wood, 5 wood, and possibly a 7 or 9 wood. I play with a woman who has an 11! They are not common, but they do exist. Originally made of real wood (thus the name), these clubs have heads of steel or titanium.…
The Right Way To Swing A Golf Driver For Distance and Accuracy
Every golfer with any sense will tell you that the driver, the #1 club in your bag is also the #1 club most difficult to hit well, consistently. Consistently, being the operative word. Today drivers are big, honky things at the end of a very long, light shaft. Club manufacturers are always making little tweaks…
How To Choose The Right Club For Your Next Shot
You are allowed up to 14 clubs in your golf bag. During each round of golf you may only use five or six of those clubs—or, depending on the situation, you may find yourself using almost every one of the fourteen. Every round of golf is different. Different day, different course, different weather, different partners.…
Where Do You Place Your Golf Ball? – You Could Be Wrong!
I have heard instructors give a wide variety of directives to golfers about the right spot on which to place the golf ball when a player is about to hit. Some have a simple approach. Jack Nicklaus, for example, is often quoted as telling golfers to just place the ball in the center of your…
Golf Essentials: Three Key Ingredients You Cannot Be Without
“Golf is a game you can never win. You can only play at it.” But to play it well requires one essential element that comes before all others. Without it you will never play well. Adapt it, adjust it, but never ignore it. What is this absolutely essential element? It’s the golf grip. Get it…
