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  • Tapping Your Power Potential
    Every golfer yearns to hit the ball longer and straighter. Every golfer can. Body type, age, golf handicap—none of these disqualify you from driving the ball farther. The key to longer shots is tapping your power potential.
    Published 27Jun2011, viewed 249 times
  • Five Simple Miscellaneous Golf Tips
    Simple in golf is often better than complex. For example, we teach students in our golf lessons to flare their front foot out when addressing the ball. Flaring your foot is a simple adjustment that provides big results. It lets golfers clear their front hips better and hit longer straighter shots. Simple adjustments like these can work wonders for players with all kinds of golf handicaps. Below are five simple golf tips that can impact your game.
    Published 22Jun2011, viewed 213 times
  • Roll It Like A Pro
    Golf is a great game. But it's harder than it looks. To be good at golf, you must master not only the big things but also the little things. Take roll in putting. Roll isn't the most important factor in putting. That's why most golf lessons on putting cover other topics, like speed and line. But roll is still a factor in putting and can prevent you from sinking putts.
    Published 21Jun2011, viewed 427 times
  • Three Golf Tips On Making Impact
    Impact is the moment of truth in golf. Impact is where the rubber meets the road—no matter what your golf handicap. Jim Flick, noted teacher and author, provides golf lessons to Tour professionals for a living. He points out two ways to swing the club into and through impact. Each way comes with a set of compatible positions and moves. Neither way is right. Neither way is wrong. It's a matter of personal preference.
    Published 01Jun2011, viewed 341 times
  • Tame Your Slice In Three Easy Steps
    Hooking and slicing can get you into trouble—especially off the tee. Even players with low golf handicaps find it hard to go low if they're constantly getting themselves into trouble. In addition to costing you strokes, slicing or hooking can ruin your position for your next shot.
    Published 21May2011, viewed 221 times
  • Avoiding Disasters In The Sand
    Players with low golf handicaps avoid disasters in the sand. They use experience and sound technique to escape bunkers in one.
    Published 19May2011, viewed 186 times
  • Crank Out More Yardage Now
    Want to add 40+ yards to your drives right now - without taking golf lessons? Imagine what that could do for your golf handicap. A study done by Golf Digest indicates that you can add 40+ yards to your drives simply by "hitting from the inside." Unfortunately, many weekend golfers approach the ball from the outside. How does that affect your swing?
    Published 02May2011, viewed 241 times
  • Keys To Creating A Solid One-Plane Swing
    Golf swings fall into one of two basic types. With a one-plane swing, the golfer bends over more and swings around her body. With the two-plane swing, the golfer stands upright more and shifts her weight from back to front. Both have advantages and disadvantages.The key is to find which type of swing suits you best, and then mastering its keys. This article provides golf tips on the one-plane swing.
    Published 01May2011, viewed 500 times
  • Five Keys To Hitting Crisp Wedges
    A recent article PGA standout Sergio Garcia stressed the importance of hitting good wedge shots. We couldn't agree more with Sergio. Good wedge play is the foundation of a solid short game. A good wedge shot—whether hit with a pitching, sand, lob, or flop wedge—can turn three shots into two and bogies into pars.
    Published 21Feb2011, viewed 206 times
  • Scoring With Sand Wedge
    Many golfers think the sand wedge (56 degrees) is just for sand shots. It's not. While the sand wedge is a great bunker club, it's also a great scoring club, if you know what you're doing. In fact, you can save a ton of strokes by mastering this club, regardless of your golf handicap.
    Published 21Feb2011, viewed 402 times
  • Building Confidence In Your Lag Putting
    Weekend golfers are finding it harder these days to hole out in two. It's not because they're bad putters. It's because today's greens are larger than in the past and there are more courses than previously. Hence, there are more large greens. Three-putting can really hurt your score.
    Published 21Feb2011, viewed 249 times
  • Golf Etiquette
    Golfers can do things that can really annoy you. Take slow play. Most golfers can play a round of golf in about 4.0-4.5 hours. That's moving at a steady but brisk pace.
    Published 21Feb2011, viewed 202 times
  • A Golf Lesson on Plane Angles Shifts (Part I)
    This is the first part of a two-part article discussing the role of plane angle shifts. This week we discuss the four different plane angles in your swing. Next week we'll discuss plane angel shift models.
    Published 05Aug2010, viewed 394 times
  • Simplifying Your Sand Play Saves Strokes
    There are two keys to mastering sand play. The first is setting realistic goals when practicing. Instead of trying to place it a foot or two from the pin, work on just escaping the bunker and hitting the green every time. After you've reached this goal, set a new goal of getting the ball within 10 feet of the pin. Then, set a goal of six feet. Keep setting new goals until you're able to place the ball within a foot or two of the pin every time.
    Published 26Mar2010, viewed 253 times
  • Hybrids To The Rescue
    If you're a weekend golfer, you should be taking advantage of hybrids or "rescue" clubs. They can shave strokes off your scores and your golf handicap. Hybrids can replace your 3-, 4-, and 5-irons or your 5-wood. Hybrids make long par 3s easy and give the distance and accuracy you need to hit par 5s in two.
    Published 15Mar2010, viewed 542 times
  • Dial In Your Short Irons Now
    When you're within 20 yards of the goal in American football—the Red Zone—you must score. If you don't, your team's offense failed. When you're within 40 yards of the green—8-iron, 9-iron, and wedge distance—the Scoring Zone—you also must "score." Put another way, you must drop the shot as close to the hole as possible, leaving you an easy
    Published 15Mar2010, viewed 373 times
  • Playing Smart Saves Strokes
    Even players who thrive on crushing the ball know that hitting it long isn't always the best strategy. Sometimes, they need to hang back and save that muscle for another time. We call it playing smart. Tiger Woods is a great example of a player who plays smart.
    Published 07Mar2010, viewed 213 times
  • Think Your Way To A Lower Golf Handicap
    Personal records drive golfers to succeed. Setting a goal of breaking 90 for the first time or chopping two strokes from your golf handicap compels us to work hard, practice smart, and stay focused. It also compels use to think differently when facing difficult shots.
    Published 07Mar2010, viewed 246 times
  • Four Quick Fixes To Salvage A Bad Round
    "Band-aids" are a necessary part of the game—especially if you want to keep your golf handicap low. Band-aids are quick on-course fixes that correct swing flaws. They're not permanent solutions. Designed to work only one day, band-aids help you salvage a bad day on the course.
    Published 19Feb2010, viewed 208 times
  • The Toughest Shot In Golf
    Ever wonder what's the toughest shot in golf? Candidates abound. There's the restricted swing, the controlled fade, and the feet inside/ball outside fairway bunker shot, as well as the ball in the rough on an upslope, the double breaking putt, and the traditional flop shot. Truth is, every one has his or her own set of tough shots.
    Published 19Feb2010, viewed 220 times
  • Manufacturers Make Strides In Golf Shoes
    Good golf shoes are critical to playing well. They stabilize you, provide leverage against the turf, supply traction and protection, keep your feet dry, and provide comfort during a round of golf. It's hard to hit with power or accuracy when you're slipping and sliding all over the place, or your feet hurt because of your footwear.
    Published 29Jan2010, viewed 314 times
  • Golf Tips On The Iron Swing
    Bombing one off the tee is sexy. There's nothing like seeing a shot take off straight down the fairway, hang up in the air for what seems like an eternity, and hit the ground some 300 yards away. It's a beautiful sight. But what good is a 300-yard drive if you can't hit an accurate approach shot?
    Published 29Jan2010, viewed 805 times
  • Designing The Perfect Golf Swing
    Most of us bring our A games to the course about 10 percent of the time. The rest of the time we bring our B, C, or D games. Sometimes, we even bring our F games. This variation in games is based on inconsistency. We're inconsistent because most of us learn our swings through trial and error, not by taking private golf lessons or attending group golf instruction sessions.
    Published 28Jan2010, viewed 277 times
  • Curing Swing Flaws Helps Reduce Golf Handicaps
    Consistency is key to achieving a low golf handicap. If you play well for long stretches, you'll reduce your handicap. If you play poorly for long stretches, you'll increase your golf handicap. But playing well for long periods is a challenge. When your swing is in tune, you'll need to practice and play a lot to keep it that way.
    Published 03Jan2010, viewed 490 times
  • Increased Power Helps You Attack The Greens
    Power alone can't shave strokes off your golf handicap. But power combined with accuracy can. Together, they can put you in great position to attack the green in regulation. The more greens you hit in regulation, the better your chances of making pars and birdies. If you can squeeze out another 20 to 30 yards off the tee while still maintaining accuracy, you'll dramatically increase your chances of reducing your golf handicap.
    Published 02Jan2010, viewed 218 times
  • Five Equipment Myths: Fact Or Fiction
    Good equipment helps you cut strokes from your golf handicap. Bad equipment helps you add strokes to your golf handicap. This is why smart golfers learn as much as they can about clubs, balls, and other golf equipment before buying. Knowing what your buying helps you choose the right equipment.
    Published 24Dec2009, viewed 228 times
  • Five Golf Tips On Buying Balls
    Gift certificates to a sports store or golf warehouse are great gift ideas. It gives the golfer in your life a chance to buy something useful for his game, like a dozen golf balls. Great golf balls exist in every price range. But you must find a ball that fits your game for it to work—whether you have a high golf handicap or a single digit golf handicap.
    Published 24Dec2009, viewed 229 times
  • Controlling Trajectories Helps Lower Golf Handicap
    Learning to control trajectory is a powerful, stroke-saving skill. It can get you out of many trouble spots when you need to the most, like when you need to punch out from a clump of trees. It even leaves you with an easily makeable putt when pitching to the green. Controlling trajectory can turn two, or even three, strokes into one. More importantly, it can help cut strokes from your golf handicap.
    Published 06Dec2009, viewed 220 times
  • Five Keys To Making Your Swing Great
    Most golf teachers can quickly tell if you have a solid golf swing. All they have to do is watch you swing. The ability to tell if you have a great swing isn't instinctive. It comes from years of studying the swing's mechanics and from giving hundreds of golf lessons and explaining golf tips. It takes a lot of hard work to be able to spot a great swing. But the work ultimately pays off in knowing what makes a golf swing great.
    Published 02Dec2009, viewed 203 times
  • The Lost Ball Rule: Not As Simple As It Seems
    Deciding if your ball is lost is easy. You can't find it. Deciding what to do about it, on the other hand, isn't so easy. It's a complex decision more critical than many golfers think. Choose wrong and it can hurt. It may not cost you strokes on your golf handicap, but if you're playing in a match or a tournament, you could lose the hole, the match, or the tournament. So make sure you clearly understand the rule and its effects.
    Published 02Dec2009, viewed 266 times
  • Find A Putting Grip That Works... And Then Change It
    Recently, a player in a Champions Tour event used seven different putting grips in three days. He ended the tournament putting with a 3-iron. This player also practices putting with a 3-iron, regardless of the grip he uses to putt with. His rationale: You have to concentrate on striking the ball with the clubhead's leading edge. If you hinge your wrists, the ball hops instead of rolls.
    Published 15Nov2009, viewed 654 times
  • Conquer The Perimeter For A Better Golf Handicap
    The perimeter around the green is the single most important area in golf. Players who have solid games from there always score better than those who don't. Unfortunately, many golfers with high golf handicaps don't practice their perimeter skills. Chipping a few balls before playing isn't practicing. Neither is taking golf lessons or reading golf tips. If you want to improve your perimeter game, you must take practice seriously.
    Published 15Nov2009, viewed 343 times
  • How To Become A Great Shotmaker (Part II)
    This is the second of two articles on shotmaking—the key to dramatically cutting strokes from your golf handicap. The first article explained how to hit four key shots—a high draw, 100-yard knockdown, semi-buried bunker blast, and a chip with a hybrid. This article explains four more key shots—the thick rough pitch, 3-wood punch, mid-iron fade, and bump-and-run. These shots help trim strokes from your golf handicap.
    Published 08Nov2009, viewed 268 times
  • Maximizing Distance Off The Tee
    Maximizing distance off the tee starts with your setup. The right setup produces a smooth fluid swing that allows golfers to take advantage of a driver's loft. A poor setup opens up power leaks. Unfortunately, weekend golfers don't always setup correctly for hitting the long ball.
    Published 08Nov2009, viewed 344 times
  • Five Match Play Strategies That Work
    Match play is a somewhat unique golf format. It requires a mental approach that's completely different from stroke play. It requires toughness, patience, experience, and competitiveness. And it requires paying close attention to what your opponent is doing. What's more, match play doesn't always favor the players with the best golf handicaps.
    Published 08Nov2009, viewed 328 times
  • Fixing Your Game When Things Go Bust (Part II)
    This is the second of two articles on fixing your game when things go bust. The first article covers driving, iron play, and the short game. This article covers putting and sand play. Like the first article, this article has golf tips to improve the problem areas.
    Published 22Oct2009, viewed 261 times
  • Five Golf Tips From An Old Caddy
    A short time ago I came across an article penned by a local man who had been caddying since he was a kid. Few courses still have caddies. But back then many courses had them. During his career he had caddied for players with both high and low golf handicaps.
    Published 22Oct2009, viewed 277 times
  • Become A Lights Out Putter With A Practice Routine
    If you've played golf for a while, you know that the fastest way to chop strokes off your golf handicap is to improve your putting. Doing that is hard. You can't just take golf lessons or read golf tips. You must also hit the practice green.
    Published 01Oct2009, viewed 216 times
  • Four Keys To A Perfect Swing
    What's the secret to achieving a perfect swing? According to one theory, it's matching four critical keys in your swing—clubface position, ball position, foot flare, and hip action. They must match to achieve a perfect swing—the one you strive for in golf lessons and read about in golf tips.
    Published 01Oct2009, viewed 367 times
  • This Year's PGA Championship Won't Disappoint
    The PGA of America and Hazeltine National Golf Club will once again unite to bring one of the strongest fields in championship golf back to Minnesota. In August 2009, all eyes will be on the Twin Cities, as the greatest names in golf descend upon Hazeltine National to compete for the coveted Wanamaker trophy.
    Published 18Aug2009, viewed 262 times
  • Short Cuts To A Lower Golf Handicap
    Every one likes hitting bombs off the tee. There's nothing more satisfying in golf than that, especially if there's a crowd watching. But you don't have to be a long hitter to have a low golf handicap.
    Published 18Aug2009, viewed 614 times
  • Gain More Yardage With Oversized Drivers
    Where's the sweet spot on my new driver? That's a frequently asked question in many golf instruction sessions. Usually, the golfers asking the question have just bought new oversized drivers and want to maximize distance. With more and more golfers buying oversized drivers, you can bet the question will be asked a lot more.
    Published 18Aug2009, viewed 252 times
  • Wedge Secrets
    Short-game problems aren't always due to a bad swing. Recently, a student came to me about his short game. He was unable to cut strokes from his golf handicap because of his chipping and pitching. His inability to get the ball close from 100 yards in was costing him strokes.
    Published 12Aug2009, viewed 294 times
  • Finding And Fixing Swing Faults
    When Tiger Woods tees it up at the British Open this weekend, he'll be playing in one of the world's top golf tournaments. Like all players, he'll be looking to win. That's because the British Open, like the U.S Open, the Masters, and the PGA Championship, is among professional golf's most prestigious-and richest-golf tournaments.
    Published 04Aug2009, viewed 203 times
  • Accuracy Is Critical At Turnberry
    This year's British Open features a course that's among the most challenging and the most spectacular in memory. The re-designed Turnberry promises to hold your attention throughout the tournament and to provide the dramatic finish that all golf fans crave from a Major.
    Published 28Jul2009, viewed 228 times
  • Which Shot Hits The Spot?
    Gary Player says that winning golf is played from a hundred yards in. He's right. More strokes are lost here than probably in any other phase of the game. So if you're looking to trim your golf handicap, work hard on mastering those short chips and pitches that you often face around the green. Misfiring on these shots pitches can cost you one or two strokes a hole, if you're not careful. These extra strokes add up quickly on a scorecard.
    Published 15Jul2009, viewed 239 times
  • Swing Keys Help Trim Golf Handicap
    Adam Scott ranks is among the best young players on the PGA Tour. He gets numerous compliments on his swing from other golfers and golfing fans. He should. He has a great swing. And like most PGA pros, he works hard on it. He spends hours and hours ironing out swing flaws and plugging power leaks. And while his swing isn't perfect, it's close. But he still wants to improve it.
    Published 08Jul2009, viewed 605 times
  • Re-Thinking Strategy Off Tee
    A recent survey conducted by Golf Digest generated some surprising results. The magazine tested 20 average golfers with golf handicaps ranging from 3 to 20. The golfers used clubs equipped with modern technological advancements. All else being equal, the test showed that there was little difference in accuracy between using a driver and 3-wood off the tee.
    Published 21Jun2009, viewed 237 times
  • How To Use Your Legs: Part II
    In Part I we talked about the legs’ purpose, function, and movement during the swing. In Part II we review how the legs work when swinging and provide two drills to help improve legwork.
    Published 24Feb2007, viewed 453 times
  • Three Situations Where Your Instincts Are Not Correct
    You can play well today and then play poorly tomorrow. And there’s no apparent explanation for the change. All this confusion begs the question: Is there a mental key to golf that lowers your golf handicap?
    Published 11Feb2007, viewed 417 times
  • Five Things To Remember In Team Play
    Playing on a team, as I tell players who take my golf lessons, can be a lot of fun. But it can also be upsetting. Even though you’re playing with a close friend or several close friends and it doesn’t affect your golf handicap, the opportunity to upset one another is great.
    Published 10Feb2007, viewed 454 times
  • Triggering Your Swing
    You might start the swing, for example, by pushing off with your left foot, left shoulder, or left hand and arm, which is what most pros teach in their golf lessons. It’s an approach I’ve even written about it in my golf tips.
    Published 09Feb2007, viewed 390 times
  • Practical Golf Lessons: Second-Serve Golf
    Regardless of who comes up with the technique, second-serve golf improves your game and helps reduce your scores over the long term.
    Published 10Jan2007, viewed 594 times
  • Four Approaches to Club Fitting
    Thinking of buying custom-fitted golf clubs? Modern technology is revolutionizing club-fitting techniques. Computers have insinuated themselves into this activity, as with almost everything else. But not everyone likes going to someone who uses modern technology to fit clubs. Some players who took golf lessons from me, for example, preferred a non-technological approach.
    Published 01Dec2006, viewed 523 times
  • The Four Basics of Any Golf Swing
    Plane, centering, radius, and face—these aren’t the usual basics you talk about when discussing the golf swing, but they are critical.
    Published 30Nov2006, viewed 533 times
  • Four Steps To Building a Better Backswing
    A poor backswing requires complex adjustments during the swing, which can throw it off. The end result is a slice, a hook, or an otherwise ugly shot.
    Published 12Nov2006, viewed 448 times
  • Five Fundamentals of a Good Set-up
    While many of the tips in this article are reminders of advice you’ve probably heard previously, they will help you achieve consistency and accuracy in your swing, which is what we all want. Establishing a good set-up can help your golf handicap greatly.
    Published 11Nov2006, viewed 543 times
  • Six Lessons We Can Learn From Sam Snead
    Like many of golf’s great players, Sam Snead relied on swing keys to help him achieve consistency. As his membership in golf’s hall of fame attests, these swing keys served him well during his career. What’s interesting is that many of them are still used by today’s pros to do the same thing.
    Published 05Nov2006, viewed 541 times
  • Playing Target Golf
    Golf is a target game. That’s why golfers pick targets before hitting the ball. Maybe it’s a distant tree, a telephone pole, or a church steeple, whatever it is, we all have some idea of where we want to hit the ball. These targets are directional goals and we need them to minimize scores.
    Published 04Nov2006, viewed 499 times

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