The chip shot is a standard in golf. When you are somewhere between 20 and 2 feet from the green, too far to putt and too short to pitch, the golf stroke you want to make is a chip shot. There are lots of different ideas about how to best chip your golf ball onto…
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Golf Lesson: The Secret to Making Consistent Pitch Shots
One of the prettiest shots in golf is the pitch shot. When hit correctly, the ball sails high on an arc through the air, landing on the green with a soft “thump,” within three feet of the hole. Beautiful. I love that sound, and I’ve heard it often when I play with good golfers. The…
Essential Golf Advice: Pre-Round Practice, How To Avoid Slow Play, and the Number One Golf Rule You Should Know
Advice from a professional. I recently sat down with PGA Professional, Merry Holway of Olde Barnstable Fairgrounds Golf Course and Hyannis Golf Course in Hyannis, Massachusetts to get her perspective on the game of golf, and advice for the amateur golfers who play the game. We covered a lot of topics. You can listen to…
It’s No Secret How To Drop 10 Strokes Off Your Golf Game Immediately
I’ve been playing golf for years. I love the game but find it very frustrating at the same time. I put in time at the practice range, have taken many lessons both group and one-on-one, and play at least twice a week. Still I struggle to break 100. Fellow golfers who watch me play tell…
How To Improve Your Golf Swing and Take 5 Shots Off Your Score Fast!
Golf Swing and Tempo are such an elusive idea… and so unique to each golfer. Every player has to find their own unique tempo. Fast, slow, in-between… if you hum you way through your golf swing, are you humming a waltz or the cha-cha-cha? It doesn’t really matter, as long as it works for you.…
How a $100 Dollar Bill Fixed My Golf Slice
I’ve been working on my golf drive for a while. It seems to have a mind of its own. I line up my target, set the clubface square to the target, take my position, check my grip, my posture, my stance, my balance…. and when I think everything is ready to go… and Thwack! I…
