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Essential Skill: How to Read Lies in the Rough

Do you struggle from the rough? Does your scoring average increase dramatically when you miss the fairway? If so, you need to learn how to read lies in the rough. Half the battle with approach shots is analyzing the lie to figure out the best club and target for every shot. Today, I’ll help simplify […]

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Reading Lies in the Rough

The Golfer’s Guide to Grain: Putting, Chipping, Pitching

Don’t let grain ruin your golf game! Today, I’ll help you understand how grain impacts your short game to save shots and play with confidence.  One of the many reasons golf is such an exciting game is that sheer number of golf courses. Unlike football, basketball, or baseball, the venues change frequently and you can

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Putting with Grain

Broomstick Putting: The Secret to Making More Putts?

Do you want to make more putts and have more confidence on the greens? If so, it might be time to consider broomstick putting (aka using a long putter). Putting is an integral part of the game and if you have a cold putter, it can wreak havoc on your scores. Not to mention crush

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Broomstick Putting

High Spin vs Low Spin Golf Balls: What you need to Know

Understanding spin – from tee to green – is a crucial part of playing your best golf.  If you have too much spin, you’ll lose distance on drives and likely miss a lot of greens in regulation. If you don’t have enough spin, your ball will fall out of the air, tumble, and also lead

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High Spin vs Low Spin Golf Balls

Solid Contact: How to Improve Your Interaction with the Turf

If you want to learn how to make solid contact with your irons, woods, and wedge from the turf, you’re in the right place. There isn’t a much better feeling than a clean iron strike with a perfect divot pattern. It’s the sign of a true ball striker and something every golfer strives towards.  But

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Solid Contact with Irons

Short Game Practice Routine: How you Spend your Time Matters

Is there anything better than missing greens in regulation but getting it up and down consistently? A solid short game is deflating to your playing partners, builds momentum in your game, and can help you lower your handicap fast. You really can’t practice your short game enough.  However, most of the time chipping/putting greens are

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Short Game Practice Routine

Par 5 Strategy: How to Use the Scoring Opportunity

Do you want to score better every single round? If so, you need to learn how to play par 5’s like professional golfers. Don’t worry, you don’t have to hit it 300+ yards, either (but distance does help).   While they’re the longest holes on the scorecard, they’re actually the easiest to score on… if you

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Par 5 Strategy

Center Shafted Putters: Are They a Fit for You?

If you’re ready to make more putts and possibly get out of a putting slump, it might be time to try center shafted putters. Sometimes changing your equipment is exactly what you need to putt with more confidence. But there are a lot of choices today including broomstick putters, armlock putters, and traditional putters. Plus,

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Center Shafted Putters

How to Play Golf on a Budget: 11 Easy Ways to Save Money

There are a lot of words to describe golf, but cheap is not one of them. Between green fees, lessons, golf accessories, and equipment, it can really add up. We even documented how much golfers spend per year (spoiler alert, it’s a lot more than you think).  But today, we’ll help you learn how to

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How to Play Golf on a Budget

Getting Better: How to Make Golf Swing Changes Stick

The golf swing is a complex move and making a swing change can take some getting used too. Especially if you have developed some bad habits and have some swing faults.  Making swing changes is always a scary feeling but usually necessary to break through plateaus and improve to reach your ultimate goal. In most

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Golf Swing Changes
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