Getting golf lessons may be the best choice you can make when learning how to play golf.
Critics may complain that golf is a boring sport but they have missed the point. Golf is a serious sport. It takes a great deal of practice, skill and controlled body movement to master golf. Many beginners are surprised [...]

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I bought this golf video last month, and I’ve watched it several times. I finally got my chance to try it out on the course yesterday, and the results are spectacular. I’m hitting the ball much straighter, and my putting is greatly improved. I decided to loan this golf video to a friend of mine, [...]

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A friend of mine who is a scientist recently did an in depth study of golf swing biomechanics. He made some interesting discoveries, and he’s trying to get a paper published about them. He recently shared some of the tricks with me, and I found them hard to apply, but useful. He showed me ways [...]

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If you hang around golfers for long enough, you will hear plenty of them talk about their golf swing plane and how they need to improve it. For guys who want to be good at golf, it really all starts and ends with the swing plane. If you have a solid golf swing plane, then [...]

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Getting out of a greenside bunker can make or break the score on a hole. The object should be to get the ball as close to the pin as possible or in a position where a straight putt can be had. There are different options for greenside bunker shots, and the shot to play will [...]

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Golf is as much a mental game as any other oragnized individual sport. The mental aspect of the golf is so critical that golfers can break down entirely without major changes in the swing. When a golfer gets the yips, and can’t hit the ball consistently in a manner they’ve done before, it can be [...]

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Perfect impact is the result of a number of things happening correctly through the swing. For a driver, perfect impact would take place with the clubhead accelerating through the hitting zone in a sweeping motion and meeting the ball on it’s way to the top of the backswing. The philosophy behind perfect impact with irons [...]

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Taking a full swing is the ideal way for a golfer to advance the ball. Though many shots and distances require a shorter swing with less follow through, the golfer’s aim is always to put themselves at a distance where a full swing produces the correct approach. It is problematic to overswing the club, so [...]

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Putting is the key to the game of golf. That’s why golf tips putting are important. One of those tips, and probably the most important golf tips putting, is to stay as still as possible. This will prevent you from having errant shots.
Also, while putting, make sure you keep your body down after you hit [...]

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Simple subjects like grip or stance can end up having a huge effect on your overall golf performance. Some of the most useful tips I’ve ever gotten have related to the most basic elements of golf and they’ve improved my game tremendously. Some golfers get caught up in advanced aspects of the game long before [...]

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