Focus! This seems elementary but it’s surprising how often a player will approach the ball with their mind racing about so many things.
When you’re trying to improve your swing of course it’s easy to get distracted with the many elements of your grip and swing and follow-through, but it’s also good to choose one area [...]
Is it difficult for you to stay confident when you’re not doing so well on the course? It’s no doubt hard for anyone to keep up their confidence when they’re not doing so good in any sport. Poor performance time and time again can make you think you will just never get the hang of [...]
The plane of your swing is directly tied in with your coil and uncoil and the plane has quite a bit to do with how well you swing. Too upright and you’ll correct on the forward swing, and too tight and you’ll drag the club across your body and hit the ball off center.
The dominant [...]
Well, of course you should know something about golf clubs in order to play the game. You can’t just show up on the course with some sticks and branches you cut off a nearby tree and expect to be allowed to play, and trying to hit a golf ball with a hockey stick is not [...]
What’s your handicap when it comes to your golf game? Are you immediately thinking of your bad back or the fact that you can’t seem to keep your head down?
A handicap in golf is not a reference to what’s keeping you from playing a great game. Your handicap is the numerical measure of an amateur [...]
You may already know that a hole’s par is the number of strokes a golfer should need to complete the play of this particular hole. A hole that is four par means that a skilled golfer should reach the green in two strokes and then putt an additional two strokes before sinking their ball.
Typical courses [...]
Yes, your game would be much more successful if there were no hazards for you to play around but it would also be much more boring, wouldn’t it? Avoiding the hazards or learning how to get out of them is a good part of what makes the game challenging.
As with so many other parts of [...]
The rules of golf are composed by the United States Golf Association or USGA. Some of their rules include:
Every player is entitled and obliged to play the ball from the position where it has come to rest after a stroke, unless a rule allows or demands otherwise (Rule 13-1).
A player must not accept assistance in [...]
Golf is one of those few games where a lower score is a good thing. This might seem easy to an outsider, but getting that score down can seem like an impossibility to even the most experienced of golfers.
This doesn’t mean you need to lose heart, however. A better swing can be learned and your [...]
Obviously the first games of golf were not played with the type of equipment we have today. The clubs and balls that players use on the field during tournaments are regulated by the PGA or other sponsor of such tournaments. But how did some staffs and rods used by shepherds become the many various clubs [...]
