One of the things I’ve noticed about amateur golfers is that a lot of them struggle to gain distance. Many people also try to use their arms to generate club head speed and distance. The assumption is that distance comes from swinging the arms harder and faster. The arms tend to be the dominant body […]
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Looking for the best tips for playing golf in the rain? Just because it’s raining doesn’t mean it has to be a bad thing. Sure, the ball won’t travel as far but you can usually play winter rules and have soft conditions that are primed to help you go low. Unless you’re going to pack
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As I’m sure you’ve noticed by now, the golf swing is an arc. The goal with every club you hit off the deck is to produce a consistent bottom of the arc position. Too far behind the ball, you hit it thin or fat depending on how you tweak your swing and body. Ultimately you
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One of the most common mistakes that amateur golfers make is swaying in the golf swing. It’s something that happens fairly naturally and feels like the logical way to make that ball travel farther. Everyone, especially amateur golfers, wants to hit the golf ball farther, so it’s tempting to sway, or drift, in your backswing
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If you’re like most amateur golfers, you dread hitting out of fairway bunkers. You probably cringe whenever you see your ball slowly roll into the bunker. And I bet the entire ride to the shot you’re thinking about it. You’re probably thinking…do I swing harder? Club up? Lay up? Is the lip going to get
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Have you ever heard on TV that you need to learn how to cover the golf ball but have no clue what it means? Announcers frequently throw around terms like covering or compressing the golf ball without giving much explanation to the view. And if you’re like most players, you’ve probably thought, “How do you
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The backswing can be one of those things that is difficult to change, understand, and sense. When you’re swinging, you can’t see what’s going on behind your head at the top of your backswing, so you have to rely on feel to make sure you’re in the right position. You can have every intention of
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Have you ever found yourself playing well late in a round only to end the last few holes with some big numbers on the card? I know I have and it’s frustrating. The feeling of playing well, thinking smart, and having confidence during the entire round. Then, all of a sudden, you start to realize
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You could have the best swing in the world but if your club face isn’t square at impact, you’re in for a challenging round. Very simply, if you can square up the face, you can become an extremely consistent golfer. And if you want to show lower scores, you need to have some sort of
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Do you want to learn how to finally hit long irons and give yourself more chances to shoot lower scores? Let’s face it, hitting long irons isn’t easy. Just ask any amateur golfer and even low handicap players. It’s so impressive to see it pulled off correctly. A high 3 or 4 iron that carries
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