Golf is a good physical and mental sport. It will get you outdoors and will get you moving. This will keep you bright. It makes you to feel the fresh air by getting you out. When you are walking around the course, it exercises the heart and many muscles, thus by it prevents you from heart disease and other complaints. Read more...
If watching Sergio Garcia play golf doesn’t send you into furious fits of rage, lobbing a half-full beer at the television with each plaintive cry of “Just hit the freaking ball already,” then you’re in big trouble in this department. Face it, now that you’re married you just can’t disappear for five or six hours on a Saturday, return home exhausted and stinking of beer and goose crap, and expect a warm reception from the wife. But giving up golf altogether is just not an option. So, here are ten simple tricks to help you get on and off the links as quickly as possible. Read more...
By this time, you are ready to get clubs that fit you, if you haven’t already. Basically speaking, you need to have the correct shaft length and flex, the correct grip size, and the correct lie angle. Many golf course pro shops now offer club fitting service, using one or more of the excellent portable club fitting stations offered by leading club manufacturers. These units have several different clubs with varying lengths, flexes and lie angles for you to try, until you find the one you hit the best. Incidentally, you do not necessarily need new clubs. If you like your present set, they can easily be adjusted to fit you. And that’s a lot less expensive than a new set. Read more...
You may have heard of the swing plane before, but you may not understand what it is. That’s because its usually only referred to, yet seldom, if ever, described. Read more...
Golf is not a perfect game, it’s far from it. Many people do not realise that golf is a game of intense learning that takes a lifetime and more to master. Not even Tiger Woods does everything right and this means that he too, also has to put his bad holes behind him and come up with a method of doing this. Did you know? Tiger Woods has an action with his Caddy where he is allowed to vent his anger 30 seconds after each shot. Tiger Wood’s caddy then walks on in front of Tiger and then turns back after the time has passed and encourages Tiger to carry on and look at his next shot. Something must work; he’s the number one player in the world! Let’s take a look at how you can improve your after hole management. Read more...
If you are thinking of your next golf game, then you are most likely thinking about how you would like to hit the golf ball through that round. If you are like me, you like to watch golf on the television and feel inspired when you are watching professionals on the television hit it hard, fast and definitely far. They have built their skill over many years of playing but there are small changes that they make to their game that you could do also and this will help lower your scores. Every small change you make will make a huge difference in the long run. I’ve put together a small guide that will help you hit it like a professional. Read more...
If you are a golfer who is about to undergo surgery to recover from an ongoing back injury then you will find the tips in the article to be valuable. Supposedly, it takes six to nine months for complete recovery from some back injuries. I know it will take three months of no activity, then just waiting for time to heal. If you love playing golf and want to know what can be done during the slower months of recovery to aid your eventual return to the game then read on. Read more...
Formerly the domain of the rich and famous, golf has become a recreational sport for millions of American men (and women!) This article will discuss the history of the game, the equipment you’ll need, and most importantly, the lingo. Read more...
Golf is the fastest growing sport in the United States. Participation has jumped way beyond what could have been predicted a decade ago. It seems impossible not to cross paths with someone each day that takes golf more seriously than their careers or jobs. The sport has become an obsession with certain groups of people. The equipment manufacturers come out with a new club or gadget like clockwork. It’s a sport where there is so much ‘how to’ instruction that it breeds discontent. However, it’s that very lack of contentment that drives men and women to seek improvement. Read more...
In the real world, it is rather expensive to keep up with all the latest trends in the golf arena. With shoes, clothing, clubs and balls, as well as all manner of peripheral accessories to make use of, the game of golf can be a budget busting proposition. Considering that some golf clubs are exorbitantly priced on their own, competing with the Joneses in this particular case can be devastatingly expensive. Fortunately, the digital version of golf isn’t quite so expensive, requiring only a game pad and a couch on which to sit while playing your favorite arcade version of the classic sport. Competing in the online world is quite a bit cheaper than competing in the real world of golf against other players. With video games and digital entertainment, there is minimal expenditure involved, while producing maximum enjoyment of the sport. Read more...