Don’t try to go to fast in the backswing, take your tima nd be STEADY!  Steady makes the full swing much better. 

The golf back swing is primarily about how the body is being coiled upwards thus creating the needed tension in the muscles as well as torque to be able to let out that all powerful downswing.  Particularly, that swing is created anywhere in between the golfer’s turning his or her upper body as well as shoulders and the turning – to a lesser degree – the lower body and the hips.

However, while these are stick and ball games, they are missing that vital ingredient that is unique to golf. The hole. It was the Scots who introduced the golf hole into the game we now call golf. Over the centuries, golf has evolved into the game it is today.

The first recognizable form being played in Scotland in the early 1400’s. Andrews, Scotland is the birthplace of the game golf. Originating on the east coast of Scotland, golf quickly became the Scots’ national pastime and passion, bound forever to Scotland’s history and people. According to Scottish lore, the people of Scotland believes that Golf was invented by Scottish fishermen to amuse themselves on the way home from fishing. In 1457 golf was banned in Scotland because it interfered with the practice of archery, which was vital to the defense effort.

The ban on golf had been issued in a time when Scotland was preparing to defend itself from the English. Scotland can say that they are the founding fathers in regards to the oldest golf course. It was in Scotland that the passion for golf came alive.

There is general agreement among historians and golf fans alike that the Scots were the first golfers who became somewhat addicted and passionate about the sport. In the very early days of golf, each golf group in Scotland produced their own and unique rules, which was sometimes the cause for interesting discussions. Golf is still a very popular game today in Scotland today. The game of golf soon spread to areas outside of Scotland.

In one form or another, the variant games of present day golf were clearly enjoyed throughout Europe in the Middle Ages. In fact in seventeenth century Dutch landscapes commonly show golf being played on ice. The game of golf began its destiny in time towards becoming popular around the world.

About The Author Rob Daniels is a professional golfer with a passion for a number of sports. Additional information available on Rob at Golf Clubhouse http://www.golf-clubhouse.net and Horse Stall http://www.horse-stall.net

GOLFERS HIT TIP
The backswing speed should be in a tempo that is steady and should neither be fast nor slow. Although some golfers have that tendency to go way faster than the regular.   Anytime you catch or are aware of yourself doing this,  try to slow it down a bit. 

You would be surprised to learn how many people don’t really know what the proper golf swing is all about. Keep reading and test your knowledge! First comes the grip, even if you have been playing for years there is a chance that you are not holding the golf club in the best fashion. People can pull off swings with things all out of whack but if you want to be good, I mean really good, you have to learn what makes a grip a good grip. So, grab your club and hold it like you would if you were going to take a swing at the golf ball.

How are your hands situated? Neither hand should be facing right down, this is vital to a good swing. Many people have their hands going in all directions and this leads to a very awkward swing indeed. You should have your hands to the side, similar to the way they would be facing if you were to be shaking someone hand. Your thumbs should be going in the same direction towards the head of the golf club with the only real spot of overlap there the backhands thumb is under the other hand a bit. Does that make sense? Having this correct grip will change the way that you play golf, just give it a try, it will take you far in learning the proper golf swing.

Another thing to remember is that the golf swing does not have to be one continuous motion. Most of the best golfers have a small pause at the top of their backswing. By taking that little break just before you begin your downswing you will be able to assure that your downswing is all that it can be.

If you rush it and you go too fast then you are going to run into trouble and lose all control on the way down. This will lead to wild swings that get you nowhere in your game. Then there are the body factors, the actual muscles and things of that nature. What many people do not realize is that there are a lot of muscles that go into playing golf, in fact if you are not careful you could even throw out your back.

It may be tempting to use the wrists a lot when you swing that club but you need to understand that a good golf swing does not come from the writ, it comes from the legs and the trunk of your body. When you throw your whole body into the proper golf swing you are going to connect with the ball every time and you are going to find that your stroke is more powerful and more accurate than if you tried to simply strong arm the club. The proper golf swing is made up of many little elements that all go together to make one perfect whole. By focusing on each of them you will be able to put them together like a fantastic puzzle t the end. This will leave you with a golf swing to die for and you will be the envy of everyone at the club, I guarantee it.

About The Author Joseph Tierney is a golfer and college student from Florida. You can find out more about improving your golf swing at Golf Swing Tips

Tip: You should let the left arm clockwise slightly when you start the back swing.  It is not really something that you actually should remember. It naturally happens if you would just allow it. This just means that you should not resist this movement that is just natural. You might not notice it, but you might have been resisting this movement because this causes the head of your golf club to go open slightly when you swing it. Just allow it to happen.     

If you’re going to choose used golf clubs as beginner’s tools, scrutinizing before purchasing is a must. The clubheads, the shafts, and the grips are golf club parts that should pass inspection first before landing a spot in your golf equipment cabinet. Another excellent golf tip that will get you through the game is making sure that the set of used golf clubs you’re eyeing have set consistency. It will also help a lot if you check first the price of new clubs vs. used.

A golf tip for a golfer that plans to regrip his clubs: Be cautious. This is because the grips are the only contact points one can access to affect the shot. Before carrying out the regripping, know the core grip of the club and your hands grip size.

To determine your core size grip, measure the diameter of the butt of the shaft you’re going to re-grip. The shaft’s diameter should match the grip’s core diameter. In determining your hands grip, the available size grips are regular, mid-size, oversize and jumbo. Use only the best re-gripping materials that will provide optimum performance for your golf clubs.

Another thing is that using ill-fitted clubs will be an obstacle to your golf playing success. A golfer must consider his or her body type in choosing the best-fitting equipment to support and deliver his backswings efficiently. Too steep angles in carrying out backswings may be avoided if one selects the best fitting equipment available. Custom golf club fitting makes a better option than just buying new golf clubs. Getting custom fitted golf clubs can be a very worthy investment.

The uniqueness of each person is attributed to the need of this way of buying new golf clubs. A custom fitting produces golf clubs that specifically suit the height, strength, swing characteristics and clubhead speed of the golfer. The type of club shaft also helps in predicting whether or not you’ll do good in a game.

There’s a choice between a steel shaft and a graphite shaft. Observations tell that the steel club shafts are more preferred by professional golfers while graphite shafts become more popular with women, senior players and beginners. Steel shafts are less expensive than graphite shafts though. One more golf tip that could help you is that the golf clubs that must be the main content of your bag must suit your skill level.

Since various skill levels need various golf clubs, it won’t be wise to just use or bring a golf club that is just lying around. And, don’t ever forget about the maximum golfclub load your bag is allowed to hold. You can only bring 14 golf clubs in your bag. No more. No less.

Aside from your skill level contemplation, your mastery of a certain golfclub and your being comfortable with using it must also be put into consideration in deciding which golfclub to hit. A good combination of the right moves and good choice of equipment will better arm you to become the best golfer you could ever be.

About The Author Brennan Howe is owner of http://golf.freeinfosites.com where you will find golf tips and information.

LESSONS ON GOLF SWINGING -  The Move Downswing

When you reach the downswing, all you really need to do is to just let it go.  Let the downswing happen.  However, this only applies if ever you were able to start with a golf stance, backswing and grip that is correct. 

In fact, if you are relatively new to the game of golf, I would suggest that you never invest your good dollars in a new set of golf clubs. Especially if you are just starting out; you may not even continue with on with game down the road. And if you do become hooked on the game and continue to improve at it, I can assure you that your golf swing is going to evolve and change for the better as well.

This means that the set of clubs you feel comfortable with today and your current swing probably won’t feel like the same set of clubs a year from now after much improvement. In fact, let’s take it a step further. When you first begin to take up the game, depending upon your frequency of play, you may even want to consider rental clubs until you determine your ultimate desire to continue to play golf. Fast forwarding just a bit and now you are definitely hooked on the game and you want to invest in your first set of golf clubs, a good place to start is with your local golf professional.

If you’ve been playing at a particular course or if one of your playing partners has a home course, this would be a good place to get started on your quest for your own set of golf clubs. You can certainly ask others for their preference in golf clubs, but remember, what suits them may not be a good fit for your swing. This is why it is crucial for you to put yourself in a buying position where you can demo the perspective clubs before you decide to buy. There are several great sources on the internet for used golf clubs and the better ones offer you the ability to even test drive the clubs before you commit to buying them. Whether on the internet or at a brick and mortar shop, you should make this a requirement of the vendor you are considering.

For the younger golfer or complete novice you may want to start out with a half set of used golf clubs that will be even friendlier to your budget. If you are considering this option, just make sure that all of the clubs included in the half set are of the same make and model. In general, a half set of golf clubs will consist of the odd or even numbered clubs, a pitching wedge, a putter, and a fairway wood.

For novices, the driver is not recommended. This is because the driver is the toughest club to master, so a three wood off the tee is just fine. This is the same for the longer irons such as the two, three, and possibly the four irons. For the novice or youngster just starting out, getting a half set of clubs is an excellent way to go.

In summary, if you are a beginning or novice golfer, there is no reason to be looking at paying the full price for a brand new set of clubs. The quality of used golf clubs you can find today is very good; and can be purchased at a fraction of the cost. Don’t buy based on someone else’s preference. Make sure you get a chance to hit balls and play a couple rounds with a perspective set of clubs; and this includes if your are considering an internet vendor. Many of the better vendors offer you this chance.

If you’re not sure about your long term commitment to your golf game, then by all means consider rental clubs each time you play until the golf bug gets its hooks in you. Remember your swing is going to change early and often as you start out learning the golf swing. And if you are looking for a youngster, or you are a novice yourself, consider getting a half set of used golf clubs to get you going with minimal cash investment.

Saving yourself some good money on a used set of clubs is not only a good strategy early on in your golfing career, but it can be a good strategy for years to come.

About The Author Jeff O’Brien is a youth and beginning golfer instructor with a real insight on getting your golf swing and game off to a start by establishing a good foundation onto which you build your golf swing and game. Please visit (http://www.golf-ology.com) for more of Jeff’s golf tips and online golf lessons.

Some tips to improve your golf swing

Tip:  A great golf swing does not mean you have to swing with arms.
Behind your back, put your golf club while you turn your back to your target. It is like taking your club back as you hinge your arm at your shoulder. You could also practice the drill known as no arms.   

Included below are some tips for golfers of any age, and a ability to improve their game by selectively choosing what they wear. Starting at the top of the body, wearing a hat has become acceptable in golf. In the 1980’s it was visors, in the 1990’s it was hats, and in the 2000’s it’s all about hats. Tiger Woods made a statement by always wearing his signature Nike hat, and it’s not just for style.

Hats can help block out the sun, which can help you improve your shot. Hats are also good was to keep your eyes confined from other players. Got a secret putting trick that you do with your eyes? Now you don’t need to let others see it, because your hat obstructs their view. Hats also can help on colder days by keeping the head warm. When the temperature drops many golfers lose their focus, by wearing your hat and keeping your head warm, your focus can always be on the game.

Golf requires a collard shirt that is as far as many clubs will instruct you what to wear. While it is important to wear a collard shirt for requirement reasons, it is also important to be selective in the shirt you select. The number one thing for golfers to consider when purchasing a golf shirt is the room it offers in the shoulders.

As most experience golfers will tell you most of the swing is in the shoulders. If you are wearing a golf shirt that obstructs this part of your swing, you can be in for a long day. Conversely golfers do not want to wear baggy shirts that may also interfere with their game. Choose a comfortable shirt that will fit normal.

Pants are also required on the course for gentlemen. Your pants should have pockets. This may sound elementary, but many a golfer has left the store mad because they don’t have pockets. You’ll need pockets for your score card, tees, wallet, and what ever else you choose to bring. Be sure to purchase pants that are light weight and made of a material that won’t irate you in the sun.

For example pick light weight cotton versus a wool pant. Pants also should be a comfortable fit. Shoes in golf maybe the most important article you wear to the course.

For maximum tread you need to purchase soft spiked golf shoes. These are the shoes that have soft rubber spikes naturally built into the shoe, not the metal kind. Shoes should be comfortable, and fit very well. Fit is especially important in golf because if you walk the course in shoes that don’t fit, your feet will develop blisters.

Blisters can distract you from your game, and put you in the rough quick. Overall your golf clothing choices should reflect thought, and have a theme of comfort. You want to be able to perform your best, but if you’re just picking things out of the closet you may end up playing worse than you could with some golf specific gear.

About The Author Jimmy Bonner is the author of the best-selling golf ebooks. He can walk you through every single step to cut your handicap, hit ball farther and stop slicing at Advanced Golf Skill http://www.advancedgolfskills.com.

The science of a golf swing trainer is pretty simple. All it does is make you feel what a good golf shot is like by weighting your muscles and aligning your posture into the correct positions. With constant practice, it becomes second nature, thereby enhancing your swing.

In this respect one of the most the most popular golf swing trainer devices is the Golf Swing Jacket. Used by a number of US PGA Tour pros while on the practice tee, the golf swing jacket is hailed as the ultimate golf swing trainer and is a pioneer for similar training aids. The jacket can be used for full golf shots and gives the golfer a feel for a good shot, enabling him or her to coach the body into assuming the stance, tempo and swing plane of an ideal golf swing. This golf swing trainer is for golfers of all levels, and the ability to make use of the jacket “on-site” is the reason it is so popular.

Not all golf swing trainers are so obvious. One subtle product is the Dynamics Swing Glove Trainer, an innovative glove that also helps you to improve your swing through feel. The mechanics is amazingly simple with a guide that swivels on an aluminum-based instrument and steers your wrists through your swing. It is meant to repair flaws by “feel” so that by repetition, your body, especially your wrists, will eventually adjust to the correct swing motion. Another excellent golf swing trainer is SyncaSwing’s The Ultimate Swing Analyzer, which is a lightweight device with a microcomputer that grips on to your golf club and provides instant information on swing speed, swing timing, ball impact and club release, which tells you through numbers how early you have released the club in a swing.

The 8 Board Golf Swing Trainer is also an ideal gadget to help train your body to get into the feel of a proper swing. As the name suggests, the device resembles the number “8″ and golfers are required to place one foot on each circle while practicing their swing, helping to improve balance, stance and rotation. There are many more swing trainer aids, each of them boasting their own merits.

They have worked for the pros and golfing gurus also use them to teach their students. Don’t get left behind.

About The Author Visit Golf Training Aid and find the fixes for each and every part of your game. Golf Training Aids

GOLF SWING TIP

The follow-through move



A follow-through in your golf swing  should be best seen as the feather in your cap move.  The legs must be adequately straight and the hips have to form a straight line together with the legs.  This move will serve as the gauge of the whole swing you have just done.  You know that you were able to pull a swing that is smooth and balanced if in the end you have a position that looks like the letter C only in reverse.

Andrews and Leith on the outskirts of Edinburgh, with their expanses of rolling sandy grounds, or links, which lie between the sea and the town, that a game resembling today’s golf really took hold and formed the discernable start of an evolutionary process which still continues right up to this day. Since this time, there have been many changes within the game with the rules changing numerous times over the years (Golf history), ever since the earliest surviving written rules created by the Gentlemen Golfers of Leith in March 1744. The balls have also been subject to developments, with the introduction at St Andrews, in 1848, of an inexpensive and more durable rubbery ball to replace the previously expensive and unpredictable feathery balls which would often not last even a one entire game. Another significant milestone in golfing history was the creation in 1851 of the first purpose built golf course in Prestwick on the links of Monkton parish, followed soon after in 1860 by the first open championship on the same course. Since that time the game has spread right around the world from Europe to America and even through to China and Japan.

The courses however still tend to imitate those earliest of Scottish creations, although American courses have leant towards longer fairways and softer greens. Competitions have also seen a massive growth in interest, following recent sponsorship deals and the introduction of televised coverage. These days everyone seems to want to play.

During the summer, courses become heavily used and parks throughout Scotland and the rest of the UK are filled with people knocking a ball about. There are purpose built golf courses all around the country, and there are specialist companies offering short golfing holidays who are now tapping in to the desire to play on some of the world’s finest courses which are to be found in Britain. Today the game of golf has significantly evolved from the primitive, haphazard and casual game it started out as, with the very earliest players initially having to carve their own clubs and balls from wood. Now modern casting methods mean that clubs can be made much stronger and more affordably making the game open to all who want to play, while research into synthetic and composite materials has lead to top end performance clubs using titanium heads and graphite shafts for those who can afford them.

While most designers have sought to improve performance through subtle developments such as materials changes, other ingenious entrepreneurs have tried making clubs which contain a built in gyroscope or created a single reusable shaft and a selection of changeable screw in club heads, in order to out wit the rules. Changes in ball design, official rules, the introduction of more competitive equipment produced by skilled craftsmen such as forged metal heads for niblick clubs which were prone to breakage, increases in the number of courses, and promotion by the media, have made what was a simple pastime in Scotland into a multimillion pound worldwide phenomenon.

GOLFING TIP OF THE DAY:  The move Backswing

If you look at it closely, the golf back swing actually works from up to down.  The takeaway back swing begins from the top as you make the movement on your arms and follows as you do that turn on your shoulders.  The movement then goes straight down towards the legs and the hips.

It was around the seaside towns of Aberdeen, St. Andrews and Leith on the outskirts of Edinburgh, with their expanses of rolling sandy grounds, or links, which lie between the sea and the town, that a game resembling today’s golf really took hold and formed the discernable start of an evolutionary process which still continues right up to this day. Since this time, there have been many changes within the game with the rules changing numerous times over the years (Golf history), ever since the earliest surviving written rules created by the Gentlemen Golfers of Leith in March 1744.

The balls have also been subject to developments, with the introduction at St Andrews, in 1848, of an inexpensive and more durable rubbery ball to replace the previously expensive and unpredictable feathery balls which would often not last even a one entire game. Another significant milestone in golfing history was the creation in 1851 of the first purpose built golf course in Prestwick on the links of Monkton parish, followed soon after in 1860 by the first open championship on the same course. Since that time the game has spread right around the world from Europe to America and even through to China and Japan. The courses however still tend to imitate those earliest of Scottish creations, although American courses have leant towards longer fairways and softer greens.

Competitions have also seen a massive growth in interest, following recent sponsorship deals and the introduction of televised coverage. These days everyone seems to want to play. During the summer, courses become heavily used and parks throughout Scotland and the rest of the UK are filled with people knocking a ball about. There are purpose built golf courses all around the country, and there are specialist companies offering short golfing holidays who are now tapping in to the desire to play on some of the world’s finest courses which are to be found in Britain. Today the game of golf has significantly evolved from the primitive, haphazard and casual game it started out as, with the very earliest players initially having to carve their own clubs and balls from wood.

Now modern casting methods mean that clubs can be made much stronger and more affordably making the game open to all who want to play, while research into synthetic and composite materials has lead to top end performance clubs using titanium heads and graphite shafts for those who can afford them. While most designers have sought to improve performance through subtle developments such as materials changes, other ingenious entrepreneurs have tried making clubs which contain a built in gyroscope or created a single reusable shaft and a selection of changeable screw in club heads, in order to out wit the rules. Changes in ball design, official rules, the introduction of more competitive equipment produced by skilled craftsmen such as forged metal heads for niblick clubs which were prone to breakage, increases in the number of courses, and promotion by the media, have made what was a simple pastime in Scotland into a multimillion pound worldwide phenomenon.

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Tip. Plant your feet firmly on the ground.
   
You might have copied this from baseball. That is, letting your foot heel in front to come above the ground when you swing your golf club back. Some people think that by doing this so, their back swing feels more huge.

It is something that seems lifting the front heel can easily make the body coil and for the tension to build that much harder. Letting the foot roll freely to the inside is fine. However, one should keep that foot on the ground to make golf back swing well-anchored.
   

During my golfing life, I’ve played this magical game in some of the prettiest, most beautiful places, including Florida, Italy, Spain and not forgetting some of the toughest courses in my lovely UK. It has to be said that wives and girlfriends are not our greatest fans and some envy us, but as someone once said, - The Game Comes First!! Whatever score you are shooting, wouldn’t you like to score under 80 - EVERY TIME YOU PLAY? Pie in the sky? - certainly not! Its a reality if your SHORT GAME is as it should be. What do I mean? Consider: How many times have you three putted when already on the green? How do you play the shot that is Ball - Bunker - Flag? What is the swing line of your putter? These are just a few of the questions that you need to address if you want to play to single figures. You’ve all heard the phrase ” You drive for show, but you putt for dough”.

Does that mean anything to you? It should. Its not a idle saying because more shots are lost from within spitting distance of the flag than anywhere else. On and around the greens is probably the most difficult part of the game, whether you realise it or not. If you want to play single handicap golf ( and who doesn’t?) you’ve got to master the short game. Mind you, there are a few golfers who are not bothered and just enjoy ‘a walk in the park’ so perhaps that is what they should do! Go back to one of the questions.

What is the swing line of your putter? The answer, of course, is slightly inside to straight through. Did you know that? Around the greens is something that, in my opinion, club professionals don’t teach nearly enough of. This is where the major problems lie.

Single handicaps are not something other people play off. They’re available to you. but you must learn how. Keep Swinging and Happy Golfing Tony Bryan “2006.

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Some tips to improve your golf swing

Tip:  A great golf swing does not mean you have to swing with arms.
Behind your back, put your golf club while you turn your back to your target. It is like taking your club back as you hinge your arm at your shoulder. You could also practice the drill known as no arms.   

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c. Personalized Message Golf Balls - choose from a wide variety of clip art images and put your own special message beneath for Father’s Day. Bar-B-Que Grilling Utensils Set - Although this may sound strange for the golfing fanatic, when you take into account the new set called the “Par-B-Que Grilling Utensils Set”, you’ll see why it is a hit with golfing dads. With golf grip handles, the spatula looks like a golf club and the tongs look like golf balls! A great gift for those dads who love both golfing and grilling.

Golf Club And Ball Markers - These personalized gifts will make it much harder to loose your favorite club or your lucky ball. Once you’ve bought them, they can be transferred to other clubs as needed. Anything With A Golf Theme - There are T-Shirts, Picture Frames, Wrist Watches, Plaques, Golf Clubs and Golf Accessories galore that you can buy dad for Father’s Day! Just remember, when you are buying golf gifts for Father’s Day, you may need to start looking early…especially if your gift is engraved or personalized. Look today to find the best golf gifts for Father’s Day around!

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GOLF TIP:  You should not forget cocking wrists.
   
Do not forget cocking your wrists. This might be difficult at first, but it will be natural to you with enough practice.
   

You might be messing with a part of your golf technique that really didn’t need changing. Obviously, the key is testing. Like any form of experimentation, you need to be able to accurately analyse the results.

Just using the distance the ball travels or the direction it goes in is not going to provide you with the kind of accurate analysis that you need. The key piece of information that you need to know is what part of the clubface is actually making contact with the ball. If the ball is connecting with the sweet spot of the clubface every time then you know that you’re on the right track. How can you check this though? I’m sure you’ve probably seen professionally produced instructional golf films that use high-speed camera technology to capture the exact moment that the club strikes the ball in high definition detail.

However, when you’re out on the course or the driving range, you probably don’t have access to such technology. So, what can you do? How can you check what part of the clubface is making contact with the ball? Well, a new product called Golf Dust is vying for the title of “ultimate golf training aid” by telling you just that. Golf Dust comes in a can and you spray it directly to the face of your club. When you strike the ball, it leaves a clear impression in the dust on the clubface. By examining this impression, you get a clear indication of where the ball made contact with the clubface.

You can instantly see what affect any adjustments to your stance, grip or swing are having on the most critical part of your game; the actual point of contact between club and ball. The good thing about Golf Dust is that you can use one application for several shots. This is great when making minor adjustments to your technique as you can actually monitor whether these adjustments are changing your game for better or for worse.

If, for example, your new supposedly “perfect grip” is actually making the point of contact move even further off the sweet-spot on the clubface then you know that you’re messing with the wrong part of your technique and could be causing more harm than good to your game. The other good thing about Golf Dust is that it easily wipes off your club when you’re done. You won’t have to spend ages trying to clean sticky glue off the clubface after each practice session. So, if you really want to get maximum results from your practice sessions or really see what benefit those “expert” tips are giving you, it’s really worth keeping a can of Golf Dust in your bag.

You might just find that it really is “the ultimate golf training aid”! Jason Webb (GA)

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Tips for good golfing: 
it’s all in the swing  Believe it or not, when one performs a golf back swing, it is not just your arms.  It is also more about the golfer’s back as it turns away from the target.  The club is more so as being put behind the golfer’s back than it is swung up towards the air. 

Not everyone has the same swing. Therefore, the same thing will not work for everyone. Golfers will have much more success if they experiment and fine tune their swing.

For example, many recreational golfers don’t realize that they may have much more success if they moved the ball up in their stance a few inches at setup, or they took a weak grip versus a strong grip. They don’t know these things because usually, they just pick up the club and swing. This book is about laying out the options that golfers have, and the results that they can expect with various changes that they make to their setup. Many golfers use this book to help cure a slice, or to regain lost distance.

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Golf Tidbits. From the bottom golf down swing.

Assuming that you accomplish all the drills correctly – from the golf stance, the golf grip you have, and your golf back swing. But you can still ruin everything if you begin the golf swing that you have with the shoulders. You might want to use a swing trigger to begin the golf down swing that you have with the lower part of your body.
   
Tip no. 6. And again, on your golf down swing. You should turn the belt buckle to your target.

Try turning your hips as powerful and fast as possible when you do your golf down swing, it works.

The problem with most golfers is that they do not even know what causes golf slice problems. Some players have even gone to the extent of getting some advanced training utilities, golf lessons, and even performed more than a few drills. But in spite of all the help, they continue to strike a golf slice. So where the problem does lies? Know the Culprit Golf slice takes place when the clubface makes a “side-spin” on the golf ball. In most cases, people will instantly consider it as a reflexive problem.

What they do not know is that it is more on the corporeal matter. The reason behind this matter is actually based on the coordination of the mind and body. Normally, the mind will command the body to sway the club well.

However, due to some physical restrictions, the output may not correspond to the expected action, thus, causing a swing error. Experts have already identified the main reasons why golf slice takes place. Based on some research, golf slice are usually caused by four problems, namely:

1. Inappropriate arm stroke

2.

Unfitting grip or hand grip was too stiff

3. Improper stance

4. Inappropriate “weight shifting” All of these things may contribute to golf slicing problems. What most golfers fail to realize is that the body should sway along with the club, after hitting the ball. If the shoulder fails to make the correct turn, slicing will take place.

If your hand is too tight on the club, same problem will happen. Everything is coordinated with the ball. If you were not able to project the correct physical condition that the game needs, you will most likely end up slicing the ball every now and then.

This can be pretty frustrating. Now that you know the real culprit, it is time for you to fix the error and start making a swift shot. No more golf slices this time. Here are a few tips for fixing a golf slice:

1.

Create the right posture Ever wonder why some golfers are trying to project a perfect stance before hitting the ball? That is because proper golf posture is important to create a meaningful and correct shot. Your shoulders should be able to make the right turn after swinging the club and hit the ball. Experts say that it is best to make one’s shoulder parallel to the mark. Be natural and keep your elbows on its normal mode. This will ensure correct posture.

2.

Give the club some space One of the common reasons of golf slice problems is based on the inappropriate grip on the club. Most beginners tend to hold the club too tight. It will immobilize your hand for making a good rotation after hitting the ball.

Gripping the club too strong will trigger your right hand to deliver the ball to sway towards the left side. On the other hand, too loose grip will also create a problem. To solve the problem, it is best if you will try rolling your hands moving backwards. This will instigate proper handling.

It is all dependent on the proper coordination of the upper and the lower body to deliver the right posture and hand actions. Keep in mind that a good golfer has already experienced almost all of the known golf problems. Hence, it takes dogged determination to perfect those skills and hone your craft to improve your game.

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LESSONS ON GOLF SWINGING -  The Move Downswing

When you reach the downswing, all you really need to do is to just let it go.  Let the downswing happen.  However, this only applies if ever you were able to start with a golf stance, backswing and grip that is correct. 

It’s harder to grasp something in a group rather than having individual lessons. You will have to determine at what level to start. You don’t want to enter the begineers if you have been playing golf for a number of years. On the other hand you don’t want to be in an advanced course if you have just started playing. At the right level you will receive the best insrtuction and get the most from the course you have signed up for.

As always price will also come into this. You might not be able to afford the pro but someone else almost as knowledgable would be very helpfull. Talk to the instructor who will be giving the course.

You need to be able to feel comfortable with him or all will be lost. Not everyone gets along so this is very important. If at all possible do some checking to see their repretation and how others have felt after taking the class. If at all possible see if you could talk to a couple of people who have taken the course.

Do you learn on a golf course with no astroturf? How many yards is the practice range? Do you get a variety of playing conditions to learn from? Find out what is included with the course. Will there be a manual so you can recheck it from time to time. Do they video your swing and give you pointers on tape so you can keep checking your progress after you have come home? These are important items that a lot of schools include. Be on top of it and prepared. Find out if the instructor will remain accessible via telephone, e-mail, newsletters, and video-taped follow-ups to help you keep your progress on the right track.

Without that your course might not be what other schools are offering. The most important thing is making sure they will be helping you achieve your dreams of playing better golf.

About The Author Barbara Farrar is an avid golfer who lives in Las Vegas where she can play golf year round.

She has taken numerous courses over the years. For more information, please visit http://www.allaboutgolfschools.com

Tips for good golfing: 
it’s all in the swing  Believe it or not, when one performs a golf back swing, it is not just your arms.  It is also more about the golfer’s back as it turns away from the target.  The club is more so as being put behind the golfer’s back than it is swung up towards the air. 

Amateurs and beginners may feel overwhelmed by the sheer variety of golf training aids on the market. There seems to be a different golf training aid for every aspect of your game, no matter how minute, whether it is a Tempotimer for your swing or Footjoy socks to keep your feet comfortable as you undertake 18 arduous holes. However, it’s not as difficult as it might appear. The eager amateur may be tempted to buy every golf training aid on the shelves.

That’s not a problem, if you can afford it and you have the time to make use of your equipment. A more practical solution would be to search your game itself to decide on what golf training aids would benefit you. If you are hitting your drives straight but your chipping is poor, you may want to invest in a Chip N Pitch or a Chip Mate Net to increase your accuracy. However, if your whole swinging game, whether off the tee or fairway needs urgent attention, you could opt for broader golf training aids such as the 8 Board, which can help you optimize your swing plane to suit your stroke. Many golf training aids are endorsed by the professionals themselves and it would do the amateur no harm to take their lead.

South African Ernie Els, a three-time Major champion, promotes the Tempotimer, which wraps around your golf club to enhance your swing. Fijian Vijay Singh, the former US Masters champion, will rave about the Speed Stik, a device that aims to quicken your swing and help you to hit the ball farther. Apart from the playing professionals, there are also the teaching pros, who are probably among the greatest authorities on golf training aids because they are the ones who use these devices regularly as part of their work.

The Medicus Dual Hinge Driver, which is great for mending your slice, Eyeline Putting Laser and Path Pro are a few of a vast number of golf training aids that have been endorsed by the P.G.A. Professionals, a group of teaching pros who search for the best golf training aids and use them to teach their students. Golf trainings aids don’t always take the form of equipment. Fitness programs, mental strength, motivational speeches and other “off-course” methods of improving your body and mind can be considered as golf training aids.

For these, there are obvious leading role models such as golfing guru David Leadbetter and world number one Tiger Woods, who has taken physical fitness and mental fortitude to a new level since he first burst on to the professional scene in 1996. Whatever works best for you, what can’t be denied is that the golf training aids industry is worth billions of dollars. The Internet has also become a popular medium to market these products. The Web has even allowed amateur inventors to sell their own home-remedy golf training aids and compete on an equal footing with the big companies. Online consumers are latching on to this limitless marketplace as websites selling putting devices, swing-enhancers and even gloves that improve your grip take up more and more bandwidth.

Wherever there is a need to lower handicaps, there is always going to be a need for golf training aids. So, if you want to score lower, there’s plenty out there for you to choose from.

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Tip: You should let the left arm clockwise slightly when you start the back swing.  It is not really something that you actually should remember. It naturally happens if you would just allow it. This just means that you should not resist this movement that is just natural. You might not notice it, but you might have been resisting this movement because this causes the head of your golf club to go open slightly when you swing it. Just allow it to happen.     

There are plenty of places to stay and other activities to participate in while in Rochester when you are done golfing. A good reference site is www.rochestercvb.org, which is the Rochester Convention and Visitors Bureau, but we are here to primarily discuss the golf opportunities that Rochester has to offer. The golf courses in Rochester and telephone numbers are: “Eastwood Golf Club 1-507-281-6173 “Maple Valley Golf & Country Club 1-507-285-9100 “Meadow Lakes Golf Club 1-507-285-1190 “Northern Hills Golf Club 1-507-281-6170 “Oak Summit Golf Course 1-507-252-1808 “Rochester Golf & Country Club 1-507-282-3170 “Soldier’s Memorial Field Golf Course 1-507-281-6176 “Willow Creek Golf Course 1-507-285-0305 As you can see there are plenty of opportunities to play golf in Rochester.

You can either come for a weekend or stay for a week and never have to play the same golf course twice. Eastwood Golf Club: Eastwood Golf Club is city owned golf course that is located in the southeastern part of the city. This facility is an 18-hole course that plays 6,205 yards from the back tee markers. Par at Eastwood Golf Club is 70.

The course rating is 69.6 and the slope index is 121. The green fee for 18-holes is $26.75 and golf cart rentals are available for $24.00 for 18-holes. If you have a group outing planned in the Rochester area you can rent the entire golf course for half or full day. Contact the golf course management staff for more details. Maple Valley Golf & Country Club: Maple Valley is a par 71, 18-hole golf course.

The course plays at 5,916 yards from the back tee markers with a course rating of 68.1 and a slope index of 108. Maple Valley Golf Course is located approximately 15 minutes south of the city of Rochester in the beautiful Root River bluff country. Elevation changes in this area of the state are quite dramatic so don’t let the yardage of this course deceive you.

Weekend 18-hole rates are $31.00 plus tax. A power cart can be rented for $14.00 per person plus tax. Meadow Lakes Golf Club: Meadow Lakes Golf Club is an 18-hole par 71 ?links style? course and has water hazards on 15 of the 18 holes. There are two island greens featured at Meadow Lakes.

There are four sets of tee markers to choose from to challenge golfers of all abilities. Power carts are also available for rent. After your round of golf, don’t forget to stop in the lounge for cold refreshments. Northern Hills Golf Club: Northern Hills Golf Club is a city owned golf course that is located in the northwestern part of the city. Northern Hills Golf Club is an 18-hole facility that plays 6,335 yards from the back tee markers with a course rating of 70.9 and a slope index of 129.

Green fee for 18-holes is $26.75 and golf cart rentals are available for $24.00 for 18-holes. If you have a group outing planned in the Rochester area you can rent the entire golf course for half or full day. Contact the golf course management staff for more details.

Oak Summit Golf Course: Oak Summit Golf Course is located five miles south of the city of Rochester and just “mile west of the Rochester Municipal Airport. Oak Summit Golf Course is an 18-hole par 70 facility that features 4 sets of tee markers. The course plays 6,434 yards from the back tees with a course rating of 71.0 and a slope index of 118. The cost to play at Oak Summit Golf Course is $25.00 for 18-holes with power cart rental available for $14.00 per person additional.

Rochester Golf & Country Club: Rochester Golf & Country Club is a private members-owned club located on the western edge of the city. You will have to be a guest of a member to play here or if you are moving to the Rochester area you can apply for membership. There are also non-resident memberships available if you live 40 miles away from Rochester. The Rochester Golf & Country Club features four sets of tee markers, the course plays at 6,469 from the back tees with a course rating of 71.4 and a slope index of 131. If you are in the area and have the ability to get in a round, it certainly will be an adventure for you to experience the history of this club that dates back to 1915.

Soldier’s Memorial Field Golf Course: Soldier’s Memorial Field Golf Course is a city owned course that is located in the center of the city that was built in 1927 and the Zumbro River runs through the course. The course plays just 5,706 yards from the back tees with a course rating of 66.8 and a slope index of 116. Strategy and ball placement are vital to scoring well as the Zumbro River comes into play on several holes.

Green fee for 18-holes is $26.75 and golf cart rentals are available for $24.00 for 18-holes. If you have a group outing planned in the Rochester area you can rent the entire golf course for half or full day. Contact the golf course management staff for more details. Willow Creek Golf Course: Willow Creek Golf Course is an 18-hole par 70 course that plays 6,053 yards from the back tees.

There is also Little Willow 9-hole executive course that plays 1,434 located on the property. The weekend rate to play 18-holes is $26.00. There are also power carts for rent at Willow Creek. After your round of golf don’t forget to stop by the 19th Hole Lounge for a cold beverage and a sandwich from the daily menu. The Rochester area is filled with variety, not only in the choices of golf courses but also in accommodations and other points of interest in the area.

Whether you decide to stay for a weekend or a week, and choose to stay in a Bed & Breakfast or a luxury hotel, Rochester has something for everyone. When making plans for your summer vacation make it a Minnesota rural golf vacation!

TIPS ON GOLF - HOW TO IMPROVE THE DOWNSWING IS BALANCE

The downswing must be the organic result of all that went before it.  If you were able to do your backswing in the correct manner, your body will unwind in itself  thus releasing the club and striking the ball that will therefore result in a follow through that is balanced.

Going for a round of golf provides you with the opportunity to meet like minded people and also opens up networking opportunities! So go out today and have a round of golf, as well as it being fun, it’ll be healthy and give you the opportunity to meet new people as well as helping you to become a well rounded person! Happy Golfing!

TIPS ON GOLF - HOW TO IMPROVE THE DOWNSWING IS BALANCE

The downswing must be the organic result of all that went before it.  If you were able to do your backswing in the correct manner, your body will unwind in itself  thus releasing the club and striking the ball that will therefore result in a follow through that is balanced.

How much golf equipment do you actually need? Golf can be a very expensive game but there are affordable options. Before you buy clubs it is a good idea to visit golf stores and club pro shops. You can learn about the type of golf equipment that will best suit you as a beginner - even down to the golf ball itself. Did you know that having a golf ball with the correct “compression” will help you make the most of your game? Golf bags are available in a range of materials so choose one that is suited to the climate in most of your golf.

A rain suit is also a good addition to your golf bag. which you will play Should you take lessons from a professional? Golf lessons are expensive but if it is within your budget it may be worthwhile. Many seasoned golfers use these programs to raise the standard of their game and new golfers can learn at their own pace. Before you lift a club, develop the right mental attitude. Remain positive, quiet your mind and envision your shot before you hit the ball.

And always remember to have fun! YOUR SWING… There are some fundamental rules to the game of golf. Balance is imperative to a good golf swing.

No matter what stroke you are making or what club you are playing with, balance is the foundation to a good golf swing, and you must keep your muscles relaxed to achieve perfect balance. Balance really is the cure-all for many faults of golf. Think about keeping your head still and maintaining your balance at all times and you will have a foundation for an excellent golf game. In the game of golf, no two people ever swing at the ball in the same way.

Golf will always be an individual sport. If your golf swing is off, go back to the fundamentals and plan each shot in advance! PUTTING… How can this easiest of golf shots become the absolute bane of an adult golfer’s life? Several years ago, an American company developed a putting machine. If a machine in perfect working under operating under perfect putting conditions fails to hole every golf putt, then a human being with all his or her imperfections never is. Remember that point after every shot you “should have made,” and don’t let frustration get the best of you.

Welcome every 3 putt as a learning opportunity! Apply what you learn to each consecutive hole, and you’ll rapidly improve. NETWORKING FOR SUCCESS… If you like to meet new people golf provides you with the PERFECT opportunity for social interaction and networking, whether you’re looking for new friends, or new clients! Golf makes for easy conversation, and you’re out sharing an activity with others that have the same interest.

Most clubs offer single players the opportunity to play the round together, so don’t be shy - get out there and start networking while enjoying a great round of golf!

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GOLF SWING TIP

The follow-through move



A follow-through in your golf swing  should be best seen as the feather in your cap move.  The legs must be adequately straight and the hips have to form a straight line together with the legs.  This move will serve as the gauge of the whole swing you have just done.  You know that you were able to pull a swing that is smooth and balanced if in the end you have a position that looks like the letter C only in reverse.

The biomechanics of the golf swing are an intricate series of movements, in a sequential order, and executed with a specific timing. The golf swing mechanics if performed correctly allow for the clubface to return square at impact. In conjunction with golf swing mechanics the body executes these biomechanics. In relation to the body, specific muscles are very active in returning the clubface to square. The golf swing is a “total body” activity involving the entire neuromuscular system in the execution of the golf swing.

Looking at a specific part of the body and squaring of the clubface, we can see a significant connection to certain muscles. During certain phases of the golf swing we see a rotation of the clubface in the backswing, returning of the clubface to square at impact, and release of the club in the follow through. These three actions within golf swing require rotation of the arms.

The action occurring within the arms is elevation, internal, and external rotation. This allows the club to rotate, return to square, and release during the follow through. That being said, there are specific muscles involved in the rotation of the arms. Again, these are not the only muscles involved in squaring the clubface, but from an anatomical perspective, these muscles are active in the internal and external rotation of the arms.

Going back to squaring the clubface, internal and external rotation of the arms is required. The muscles we are talking about are the rotator cuff muscles. Yes, the rotator cuff. Not necessarily a group of muscles that go “hand-in-hand” with the golf swing and probably more thought of when we talk about baseball and pitching. Nevertheless, these muscles are an active in the golf swing.

The rotator cuff is a reference to four muscles in the shoulder complex. For those of you who love the science behind this stuff, the four muscles that comprise the rotator cuff are; supraspinatus, infraspinatus, teres minor, and subscapularis. The rotator cuff has a couple primary functions when it comes to the shoulder complex.

First off, they act to stabilize the shoulder capsule. The skeletal structure comprising the shoulder is a ball and socket joint. The “socket” part of this joint is very shallow, and the rotator cuff muscles help to stabilize and essentially keep the arm from coming out of the joint. The rotator cuff provides tension during movement to keep the shoulder joint stabile.

The rotator cuff creates what is called a musculotendinous joint for the shoulder, stabilizing the shoulder. Secondly, these four muscles are actively involved in elevating, internally, and externally rotating the arms. All of which are movements involved in the golf swing. Utilize a picture of the golf swing and the actions involved in the phases of the golf swing to create the connection. During the backswing, downswing, and follow through these muscles assist in the biomechanics of the golf swing.

The rotation of the arms in the backswing, squaring of the clubface at impact, and release of the club during the follow through are some basic components of the golf swing where the rotator cuff is involved in the golf swing. The shoulder joint and rotator cuff muscles are subject to overuse and early degeneration. The repeatable action of the golf swing, and involvement of the rotator cuff in the golf swing add to this situation.

These two factors; the repeatable nature of the golf swing, and subject of the rotator cuff to over use injuries point to the need of injury preventative rotator cuff exercises. Injury preventative rotator cuff exercises should be a part of a comprehensive golf fitness program. The goals of a golf fitness program are two fold; number one to prevent injury to the body from the stresses placed upon it by the golf swing. Number two is performance improvement.

Rotator cuff exercises within a golf fitness program fall into category number one. These types of golf fitness exercises develop additional strength and endurance within the rotator cuff muscles. The purpose of the added strength and endurance is to prevent overuse injuries from occurring. The added strength and endurance allow for the golfer to execute the biomechanics of the golf swing over and over again without fatigue or comprise the joint structure of the shoulder. During my years on tour, I have never seen someone injure a cuff muscle from swinging a golf club.

I have seen rotator cuff injuries impede a golf swing, and if you have ever injured your rotator cuff, you know how debilitating an injury it can be. The point being this: The rotator cuff muscles are actively involved in the golf swing. The biomechanics of the golf swing are a repeatable athletic action, stressing the muscles of the rotator cuff every swing.

In order to combat a rotator cuff injury from occurring, the implementation of rotator cuff exercises in a comprehensive golf fitness program can be beneficial. These types of golf fitness exercises are injury preventative. Assisting to develop high levels of strength and endurance in the muscles of the rotator cuff. Preventing breakdown from over use.

Injury to rotator cuff can be very debilitating to your golf swing or any activity for that case. And I suggest regardless if you are avid golfer or a weekend warrior. Implementing a series of rotator cuff exercises to them healthy is a good idea. Sean Cochran

About The Author Sean Cochran is one of the most recognized golf fitness instructors in the world today. He travels the PGA Tour regularly with 2004 Masters, 2005 PGA, and 2006 Masters Champion Phil Mickelson.

He has made many of his golf tips, golf instruction and golf swing improvement techniques available to amateur golfers on the website www.bioforcegolf.com. To contact Sean, you can email him at support@bioforcegolf.com.

LESSONS ON GOLF SWINGING -  The Move Downswing

When you reach the downswing, all you really need to do is to just let it go.  Let the downswing happen.  However, this only applies if ever you were able to start with a golf stance, backswing and grip that is correct. 

Ability is what you’re capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it. Lou Holtz Custom fitting is the means for tailoring a golf club to customize your personal swing. Whatever your level, with a custom golf club the aim is to guarantee that if you do make a good swing, the club will be square at impact and should produce a straight shot.

Custom Golf Club How To’s: To custom fit your golf clubs, you want to know: your gender (male or female); your height in your stockings or socks; the distance from your wrist (where it bends) to the floor with your shoes off; your age; your handicap or skill level; how fast you swing a golf club; what club you use at the 150 yard marker. Gender is used to put you into the correct fitting scale for custom golf clubs. The golf industry uses varying definitions of “standard length” for men and women.

Your height and the distance in inches from your wrist to the floor are used together to determine the length of a custom golf club that is suitable for you. The starting point for club length can vary up to 3 ‘-inch ranging from ladies to men plus 1 ‘-inch. A tall person with long arms can very easily require shorter clubs than an average height person with short arms. About 80 percent of golfers are standard length.

Your age, handicap (if you happen to have one), self-assessed skill level, rough golf swing speed and club you use at the 150 yard marker are all combined to establish the custom golf club’s shaft flex that is appropriate for you. Custom fitting can fix your slice. If you slice the ball it means that the toe of the club is leading into the ball which opens the face of the club. That may be down to a swing fault, but it could be because the club is too flat. So as part of the custom fitting procedure you can make the custom golf club more upright to help with this.

This will mean that the toe of the club will be slightly off the ground at address to remedy. There are alternate methods of fitting according to custom golf club manufacturers but ultimately they are all laboring to better your game. To begin with simple measurements such as wrist-to-floor, height and hand size are taken and will point you to the right size club and at what angle it should be to the ground.

Then you will take a club and hit some balls. One method is to place impact tape on the bottom of the custom golf club and an impact board on the floor. As you hit the ball the board will leave a mark on the tape showing whether the heel or the toe of the custom golf club is striking the floor first. The resulting mark will show whether the club face needs to be flatter or more upright.

Then things get a bit more pioneering. Analysis equipment can measure everything from your club speed to the side spin of the ball so that you can get maximum distance from your shot. You can also measure the launch angle of the ball, how much backspin you generate and impact efficiency - all which affect distance. The angle in which the custom golf club approaches the ball and the sidespin of it can help fix your game too. Rather than bringing down your old clubs, it might be better to start from scratch.

It’s a big fallacy that custom fitting is only for good golfers. Anyone can benefit. That said, if you hope to upgrade a new set of clubs with the same manufacturer they may be able to adjust your old set to become custom golf clubs.

Custom fitting won’t remedy all your bad shots. Coaching will sort that out. But if you do make a good swing, then the custom golf club will arrive properly at impact and should produce a straight shot at your target. That alone will save shots during a round.

Lastly, custom fitting is often free of charge. But it is usually on the condition that you buy some clubs once you’ve been fitted. So it surely depends on what your budget is. If you’re ready to buy a new set of clubs it’s positively worth getting fitted. “A man can fail many times, but he isn’t a failure until he gives up” We have come to the end of my informational article.

It’s now your job to take this information and do something with it. Good luck and thanks for visiting.

About The Author The author, Dan Farrell has been writing golf articles for a number of clients for years.

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Golfing Hint of the Day - Relax

It is highly advisable that one should not do the swing in a hurried manner.  If a back swing is in any way done in a hurry, the downswing does not become fast,  actually it could do the opposite.

According to this theory, if you don’t “clear your hips” your hands and arms will be impeded and will not be able to attack the ball with power. This is sometimes used as an explanation for why an overly “vertical” stance is not a good thing. According to this line of thinking, when you stand too close to the ball your hands will not be able to make a clean pass in front of your body because on the way down your hips will get in the way. But while hip rotation is very important to the effectiveness of the golf swing, it is not because the hips are in the way of anything.

In fact I can’t see that this idea of “clearing the hips” makes much sense. Your hips are not in the way of your hands. In fact, rotating your hips towards the target pushes your backside out further towards your hands and puts your hips more in the way than if you did not rotate them. Most of us whether we rotate a lot or not are not in the habit of hitting our hips with our hands when we swing our golf clubs. The reason is simple: our hips do not get in the way of our swing, and to suggest this as an explanation of the importance of hip rotation is just plain misleading.

In my own research, on the course and in my basement “lab”, I have found that hip rotation does indeed put the club on a more powerful, more direct path to the ball coming into the point of impact. But as far as I can tell, this has very little to do with getting your hips out of the way of your hands. What happens when you rotate your hips is that this allows you to get your shoulders and arms in the optimal power position.

This happens because your upper body and lower body move in a synchronized way. In the golf swing, as in most other movements involving the human body, your upper body, including your shoulders and arms, moves in harmony with and in response to the movement of your lower body your hips and legs. Think of a power hitter in baseball. Those classic photographs of Ted Williams, Hank Aaron, Reggie Jackson or Barry Bonds making contact with the ball always tell the same story.

Their arms are fully extended, hips are rotated to an open position, head is back, and they are perfectly balanced with most of their weight now centered over their front leg and hip. In fact they have used their front leg and hip as a pivot around which their upper body has rotated. Take that pivot away swing with just your shoulders and arms and you’re left with a much less fluid, much less coordinated, and much less powerful swing. In the golf swing this connection of upper and lower body is less obvious because the golf swing is a combination of vertical and horizontal. But the principle is the same.

The rotation of the hips pulls your upper torso around and gets your lead shoulder into the correct position (the left shoulder in the case of a right hander) at the point of impact. Ben Hogan described this hip movement as a matter of throwing your lead hip around and back against the wall one of the most useful images in all of golf instruction. Try it in slow motion.

Place your club head along the swing path about 18″-24″ behind the ball (on the inside/out arc). Make sure your lead hand and arm are straightened as they should be in the impact position. Now rotate your hips so the club head moves towards the ball (keeping your hands and arms locked in the previous position). Notice that when your club head reaches the ball, your hips will be “cleared”, and your lead shoulder will be rotated as well.

Your lead arm will be in the correct “power position” with the arm and club shaft forming a more or less straight line down to the ball. Now pick your club up and swing it more horizontally like a baseball bat. If you have had any baseball training at all, your hips will just naturally lead the swing and your shoulders, arms and “bat” will follow. In fact trying to make an “all-arms” swing without hip rotation will feel awkward and unsynchronized. Your arms will not be able to follow the momentum that wants to carry them around to a natural finish.

This is why golfers who do not “finish” their swing by rotating their lower body will often snap the club back to the starting position. The basic principle here is one taught by golf teachers since teachers first started analyzing the swing: upper body follows lower body. Coming to a better appreciation of this principle can only have a positive impact on your golf swing.

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Golfing Hint of the Day - Relax

It is highly advisable that one should not do the swing in a hurried manner.  If a back swing is in any way done in a hurry, the downswing does not become fast,  actually it could do the opposite.

You probably play at least a bit different on days when the temperature is raging than when it’s cool. Here are some tips from those who hit the courses on a regular basis. Driving is a good way to start, but start slowly.

Choose a short iron for your first few drives, giving your muscles a chance to loosen up and to get the feel for the day. Work up to longer drives, but remember that the goal isn’t only to see how far the ball will go - control is more important than distance and this is your chance to gather your skills to exercise that control. Don’t just drive. Some people make the mistake of thinking they’ve completed an adequate warm up once they’ve managed to make a few successful drives.

Take time for some chipping and putting as well. Make the most of your swing and any recent lessons you’ve had. Remember that a round of golf is much more than teeing off. One of the most important warm up tips is to get your mood and emotions under control. Smacking your frustrations out on a golf ball probably isn’t going to help your game at all - though it might arguably be good for your frustrations.

Take time to gather your calm, focus on your game and let the day’s troubles fall away. Your mood - especially if it’s a bad mood - can greatly impact your game. Another mistake many people make at the warm up session is to start practicing.

This isn’t the time to try out new clubs, new swings, or new information. This is a time to play your best game, just as you’ll be doing shortly - at the first tee. It’s okay to put in a few practice swings if you’re working on something you want to put into play for this game, but don’t get caught up in a practice session. One of the purposes of a warm up time is to build your confidence.

You can’t do that if you’re continually making errors. Use the techniques you’re most familiar with and be ready to congratulate yourself on all your successes during the warm up. If you are doubtful about the need for a good warm up period, just think back to a recent game of golf that you didn’t warm up for. How was your first tee? How was the fourth? Did you spend the rest of the game making up for some poor strokes early on? The warm up is a chance to make those mistakes before they’re being engraved on a score card. Take time to make yourself confident and you’ll play a confident game.

About The Author Lee Collins is an avid golf enthusiast who has improved his golf game tremendously in a very short time using the *”How to Break 90 in 3 Easy Lessons”* system available only at http://www.easygolfinstruction.com .

GOLF SWING TIP

The follow-through move



A follow-through in your golf swing  should be best seen as the feather in your cap move.  The legs must be adequately straight and the hips have to form a straight line together with the legs.  This move will serve as the gauge of the whole swing you have just done.  You know that you were able to pull a swing that is smooth and balanced if in the end you have a position that looks like the letter C only in reverse.

It just isn’t right, my beliefs is that in sport where men have a clear physical advantage, then they should keep the sexes in separate competitions. To me it seems like common sense. Who knows what the R&A are thinking!

GOLF TIP:  You should not forget cocking wrists.
   
Do not forget cocking your wrists. This might be difficult at first, but it will be natural to you with enough practice.
   

Skill is based on practice and talent, but everyone is capable of proper etiquette. The key to great etiquette is knowing the rules and using them every time you play. That way you will not forget them when it is important.

The etiquette of begins before you have even arrived at the course. Dress is very important. Athletic clothing is prohibited, unless you are just messing around at the local public course. Pants or shorts must have belt loops and no cuffs.

You shirt must have a collar; polo style shirts are a popular choice. Most golf courses now prefer that you wear shoes with rubber spikes instead. It is polite to arrive about 20 minutes early to allow everyone to partner up and get organized. If you would like to hit some balls before the match, you can arrive earlier and practice at the driving range. When you reach the first tee it is appropriate for the person with the lowest handicap to tee off first.

From the tee each person furthest from the hole should hit respectively. If players that are sharing a cart hit their ball to opposite sides of the fairway, one player should be dropped off at his ball with a couple of clubs. All divots should be replaced with sand and the removed grass.

On the green, the furthest from the hole still hits respectively. You should never cross the path of someone’s ball. Either step over the path or go behind the path. This ensures that your footprint does not alter the path.

If your ball is near or in the path of another ball, you must place a marker in front of your ball and remove it from the green until it is your turn to putt. Other than these specific rules, always follow general safety guidelines. Never hit the ball if someone is near its path, and always stand far enough away from someone swinging a club to give them ample room. The most important thing to remember is to respect your fellow golfers and enjoy the game.

About The Author Brian is a regular contributor of articles to various publications.

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Make Your Golf Practice Count Most golfers, regardless of their ability level, are guilty of wasting their practice time. How many times have you been at a driving range and witnessed stall after stall filled with tired looking golfers endlessly beating balls.

Most have selected the large bucket and think only of launching all those little pellets with the big stick. Most of these people would have been better off if they had just stayed home and mowed the lawn. Why? They are practicing without a purpose. PLAN YOUR GOLF PRACTICE The first step in improving your golf is learning more about the swing.

If you do not want to take lessons, there is a wealth of information available in books, magazines and on the web. Find some information related to a part of your game you are struggling with. You’ll likely find many articles related to any and every golf sin you could possibly commit. Focus on the cause and effect. Try to understand not only what you need to do to improve, but the causes of your problem.

There are likely to be multiple possible causes and solutions. HIT THE DRIVING RANGE? NOT YET Instead of running to hit that next large bucket, take those golf tips you learned and apply them in front of a full-length mirror. This is especially effective if you are working on your stance or setup.

You can easily compare your body position with those of the pros in the magazines. Take your backswing in slow motion, stopping at various points to again compare your position with the pro. This exercise will help you picture and feel a good golf swing. SMALL BUCKET PLEASE When you finally get to the range, your mind is no doubt full of energy and excitement as you prepare to apply your new thoughts.

That is good. But, remember that it is quality golf practice, not quantity, which counts. Get the small bucket and take your time. Rest between shots. Resolve in your mind to think about what you are working on before each shot.

Apply one swing thought before each practice shot. Too many thoughts will result in “paralysis of analysis”. After each shot, reflect on not only the result, but how the swing felt.

What did you do wrong? What did you do right? PRACTICE WITH A FRIEND You can triple the effectiveness of your golf practice if you bring a friend with you. Buy one large bucket and share a stall. Take turns hitting a few shots each. Tell your friend what you are working on and ask him to describe how it looks.

Watch one another from the side and behind to get different angles. Ask your partner to focus on different elements of the swing: the grip, setup, plane, top of back swing, lower body position, shoulder turn, etc. IMPROVEMENT TAKES TIME Remember to keep focused on improving your weaknesses. It makes little sense to spend 75% of your golf practice time working on your strong points. Don’t get impatient.

Realize that improvement takes time! Nobody goes from a twenty-handicap down to a single-digit overnight. However, if you apply these tips, you’ll be building your knowledge of the game as you practice. This can only help improve your game in the long run.

About The Author Author: Armando Rodriguez creator of GolfTalk.info

Tip: You should let the left arm clockwise slightly when you start the back swing.  It is not really something that you actually should remember. It naturally happens if you would just allow it. This just means that you should not resist this movement that is just natural. You might not notice it, but you might have been resisting this movement because this causes the head of your golf club to go open slightly when you swing it. Just allow it to happen.     

At the end of the day, people go to golf school to learn to play golf and all of the other facilities have to be ranked in accordance with personal preference. When considering a school, it is important to explore its teaching principles. Ask if the school welcomes students of all ages and abilities. It is very beneficial for absolute beginners to have the opportunity to mix with and observe more experienced players.

Check to see if the school caters for a particular age group - sometimes this is the case. Find out the student to instructor ratio. The cost of one-to-one tuition is usually prohibitive and attending golf school will usually be a lower cost option but it is essential that the student instructor ratio is low to ensure that the student will still receive adequate instruction in a group environment. Tuition in large groups is not to be recommended as too much time is lost whilst the instructor manages the group. Many schools now offer a wide variety of high tech gadgets and training aids to assist the student to model the perfect swing and also to analyze their own efforts.

Whilst all of these gadgets look very impressive and they undoubtedly have a part to play in teaching the novice, nothing beats quality face to face instruction with a professional who knows and loves the game. When making a decision about which golf school to attend do not be afraid to ask about the instructor’s qualifications and experience and also his or her status with the PGA. The very best way to learn is from someone who can play, and play well.

Classroom theory is fine but it is experience and the practical application of the theory from which students learn most. Price may be a factor when considering which golf school to attend and, as with all things in life, the cheapest is not always the best option. Rather than looking for cheapness look for value for money, there is a distinction. Calculate your budget and decide how to spend it.

Consider taking fewer lessons at a better and probably more expensive school if funds are restricted. Remember, learning golf, as with the learning process of any new skill, can only be accomplished if the student is prepared to practice. It really does not matter how good the school nor how good the instructor if the student is not willing to translate what he has learned into practice on the green.

About The Author Author: Armando Rodriguez creator of GolfTalk.info

GOLF TIP:  You should not forget cocking wrists.
   
Do not forget cocking your wrists. This might be difficult at first, but it will be natural to you with enough practice.
   

Golf began its gradual spread late in the 1800s. But this only happened after an incubation period of three or four hundred years in Scotland. During that time the rules of the game were formulated, the basic equipment was developed, and many of the ancient Scottish golf courses took on mythic status. And that is why, to this day, one of the dreams of most golfers is to visit the ancient golfing links of Scotland.

After a couple years of planning our own first golfing trip to Scotland became a reality in 2001. It was the result of a house swap that Judy and I arranged with an acquaintance who lived in Linlithgow, an historic town in the middle of the southern part of Scotland. Our Scottish contact would use our Florida house for two weeks in July, and we would reciprocate by using their house in Linlithgow. This sort of arrangement is very popular with people from England, Scotland and Ireland. The Linlithgow trade sounded perfect.

It is roughly 50 miles from St. Andrews, midway between Glasgow and Edinburgh. We had done a fair bit of research and had already decided we wanted to be near enough to St.

Andrews to visit. But what we really wanted to do was get a less sanitized feeling for the country by playing a few of the more obscure, remote courses further north in the Highlands. As a focus for our trip we decided to visit Royal Dornoch three or so hours north of Edinburgh, and Machrihanish over on the Mull of Kintyre about as close to Ireland as you can get on mainland Scotland. So we had booked a two night stay in the beautiful little town of Dornoch during our first week, and another two night stay at a quaint old bed and breakfast in Campbelltown about ten miles from Macrahanish.

Both of these towns have an interesting history going back hundreds of years. But of course, our primary interest was the golf courses that lay just outside of town. These are two ancient golf courses at opposite ends of Scotland, both with a well-deserved reputation for authenticity. Their remote locations almost guarantee they will not be overrun by masses of golfers. We spent the first couple days at Linlithgow seeing the local sites.

The first night there just happened to be a jousting match on the grounds of the Linlithgow Palace an historic ruin that was once the home of Mary Queen of Scots. Before leaving for Dornoch on Wednesday we wanted to play at least one round in the south. Our host had recommended we go over to North Berwick just south of Muirfield on the east coast (the St.

Andrews side). So we played our first round of golf in Scotland at North Berwick. This was a fitting start to our trip, since North Berwick is considered a “primitive” links course with quirky features such as blind shots and walls you have to shoot over. It is the home of the original “Redan” par three which at the time seemed fairly unremarkable.

Since then we have learned this hole has been copied by golf course designers more than any other in the world. My own most memorable shot was the approach at #13, “The Pit”. I hit what I thought was a beautiful iron just over the stone wall onto the green (yes, there is a wall in front of the green!) When we got there it was down in the “pit” behind the green and required a massive uphill putt, which turned into at least a four-putt before I got it down. The next day we visited St. Andrews.

Having played at North Berwick we were now accustomed to the “public” nature of these courses. People are perfectly free to walk across the fairway to and from the beach. So this gave us the opportunity to walk parts of The Old Course.

We walked out a couple holes along the beach side, then came back along the famous “Road Hole” (1

7) and along the road to the even more famous Swilcan Bridge over the “burn” on

18. On Tuesay we played the local course at Linlithgow as a guest of our host. This offered an interesting taste of the other kind of course in Scotland an inland or parkland course more like what we Canadians are used to, but a bit more rugged. Then on Wednesday we headed north to Dornoch for what was to be perhaps the most memorable part of our trip.

Dornoch is a beautiful little town on the Dornoch Firth about 30 miles north of Inverness. The town itself is historically significant as one of the focal points for “the clearances” that took place in the 1840s. This was when the Duke of Sutherland evicted his peasant farmers and replaced them with sheep. This event still forms part of the bitter undercurrent in the relationship between locals and nobles, peasants and gentry, Scottish and English. Dornoch is also the site of the last witch burning that took place in the Great Britain.

The golf course at Royal Dornoch is one of the most famous in the world. Its isolation makes it even more appealling for golf romantics like me. On Wednesday night we walked the course as darkness settled in (at around 11pm).

Then on Thursday I played my first round on the hallowed links. It was not one of my best rounds. I was a single sandwiched between two foursomes, playing an unknown course. It was a memorable round nonetheless.

Even if the shots were not particularly good, and the golfer was confused and somewhat at loose ends, the day was warm and pleasant, the course was strikingly beautiful, and I had played one of the world’s best courses. Later that day Judy and I played the Struie Course which is the 2nd course on the Dornoch links. It was then under development and not particularly outstanding. On our second visit in 2003 the Struie Course had been much improved and was well worth playing. The next day we had the opportunity to explore some of the local points of interest.

A trip up the coast to Dunrobin Castle at Golspie was well worth it. The falconry exhibit was outstanding. In the afternoon we played the golf course at Brora, further up the coast another 15 miles or so.

It was perfect Scottish golfing weather. The gusty wind was blowing in off the Firth bringing short bursts of light rain punctuated by sunny breaks. This was one of those rounds you never forget. Brora is one of the few courses in the world where neighbouring sheep and cattle are free to roam the links and the greens are fenced off with electrical wire.

The course features lots of interesting shots over rugged grazing terrain. If you manage to survive with a fairly decent score, that can quickly be ruined by a miscalculation at

18. It’s a longish par 3 (190) with a huge catchment area in front of the elevated green sitting right up beside the club house. After a thoroughly enjoyable round we visited the dining room in the club house for an early dinner. Then we headed back to Linlithgow to prepare for the next leg of our journey our trip out past Loch Lomond and down the Kintyre peninsula that juts out into the Irish Sea.

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LESSONS ON GOLF SWINGING -  The Move Downswing

When you reach the downswing, all you really need to do is to just let it go.  Let the downswing happen.  However, this only applies if ever you were able to start with a golf stance, backswing and grip that is correct. 

The key to having the best golf experience begins with the correct etiquette. There is nothing that ruins a game of golf like being embarrassed by not knowing the rules. There are some simple rules to follow that will ensure you look professional the whole time you are on the course.

First off, you always look smart by stretching before the first hole. Every athlete knows that he needs to warm up. The best way to start is to take advantage of the practice green that is usually located near the clubhouse. This green consists of about 6 to 8 holes that you can putt to.

If you feel confident enough, you can use your 9 iron or pitching wedge at the practice green to warm up your chipping capability. When teeing off, it is always best to have the most accomplished player tee off first. This will set the pace for the game so that everyone else can move up the course towards the green. If partners that are sharing a cart hit to opposite sides of the fairway, they can either change partners to adapt to their hitting styles or drop their partner off at their ball and drive to their ball. This saves time so that parties behind don’t have to wait longer.

It is also appropriate to take a few clubs with you anytime that you are dropped off. This allows for multiple hits in case you do not get back to the cart. The furthest person from the ball should always be the one to hit and any cart should not move ahead of this player’s ball.

In case that your ball should land in heavy grass, take a quick scan to find your ball. The limit to find a ball is 5 minutes and should only be exercised if you let a waiting party play through. Any divots that are made should be replaced by the missing grass and or some sand from the bucket on the cart. When reaching the green, the pin should remain until all people have also gotten on the green.

The furthest from the hole putts until he is not the furthest, and any ball that is potentially in the putter’s path should be replaced with a marker. It is also considered rude to walk in the path of another golfer’s putt because it may alter the path of the putt. You should also be aware of your shadow while another golfer is putting. Make sure that you shadow does not fall in the path of a putt because it is distracting. Following these simple rules is an easy way to make certain that you do not look foolish on the golf course.

Golf is a common form of business meeting that can be disastrous if you do not follow the common rules. Skill is not as important as etiquette in a sport like golf. Practice manners just as you would skill and you will exude the presence of a true professional.

About The Author Brian is a regular contributor of articles to various publications. He is an avid golfer and enjoys writing about great ways to improve your game. Find more great information at http://www.get-golf-clubs.info/.# BREAK##TITLE#The Diary of a Golfer#/TITLE#
No doubt there are high hopes heading out to that first tee. You feel strong; you can see that ball exploding off the club.

That feeling of raw power as the ball soars through the air; that swing so smooth and powerful; your head definitely in the game. And then for some reason after taking a smooth practice swing and still feeling on top of the world, you address the ball, a little doubt creeps in. You start that back swing with a little sway in the body and before you know it you have over-swung just a bit. Then as you start your downswing your hips shift slightly causing your hands to get too far ahead of the club so that at impact you are coming from outside in cutting at the ball causing a severe slice to the right and the round begins. From the heavy rough you try to make the miraculous shot only to find yourself advancing about 100 yards with a 4 metal and no better of a lie.

By the time you reach the green you have visited the sand and are now putting from 25 feet for bogey with a slight breeze in the brilliant sun but you might as well be playing in the rain - you see nothing but two putts. You reach the second tee, you are now the last one to tee off and the smoke is billowing. Smack! This time the ball takes an abrupt turn to the left, heading toward the trees, ricocheting off the tall branches and settling softly behind a beautiful Douglas Fir with no way to advance the ball.

From here you play straight across the fairway, left-handed by the way, and are then hitting number 3 to this 375 yard par

4. Finally you lift one up into the air heading directly toward the green and it looks like a beauty and the rest of your foursome yells “great shot”, “at a way partner” but suddenly it comes up short, lands in a soft spot where moisture has collected from last night’s 5-minute shower storm and the ball is plugged. All of you look for a good 5 minutes but there is no ball to be found. Soon, reluctantly, you pull out another Titleist take your lost-ball stroke, then shank it onto the green leaving yourself another long putt but now for double-bogey - oh-oh, another two to get down.

Two holes completed and you are now 5 over par. Smoke is now coming out of your ass. “Where’s the golf strategy, sweetheart?” Any hopes you had of “this being the day” have just vanished in the first 13 meetings of your clubface and that little white ball. Of course we all know that this has nothing to do with you. There is obviously something wrong with the golf clubs or the ball is out of balance or they did something to the golf course.

This just can’t be. You felt too good. You had this all planned out in your mind and you were told by that latest article that all you had to do was visualize the shot and that is exactly what you did.

Where is the justice??? Somebody call the sheriff and get his fat buns out here. Golf is always full of surprises. And to many of us that is probably what makes it such a great game. But just once, wouldn’t it be nice to be hitting on all cylinders and having that ball land in just the right spot on every hole? And then have every putt break just as you had planned and end up perfectly in the middle of the hole? …probably not going to happen.

The above scenario is not so far fetched as most all golfers know. In fact, you play this game enough and you will have many of these sorts of stories of your own. Most of us have one or two every round. But this is the very reason why golfers need to think more about “Golf Strategy”. It is too easy out there over a period of 4 to 4 “hours for things to get out of control.

And if you don’t have something written down to help you get back on track you can turn one mistake into many very quickly and that is what can drive up the score. The written strategy does not have to be complicated at all. It is just a reminder of what you intend to do on each hole.

Where do you want the ball to land? What club selection makes sense off the tee? What do you need to consider giving you the best chance at par? What do you definitely want to avoid? And what are the distances from certain landmarks so you know what to do if things don’t go quite as planned? Most golfers try to do all of this in their heads. But when things go a stray, plans start to get abandoned. And that is not good. It is better to only have one bad hole as opposed to many if you can prevent it.

And the quicker you can get your mind off of the bad shot or the missed putt the better off you will be. The concept behind a written plan in golf is no different than a written plan in business or your personal life. It helps to solidify the plan or strategy in your mind and then keeps you on target - you have something to refer to when distractions get in your way. It is also a great tool for evaluation. You are not just remembering what you did that was good or bad but you have your plan to see how you are doing against your strategy for each hole.

In time this will pay dividends with more consistent play. Think about it: Get that “Strategy” out of your head and onto some paper for better results.

About The Author Article by Jeff Gustafson - the creator of the *Pocket Pro* _Personal Game-Plan and Strategy System _ http://www.the-sixth-man.com

Tips for good golfing: 
it’s all in the swing  Believe it or not, when one performs a golf back swing, it is not just your arms.  It is also more about the golfer’s back as it turns away from the target.  The club is more so as being put behind the golfer’s back than it is swung up towards the air. 

For me it was simply a great opportunity to spend a morning with a former work colleague (Colin) and his son (David) as they were staying in a neighbouring villa on La Goleta, part of the wider Faro Park Development. The course runs along the side of an old volcano (no surprise there given Lanzarote’s landscape) and has inspirational views of volcanic lava, cacti and over includes over 3,000 palm trees and has superb views of the Atlantic Ocean throughout. A Golf course such as this one, is quite simply, in my opinion, nature at its best.

C?sar Manrique, the man who taught the people of Lanzarote to care for their natural habitat has clearly left his influence everywhere. If you are a Golf ‘anorak’, you might also want to read the next paragraph of technical data “If you’re not, simply skip over it. The course measures 6041m (White) ; 5582m (Yellow) ; 5289m (Blue) ; and 4938m (Red). Generally, visitors play off the blue tees.

The Slope Rating of the course is 127 (White) ; 127 (Yellow) ; 130 (Blue) ; and 124 (Red) We played off Blue Tees. The course measures 5289 Metres (5791 Yards for the non converts) and is a Par 72 course. I’ve since found out that the course was designed by British landscape architect John Harris and built in 1978. It is a truly a fantastic course, not only because of its design but also thanks to the excellent condition in which it is kept all year round and at Easter (April 200

6), it was in superb condition. Given its location, it benefits from a warm and pleasant climate all year round, tempered only by sea breezes from the island’s almost constant trade winds.

The course is designed to be smooth yet varied. It has more than your average number of doglegs, designed to test your ability (or lack of it) and allows you to bring all your clubs into play. It will test everyone from scratch players to those of us with more modest ability.

Address : Avenida del Golf, s/n. 35509 Costa Teguise (Lanzarote). Telephone : (00 3

4) 928 59 05 12 Fax : (00 3

4) 928 59 23 37 Email info@lanzarote-golf.com Webiste :www.lanzarote-golf.com The Following services can be found at the Club - Club hire, trolleys, buggies, driving range, pro-shop and club storage. There are separate male and female changing rooms and you can hire lockers.

There is a Bar and Restaurant. The restaurant offers a varied menu, based on Mediterranean cuisine. The prices vary according to season. In the “Summer” months (1st June to 30th September) it costs 53 Euros (for 18 Holes) and 36 Euros (for 9 Holes after 4pm). In the “Winter” (we played in Winter and it was scorching !), it costs 65 Euros (18 Holes) and 52 Euros (9 Holes after 3pm).

The Course has discount agreements with most of the hotels on the island, so check at your hotel, or check out a nearby hotel if you’re in private accommodation as you can often get a better deal than this by doing so. And so, to our day out. We planned to set off at 7am from our ‘home’ in Playa Blanca (the idea being not to spoil the day for others and ‘Brownie Points’ for everyone !.

There was to be four of playing, but that quickly became three when Gary (”The Rainman”) decided he was on holiday and was not coming to Golf at 7am (given that he left the British Open on Faro Park at midnight the night before (to prepare for golf), I was very surprised to get the “Dear John ” text first thing in the morning. Gary’s nickname is a long story, but basically when its cold he wants it hot and when it’s hot he prays for rain (and usually gets it, so I’m not that keen on going on holiday with him !) The three of us (Colin, a work colleague, his son David and yours truly) set off around 7:30am and we drove along the LZ-2 and then headed towards San Bartholme and then into Costa Teguise (avoiding Arrecife !) When we arrived we were told it was members day (Saturday !) and that they had no tee times for 3 hours. A quick bit of lateral thinking later, we asked if we could play 10-18 and then get a Tee time for 1-9 which they agreed to (something you’d almost expect them to suggest in the UK, so ask if you need to) We decided we’d have a ‘friendly’ game of singles (if there is such a thing) - Loser buys the beers at the 19th hole. We played stableford, off full handicaps (you’ll need them).

To cut along story short (ish), Colin was ‘flying’, I was struggling to even stay in touch and David, well David was having a bad day (it’s just as well he hired his clubs !). Colin was five points in front with five to play before he decided to show us his impression of “Devon Loch” (he’s the horse that collapsed of exhaustion 50 yards from the finishing line in the 1956 Grand National when leading by 20 lengths !) Going up the 18th Colin was one behind (but I did not rub it in, honest) ! Colin tells me his wife Jackie really enjoyed her first trip to the island and that they may return. I’m sure if we ever go ‘into combat’ again, David will have been the range beforehand to shake off the cobwebs and Colin will make sure that he does not sprint when it’s a marathon. Me, well I had my day !

About The Author John Plumb, frequent visitor to Lanzarote, a place that is now my ‘home from home’ having taken the plunge into villa ownership on the island - See http://www.villa-rochelle.co.uk John is also the administrator of the “Lanzarote Villa Owners Club” @ http://www.lanzvillaowners.com#BRE AK##TITLE#How to Choose a Golf School#/TITLE#
Different students will have different criteria to satisfy when choosing a golf school - but there are some requirements that should be generic. Some will place a high value on the teaching skills of the professional instructors; others will be more interested in the facilities available.

Some students of golf will be basing their decision purely on cost and some will want to explore the social scene at the school. At the end of the day, people go to golf school to learn to play golf and all of the other facilities have to be ranked in accordance with personal preference. When considering a school, it is important to explore its teaching principles.

Ask if the school welcomes students of all ages and abilities. It is very beneficial for absolute beginners to have the opportunity to mix with and observe more experienced players. Check to see if the school caters for a particular age group - sometimes this is the case. Find out the student to instructor ratio.

The cost of one-to-one tuition is usually prohibitive and attending golf school will usually be a lower cost option but it is essential that the student instructor ratio is low to ensure that the student will still receive adequate instruction in a group environment. Tuition in large groups is not to be recommended as too much time is lost whilst the instructor manages the group. Many schools now offer a wide variety of high tech gadgets and training aids to assist the student to model the perfect swing and also to analyze their own efforts. Whilst all of these gadgets look very impressive and they undoubtedly have a part to play in teaching the novice, nothing beats quality face to face instruction with a professional who knows and loves the game. When making a decision about which golf school to attend do not be afraid to ask about the instructor’s qualifications and experience and also his or her status with the PGA.

The very best way to learn is from someone who can play, and play well. Classroom theory is fine but it is experience and the practical application of the theory from which students learn most. Price may be a factor when considering which golf school to attend and, as with all things in life, the cheapest is not always the best option.

Rather than looking for cheapness look for value for money, there is a distinction. Calculate your budget and decide how to spend it. Consider taking fewer lessons at a better and probably more expensive school if funds are restricted. Remember, learning golf, as with the learning process of any new skill, can only be accomplished if the student is prepared to practice.

It really does not matter how good the school nor how good the instructor if the student is not willing to translate what he has learned into practice on the green.

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Some tips to improve your golf swing

Tip:  A great golf swing does not mean you have to swing with arms.
Behind your back, put your golf club while you turn your back to your target. It is like taking your club back as you hinge your arm at your shoulder. You could also practice the drill known as no arms.   

This is the final of four articles to assist you in providing an outing for yourself and your friends that will make you want to do it every year (as we have for 19 years running). From the last article, you are now at the minus one month point. So far you have rallied the troops, picked the dates, selected the lodging and golf courses and are in the final preparation stage.

You will soon see your friends smiling faces at the airport baggage claim. The final preps and smoothly running the whole show are child’s play. The tough part was getting your bunch of friends to buy the tickets to enjoy the event. Here are a few things you will want to do before the scream of the aircraft’s tires on the tarmac.

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*Transportation.* The limiting factor is arrival and departure from the airport due to clubs AND suitcases. If you can just barely stuff everyone in the vehicles at this point, the rest of the week is gravy. From your experience, you know that when you pack up four guys to go golfing locally, you will entirely fill the trunk of a full sized car. With that in mind, you should plan on a full sized car for every three people. We use one minivan/SUV augmented with cars for our adventures.

Just make sure you allow for the limiting case. You need to arrange these rental vehicles ahead of time, but you can only drive one yourself. Here is the minus one-month mandatory.

When you figure out your vehicle requirements, contact the group to arrange among them and you who will contact and rent the remaining vehicles. There will probably be some in your group that have existing discounts and can score a great rate. Hash this one out via email.

2. *Entertainment.* Unless you are going to the deserts in Arizona or get exceedingly lucky, you will have a rain day or two.

You will also have a bunch of time at night after golf (after you have all told your lies). We suck that time up pretty effectively watching the golf channel, ESPN, playing cards, or watching videos. The latter is what you can address ahead of time. We have a guy that is pretty good at selecting movies to watch and we task him to bring them with him. Movies like “Gladiator”, “Miracle”, etc.

are big. More risque’ titles are optional. On severe rain days, we also have gone bowling (a real hoot), done the local movie theater, and toured the area.

3.

*Checklists.* After about ten years of being asked twenty times per day where we were playing the next day, or when we had to leave, or what was for supper, or who stole my teddy bear, I finally started typing out these things. I make a copy of each and post sporadically throughout the house. I make individual laminated cards and hand to each golfer. Know what? It reduced the questions to half and now when asked, I say that I can’t remember.

Let me walk over to the frig and read it for you. Here are the things I prepare ahead of time: - Listing of course, tee times, course contact number, and departure time. I base departure time on MapBlast directions and factor in a stop for ice for the coolers and if we will need to hit range balls. - Listing of the menu for the evening meals. If this is your first time, keep the menu simple and make sure you have the recipes in hand.

With any size group, you are going to have a chef or two and this won’t be a big deal. - Multiple copies of the “order sheet” for sandwiches. For most of our noon meals between rounds, we dine on our self-prepared, gourmet sandwiches prepared the night before.

As you saw from the previous articles, I solicit what the group wants and have that on the shopping list. What winds up being the least confusing way is to have some sheet for people to circle or fill in to specify what sandwiches they want for the next day. You rotate the preparers (two is best) every night and with that sheet, they manufacture the gourmet feast. (Don’t discount this! The sandwiches you make will be superior to anything short of the full meal at the course AND you will not have to wait on it if you are pressed for time between your rounds.) - Biggy! We did not keep a record of our scores for our first few years.

Big mistake. What great history we tossed out. Keep a record! I prepare a hard copy sheet to fill in as we go. It allows us to follow who is the overall stroke leader and gives us all ammo to use in negotiating the next day’s bets. I take this home and plant it permanently on our golf website.

- Expenses. I pay for everything with minor exceptions and collect everyone’s share the final evening. That keeps it simple.

I currently use a spreadsheet to administer this. It works great. I would provide this for you, but this article format doesn’t allow. Before that, I simply used pen and paper and got it to within a penny.

My point is that from the minute you start your adventure, keep a tally of what you have spent! Streamline course check in by paying for everyone, buy all the food and drink, buy all the gas, etc. If someone pays for anything, log it in immediately. If you are religious in this, you will have no complaints, only praise.

4. *Things nobody else will bring but you:* - Several decks of cards, poker chips - Cribbage boards - Screw driver and pliers (you never know) - Pens, pencils and permanent markers (you will need all) - Over the counter pain killers - Band-Aids - Game

5. *Arrival.* So here you have a rambunctious group of friends descending on the Mecca of golf.

You have motored to the house your staying in and it is the mad dash to the best room to be found. NOT. To avoid any hard feelings between the lodger that got the queen bed and the lodger that got the twin bed, simply set up a quick draw out of the hat.

For subsequent years, do the same, but use the seniority system. Once a person misses, he goes to the end of the list.

6. *Once you have dumped* your bags in the drawn rooms, it is time to go shopping. With the template I gave you in the last article, and with your modifications based on menu and orders, grab one or two volunteers and get what you need.

This is the conclusion of my recommendations on how you can have the best golf outing or outings you have ever had. The fact that folks have been coming to enjoy my preparations for 19 years should be testimony to you. At least give it a shot once. The first time may not be exactly perfect, but my guess is that it will be superior to and more remembered than anything you can buy as a package. Go for it!

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Golfing Tip of The Day

The golf back swing is primarily about how the body is being coiled upwards thus creating the needed tension in the muscles as well as torque to be able to let out that all powerful downswing.  Particularly, that swing is created anywhere in between the golfer’s turning his or her upper body as well as shoulders and the turning – to a lesser degree – the lower body and the hips.

The Longbow Golf Club is an 18-hole Par 72 course that plays 6,536 yards from the back tees and has a course rating of 71.2 and a slope index of 123. This golf course has something for everyone including 4 sets of tees. Green fees for 18-holes are $35.00 and a power cart can be rented for $13.00 per person.

There are also twilight rates that begin at 3:00pm. Tianna Country Club: Tianna Country Club is located 2 miles south of Walker on Hwy 34.Tianna Country Club is an 18-hole facility that plays 6,550 yards from the back tees with a course rating of 72 and a slope index of 127. The golf course dates back to 1922 with the name Tianna being adopted in 1929. Visit the golf course website for rates and twilight specials.

Headwaters Country Club: Headwaters Country club is located north of Park Rapids and you can call the pro shop for directions and tee times at 1-866-250-4224. Headwaters Country Club is an 18-hole golf course that measures 6,588 yards from the back tees with a course rating of 72 and a slope index of 127. The cost to play is $36.75 and rental power carts are also available. After your round enjoy a sandwich and a cold beverage in the Club House. Blueberry Pines Golf Club: Blueberry Pines is located 3 miles north of Menahga on Hwy.

71. Blueberry Pines features cart mounted GPS units in their golf carts, so you’ll never be without an accurate yardage measurement. The course is an 18-hole layout that features 5 different set of tee boxes to make the day enjoyable for golfers of all abilities.

Blueberry Pines Golf Club also features a complete Pro Shop and a full service restaurant. Perham Lakeside Golf Club: The Perham Lakeside Golf Club is made up of three different 9-hole courses, Maple, Oak and Pine. The Maple Course plays 3,444 yards from the back tees and has a par of 37. The Oak Course plays 3,200 yards from the back tees and has a par of 36.

The Pine Course is the newest of the three courses and was completed in 1998. The Pine Course measures 3,522 from the back tees and has a par of 36. Contact the clubhouse for rates, as there are morning and afternoon pricing during the week as well as on weekends. There are power carts available to rent for your round. Remember to stop at Milligan’s Pub after your round of golf to enjoy a round of refreshments.

Detroit Country Club: The Detroit Country Club is located 5 miles south of Detroit Lakes off of County Road

22. The Detroit Country Club is a 36-hole facility that is made up of the Pine to Palm course which is a par 71 layout that dates back to 1916 and is the host each August of one of the longest running golf tournaments in Minnesota; The Pine To Palm Tournament. The Lakeview Course opened in 1980 and is a par 64.

Wildflower Golf Course: Wildflower Golf Course is part of the Fair Hills Resort and was designed by Joel Goldstrand and is a “prairie links” design that has a course rating of 74.2 and a slope index of 139. The 86 bunkers on this course have a lot to do with the healthy course rating and slope. Prime time, Memorial Day through Labor Day, weekend rates are $49.00 with a power cart being $15.50 per person. There are also play and stay packages available.

Thumper Pond: Thumper Pond Golf Course & Resort is just outside of Ottertail, Minnesota. This is one stop for the entire family. The property features a hotel, water park, spa and restaurant. The golf course plays 6,606 yards from the back tees with a course rating of 72.5 and a slope index of 132. Weekends and holidays the charges for 18-holes and a cart are $55.00.

There are also play and stay packages available. Balmoral Golf Course: Balmoral Golf Course is located on the southeastern corner of Ottertail Lake on State Hwy. #78.

The golf course is a par 72 that plays 6,210 from the back tees. The 18-hole rate for weekends and holidays is $32.00 and a power cart rental is just $13.00 additional. Pebble Lake Golf Course: Pebble Lake Golf Course is located just 2 miles south of Fergus Falls on County Road 82. The golf course was established in 1941.Pebble Lake Golf Course is a par 72 facility.

The front 9 has a par of 37 that features 3 par 5 holes; the back 9 has a par of 35. As you can see the Minnesota Golf Trail has something for everyone to make this northwestern destination a perfect choice for your Minnesota golf vacation this summer!

About The Author Dana Buttenhoff is an avid golfer and a native Minnesotan. After 20 years of golf and traveling around the USA, Dana would like to share the golf gems rural Minnesota has to offer. http://www.minnesotaruralgolf.com

* Be quite while others are hitting * Don’t hit-up on other golfers * Rake the sand after your shot * Fix your ball mark or divot on the green, fairway and tee box * Talley your scores at the next tee box and not the green Constant though out the game you must follow golf etiquette like being quite while someone is lining up to hit, and not to hit up on other golfers in front of you. Then at each part of a golf course you have etiquette to follow. Like at the tee box, not only keeping quite and respectful while someone is hitting, but you must fix your divot and if you broke your tee than throw it away, don’t just liter up the tee box. Te boxes get chewed up quick so each player must hold their own.

Then once you come up to your ball in the fairway, again you must fix your divot, and wait for the players in front of you, but if you end up in a sand trap you must rake the sand after your shot to allow other golfers to have a better chance of a good lie. Once on the green the first thing you need to do is follow your path to find where your ball landed and fix your ball mark or divot. By fixing your divot you are repairing the green and keeping it in great condition for all the other golfers. Beyond the rules of golf etiquette goes a long way and if every golfer just does their own clean up it will the course in better condition. Look here for more info: http://www.tydaniels.com

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Tip. Plant your feet firmly on the ground.
   
You might have copied this from baseball. That is, letting your foot heel in front to come above the ground when you swing your golf club back. Some people think that by doing this so, their back swing feels more huge.

It is something that seems lifting the front heel can easily make the body coil and for the tension to build that much harder. Letting the foot roll freely to the inside is fine. However, one should keep that foot on the ground to make golf back swing well-anchored.
   

It is top locations such as this that makes *United Golf Resorts La Tercia* so special. *La Tercia Golf - 9 Hole Course* The development of the United Golf Resorts at La Tercia will include a 9-hole golf course, which will be surrounded by the residential property development project consisting of 1032 homes. All properties will be situated on a small slope that overlooks the golf course. The design of the houses is such that virtually all the homes will have a view of the magnificent golf course. The whole idea was to create an environment where people could enjoy an international standard golf course within the safety and secure environment of a beautiful residential surrounding.

Yet this does not mean that there will be a shortage of amenities and convenience facilities in this countryside development. Located around the center of the resort is the town centre, shopping area and commercial zone which will be flanked by palm trees and streams. Here you will find a variety of shops, cafes, medical center, bars, restaurants, offices and entertainment premises.

La Tercia golf resort is only 25 kilometers from the international airport in Alicante or the San Javier airport in Murcia with another airport being planned to open at Covera in 2007 which will be only13 kilometers away. This easy access will prove a bonus to the resort which coupled with the excellent range of facilities provided, should appeal to all potential property owners whether for full time living, a holiday home, or those looking for something with excellent rental potential. While maintaining a consistent architectural design, the types of apartments, townhouses and villas at La Tercia are going to be varied and in different designs which should suit a wide variety of tastes and personal preferences. La Tercia golf resort is a truly unique and beautiful development that is bound to impress even the worst of cynics.

It is the type of project that has already attracted a lot of interest from investors all over the world, both those looking to put money into sunny-high-returns Spain for the first time and those already in this favoured property investment location. The completion of phase I, together with golf course, sports area & commercial centre is due for Dec 2007, although there are show homes available now. Phase II is due to be released May 2006. La Tercia will consist of five different types of apartments, all with one, two or three bedrooms & two bathrooms, two types of Townhouses, with three bedrooms & three bathrooms and five types of villas, with three bedrooms and two or three bathrooms and a four bedroom with three bathrooms. Due to the fact that the initial phase sold out so quickly, La Tercia real is predicted to be one of the top investment resorts for 2006.

The second phase is due to be released this month, with some bargains to be had by quick investors

About The Author I have worked in the rentals & sales business for the past 6 years and now run Spanish Villas Spain, part of Citrus Iberia (CB) a British Estate Agents offering Property Management, holiday & long term rentals and property for sale.

GOLF TIP:  You should not forget cocking wrists.
   
Do not forget cocking your wrists. This might be difficult at first, but it will be natural to you with enough practice.
   

So here are some tips that have been proven to be very effective in shooting a better golf score for the average golfer. * Get some golf lessons. Yes, you can just go to the driving range and try to do your best on your own, but if you want to make the most progress in the shortest amount of time possible, you need to get at least a few lessons under your belt. It will get you off to a good start and help you enjoy the game instead of just feeling like you are fighting it all the time instead. And there is no substitute for having a qualified teacher give you personal attention and help adjust your swing mechanics in person.

* Use enough club to get to the hole. Its amazing how many golfers assume that they can muscle a shot up to the hole and use a club that is one or two clubs too short on their approach shot. Instead, get to know your club distances by going to the driving range first and writing down how far each club length carries for you in distance on the average.

Then use that as a guide to help you decide how much club you need to get to your target instead of just using the same club that someone else just used, or making an overly optimistic guess. You can shave lots of strokes off your game if you hit most of your greens instead of come up too short and have to pitch it on all the time. * If your ball is only a foot or two off the edge of the green putt it instead of using a wedge. A lot of amateur golfers think that they need to use a wedge at all times when they aren’t on the green, but that is not necessarily so.

In fact, a lot of golfers would be able to get the ball closer to the hole if they putted the ball instead of pitching it in those situations, especially if your short game is not all that good. So if its within a few feet of the green try the putter first and see if it doesn’t give you better results. * Keep your head as steady as you can in your swing. This is often one of the most common mistakes that golfers make on the backswing. By moving your head this causes quite a few swing flaws that will adversely affect your contact with the ball.

Think of your head as the pivot that the rest of your body turns around, almost as if it were nailed into position. Of course, its not possible to keep it absolutely still, but the quieter your head is in the swing, the more solid contact you should be able to make with the ball. * Keep your sense of humor.

Golf is a trying game even for the best players in the world. So don’t expect to be perfect or even come anywhere close to it. Be able and willing to laugh at yourself and not take yourself or the game too seriously, at least not to the point that it loses its fun for both you and others who are playing with you. A little good humor can go a long way.

These tips and suggestions may seem very simple, and for the most part they are, but if you put them in practice you can be sure of both shooting a lower score and having fun every time out on the course.

About The Author You can find golf tips for beginners and a free golf swing tip by visiting our Golf Tips website.

Tip: You should let the left arm clockwise slightly when you start the back swing.  It is not really something that you actually should remember. It naturally happens if you would just allow it. This just means that you should not resist this movement that is just natural. You might not notice it, but you might have been resisting this movement because this causes the head of your golf club to go open slightly when you swing it. Just allow it to happen.     

Most often its used in long-distance situations such a you might encounter on a par 4 or par 5 hole. For many golfers, the driver can be one of the most difficult clubs to master. It requires not only power, but also a good deal of control to be able to use it successfully. On long holes it can be your best friend or your worst enemy, depending on how well you control your tee shot. And of course, choosing the right driver for your needs and skill level will go a long way toward helping you have the control you need.

So what should you look for when you’re ready to buy a driver? The answer to that question will usually depend to a great degree on your own skill level at the game. A driver that works extremely well for a beginner will not do the job at all for a more advanced golfer. But probably the first place to start is with the driver head.

For high handicap players, it’s a good idea to have as much sweet spot on the club face as possible. To achieve this, many driver head manufacturers are turning to lighter head materials, such as titanium. Because titanium is so light, the clubhead can be much larger and still have the same weight. That in turn means that the sweet spot will also be larger, enabling beginning players and high handicap golfers to better control their drives.

Steel is also used for driver heads, but requires much more control than a titanium head. However, one big advantage of a steel head is that it is usually much less expensive. The next thing to consider is what kind of loft your driver head should have. Generally speaking, newer and less experienced golfers should try to play a driver that has more than 10? of loft, while those that are more experienced and low handicap players can do well with a driver loft that is under 10?. The driver shaft is an important component of the club, and much of your choice will depend on what kind of swing you have.

Usually most beginners do not have a powerful swing, and therefore could benefit from a more flexible shaft. On the other hand golfers that have swings in the 100+ mph area will probably need to purchase a more stiff shaft to give them better control. There’s a lot of discussion today about what kind of material is used for the golf driver shafts, but generally it boils down to either steel or graphite in most cases.

Actually, graphite shafts will usually cost quite a bit more than comparable steel shafts, and for most average golfers steel shafts will do just fine. But if you happen to have an exceptionally slow swing speed perhaps a graphite shaft will help you gain a little more distance. As you can see, there are several components that go into creating a golf driver, and understanding how those various components work together and the functions they serve can help you select a golf driver that will fit your skill level and the way that you play.

About The Author You can find a golf club comparison and golf equipment ratings by visiting our Golf Tips website.

Golfing Hint of the Day - Relax

It is highly advisable that one should not do the swing in a hurried manner.  If a back swing is in any way done in a hurry, the downswing does not become fast,  actually it could do the opposite.

Although lots of inexperienced golfers spend inordinate amounts of time practicing with their driver for long-distance shots, the facts prove that you can improve your game and lower your score much quicker by putting most of your practice emphasis on putting instead. In fact, even many pros who have exceptionally consistent swings and are outstanding in every other part of their game, often have trouble with putting, sometimes even losing tournaments due to their putting woes. So if you are a newer or less experienced golfer be sure to pay attention to your putting game, and get a good putter that you can feel comfortable with. Getting just the right putter for you can be a bit of a challenge though since there are so many types and styles of putters available today.

In fact, at times it can even get a little overwhelming when you see all the different kinds of putters that are in use. How do you choose from among them all? How do you know which one is best for you? Those are all very good questions, and the truth is that there is no standard answer that can be provided. Finding the perfect putter for your individual game is something that only you can do by trial and error. It may require using several different kinds of putters over a long period of time before you can decide on which one works best for you. But don’t just use a certain putter because someone else uses it, or you were told that it was the best one to use.

Be sure to experiment on your own instead. With all of that said, there are some basic things that you need to know about putters to be able to make the best choice. The first has to do with the kind of material that is used for the putter head.

Since putting has more to do with feel than perhaps any other type of golf shot, the material that is used for the putter head will be very important. The confusing part is that putters are often made from all sorts of materials including stainless steel, aluminum, brass, and much more. So which is best for you? Again, this is something that only you can decide by experimenting with different types of putters yourself. Many golf pro shops and golf equipment retail stores carry a wide variety of putters that you can try out in the store.

It’s not a bad idea to take advantage of this opportunity to get familiar with the different types and styles of putters that are available. Another consideration when selecting a putter is the putter head shape. Generally speaking, most putter head shapes fall into two basic categories, either blade or mallet. You’ll see golfers of all different kinds of skill levels using putters with either head shape. A blade putter sort of looks like a small hockey stick, and they can come in all kinds of designs including the solid flat blade and also cavity-back designs to help keep the putter head straight through impact.

The second putter head shape to consider is the mallet putter. These are easy to recognize because they usually have a head that is larger and more round. The weight is often distributed throughout the putter to help provide a more consistent putting stroke.

As you can see, there are plenty of choices to be made when selecting a golf putter. Hopefully this information will help you understand more about the choices that you have when choosing a putter, but only you can make the final decision by using it yourself.

About The Author You can find golf club putters and the best golf putters by visiting our Golf Tips website.

Golfing Tip of The Day

The golf back swing is primarily about how the body is being coiled upwards thus creating the needed tension in the muscles as well as torque to be able to let out that all powerful downswing.  Particularly, that swing is created anywhere in between the golfer’s turning his or her upper body as well as shoulders and the turning – to a lesser degree – the lower body and the hips.

Almost everyone prefers to take their own golf clubs with them as they travel. And most likely, your travel arrangements will involve a flight to your destination. Unfortunately though, airlines will not allow you to bring your golf clubs on board with you as carry-on luggage.

So that means that you will have to check your clubs in with regular baggage instead. And here is where a little advance preparation can come in handy. If you’ve ever watched baggage handlers as they load and unload an airplane, you know that they are not especially gentle with the baggage. So if your expensive golf clubs are in with all the suitcases, you can count on your clubs being tossed and thrown around throughout the journey.

Some golfers have even found that their clubs were pretty well destroyed at the end of the flight because of the rough handling that they received. In order to avoid that, there are golf travel cases that are available to help protect your clubs as they go through baggage handling. Generally, these golf cases fall into two categories, either hard or soft. The hard cases are the most expensive, perhaps costing even several hundred dollars, but they do a very impressive job in protecting your clubs. In fact, the case itself is almost indestructible.

So if you happen to travel a lot and take your golf clubs with you, a good hard golf travel case can be an excellent investment. If you can’t afford the extra money for the hard golf travel case, there are also soft ones that are available that can do a very good job too. Of course, the protection is not quite up to the standards of the hard case, but the soft golf travel cases usually handle most baggage situations that they will encounter very well.

You also have to be prepared for the possibility that your golf clubs could be lost in transit, as this sometimes happens. So before you leave on your trip, check to see if your homeowners or property insurance will ensure your clubs in transit. If not, carry with you the receipts for your golf equipment so that you can easily and quickly prove ownership and value of your clubs if they happen to be lost. In order to have the most fun while on a golf vacation package, you’ll need to be prepared for whatever weather you may encounter at your destination.

So before leaving, it’s a good practice to check online to see what the upcoming forecast for your vacation destination is going to be. Then make sure that you pack accordingly. There is nothing more uncomfortable for a golfer than playing a round of golf in very cool weather with not enough warm clothes on, or playing in very hot weather with clothes that are too heavy and insulated. Finally, it’s a good idea to choose a destination that has activities that can be enjoyed other than just playing golf. Sometimes the weather just doesn’t cooperate with your plans and you may not be able to play at all on some days.

So having other points of interest in the area can save the day in such situations. Hopefully these ideas and suggestions can help you better prepare for your next golf vacation, and help you have a great time on your getaway.

About The Author You can find the best golf travel cases and myrtle beach golf specials by visiting our Golf Tips website.

LESSONS ON GOLF SWINGING -  The Move Downswing

When you reach the downswing, all you really need to do is to just let it go.  Let the downswing happen.  However, this only applies if ever you were able to start with a golf stance, backswing and grip that is correct. 

Make sure that you have a large enough area for storage so that it will easily accommodate the golf cart that you intend to buy. * Also be sure that the golf cart you choose will fit well within the weight limits of the course that you usually play on. If you see the golf course manager, you can usually get reliable information on this subject that you can count on.

* Consider golf cart security as well. If you plan on keeping your golf cart at home, its usually a good idea to store it inside your garage or a small building dedicated to storing your golf cart. If theft is a common problem in your area, you may even want to consider having an individual key made for your golf cart instead of the universal key that comes from the manufacturer. * Most golf carts come in either a gas powered or electric version, and you will need to make a decision on which you feel will best suit your needs.

One of the major factors in this decision is whether or not you will be able to plug your electric cart in each night to recharge the batteries or not. If for any reason you have to use your cart for more then a day or two at a time without being able to recharge it, perhaps a gas powered cart will be your best bet. But bear in mind that generally speaking, electric carts are much less expensive to operate then gas powered carts, and this is becoming even more so as gas prices continue to rise. * If you choose an electric golf cart, never let the batteries run down to the point where they no longer have a charge left. Over a period of time, a totally drained battery will become damaged.

So be sure to keep at least some kind of charge in the battery at all times. * If you’re unfamiliar with golf cart construction and maintenance, perhaps your best choice for buying a golf cart is to visit your local golf cart dealers to see what they have in stock. If a dealer has a good reputation in the community for customer service, then you can usually save a lot of money by buying a used golf cart instead of buying a new one.

On the other hand, if you are somewhat familiar with golf carts or know someone who is, then the best deals can be had by buying a used golf cart from a local private party who has obviously cared for and maintained their golf cart well. * Regardless of whether you buy a new or used golf cart, it will be very important for you to perform the regular maintenance that is required for your golf cart in order to keep it in good working order. In this respect they are much like automobiles. The better you care for them, the longer they will last and give you good service.

As you can see, buying a golf cart is not a very difficult proposition. And hopefully with the tips that we have provided in this article, you’ll be able to find an affordable golf cart that will fit your needs for years to come.

About The Author You can find ez go golf carts and club car golf carts by visiting our Golf Tips website.

Some tips to improve your golf swing

Tip:  A great golf swing does not mean you have to swing with arms.
Behind your back, put your golf club while you turn your back to your target. It is like taking your club back as you hinge your arm at your shoulder. You could also practice the drill known as no arms.   

So what are some considerations that you should have in mind before buying your own golf cart? Well certainly, one of the first questions you should ask yourself is whether you can be comfortable with either a new or a used golf cart. You can expect to pay more for a new golf cart, but on the other hand you will have a full factory warranty and will be able to know how it is cared for and maintained from the very first day on. If a used golf cart will do the job for you, you may be able to save quite a bit of money overall.

You can either choose to buy from a local golf cart dealer in order to get some type of repair warranty on your purchase, or if you’re familiar with golf cart mechanics, you can save even more money by buying from a local individual party instead. The cost of buying a new golf cart can run anywhere in the range of $5,000 - $10,000 or so. It all depends on what features and accessories you decide to install on the golf cart. And of course, the more add-ons that you install, the higher the price of the golf cart will be.

If you’re extremely frugal and eliminate all but the bare essentials, you may even be able to buy a new golf cart for under $5,000 or so. As far as used golf carts are concerned, price ranges can fluctuate widely depending on the model, accessories, and condition or shape that the golf cart is in. Many used golf carts can be bought for just a few thousand dollars that are still in very good condition. But if the used golf cart is more than just a year or two old, it may be a smart move on your part to have a reliable, trusted golf cart mechanic inspect the cart before you actually make your final decision. Maintaining your golf cart is not a difficult task in general.

Most brands of golf carts are fairly reliable vehicles. If you choose a gas golf cart, then you can expect to have to do some ongoing maintenance including changing the spark plugs and air filters, and making regular oil and oil filter changes as well. Performing these maintenance tasks on schedule will go a long way toward making sure that your golf cart lasts as long as possible.

An electric cart is somewhat easier to maintain in general, usually requiring you to have to check the water level in the batteries regularly to make sure that it is sufficient. However, every few years or so, the batteries will have to be replaced altogether at a cost of around $500 or so. Actually, maintenance costs for both gas and electric golf carts tend to work out to pretty much the same in general over time. And if a regular maintenance schedule for new golf carts is adhered to, you may expect to enjoy up to 10 years of faithful service from your golf cart, or even more.

The tips and suggestions provided in this article should help you both buy and maintain a new or used golf cart that fits your needs.

About The Author You can find golf cart accessories and golf cart wheels and tires by visiting our Golf Tips website.

Golfing Hint of the Day - Relax

It is highly advisable that one should not do the swing in a hurried manner.  If a back swing is in any way done in a hurry, the downswing does not become fast,  actually it could do the opposite.

Unfortunately, many golfers just seem to show up at the golf course and head out for their round with very little or no preparation or practice whatsoever. This lack of preparation often shows up as it takes several holes for this kind of golfer to begin to get into some sort of rhythm in their game. All of that could be avoided by a well planned and executed practice session before play begins. If you already have your tee time set in advance, you should have some general idea of when you will actually begin play.

This is especially true if you already have your own group set and will not have to be paired with anyone else. So knowing when your game will begin gives you time to get to the golf course early, perhaps even an hour or two beforehand, in order to get in some good practice. So what do you do in order to get limbered up and ready for a good round of golf? for best results, its very important to practice your shots in the right order if you want to be thoroughly warmed up for your first tee shot. A lot of golfers seem to hit the driving range first, and then finish up with putting for several minutes before going to the first tee. But if you stop and think about it, why would you want to get all limbered out on the driving range just to go over and stand on the practice green without moving very much while you putt? Instead, why not start off practicing your putting first? And a very good drill to help you get your putting stroke in good order, is to place coins about three feet apart in a line and then try to lag each putt so that it lands in between the coins.

In other words, the first putt would land between three and six feet away, the second between six and nine feet way and so forth. This will help you get an excellent field for distance putting, which usually will improve your score much better than just practicing line putting instead. After you’re done with your putting practice, it’s time to do a little chipping around the green as long as the golf course allows it on the practice green.

So check with the pro shop beforehand to make sure that chipping is allowed first. Once again, chipping for distance rather than for a certain target can often produce better results on the golf course when you’re actually playing, as you can have the perfect line for a chip, but if you leave it too short or way long, you still have a lot of work to do to save the next stroke. But if your distance is right you can afford to be off a little from one side to the next and still be close enough to make your next shot relatively easily. Finally, head on over to the driving range and instead of taking out your driver and banging away as most golfers seem to do, start with your short irons first and work your way up to the driver instead.

When your tee time comes up, you should be well warmed up and ready for a successful round of golf. Even if your practice routine does not match the one suggested above, you’ll always be better prepared and usually shoot a lower score by getting in some good practice before your golf round begins.

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Tip: You should let the left arm clockwise slightly when you start the back swing.  It is not really something that you actually should remember. It naturally happens if you would just allow it. This just means that you should not resist this movement that is just natural. You might not notice it, but you might have been resisting this movement because this causes the head of your golf club to go open slightly when you swing it. Just allow it to happen.     

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TIPS ON GOLF - HOW TO IMPROVE THE DOWNSWING IS BALANCE

The downswing must be the organic result of all that went before it.  If you were able to do your backswing in the correct manner, your body will unwind in itself  thus releasing the club and striking the ball that will therefore result in a follow through that is balanced.

The Callaway Golf club is headed by Ely Callaway. He bought half of Hickory Stick USA and renamed it Callaway Hickory Stick USA. After purchasing it, he decided to recruit the best people that would be an integral part in supporting his dream of Callaway golf club.

He hired Richard C. Helmstetter to be the Chief Club Designer and this as others would say is the point of no return. The designs for Callaway golf club are positively revolutionary and revolutionary which is why the Callaway golf club is dubbed as the type of golf club that is peculiar and also high-performance kind golf equipment. Moving right along Ely Callaway renamed his company into Callaway Golf and then relocated from Cathedral City, California to a sleepy shore town called Carlsbad, which is just north of San Diego.

A man can fail many times, but he isn’t a failure until he gives up. Next we are going to discuss one of the highest innovative designs that the company came up with was to design a abstinent steel driver that had a critical and supplemental forgiving head than any previous draft. The CEO, Callaway dubbed it as ‘Big Bertha’ which was derived from a German cannon back in WWI which was famous for its power of shooting long distance range. This manufacturer of design was the one that made Callaway golf club a house hold name in the states because it realized millions of sales and the Big Bertha type of Callaway golf club was the reason why Callaway became the number one manufacturer of golf clubs not hardly in the US but in the whole world which shows how classless golf is to the whole planet. At handy, there are six classifications of the Callaway Golf club.

The first classification is the drivers which are comprised of two models which are the Big Bertha Fusion FT4 and Big Bertha Titanium 454. The next classification of Callaway golf club is called the Fairway Woods. Fairway Woods have three types of clubs which are Big Bertha Fusion Fairway Woods, Big Bertha Titanium Fairway Woods, and Big Bertha Fairway Woods.

The next classification of the Callaway golf club is a hybrid which is designed for aim and distant shots. The model for this kind of Callaway golf club is called Big Bertha Heavenwood Hybrids. The next classification is called irons which are divided into five types of models and these are Big Bertha, Big Bertha Fusion, X-Tour, X-18, and X-18 Pro. Another classification of the Callaway golf club would be the wedges and the model here is called Forged+ Wedges.

The last classification for Callaway golf club is called the Putters. The Putters have two models in its classification which are Callaway golf I-Trax Putter and tour Blue. Ability is what you’re capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it.

Lou Holtz In conclusion the classification and models of Callaway Gold Club mentioned above are the ones that the firm manufactures. All of these models were made in the lieu alongside science, research, and practice. All of these models are worth a try and who knows’ You might be the next Tiger Woods in the world of golf.

This information was a culmination from many different places and resources. You should never only believe one resource and you should study a subject from a few different perspectives.

About The Author The author, Dan Farrell has been writing golf articles for a number of clients for years. If you would like more information on golf please visit Golf Tips

LESSONS ON GOLF SWINGING -  The Move Downswing

When you reach the downswing, all you really need to do is to just let it go.  Let the downswing happen.  However, this only applies if ever you were able to start with a golf stance, backswing and grip that is correct. 

It will also help a lot if you check first the price of new clubs vs. used. A golf tip for a golfer that plans to regrip his clubs: Be cautious. This is because the grips are the only contact points one can access to affect the shot. Before carrying out the regripping, know the core grip of the club and your hands grip size.

To determine your core size grip, measure the diameter of the butt of the shaft you’re going to re-grip. The shaft’s diameter should match the grip’s core diameter. In determining your hands grip, the available size grips are regular, mid-size, oversize and jumbo.

Use only the best re-gripping materials that will provide optimum performance for your golf clubs. Another golf tip or advice is that using ill-fitted clubs will be an obstacle to your golf playing success. A golfer must consider his or her body type in choosing the best-fitting equipment to support and deliver his backswings efficiently. Too steep angles in carrying out backswings may be avoided if one selects the perfect fitting equipment available.

TIPS ON GOLF - HOW TO IMPROVE THE DOWNSWING IS BALANCE

The downswing must be the organic result of all that went before it.  If you were able to do your backswing in the correct manner, your body will unwind in itself  thus releasing the club and striking the ball that will therefore result in a follow through that is balanced.

Well, times have changed. Golf carts are now the standard at almost all golf courses throughout the country. Very seldom do golfers carry their clubs over their shoulder anymore. Unfortunately, some recreational golfers like to treat the course golf cart like a toy rather than a purposeful mode of transportation. Often times, you can witness wreckless behavior exchanged between recreational golfers and the use of their golf carts.

However, this is one minor annoyance as a result of the golf cart gaining popularity. Typically, golf carts are available for rent from the course clubhouse. Most golfers take advantage of this service.

An alternative, if you have the money, would be to buy your own golf cart. However, this is costly, but you will not need to pay rent for a golf cart whenever you go to the course. Golf carts are available for purchase either new or used. New golf carts can be purchased from anywhere from about $4000 to $11,000 dollars.

Many factors attribute to the cost, such as model, seating capacity, and any additional options that may be available. There are two types of golf cart engines, gas engine or electric engine. An alternative to new golf carts would be to purchase a used golf cart. Used golf carts are alot cheaper than new ones, and typically you can find a sufficient golf cart for less than $3000. Buying a used golf cart can be alot like buying a used car.

You will need to thoroughly inspect it inside and out. Make sure to ask the owner any questions you may have about the golf cart. Always make sure to take it for a test drive before committing to a purchase.

About The Author As an author at eZ-search, Chris Miller contributes to the growing content found within the site and shares his knowledge about golf carts.

TIPS ON GOLF - HOW TO IMPROVE THE DOWNSWING IS BALANCE

The downswing must be the organic result of all that went before it.  If you were able to do your backswing in the correct manner, your body will unwind in itself  thus releasing the club and striking the ball that will therefore result in a follow through that is balanced.

The area includes more than one hundred golf courses throughout, with the golfing being offered on an individual basis and also through golf package deals. Depending on what you are looking for from a golf course, you will find it here. These courses are designed by some of the greats, such as Tom Jackson, P.B.

Dye, Clyde Johnston, George Fazio, Rees Jones, Gene Hamm, Fred Couples, William Byrd, David Johnson, and Jack Nicklaus. These golf courses are well-honored. The Aberdeen Country Club offers the “Meadows”, “Highlands”, and “Woodlands” nines, and has received Golf Digest’s medallions for value and service, as well as the Blackmoor Country Club. Both Golf Digest and Golf Magazine have named the Arcadian Shores Golf Club as a “Course of Distinction”, while Golf Magazine selected Grande Dunes as “Top Ten You Can Play.” Lion’s Paw at Ocean Ridge Plantation has been judged by Golf Digest as one of the “Places to Stay” and “Best in the Myrtle Beach Area.” Oyster Bay Golf Course is seen as one of the top fifty public courses in the country.

Golf Week selected River Hills Golf Club as one of the top fifty in the southeast, while River Oaks was rated one of the top five on the Grand Strand by Golf Course Magazine. Tidewater Golf Club and Plantation has been ranked number one on the Grand Strand and one of the top thirty-two public courses in American since its debut. Golf Digest refers to True Blue as the seventh best in South Carolina and the number one course in Myrtle Beach. Many of these courses have outstanding reputations. Brierwood Golf Club, just north of Myrtle Beach, is the most played course on the Carolina Coast.

Myrtlewood Golf Club Pinehills Course is believed by some to be the best-kept course on the Grand Strand. Designed by Ray Floyd, holes two, three, and four of “The Cypress” at Arrowhead Country Club are said to be the most scenic in America. Myrtle Beach golfers voted one of the holes at Colonial Charters as one of the “dream holes”, and hole number nine at the Indian Wells Country Club has been named to the “Grand Strand’s Dream Eighteen.” The three toughest holes to finish on the Grand Strand are thought to be at Eagles Nest.

Caledonia Golf and Fish Club has often been thought of as the best course built in the past twenty years.

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Apart from having a good selection of golf courses, golf vacations are also popular as they can combine golf and other activities, into first class vacations. The North of Portugal really is a One-stop destination for a great holiday. Everything is at hand; from luxury hotels, to fine golf hotels; great restaurants, or casinos to relax in; with river cruises, or Port wine tours; and with challenging golf on links, hills or even mountain golf courses.

What more could you possibly ask for? With the first tee time at 9.00am and no one either in front or behind - ‘millionaires golf’ is a phrase often used but this is a time that it can be used in the true sense of the word. Good value for money is possible, as its not so commercial as the Algarve. First consider your Budget and then find yourself a Tour company based in the North, and they can organize a great tour programme for you, at a very reasonable price. After all, they will provide you with first hand information and make the necessary arrangements for you.

This will save you time, money and a whole lot of problems. They will also be able to arrange plenty for the rest of your family to do if they are not golfers like you, while you are out on the course. The best part about heading to the North of Portugal for a vacation is that you can always take your clubs with you. You can enjoy some rounds while on holiday, and there will still be plenty for your family and friends (who are non-golfers) to do. Get the best of both worlds and a lovely vacation, and keep everybody happy! There is an element of ma?ana in the North, that only helps in providing the element of relaxation.

Finally the man out who is pulling the strings to put North Portugal on the map is being undertaken by an Englishman, Mr Peter Evens. For a family vacation or Society golf tour, he works very closely with the golf-courses, hotels and tour companies, in an attempt to promote golf in North Portugal. If you want to know more have a look on the website http://www.portgolf.com or email him at portgolf@netcabo.pt you will not be disappointed.

About The Author Peter Evens is running “PortGolf Holidays”, and lives and works in North Portugal, arranging Individual holidays, Golf tours, Corporate events, river Cruises, Wine tours and so much more …!

GOLF SWING TIP

The follow-through move



A follow-through in your golf swing  should be best seen as the feather in your cap move.  The legs must be adequately straight and the hips have to form a straight line together with the legs.  This move will serve as the gauge of the whole swing you have just done.  You know that you were able to pull a swing that is smooth and balanced if in the end you have a position that looks like the letter C only in reverse.

Golf can be a very tiring game and there’s always a fair chance of being strained and overworked, as it demands a lot of strenuous physical activity, so much that you really wish there was someone to carry you or at least your golf clubs back home! Well, pull golf trolleys which have become a much needed accessory for golfers for quite some time now, do seem to ease your pain a bit. Going easy on the pocket as well, they are certainly able to carry golf clubs, bags and all giving you a breather from carrying them on your tired back, giving you more scope to use your energy in hitting more shots. But then again, you do need to pull it all by yourself, manually that is. All that energy you retained at the end of the day will go wasted in maneuvering the golf trolley, where you could have hit those shots further! Your lower back and spinal chord will also not thank you for the strain and pain that they are subjected to at the end of the day! Well, all is not lost! Remote Controlled Golf Trolley is the ultimate solution to all these problems, the greatest invention since golf clubs you might say! This is certainly the next generation of golf trolley that runs on battery and by remote control and requires no manual labour or intervention. A remote controlled golf trolley is very compact so that it saves you the anxiety and trouble of having to deal with huge and heavy golf trolleys.

Most of these remote controlled golf trolley are designed in such a way that they can be folded, bent and dumped anywhere you want, using very little space and effort as well. It has a very powerful engine that could make it go on for more than 12 miles and well over 18 holes. Thereby, being compact, comfortable yet powerful, a *remote controlled golf trolley* is just the thing that a golfer would need on a bright sunny morning as he prepares himself for a good game of golf.

And if you have been racking your poor brains worrying about all the complexities and detailed intricacies you might have to deal with to operate this remote controlled golf trolley, you are in for a surprise. Remote controlled golf trolleys are very easy to use and have all the features of a pull or push trolley and actually even more than that. It’s easy to handle, easy to operate, easy to carry around, easy on the space and weight, and lasts for a good many years without you having to spend a fortune on repairs and faults. A remote controlled golf trolley is the ultimate among all the other manual golf trolleys and how! From carrying golf bags weighing over 20 kgs to moving almost anywhere around the golf course with much ease and comfort, it can do it all, lending a breather for your frayed nerves.

A remote controlled golf trolley is thus the perfect companion for every golf-lover, helping them to get in shape and in tune to get that perfect swing and to hit the perfect shot, adding up to the many moments that one cherishes in a good game of golf on a bright, sunny morning.

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GOLFING TIP OF THE DAY:  The move Backswing

If you look at it closely, the golf back swing actually works from up to down.  The takeaway back swing begins from the top as you make the movement on your arms and follows as you do that turn on your shoulders.  The movement then goes straight down towards the legs and the hips.

Take Some Lessons! You have several choices when it comes to lessons. A. You can find a friend who is really good, and go out for some one on one help.

B. Find a local Pro and spend a few dollars. Most of them will video your swing And help you adjust it so you can play without being embarrassed. C.

Read all the golf magazines and watch the golf channel. Buy some videos. D. Plunk down the cash and go to a golf school for some serious training. Whichever option you choose to pursue, the most important thing is to learn from your lesson, especially if you are paying someone.

Pay attention to what you taught. As soon as possible you need to go to a driving range and practice your new swing or stance. Even the pros that you watch on TV spend a lot of time at the practice tee.

Your golf experience will be more enjoyable when you can go down the fairway not side to side. The more you practice and play the better you will get at the game.

About The Author Paul Webb-Paul is an avid golfer who manages to break eighty every now and then, but really just loves the game and reads as much as he can about it. You can visit his website at http://breakeighty.com or http://mygolfspot.com

Golfing Hint of the Day - Relax

It is highly advisable that one should not do the swing in a hurried manner.  If a back swing is in any way done in a hurry, the downswing does not become fast,  actually it could do the opposite.

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4-1. General Except as provided in the Rules, an amateur golfer must not accept expenses, in money or otherwise, from any source to play in a golf competition or exhibition or to improve golf skill. 4-2. Receipt of Expenses An amateur golfer may receive expenses, not exceeding the actual expenses incurred, to play in a golf competition or exhibition as follows: * a. Family Support An amateur golfer may receive expenses from a member of his family or a legal guardian from their own resources (see Note to Rule 2-

1).

b.Junior Golfers A junior golfer may accept expenses to play in an amateur golf competition or exhibition or to improve golf skill (see Note to Rule 2-

1). * c. Golf Club and Golf Association Team Competitions An amateur golfer representing a golf club or golf association in a team practice session (within limits fixed by the USGA) and/or team competition between or among golf clubs or golf associations may accept expenses through one or more of the golf clubs or golf associations involved.

Additionally, a member of a visiting team in such a team competition between or among golf associations may accept expenses to the national Amateur Championship of the host association when the championship immediately precedes or follows the team competition. * d. Team Competition Conducted by an Athletic Organization Subject to the approval of the USGA, an amateur golfer in a team competition conducted by an athletic organization may accept expenses. * e.

School, College or Military Teams An amateur golfer representing a recognized educational institution or military service may accept expenses from an educational or military authority to (

1) team events or (

2) other events that are limited to representatives of recognized educational institutions or military services. * f. Business or Industrial Teams An amateur golfer representing a business or industrial golf team in business or industrial golf team competitions may accept expenses within limits fixed by the USGA. (A statement of such limits may be obtained on request from the USGA.) * g. Invitation Unrelated to Golf Skill An amateur golfer who is invited for reasons unrelated to golf skill (e.g., a celebrity, a business associate or customer, a guest in a club-sponsored competition, a winner of a random drawing, etc.) to take part in a golf event or to improve golf skill may accept expenses.

Note 1: Except as otherwise provided in Rule 4-2, acceptance of expenses from an employer or other vocational source is not permissible. Note 2: Business Expenses It is permissible to play in a golf competition while on a business trip with expenses paid, provided that the golf part of the expenses is borne personally and is not charged to business. Further, the business involved must be substantial, and not merely a subterfuge for legitimizing expenses when the primary purpose is golf competition.

Note 3: Private Transport Acceptance of private transport furnished or arranged by a tournament sponsor, directly or indirectly, as an inducement for a player to engage in a golf competition or exhibition shall be considered accepting expenses under Rule

4. Amateur Golfer An “amateur golfer” is one who plays the game as a non-remunerative and non-profit-making sport and who does not receive remuneration for teaching golf or for other activities because of golf skill or reputation, except as provided in the Rules. Junior Golfer A “junior golfer” is an amateur golfer who has not yet reached (i) the September 1 following graduation from secondary school or (ii) his 19th birthday, whichever shall come first. As any GOLFER knows there are hundreds of rules and I don’t beleive I’ll ever know them all but I’m glad I researched this and hope that it helps someone understand the difference between a AMATEUR or a JUNIOR golfer.As the old saying goes…”better an ounce of prevention…”.

To learn more on my junior golfer and the reason WHY I felt the need to know the rules visit his website at http//:www.sponsorconor.com …and REMEMBER the most important word in golf….FORE!!! http//:www.sponsorconor.com

About The Author A working class Father of a Junior tournament golfer that needs and seeks help funding Junior Golfer’s golf-expenses.

Golfing Hint of the Day - Relax

It is highly advisable that one should not do the swing in a hurried manner.  If a back swing is in any way done in a hurry, the downswing does not become fast,  actually it could do the opposite.

He studied the course and realized that most if not all of the holes were on greens that sloped from the back to the front. In other words, if he shaped his golf swing to hit his ball past the hole, he would have a difficult down hill put to finish with. So, what did he do? When he made his swing to hit his ball onto a green, he made sure the ball finished below the hole.

This meant he had an up hill put and so was able to attack the hole. Putting down hill from the other side of the hole was a slow dribble of a put with no authority, and the ball was at the mercy of any inconsistency on the way to the hole that would put it off line. He won his tournament, and displayed a good example of how professionals think during a round of golf. They put the ball where they have the best approach to their next destination, and finally their best approach to the flag.

There by hangs a tail. When you play a round of golf, you have to determine where you want the ball to be so that you can have a clear shot for your next attack on the green in front of you. You make your swing accordingly. You tee up on the side of trouble and hit away from it. You place your ball in the best strategic position before each green to enable you to make your golf swing to place the ball as near to the pin as possible.

You have to think your way around the course, and also, take a leaf out of Tiger’s book and leave your ball below the hole if the hole is on a slope.

About The Author Bill Maitland is a thinking, inventive golf guru. He thought out and developed simple techniques and tips which enabled him to lower his handicap from 25 to 18, then from 18 to 15, and finally from 15 to

12.

He is a passionate golfer, and delights in helping others with their game should they want his help. To learn about his tips and simple techniques, visit http://www.onlinegolfershandbook .com

TIPS ON GOLF - HOW TO IMPROVE THE DOWNSWING IS BALANCE

The downswing must be the organic result of all that went before it.  If you were able to do your backswing in the correct manner, your body will unwind in itself  thus releasing the club and striking the ball that will therefore result in a follow through that is balanced.

You stand over the put, and you are terrified, and your mind is full of “what if I miss”. You hit the put, but your back stroke is not good, and you hit the ball very badly and miss the put. How do you feel? Wow! How DO you feel? Your partner smiles, (a very tight smile and says “bad luck”).

Don’t let this happen to you. I missed a short put like this once. It still stays in my memory. It cost me a win in the club Monthly Medal which I lost on a count back.

I have since developed a sure fire method of over coming the yips. Isn’t it strange that when there is water on one side of the fairway or green, how we seem to always hit in that direction? There is a part of my home course where there are trees and dense undergrowth. It is a long way to the right and the fairway is wide. Do you know that nearly everyone who hits off on this hole watches their ball sail happily into this undergrowth, never to be seen again? I have developed mental exercises to use when in such circumstances and to remove any thought of the trees, or water from one’s mind when one makes one’s golf swing. The mental game is so important in golf.

Negative thoughts usually result in negative outcome. Let me show you how to develop methods of removing doubt as you make your golf swing and drive from the tee. Do you lift your head when you make a golf shot? Do you start out scoring well, your golf swing resulting in accurate crisp shots only to deteriorate when you are half way round? The reason? Perhaps you have begun to lift your head during the golf swing.

I will show you methods and drills to make sure you keep your head down until your golf swing is well on its way to completion. This is the nemesis of my golf game and of most golfers I have met - except the professionals. Why don’t they lift their heads? I will show you methods of removing the negative thoughts that so often enter our heads as we attempt a skilled golf shot, or even one out of the trees. How often do you mishit out of the trees?

About The Author Bill Maitland is a thinking, inventive golf guru.

He thought out and developed simple techniques and tips which enabled him to lower his handicap from 25 to 18, then from 18 to 15, and finally from 15 to

12. He is a passionate golfer, and delights in helping others with their game should they want his help. To learn about his tips and simple techniques, visit http://www.onlinegolfershandbook .com

Some tips to improve your golf swing

Tip:  A great golf swing does not mean you have to swing with arms.
Behind your back, put your golf club while you turn your back to your target. It is like taking your club back as you hinge your arm at your shoulder. You could also practice the drill known as no arms.   

How would you like to always put the ball exactly where you want it to land? Hit a very high wedge to be very near the pin consistently? Be able to hit any iron a short distance with accuracy. To hit a low 3 iron on a windy day to the green usually reached with a high flying 8 iron. I have simplified the game of golf and the golf swing so that anyone, beginner or experienced golfer can only benefit from it. I know I was an experienced player when I was shown the rudiments of the golf swing I have developed for myself, and which serves me so well.

One has to be open minded and not too steeped in orthodoxy. Of course the orthodox method is the basis for everything, but each individual has to adapt certain aspects of the golf swing to suit himself or herself. I want to build your golf swing bit by bit so that there will be no mystery or confusion in your mind when you take the club back and then bring it down and through. You will know where the head of your club is and where you hands are in relation to the particular part of the swing. Confidence is a big part of this game, and with the confidence that you have a very good golf swing you will become a very good golfer.

I will teach you tricks to help you with your mental game, thus increasing your confidence. If you have a hook or slice, this will be taken care of during the construction of the swing. Certain exercises strengthening the correct parts of your upper limbs, etc will also be explained.

You will be given keys (check list) that you can go through when things go wrong during a game, so that you can soon begin to swing correctly again. So often, when things go wrong, one does not know why, and one has a rotten day. Then on the next round everything is back to normal again. How frustrating is this game?

About The Author Bill Maitland is a thinking, inventive golf guru.

He thought out and developed simple techniques and tips which enabled him to lower his handicap from 25 to 18, then from 18 to 15, and finally from 15 to

12. He is a passionate golfer, and delights in helping others with their game should they want his help. To learn about his tips and simple techniques, visit http://www.onlinegolfershandbook .com

LESSONS ON GOLF SWINGING -  The Move Downswing

When you reach the downswing, all you really need to do is to just let it go.  Let the downswing happen.  However, this only applies if ever you were able to start with a golf stance, backswing and grip that is correct. 

Hands the correct distance from your body. The ball in the correct position and be properly lined up towards your target.

2. You have to know the distances each club will hit the ball when YOU make your golf swing and hit the ball.

Not when someone else makes their golf swing, and not what the books say the distance should be. So you have to find these distances out for yourself in a method I will explain to you. Then you have to know the distance from a given point on the course to the middle of the green. Knowing this, you will obviously know which club to use, and you can then make your golf swing and hit the ball with confidence.

3.

Your golf swing must be proficient. Every one hits a bad shot sometimes, even the professionals. However, your technique must be such that you can reproduce a good golf swing and make good contact with the ball time after time. Once you have the golf swing I want you to have, and learn to watch the ball for long enough you will hit wonderful golf shots that will surprise and thrill you.

4. Your short game must be one where you have a mental confidence and positive attitude that will enable you to be successful in the shots you choose to make.

You have to have a very positive and fighting attitude around the greens. The golf swing is a little different for these shots. With my special method of chipping, you will begin to look forward to making those shots from just off the green knowing that you will get the ball near the hole 90% of the time.

(Nothing is 100%).

5. Your putting must be top drawer too. You must have a technique that allows you to be close to the hole when putting from a distance, and one that allows you to sink most puts from within 5 feet. If you sink every 5 footer, you will cut down the number of puts you are having on your rounds of golf and your score will be lower as a consequence.

My method of putting, which in total frustration I worked out for myself, will help you immensely in this aspect of the game. I showed this method to a friend recently, and she was ecstatic and could not wait to get to her putter to try out the technique. She rang me after her next round of golf, and stated that my method was so logical, and so successful for her, that she could not understand why others have not thought of it too. It really is quite revolutionary

About The Author Bill Maitland is a thinking, inventive golf guru. He thought out and developed simple techniques and tips which enabled him to lower his handicap from 25 to 18, then from 18 to 15, and finally from 15 to

12.

He is a passionate golfer, and delights in helping others with their game should they want his help. To learn about his tips and simple techniques, visit http://www.onlinegolfershandbook .com

GOLFING TIP OF THE DAY:  The move Backswing

If you look at it closely, the golf back swing actually works from up to down.  The takeaway back swing begins from the top as you make the movement on your arms and follows as you do that turn on your shoulders.  The movement then goes straight down towards the legs and the hips.

I am willing to bet that is all it will take for you to start hitting accurate drives too. What is this change I am talking about? A simple change to my grip, plus a simple change to my back swing which reinforced the consistency and accuracy I was searching for and my swing improved. I hit them straight down the middle most times now.

My aim is to help you with your golf swing and make your golf so enjoyable for you that you will find yourself counting the days until you have your next game. Once you have made a minor change to your grip, and know how to divide your back swing into several parts to form a check list when you start to go badly during a round, your golf swing will be so good that you will hit every shot crisply. When you put, do you hit the ball consistently to the right or left of the hole? I did too, and I could not cure the habit. If I allowed for the ball to go to the right of the hole as it usually did, by closing my blade slightly, I would for once hit a straight put and it would go to the left of the hole, exactly where the blade of my putter was aiming.

All that is needed is a slight adjustment to your grip, and your problem will be overcome. Then, your putting will be so good that you will receive very flattering comments. Your friends will secretly envy your skill with the putter. I guess you have felt this friendly envy in the past. I know I have.

Your short game will no longer be a thing of fear and you will no longer experience poor confidence. You will look at the green and say I bet I can get down in

2. And the chances are very strong that you will.

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About The Author Bill Maitland is a thinking, inventive golf guru. He thought out and developed simple techniques and tips which enabled him to lower his handicap from 25 to 18, then from 18 to 15, and finally from 15 to

12. He is a passionate golfer, and delights in helping others with their game should they want his help.

To learn about his tips and simple techniques, visit http://www.onlinegolfershandbook .com

GOLFING TIP OF THE DAY:  The move Backswing

If you look at it closely, the golf back swing actually works from up to down.  The takeaway back swing begins from the top as you make the movement on your arms and follows as you do that turn on your shoulders.  The movement then goes straight down towards the legs and the hips.

People come in all sorts of shapes and sizes, not to mention the variety of styles and preferences we condition ourselves to acquire. So for this reason, it is almost necessary for there to be a wide selection of golf putter types available to accommodate golfers of every level, style and configuration. When speaking of golf putter types, many different things may come to mind. Some of these things may include the length of the shafts. There are long putters, short putters and mid-length putters sometimes referred to as “belly putters”.

There are also putters you can buy off the shelf, as well as custom made putters for the more passionate players. Whichever type of golf putter you choose, keep in mind that the face should be made of a softer-type metal, to provide better feel and distance control. We hope we have been helpful in providing some information in order to be more familiar with differences golf putter types may conceive.

Remember, just because your best friend has a certain type of putter, that doesn’t mean it will work for you. Your safest bet is to go out and demo several putter types, and whatever works for you the best may be your wisest choice. Would you rather impress the rest of your foursome with a flashy new putter, or with a low score due to sinking more putts? We thought so. Happy putting.

About The Author Dean Cecere is author, avid golfer and owner of “golf-equipment-accessories.com” Please take the time to visit us for a wide array of Golf Putter Types at Very Affordable Prices. Thank you and please feel free to use this article providing the above link remains functional.

Tip. Plant your feet firmly on the ground.
   
You might have copied this from baseball. That is, letting your foot heel in front to come above the ground when you swing your golf club back. Some people think that by doing this so, their back swing feels more huge.

It is something that seems lifting the front heel can easily make the body coil and for the tension to build that much harder. Letting the foot roll freely to the inside is fine. However, one should keep that foot on the ground to make golf back swing well-anchored.
   

Too many people put way too little importance on their putting, which can be a very costly mistake that greatly reflects on their scores. If you are serious about lowering your handicap, the best golf putters can make a considerable difference in doing so. Some of the best golf putters include putters by Ping, Odyssey and Cleveland. A lot of golfers believe that there are no meaningful differences in the “flat stick”, but this couldn’t be more wrong. The quality of a good putter can be affected by the angle of the shaft relevant to the blade, the shape, the materials used and the center of gravity of the club.

If you go to a golf shop, you can try different brands, and you will notice a big difference in the feel of the club. The best golf putters can be the best investment you can make when purchasing a new club. Your short game is where you can usually shed the most strokes off your game.

If you consistently two-put on every hole, this adds up to 36 strokes! You are already halfway to par on the course and you haven’t even hit a drive yet. Take the time to find a good putter, you really cannot go wrong.

About The Author Dean Cecere is an avid golfer, writer and owner of “golf-equipment-accessories.com”. For all of your golfing needs including The Best Golf Putters, please come and visit us at golf-equipment-accessories.com

GOLF TIP:  You should not forget cocking wrists.
   
Do not forget cocking your wrists. This might be difficult at first, but it will be natural to you with enough practice.
   

The game of golf is no different. Unseen to the general public, many PGA Tour players perform a series of golf flexibility exercises to prepare them to play golf. It is done prior to hitting the driving range or putting green. It is a process of getting the muscles and joints of body ready to swing a golf club. Most every golfer on the planet understands the benefit of a warm-up program to get the body ready to play golf or any sport for that matter.

Unfortunately for us the time required to perform a comprehensive golf warm-up program with golf flexibility exercises is not reasonable. Not reasonable because of time restrictions on our busy lives. For example, we set our tee time for Friday at 1:30.

Our plan when we leave the house in the morning is “I will get to course at 1:00, hit a few putts, chip for 10 minutes, head to the range, and be at the first tee with a few minutes to spare”. Unfortunately, our plans sometimes do not play out as we intended. We get stuck with a client on the phone, a conference call runs long, we get stuck in traffic. Whatever the case may be we are caught rushing to the golf course, getting to the course with 10 minutes to spare, jump out of the car, tying our golf shoes, get to the first tee with 5 minutes to spare, haven’t hit a shot or putted….Do I need to go on? Probably not.

It is a situation that happens to us all, and I as am guilty of it as you. However as strong as I suggest performing a good warm-up, and putting yourself in the correct frame of mind for the round, life at times just does not allow us to do it. What are we to do in such situations? I first off would suggest not utilizing the John Daly “grip and rip it” motto if you get to the first tee without warming-up. I have seen this (myself included) lead to a myriad of problems from the get go. I can remember a few years ago I took this approach and I think made a triple bogey on the first hole.

My drive went left into the rough, second shot to the right, approach shot over the green into the bunker, bunker shot rolled 20 feet past the hole. Need I go on? Let’s just say I learned my lesson. First and foremost if you are caught in this type of situation lets not panic.

Let’s put a plan together to start the round out on the right foot and keep you in a positive frame of mind. My first suggestion is not to rush and attempt to hit 3 putts, pull out driver take a few hacks, and then tee it up. Lets take the 5 minutes we have and get the body warmed-up and ready to swing a golf club. How can we do this? Simply by putting together a series of golf stretches to “loosen” you up.

Golf flexibility exercises will loosen the muscles and joints of your body. Preparing them to swing a golf club. They are simple to perform and can get your body and mind more ready to play than just a few practice swings with the driver. This will take a couple of minutes to perform, but it will help you get the body ready to swing the golf club. Once we have got the body “loosened up” lets get the mind in the correct space.

I have seen all too often the tempo of a swing is way out of whack when a golfer lacks the time to properly warm-up. Attempt to relax, take a few deep breaths, and get the body to slow down a little. This should definitely help create some better tempo in your swing from the start.

Also, take your time. Once it is your turn to hit, take a little extra time. Take a few extra practice swings, relax, find your tempo, and match your first swing to the tempo of your practice swing. This is a tip I learned from Dean Reinmuth (top 50 Golf Digest teaching pros).

If you are not comfortable over the ball, step away, take a series of practice swings until you find the “right” swing and then perform that same swing over the golf ball. It has done wonders for my game. I would also suggest continuing to take extra time on every shot until you feel comfortable and have found your swing. This might not occur until the second or third hole, but it is okay. It allows you to relax, make a good swing, and make a good shot.

Finally, when you are rushed I think course management can really help. Think about it for a moment. Why not on the first tee pull out 3-wood instead of driver, even if it is a par five.

Hit a nice shot into the fairway, lay-up, and play for par? Again, starting off with par or even bogey is a lot better than a double or triple, both for your scorecard and mental frame of mind. So if you are rushing to the first tee to get your golf game going let’s review the protocol. First and foremost lets be smart and utilize the time we have at hand. Lets take the 5 minutes we have to warm-up the body for the golf swing.

We will do this through the implementation of a series of golf flexibility exercises. These golf exercises will get your muscles and joints ready to swing a golf club. Once the body is ready the next step is taking your time. Take a few extra practice swings with the golf club. This will allow you to find the tempo of your golf swing.

Finally lets be smart with our course management skills. Think about what is the best golf shot to make and play within ourselves until our body and mind is ready to go. Sean Cochran

About The Author Sean Cochran is one of the most recognized golf fitness instructors in the world today.

He travels the PGA Tour regularly with 2004 Masters, 2005 PGA, and 2006 Masters Champion Phil Mickelson. He has made many of his golf tips, golf instruction and golf swing improvement techniques available to amateur golfers on the website www.bioforcegolf.com. To contact Sean, you can email him at support@bioforcegolf.com.

GOLFING TIP OF THE DAY:  The move Backswing

If you look at it closely, the golf back swing actually works from up to down.  The takeaway back swing begins from the top as you make the movement on your arms and follows as you do that turn on your shoulders.  The movement then goes straight down towards the legs and the hips.

The large majority of professional golfers will have taken up golf when they were kids - Tiger Woods was swinging a club well at 3! But, I would imagine the majority of amateur golfers took golf up when either in their late teens, early twenties or even later in life - as adults. The psychologists believe that as children we learn from repeating the model that we see - we know that kids are very trusting of what they are told. Yes, they ask lots of questions but they trust the answers given. They see, and are told, and DO. Now as adults we learn differently.

We have already formed opinions about how the world is and how things operate. So when we learn something new we actually test it against the rules that we have already built up in our heads as to what is right and wrong. Unfortunately for us, the golf swing is actually illogical.

That’s where the problem stems from. In our heads we can’t actually accept or believe that that is how the golf swing works. We then trust our instinct and test it against our rules and go back to what we believe is logical. Here is what is illogical about the golf swing: *A Golf Swing without Effort = A Powerful 300 yard drive* It’s been said before that the secret to the pros swing is that it achieves ‘Power WITHOUT Effort - how illogical is that! It’s a bit like saying we’re going on a 200 mile car journey, but we’re not going to turn the engine on! No ones going to believe you.

That’s how our brains interpret it - we think there’s no way you can hit a golf ball 300 yards without LOTS of effort. So next time we coil up on the backswing our brain tells our muscles ‘right guys we need plenty of effort if we’re going to send this ball long and straight’. Pro’s do actually put effort into their swings to get the ball to go that far (look at Tiger Woods face just before impact and you’ll see what I mean) BUT they put it in at a completely different point in the swing to amateur golfers. They also know the technique that allows them to produce such great results - and it doesn’t involve power, certainly not how the amateur golfer understands it. Amateur golfers think you need to start the golf swing powerfully BUT the pro golfers know that you put the effort in at the bottom of the swing.

If you try and take this point on board this will start the process of adjusting your mind. Over the next few pages I’m going to OPEN your EYES to how the golf swing actually works - much of which us amateurs don’t appreciate. Understanding is the 1st key to unlocking your golfing potential.

Towards the end of my book I’ll show you where to get a piece of software that will by-pass your conscious mind and reprogram your sub-conscious mind to believe what you will see and start to understand about how the pro golf swing works. How YOU can swing powerfully without effort. *EYE-OPENER No. 2* _What part of the body contributes the most to generating the maximum speed of the club head?_ This single answer allowed me to make a huge leap in my understanding of the golf swing, and in everything I had seen and read about the golf swing none of it emphasised it enough.

I carried out a survey on the Internet over several weeks and asked visitors to my web site the question:- What part of the body contributes the most to generating the maximum speed of the club head? Only 20% got the answer correct - That’s only 1 in every 5 golfers! And these golfers had a wide range of handicaps down to single figures. Interestingly this figure corresponds to another golfing statistic - Did you know that only around 20% of golfers have a handicap of less than 18? It made me wonder whether the misunderstanding of the fundamental aspect could be the one thing that is holding so many golfers back. Which part of the body do you think creates the maximum speed of the club head? Is it: Shoulders Arms Hands Hips Legs Torso wrists (Graphics and explanations omitted here) ….So the answer to the question that I posed above is that it is the hands (or wrists) that contribute the most to generating the maximum club head speed. The club is moved through over 180 degrees whilst the arms move through less than 60 degrees - all of the rest of the movement of the head of the golf club is generated by the movement of the hands. Unfortunately the large majority of golfers think that it is with the shoulders and arms.

I’ll come back to this point later as even when you get everything else right in your swing this can be a real good swing killer! Find out the details and much more in Jon’s Eye Opening ebook: Golf Swing Eureka - http://www.golfswingeureka.com

About The Author Jon Barrett WAS a frustrated golfer and has studied the golf swing for 5 years in search of the information that would make his scores tumble but without success… UNTIL he discovered what only 1% of amatuer golfers know about the Pro’s golf swing… Read all about his eye opening concepts you won’t find in standard swing advice now…

Golf Swing Eureka - http://www.golfswingeureka.com#BRE AK##TITLE#Golf Consistency and Scoring#/TITLE#
Golf Consistency and Scoring I am not the best golfer on earth, my handicap varies from 16 to 18 most of the time, but I am not unhappy. I did not take the game up till my thirties, have never had a lesson, nor do I use the best clubs. For me golf is about camaraderie, being out amongst nature, and competing with myself. Luckily I have a great bunch of friends who share these ideals and we have a great time taking a dollar or two off each other.

Therefore my improvement comes from reading books and magazines, and watching golf shows. I read everything I can, and spend ages reading through the 500 odd pages I found at www.happygolfhacker.com I would like to share with you two tips that without doubt, reduced my handicap. The First. As a consistent swing is the aim for most golfers, and it is important to repeat the swing over and over again, but is that possible when the clubs are all a different size. Therefore I maintain the same ball position for every club.

I have come to the conclusion that the ball position is the most critical part of the golf swing. To ensure that the stance is comfortable and correct, I move my right foot closer to the left as the club becomes more lofted. Then I can play with the same swing every time, on the same plane.

Every now and then (but rarely) I may change the ball position, for example, to cut the ball around a corner, but of course that’s when I play some of my straightest shots!! The Second When putting, I always line up the put, then I do not concentrate on the ball, but the very last dimple on the back of the ball. I focus on that point alone, therefore ensuring that I will strike the ball from straight behind it, which in turn will get the ball rolling correctly. When you start to use this methodology, you may initially have trouble with pace, but after practising for a while, the technique is very sound. There are many great stories and hints at www.happygolfhacker.com Good Golfing

About The Author An average golfer who has discovered two little hints that dropped strokes from his handicap

Tip: You should let the left arm clockwise slightly when you start the back swing.  It is not really something that you actually should remember. It naturally happens if you would just allow it. This just means that you should not resist this movement that is just natural. You might not notice it, but you might have been resisting this movement because this causes the head of your golf club to go open slightly when you swing it. Just allow it to happen.     

This is also, a place where rich Spanish folks retreat for holidays and weekends. It offers nine excellent golf courses both for the beginners and the professionals. More and more people speak of Costa Brava as one of the best places to golf in Europe.

Hawaii Most people think of Hawaii as a place where you can bask in the sun light and where the surfers feel like home. But, on four islands there are some of the most beautiful golf courses in the world. Their cliff tops, lava fields, bright yellow sand and gorgeous fairways make the picture of an unforgettable golfing holyday. Each island has its own personality.

For instance, when looking for sightseeing and mountaineering, the main islands Hawaii and Kauai with their amazing landscapes is exactly the spot. If you’re interested in resort actions, then the place for you is Maui, whereas Lanai offers peace and relaxation. Overall, the Hawaiian Islands are the place for an unforgettable golf experience. Kwazulu-Natal - South Africa This is the perfect place for a lot of interesting things, such as safaris, wine tasting, Big game, and of course, golfing. Its history with golfing goes back to when South Africa was a British colony.

Placed just by the Atlantic Ocean, Kwazulu-Natal hosts the biggest and oldest natural game reserves. The holiday resorts are modern and the courses are impeccable. These being said, whether you are a golf player or not, this can be a holiday for a lifetime.

Ailsa Course - Scotland, UK Scotland is the home of not less than seven golf courses where The Open was held. From 1860 to 1893, Scotland was the only place where it would be held. From 1894 the Sandwich course in England was accepted in the tournament. One of the most scenic golfing places in the world is the Ailsa Course in Turnberry.

It hosted the Open for three times already, and it’s very likely to host it again in the near future. The “duel in the sun,” disputed between Jack Nicklaus and Tom Watson, was one of the best final rounds in golf’s history. Pine Valley - U.S.A. Many people look at this course as the finest in the world. Almost all of its holes are considered the best in the game, as well as the three shutters and the fairway.

It was founded on 1912, when George Crump, bought the property as a wasteland. It had only yellow sand dunes. One of the architects who saw the property said it would be an excellent course, only if grass would grow on it.

And it did, becoming a Mecca for golf players. Those are my personal favourites. Check them out and let me know what you think!

About The Author Nick Carter is editor of http://www.improve-your-golf.com and www.golfclobber.com, websites dedicated to how to improve your golf and golf wear, clothing and apparel

Tip. Plant your feet firmly on the ground.
   
You might have copied this from baseball. That is, letting your foot heel in front to come above the ground when you swing your golf club back. Some people think that by doing this so, their back swing feels more huge.

It is something that seems lifting the front heel can easily make the body coil and for the tension to build that much harder. Letting the foot roll freely to the inside is fine. However, one should keep that foot on the ground to make golf back swing well-anchored.
   

However, consider these to get you focused on what is important to you. Key #

1) Golfing style As with any topic or subject matter to learn, golf can be played in many styles. Most of them based on your personality and skill level. Some play aggressively, others, like me, more conservatively.

But ultimately you have to choose a school or instructor that matches you. Your skills, your personality, your style. Key #

2) Problem areas I have trouble with slicing. Consistently I find that my shots slice to the right. You, to be sure, have at least one issue with your game or specific shots.

You may want to find a school to address and help correct that shortcoming. If you come back from a long weekend and your slice has vanished, you would have had time (and money) well spent. Key #

3) Instructor to class-size ratio This is a personal preference item.

Some people learn in a group setting (even craze the interaction). Others of you need the attention that a one or two person class offers. It may also depend on what you are trying to gain from the school which one you actually choose. Key #

4) Price For some this may not be an issue.

Golf is your life and no amount of money is too much if you improve your game, and thus your enjoyment. For others, big obstacle. If you are considering a golf school then you know that most start above $1500. There are some “big name? instructors offering half day lessons for $10,000. You know your budget.

If you are price sensitive then, by all means, do not forget to add in travel, lodging, and food costs. Many times these ?incidentals? can double the overall cost. Key #

5) Proximity What is your traveling distance? Is your schedule tight so slipping off within 100 miles for a half day lesson is all you can squeeze.

Or, are you planning your school around a vacation so distance is not really an issue. One plus of keeping tabs on those schools ?in your own backyard? is when these offer last-minute specials you can jump on those quickly. Key #

6) Length of training How long can you take off from your profession to pursue your passion? Like any good consultant would answer, it depends. It depends on whether you are looking for a long weekend, a one day seminar, or wrapping a vacation around your training.

This is an important factor in choosing a school so compare wisely.

Tip: You should let the left arm clockwise slightly when you start the back swing.  It is not really something that you actually should remember. It naturally happens if you would just allow it. This just means that you should not resist this movement that is just natural. You might not notice it, but you might have been resisting this movement because this causes the head of your golf club to go open slightly when you swing it. Just allow it to happen.     

Also there are varied means in which to use the lessons offered. Online golf lessons include tips on how to improve specific aspects of your golf game. Usually on the majority of websites, an overall generalization is provided so that you can see the broad scope of golf.

This happens at first and as you gain more direct knowledge toward where your golf game suffers you can find personalized information. There are also helpful information about stance, follow through of an effective swing and the finer points of swing analysis. Online golf lessons can even include time and effort geared toward the mental aspect of the game. As we know golf is a competitive sport in which you are competing against other golfer, the course and most importantly yourself.

In most cases, online golf lessons are offered on a free basis and are simply included in your favorite golf website. In some cases you may find golf lessons that are presented in acrobat reader formatting and are downloaded at a minimal cost to you. Payment is made in a secure fashion with a credit card. Shopping around for the most effective lessons for your level of interest is of greatest importance. This way you will keep costs down and find optimal help in areas where you most need it.

One big benefit from using online golf lessons to improve your golf skills is that you can learn the lessons at your leisure.

About The Author Visit Free Golf Tips website and learn proven tips for golf. You will also discover golf tips for beginners.

GOLF SWING TIP

The follow-through move



A follow-through in your golf swing  should be best seen as the feather in your cap move.  The legs must be adequately straight and the hips have to form a straight line together with the legs.  This move will serve as the gauge of the whole swing you have just done.  You know that you were able to pull a swing that is smooth and balanced if in the end you have a position that looks like the letter C only in reverse.

One method of gaining strength applicable to your game is to take up light weight lifting. Anyone can do light weight lifting, and it can be done either at home or at your local gym. Golfers need strength mainly in their legs and arms, so this should be the focus of your workout.

Starting out with arm exercises, use weight machines that work the bicep muscles, tricep muscles and forearm muscles. You can use free weights (beginners should not go beyond twenty pounds for each arm) as well as standard machines that strengthen the various arm muscles. In addition, doing a couple sets of push ups each day is a great way to build arm strength as well as shoulder strength. Both of these muscle groups are important in improving your golf swing.

At a glance, leg muscles may not seem important to your golf game, but in reality leg strength is essential to your game. Your legs provide balance and stability, both qualities which are important in the game of golf. To strengthen leg muscles, focus on your main muscle groups while weight lifting. Again, similar to the arm weights, there are standard machines pertaining to the legs at almost all gyms. One does not have to strain themselves to strengthen and tone muscle.

Golfers should pick weights that focus on calves, the front of the legs, hamstrings and quadriceps. Besides strength building, flexibility is vital to improving yours skills at golf. Taking up a stretching routine can improve your flexibility and can be extremely relaxing as well.

Light yoga is easy and fun, and tapes can be found at almost any department store. Also, there are a large variety of classes available for virtually every type of person. I highly recommend integrating yoga into your life. After a relatively short amount of time, your flexibility and your golf game will greatly improve.

About The Author Tim Lee is the owner of supergolf.info. Please visit us for more tips to improve your golf game

Tips for good golfing: 
it’s all in the swing  Believe it or not, when one performs a golf back swing, it is not just your arms.  It is also more about the golfer’s back as it turns away from the target.  The club is more so as being put behind the golfer’s back than it is swung up towards the air. 

More than likely, you are looking for simple pointers on improving golf swing that you can start with yourself, because you are not in a position to hire a professional to help you improve your swing. These are tips on improving golf swing that you can use every single time you are out, whether you are playing nine, eighteen or are just brushing up on the driving range. The first tip for improving golf swing is to LOOK. When you are golfing with friends or colleagues, make a note of the most successful golfer and observe carefully when he or she swings. Watch for body position, stance, how high they lift the club and the motion used when they swing the club.

Then think about your own swing. What are they doing that you are not doing? If you can figure this out for yourself, there is no shame in asking your talented golfer friends to watch you and offer their advice for improving golf swing. It may also be beneficial to practice your own swing in a mirror or to videotape yourself so you can actually see the differences between what you think you are doing and what you are actually doing.

Forming bad habits early will lead to bad habits for the long term, unless you deliberately work to change them. Purchasing a video tape on improving golf swing may also help your game, because it will allow you to observe the techniques and positions used by the best in the game, and it will teach you exactly how to replicate them yourself. Watching golf on TV can also help in this manner as well. Above all, improving golf swing takes practice and lots of it.

Once you have mastered the appropriate techniques and pointers on how to improve your swing, you need to put those techniques to work. Practice until you have unlearned your bad habits and learned the right way to swing. Practice as often as you can until your best swing has become second nature. You can never practice too much!

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TIPS ON GOLF - HOW TO IMPROVE THE DOWNSWING IS BALANCE

The downswing must be the organic result of all that went before it.  If you were able to do your backswing in the correct manner, your body will unwind in itself  thus releasing the club and striking the ball that will therefore result in a follow through that is balanced.

This is the final of four articles to assist you in providing an outing for yourself and your friends that will make you want to do it every year (as we have for 19 years running). From the last article, you are now at the minus one month point. So far you have rallied the troops, picked the dates, selected the lodging and golf courses and are in the final preparation stage. You will soon see your friends smiling faces at the airport baggage claim.

The final preps and smoothly running the whole show are child’s play. The tough part was getting your bunch of friends to buy the tickets to enjoy the event. Here are a few things you will want to do before the scream of the aircraft’s tires on the tarmac.

1. Transportation. The limiting factor is arrival and departure from the airport due to clubs AND suitcases.

If you can just barely stuff everyone in the vehicles at this point, the rest of the week is gravy. From your experience, you know that when you pack up four guys to go golfing locally, you will entirely fill the trunk of a full sized car. With that in mind, you should plan on a full sized car for every three people.

We use one minivan/SUV augmented with cars for our adventures. Just make sure you allow for the limiting case. You need to arrange these rental vehicles ahead of time, but you can only drive one yourself. Here is the minus one-month mandatory.

When you figure out your vehicle requirements, contact the group to arrange among them and you who will contact and rent the remaining vehicles. There will probably be some in your group that have existing discounts and can score a great rate. Hash this one out via email.

2. Entertainment. Unless you are going to the deserts in Arizona or get exceedingly lucky, you will have a rain day or two.

You will also have a bunch of time at night after golf (after you have all told your lies). We suck that time up pretty effectively watching the golf channel, ESPN, playing cards, or watching videos. The latter is what you can address ahead of time.

We have a guy that is pretty good at selecting movies to watch and we task him to bring them with him. Movies like “Gladiator”, “Miracle”, etc. are big. More risque’ titles are optional.

On severe rain days, we also have gone bowling (a real hoot), done the local movie theater, and toured the area.

3. Checklists. After about ten years of being asked twenty times per day where we were playing the next day, or when we had to leave, or what was for supper, or who stole my teddy bear, I finally started typing out these things. I make a copy of each and post sporadically throughout the house. I make individual laminated cards and hand to each golfer.

Know what? It reduced the questions to half and now when asked, I say that I can’t remember. Let me walk over to the frig and read it for you. Here are the things I prepare ahead of time: -#- Listing of course, tee times, course contact number, and departure time.

I base departure time on MapBlast directions and factor in a stop for ice for the coolers and if we will need to hit range balls. -#- Listing of the menu for the evening meals. If this is your first time, keep the menu simple and make sure you have the recipes in hand. With any size group, you are going to have a chef or two and this won’t be a big deal.

-#- Multiple copies of the “order sheet” for sandwiches. For most of our noon meals between rounds, we dine on our self-prepared, gourmet sandwiches prepared the night before. As you saw from the previous articles, I solicit what the group wants and have that on the shopping list. What winds up being the least confusing way is to have some sheet for people to circle or fill in to specify what sandwiches they want for the next day. You rotate the preparers (two is best) every night and with that sheet, they manufacture the gourmet feast.

(Don’t discount this! The sandwiches you make will be superior to anything short of the full meal at the course AND you will not have to wait on it if you are pressed for time between your rounds.) -#- Biggy! We did not keep a record of our scores for our first few years. Big mistake. What great history we tossed out.

Keep a record! I prepare a hard copy sheet to fill in as we go. It allows us to follow who is the overall stroke leader and gives us all ammo to use in negotiating the next day’s bets. I take this home and plant it permanently on our golf website. -#- Expenses.

I pay for everything with minor exceptions and collect everyone’s share the final evening. That keeps it simple. I currently use a spreadsheet to administer this. It works great. I would provide this for you, but this article format doesn’t allow.

Before that, I simply used pen and paper and got it to within a penny. My point is that from the minute you start your adventure, keep a tally of what you have spent! Streamline course check in by paying for everyone, buy all the food and drink, buy all the gas, etc. If someone pays for anything, log it in immediately.

If you are religious in this, you will have no complaints, only praise.

4. Things nobody else will bring but you: - Several decks of cards, poker chips - Cribbage boards - Screw driver and pliers (you never know) - Pens, pencils and permanent markers (you will need all) - Over the counter pain killers - Band-Aids - Game

5. Arrival. So here you have a rambunctious group of friends descending on the Mecca of golf.

You have motored to the house your staying in and it is the mad dash to the best room to be found. NOT. To avoid any hard feelings between the lodger that got the queen bed and the lodger that got the twin bed, simply set up a quick draw out of the hat. For subsequent years, do the same, but use the seniority system. Once a person misses, he goes to the end of the list.

6.

Once you have dumped your bags in the drawn rooms, it is time to go shopping. With the template I gave you in the last article, and with your modifications based on menu and orders, grab one or two volunteers and get what you need. This is the conclusion of my recommendations on how you can have the best golf outing or outings you have ever had.

The fact that folks have been coming to enjoy my preparations for 19 years should be testimony to you. At least give it a shot once. The first time may not be exactly perfect, but my guess is that it will be superior to and more remembered than anything you can buy as a package. Go for it!

GOLFERS HIT TIP
The backswing speed should be in a tempo that is steady and should neither be fast nor slow. Although some golfers have that tendency to go way faster than the regular.   Anytime you catch or are aware of yourself doing this,  try to slow it down a bit. 

In addition, whether you perform well or not on any given day, there are a billion people in China who will not care! This is a complicated question which will have different answers for different people. Often times, we have too much of our egos wrapped up in the game. The more we invest in something (and we all know that golf can be all-consuming), the more we expect in return.

When the ‘game is on’, we fear failure. With this fear in our mind, our muscles tighten. This, in turn, makes it harder to have the free-flowing swing and effective touch game that is needed to score well. Here are a few tips which will help you the next time you are getting ready to play a pressure round.

1.

PREPARE MENTALLY During the days leading up to the big game, prepare yourself mentally for the atmosphere you will be facing. You know you are going to be nervous. Being nervous, however, does not mean you cannot hit good golf shots. Think of all the times you have hit good shots under pressure before. Picture yourself dealing with various situations that will occur during the upcoming round.

Think of the feeling as you prepare to hit your first tee shot. Your heart is beating out of control. Then, you swing under control, in good tempo, and strike a solid one right down the middle of the fairway.

Next, imagine hitting one into trouble. You’re confronted with the options and weigh the risks of punching a miracle shot through the trees. Instead, you calm yourself and ‘take your medicine’ by chipping back out to the fairway. This type of clear thinking will help you to avoid those double and triple bogeys which ruin rounds.

2.

CONSERVATIVE STRATEGY - CONFIDENT SWING The term ‘choke’ is applied to people who don’t perform well under pressure. Who can forget poor Greg Norman losing that 6-shot lead to Nick Faldo at the Masters tournament? The main reason people choke is simply because their thought processes become illogical. They start thinking negatively as if they have never hit a solid golf shot. Or, they start to take unnecessary chances and over-swing in the process. Before the round, make up your mind that you will not beat yourself.

Let the other players beat you. Hit shots that you know you can hit. One top amateur player used this strategy in the Minnesota State Amateur qualifying round at the Lake City Golf Club.

He wasn’t playing very well on the front nine and was tempted several times to ‘go for broke’. On the eighth hole, a par five, his second shot left him about 110 yards out in some gnarly rough. He had a good angle at the pin, but if the shot went long, it was obviously going down an embankment leading to a difficult chip with little green to work with. However, he felt like he needed a ‘make something happen’.

So, he debated whether to try to finesse a full wedge, or to take a full swing with his gap wedge. He had more confidence in the gap wedge because he knew this club would never put him in the big trouble which was over the green. He selected the gap wedge (conservative strategy) and made a confident swing which left the ball 30 feet below the hole. He two-putted and took his par. This strategy paid off as he made birdie on the next hole.

All of a sudden, his marginal round was heading in the right direction! This may not have been possible if he had taken the aggressive route on the previous hole and gone over the green.

3. LET GO OF THE HANDLE BARS! A player recently quipped, “You’ve got to let go of the handle bars!” How descriptive of the golfer who, when under pressure, holds onto the club as if it had “handle bars”. Unlike riding a bicycle, holding onto the handle bars is a bad thing in golf! In other words, you’ve got to let the club swing to be effective.

Holding on and trying to steer the ball down the fairway will produce less distance and less accuracy. A golfer has to feel like they are ‘giving up control’ of the swing. In other words, the golfer must trust that what he has trained will work when the pressure is on. This is called ‘muscle memory’.

Giving up control gets progressively harder as the round progresses. The tendency is to start counting your score as you try to figure out how you’re faring compared to everyone else. You must counteract that tendency by consciously trying to swing looser and freer as the round goes on. Stay focused on what you’re trying to do - forget about everyone else. You can’t control them anyway.

Keep the game simple. Pick your target, go through your pre-shot routine and let your swing go! Stay within yourself and you won’t be a victim of that TBP!

About The Author Brennan Howe is owner of http://golf.freeinfosites.com where you will find golf tips and information.

Golfing Tip of The Day

The golf back swing is primarily about how the body is being coiled upwards thus creating the needed tension in the muscles as well as torque to be able to let out that all powerful downswing.  Particularly, that swing is created anywhere in between the golfer’s turning his or her upper body as well as shoulders and the turning – to a lesser degree – the lower body and the hips.

Since no two people are ever the same. We obviously do not swing at the golf ball in exactly the same way either. You’ll see this example the next time you’re at the driving range, watching row after row of people slapping away at the ball.

You’ll soon see that this is very true. Since each person has his or her own unique body built. We develop our own individual set of muscles, therefore, if you are to look at the different size and shape of people, the way they swing their club can be as different as night and day. Because each person has unique sets of muscles they will also have a unique swing.

Because golf is an individual sport, you’ll find your own style of playing that will produce the best results for you, which also contribute to the enjoyment of your game. In the game of golf sometimes imitation is not necessarily the best way to go. You can try to copy someone else’s style but that doesn’t necessarily mean it will work for you. You may be better off with a professional coach and a few lessons, this may help you to find your own groove and help you make the necessary corrections to your own swing. Should you decide to try professional coaching try to hire someone that will work with you and your natural swing ability, rather than have someone that tries to teach you a general rule that may not necessarily fit your style.

When looking for professional coaches always try to find someone that is a top-notch player and teacher is well. A professional should actually be able to show you how to get out of the sand trap, hit a fade, or the proper way to putt from the fringe. The optimal situation would be to find a teacher that would understand your natural abilities, and then adjust their advice to suit your specific needs.

Now that you are ready to get started playing the game it’s important not to think too much before taking your shot. Some people will stand so long over the ball trying to remember everything the coaches taught them, you’ll wonder how they’ll ever get through the entire golf course. It’s impossible to make a shot if your mind is trying to think of everything you’ve been taught such as, your grip, where are your feet, where is the ball and so on. If you make a bad shot, don’t worry about it.

You always have another chance to take the shot again, just take the shot and try to use your natural way of doing things. Don’t keep changing your style just because you had a bad game, this is one of the worst things that you could do. There are however some fundamental principles that you need to observe. There are a couple of tips that will help you improve your personal game. Balance is the most important foundation that you need no matter what type of shot you’re making.

Keeping your balance is critical when you strike the ball. Don’t rush yourself on this, unless you’re a professional, you should take all the time you need. By taking your time, you will develop a method that works best for you.

Golf is like anything else in life, it takes time and it takes practice. Be patient and try doing everything as naturally as you possibly can. You’ll find yourself getting your first birdie, your first chip in for par, and before you know it you’ll be breaking 80 on a regular basis.

About The Author Carlie Edwards publishes articles & useful resources on Today’s Issues & Topics.

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LESSONS ON GOLF SWINGING -  The Move Downswing

When you reach the downswing, all you really need to do is to just let it go.  Let the downswing happen.  However, this only applies if ever you were able to start with a golf stance, backswing and grip that is correct. 

This golf shot is often what leads us to our lifelong addiction to this wonderful game of golf. OK, so if this is the case then what goes wrong? How is it that the easiest of golf shots become an absolute nightmare in an adult golfers life? Unfortunately, there is no easy answer to this question. Experts find this to be just as baffling as the inexperienced amateurs do. One would say it’s all in the mind, and this is probably not far from the truth in the case of golf.

A number of years ago an American company designed a golf-putting machine to aid in golf training. Tests were carried out in optimum putting conditions, and they were to discover that their new pride and joy could not even make every putt. Even though they dismantled this machine, tweaked it here and there until they felt they were certain that it was going to work perfectly, well guess what, it still failed to hole some of the putts. So maybe there is something to the black art about golf putting? So, what lesson do we learn from the above? The fact is that you’re never really going to achieve perfection in putting. If a perfectly working machine under perfect operating conditions fails to hole every golf putt, we can safely say that, as humans will never be able to be perfect.

After all as humans we all have our imperfections. As a good rule of thumb stop giving yourself a hard time over missing a few putts. Even the top professional golfers find themselves in the same position.

Golf putting problems are more likely to be psychological than physical. So under these circumstances you shouldn’t be getting down on yourself mentally, as we can see this can only make matters worse. Now the question is, is there anything that you can really do if you have some sort of putting problems? One suggestion would be to think about your mental state and picture that you really can putt, you may want to look into self hypnosis tapes as this can help you get into a stronger mental state. You may also want to try changing your putter; sometimes this will do the trick.

Keep your eye on the professionals as some of these golfers have suffered from the same situation. Often times we can learn from just watching and following others that are successful at golf putting.

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Tip. Plant your feet firmly on the ground.
   
You might have copied this from baseball. That is, letting your foot heel in front to come above the ground when you swing your golf club back. Some people think that by doing this so, their back swing feels more huge.

It is something that seems lifting the front heel can easily make the body coil and for the tension to build that much harder. Letting the foot roll freely to the inside is fine. However, one should keep that foot on the ground to make golf back swing well-anchored.
   

Toss the vacation package brochures in a heap and design your own ideal golf getaway. This is the final of four articles to assist you in providing an outing for yourself and your friends that will make you want to do it every year (as we have for 19 years running). From the last article, you are now at the minus one month point. So far you have rallied the troops, picked the dates, selected the lodging and golf courses and are in the final preparation stage. You will soon see your friends smiling faces at the airport baggage claim.

The final preps and smoothly running the whole show are child’s play. The tough part was getting your bunch of friends to buy the tickets to enjoy the event. Here are a few things you will want to do before the scream of the aircraft’s tires on the tarmac.

1.

Transportation. The limiting factor is arrival and departure from the airport due to clubs AND suitcases. If you can just barely stuff everyone in the vehicles at this point, the rest of the week is gravy. From your experience, you know that when you pack up four guys to go golfing locally, you will entirely fill the trunk of a full sized car.

With that in mind, you should plan on a full sized car for every three people. We use one minivan/SUV augmented with cars for our adventures. Just make sure you allow for the limiting case. You need to arrange these rental vehicles ahead of time, but you can only drive one yourself. Here is the minus one-month mandatory.

When you figure out your vehicle requirements, contact the group to arrange among them and you who will contact and rent the remaining vehicles. There will probably be some in your group that have existing discounts and can score a great rate. Hash this one out via email.

2.

Entertainment. Unless you are going to the deserts in Arizona or get exceedingly lucky, you will have a rain day or two. You will also have a bunch of time at night after golf (after you have all told your lies). We suck that time up pretty effectively watching the golf channel, ESPN, playing cards, or watching videos.

The latter is what you can address ahead of time. We have a guy that is pretty good at selecting movies to watch and we task him to bring them with him. Movies like “Gladiator”, “Miracle”, etc. are big. Some of your group may even have an adult video you may want to avail yourselves of.

On severe rain days, we also have gone bowling (a real hoot), done the local movie theater, and toured the area.

3. Checklists. After about ten years of being asked twenty times per day where we were playing the next day, or when we had to leave, or what was for supper, or who stole my teddy bear, I finally started typing out these things.

I make a copy of each and post sporadically throughout the house. I make individual laminated cards and hand to each golfer. Know what? It reduced the questions to half and now when asked, I say that I can’t remember, let me walk over to the frig and read it for you. Here are the things I prepare ahead of time.

- Listing of course, tee times, course contact number, and departure time. I base departure time on MapBlast directions and factor in a stop for ice for the coolers and if we will need to hit range balls. - Listing of the menu for the evening meals. If this is your first time, keep the menu simple and make sure you have the recipes in hand. With any size group, you are going to have a chef or two and this won’t be a big deal.

- Multiple copies of the “order sheet” for sandwiches. For most of our noon meals between rounds, we dine on our self-prepared, gourmet sandwiches prepared the night before. As you saw from the previous articles, I solicit what the group wants and have that on the shopping list.

What winds up being the least confusing way is to have some sheet for people to circle or fill in to specify what sandwiches they want for the next day. You rotate the preparers (two is best) every night and with that sheet, they manufacture the gourmet feast. (Don’t discount this! The sandwiches you make will be superior to anything short of the full meal at the course AND you will not have to wait on it if you are pressed for time between your rounds.) - Biggy! We did not keep a record of our scores for our first few years. Big mistake.

What great history we tossed out. Keep a record! I prepare a hard copy sheet to fill in as we go. It allows us to follow who is the overall stroke leader and gives us all ammo to use in negotiating the next day’s bets. I take this home and plant it permanently on our golf website. - Expenses.

I pay for everything with minor exceptions. That keeps it simple. I currently use a spreadsheet to administer this.

It works great. I would provide this for you, but this article format doesn’t allow. Before that, I simply used pen and paper and got it to within a penny. My point is that from the minute you start your adventure, keep a tally of what you have spent! Streamline course check in by paying for everyone, buy all the food and drink, buy all the gas, etc.

If someone pays for anything, log it in immediately. If you are religious in this, you will have no complaints, only praise.

4. Things nobody else will bring but you. - Several decks of cards, poker chips - Cribbage boards - Screw driver and pliers (you never know) - Pens, pencils and permanent markers (you will need all) - Over the counter pain killers - Band-Aids - Game

5. Arrival.

So here you have a rambunctious group of friends descending on the Mecca of golf. You have motored to the house your staying in and it is the mad dash to the best room to be found. NOT.

To avoid any hard feelings between the lodger that got the queen bed and the lodger that got the twin bed, simply set up a quick draw out of the hat. For subsequent years, do the same, but use the seniority system. Once a person misses, he goes to the end of the list.

6. Once you have dumped your bags in the drawn rooms, it is time to go shopping.

With the template I gave you in the last article, and with your modifications based on menu and orders, grab one or two volunteers and get what you need. This is the conclusion of my recommendations on how you can have the best golf outing or outings you have ever had. Since I have folks coming to enjoy my preparations for 19 years should be testimony to you. At least give it a shot once. It won’t be perfect, but my guess is that it will be superior and more remembered than anything you can buy as a package.

Go for it!

About The Author Randall Ulbricht is a retired Nuclear Submarine Officer with a BA in Physics and Chemistry and an MBA from the Citadel. He has owned local businesses and works from home sharing information via several web sites, including: Article Outlet

Tip: You should let the left arm clockwise slightly when you start the back swing.  It is not really something that you actually should remember. It naturally happens if you would just allow it. This just means that you should not resist this movement that is just natural. You might not notice it, but you might have been resisting this movement because this causes the head of your golf club to go open slightly when you swing it. Just allow it to happen.     

Andrews would think of about it now “Some might get down right sick to their stomachs, others would be insanely jealous. The jealous one’s want all of our high tech clubs and golf balls and the one’s that are sick of us, would hate the fact that we changed the game for ever. But with changed equipment has come changed golf courses that are much harder than the original St. Andrews Golf Course. The original golfers had no quality equipment of any kind they didn’t even have a golf ball yet.

Their clubs were nothing but wood, basically a stick with flat end on it. The balls they used could barely even be called a ball, no where near round or perfect like we have today. To think we complain every time we scratch a ball by hitting a cart path or something, and they played very well with what they had.

In the last 20 years golf has changed dramatically, from the equipment, to the players and fans. The clubs have added a tremendous amount of distance to a player’s game and today’s golf balls are scientifically engineered to help with spin, bounce, and distance as well. The overall sport has taken off all over the world, kids are playing in high schools, and colleges, and ticket sales for PGA events are often sold out. Most course you visit are full and it’s getting harder to get a tee time places.

Not only has the equipment to play the game advanced, but practice equipment and training aids have improved too. Every part of the game has it’s own focus, from your grip and stance to your swing. All these advantages we have now are the things that history’s golfers would love and hate. By improving the equipment, have we made the game easier “…NO Bobby Jones said it best; “Golf is played in the five inches in between you ears.” So golf will never get easier, it will always be our head games that make it so hard. There are books, audio books, and all types of other training aids to try and help your ‘mental golf game’.

Some of these things will work for some, but others will need to just keep practicing until their confidence comes around and your thinking less and just swinging more. Golf is a game to bring families and friends together, offering a day outing to bond and learn about each other. Being out in nature playing a round of golf with the people you love hasn’t changed since the first rounds at St.

Andrews. For more information on golf see here: http://www.tydaniels.com/

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Tip. Plant your feet firmly on the ground.
   
You might have copied this from baseball. That is, letting your foot heel in front to come above the ground when you swing your golf club back. Some people think that by doing this so, their back swing feels more huge.

It is something that seems lifting the front heel can easily make the body coil and for the tension to build that much harder. Letting the foot roll freely to the inside is fine. However, one should keep that foot on the ground to make golf back swing well-anchored.
   

Paul metropolitan area is where the majority of Minnesota’s golf courses are located and every region of the state has unique geographical characteristics that will make your experience a memorable one. Northern Minnesota: The area that once was known for iron ore mining and timber harvesting has become one of the premier vacation destinations in the nation. Camping and fishing have for years attracted guest from far and wide, but over the past quarter century the vision of a few individuals has brought to the masses some absolute gems of golf resorts. The Brainerd Golf Trail is a very popular destination for golfers of all skill levels. Farther north and east is the Iron Range and there are some very beautiful golf resorts and courses carved out of the tall pine wilderness.

The North Shore of Lake Superior is the backdrop of fantastic golf courses from Duluth north to Grand Marais. Central Minnesota: Although central Minnesota is geographically closer to the Twin Cities, there are many differences such as the size of the towns. As you travel farther to the west the landscape becomes more prairie like.

Farming is still a dominant industry in much of central Minnesota, with its rich soil. There have been some very challenging golf courses that have emerged from the converted cropland of central Minnesota. Perhaps one of the favorite vacation and golf destinations is the Alexandria area of central Minnesota. The Alexandria Golf Club is not only the place PGA Tour Professional and USA Ryder Cup Captain Tom Lehman learned the game of golf, but it has also hosted the Resorters Golf Tournament for the past 85 years.

Some other favorite destinations in central Minnesota are St. Cloud, Willmar, as well as Annandale. Southern Minnesota: This area of the state is very diverse, from the bluff country of the Mississippi River Valley in southeastern Minnesota to the rolling prairie of the southwestern part of the state. You can visit Rochester and stay for a week and never play the same golf course twice or get a variety of elevation changes in the bluff country around Winona. As you travel farther to the west in search of more variety in Minnesota golf you can find it on the prairie at such stops as Mankato, Morton, or Marshall.

As you can see there are many choices in Minnesota golf that include but are not limited to geographic location, terrain, resort golf courses or staying at a hotel or bed and breakfast for a week and traveling to a different golf course every day. Variety and great value are just two reasons to visit Minnesota golf courses this summer. For the beginning golfer or the family with little golfers who may be looking for smaller and less crowded placed to perfect their craft Minnesota has many fine 9-hole golf courses that are either run as municipal facilities or by owner operators who would love you to be their guests.

Many of these golf courses were built in the 1920’s or 1930’s and have an abundance of character and charm. Finding fun, variety, value and making lasting memories with a Minnesota golf vacation will have you realize once you experience Minnesota golf you’ll be coming back again and again. .

TIPS ON GOLF - HOW TO IMPROVE THE DOWNSWING IS BALANCE

The downswing must be the organic result of all that went before it.  If you were able to do your backswing in the correct manner, your body will unwind in itself  thus releasing the club and striking the ball that will therefore result in a follow through that is balanced.

First and foremost, if you did not get your grips re-gripped last fall, this would be a perfect time. Make sure you ask the club repair person to measure the size of you grips and to replace them with the exact same size. If they replace them with a grip too big or too small, it can throw off your feel. While you are at it, if you have a shaft that is broken, now is the time to have it re-shafted. Most of the repair shops are not to busy this time of the year.

This is the time of the year when all of the new equipment is hitting the stores. If you wait to buy a new club in June, it might take you some time to get use to it. Start looking now if you want to replace a wedge, or a fairway wood.

Here are a couple of tips for buying fairway woods- if the shaft is too stiff, the ball flight will be lower and it might go right. If you buy a shaft that is too weak, the ball flight will be too high and the ball will have a tendency to go left. So, it’s important to get your swing speed measured, so that you have the correct shaft lex. Many people think they know, but really they end up purchasing a flex that is a bit off.

There is nothing wrong with heading out to an indoor facility and start taking some swings. Before you do that, make sure you have taken some swings for a couple of weeks in the garage or outside. A pulled muscle is a tough way to start the season. As age progresses, muscles get tighter. Make sure to take the time to stretch properly in the beginning of the season, and it will benefit you down the road.

Many of your “golf muscles” aren’t the muscles that you generally use in everyday life. So make sure to warm them up properly before you start the season. I will post a newsletter again on the February 15, 2006.

The topic will be on how to check to see if you have the proper grip before you hit the ball. The grip is the SINGLE most important part of the golf swing, in my opinion. Don’t try building a dream house on shaky ground. Take care, and it is a pleasure to write these tips for you.

I look forward to helping you play much better and consistent golf in 06. Yours in Great Golf, Bobby Eldridge - Head Professional of “The Simple Golf Swing” P.S. I am BIG on the short game. Simply put, a good short game can convert you from a “decent golfer” into a scorer”. I’ve put together a short game academy that will do just that, and we’ve decided to start the “Simple Golf Swing” academy with the short game because it’s the easiest and fastest way to lower your scores.

We also have posted a special audio message that will tell you more about the short game academy. If you are interested, I look forward to meeting you and teaching you “The Simple Golf Swing - Short Game” personally. You can find the itinerary and apply for the short game academy by tapping below.

http://ww w.hypertracker.com/go/dnevogt/sendtoacademy1/ss25/

About The Author Bobby Eldridge is the Head Instructor for the PurePont Golf Academy where he teaches “The Simple Golf Swing” theory. You can check out PurePoint Golf instructional DVDs at http://www.golfswingguru.com/dvd .php

LESSONS ON GOLF SWINGING -  The Move Downswing

When you reach the downswing, all you really need to do is to just let it go.  Let the downswing happen.  However, this only applies if ever you were able to start with a golf stance, backswing and grip that is correct. 

For novice, the main golf tool is a golf ball. Golf balls are dimpled tiny balls, use in to play golf. They are dimpled to go far when driven by golf clubs.

Also another important golf tool is a golf club or golf driver. Golf drivers come in too many varieties. This is because a golf course has too many kinds of landscapes and different golf clubs are required to make the best drive. Depending on the landscape, if sand, grass or cement, a golf club is important to make the perfect drive.

Expert golfers usually have a case or two of golf clubs to cater to their golf requirements. Most golf stores and sports tool store sell golf clubs. Some golf clubs are sold in sets while other are sold alone. To take care of your golf equipment, such as your golf club, a golf bag golf club cover is important. A golf bag will, for sure, hold your golf club in one place and will make it more easy for your caddy to bring your many golf clubs.

Golf bags can also hold golf balls and also other golf equipment such as water bottle to quench your thirst while under the beautiful sun or extra shirt or your regular shoes. On the other hand, a golf club cover covers the edge of your golf club. This is done so to protect your golf club from unwanted scratches and dents.

Dents can cause your drive to go from good to bad. Dents in golf clubs can affect the drive of your golf ball. With these golf tools, you can take care of the state of your club and your rich sport. One golf tool that you also need to invest on is a nice pair of golf shoes.

Golf shoes are different from standard rubber shoes or jogging shoes. Golf shoes are made to walk on greens - the type where the sport is played. Golf shoes usually have pointed rubber under the soles to grip the earth and sand under your feet. This way, unnecessary shaking or moving is prevented. This is useful because shaking can cause you to not hit the golf ball or to hit the golf ball in the wrong way.

If you plan to play good golf a nice pair of golf shoes is a important golf tool to add up to your list. Choose one that is sturdy yet comfortable enough for you to walk into. Golf is a sport that requires walking from one hole to the other or to where your ball goes (you can not use golf carts on the greens) and thus, if your golf shoes are no good, you would have a hard time playing your game.

A golf tool usually provided by most golf courses (aside from the golf ball) is the tee. The tee is the tiny pin like thing that you punch to the ground to stand your ball into. The tee is use in teeing off (the start of your first drive) thus the name. The most great golf tool ever created (for me, that is) is the golf cart.

Golf carts can take you from one hole to the other, though as I said earlier they are not allowed on the greens, they still lessen the burden of having to walk under the hot sun. This golf equipment can be acquired from golf courses. Golf players are normally made to use golf tool such as this to give them a good and easier time playing the game. Many specialty shops and sport shops offer golf tools. The internet is also a great source of golf equipment.

Used golf tools are even auctioned off the internet, if you are on a tight budget. Check out your golf shop, sports shop, specialty shops, E-bay or Yahoo! for your golf equipment requirements.

About The Author: Khaled Naser is working in Engineering for several years and has been writing for quite some time.

His article directory at Team77.com? carries a lot of useful articles and reviews.

Tips for good golfing: 
it’s all in the swing  Believe it or not, when one performs a golf back swing, it is not just your arms.  It is also more about the golfer’s back as it turns away from the target.  The club is more so as being put behind the golfer’s back than it is swung up towards the air. 

http://www.golfswingguru.com /chicago.php Thanks, and have a great day. David Nevogt

About The Author David Nevogt writes golf instruction material that helps golfers of all levels reach their full potential and lower their scores. David is the author of “The Simple Golf Swing” which guarantees to have you shooting 7 strokes lower in only 1 week from today. You can find more of his golf instruction by going to http://www.golfswingguru.com

Golfing Hint of the Day - Relax

It is highly advisable that one should not do the swing in a hurried manner.  If a back swing is in any way done in a hurry, the downswing does not become fast,  actually it could do the opposite.

What a system does for your game is it allows you to proactively analyze each shot after you hit it and realize the result, good or bad. For example, I hit the ball and it slices. Now most golfers are going to hit the ball again and slice it again.

Maybe they hit a good ball every once in a while, but they’ll never know what MADE them hit the good shot. With this system you’ll get 5 simple steps to go through for every swing you put on the ball. Now you’ll start to see trends developing, and you can always tie those trends back to one of the 5 steps you are most likely forgetting about which is causing the negative trend. So in my example, I hit a slice.

Now because I have this system in place, I automatically know what I have to concentrate on for the next shot. I know that I did one of 2 things. I let my body get ahead of my hands, or I failed to start the downswing with my arms. If I top the ball, I automatically know that I failed to keep my leading shoulder down on the ball. So the point is that having simple but effective controls in place will really help your game.

You’ll be really surprised how much you’ll learn about your own game, and how easy it is to develop and maintain good habits once you understand how to recognize them.

About The Author David Nevogt writes golf instruction material that helps golfers of all levels reach their full potential and lower their scores. David is the author of “The Simple Golf Swing” which guarantees to have you shooting 7 strokes lower in only 1 week from today.

You can find more of his golf instruction by going to http://www.golfswingguru.com

GOLFERS HIT TIP
The backswing speed should be in a tempo that is steady and should neither be fast nor slow. Although some golfers have that tendency to go way faster than the regular.   Anytime you catch or are aware of yourself doing this,  try to slow it down a bit. 

This phrase has become a buzzword in the world of golf. Unfortunately many do not understand the phrase and the relevance it can have on the golf swing. The phrase is core training.

Core training can be a great benefit to your golf swing as a part of comprehensive golf fitness program. Unfortunately many amateur golfers are unsure of the exact definition of core training and the relevance it may or may not have on a golf fitness program. The core is a reference to an anatomical area of body. The core is the anatomical area of your body from above the knees to below the chest.

It includes all the muscles, nerves, and bones within in this anatomical region of the body. It must also be noted that the core includes all the neuromuscular structures on the front, side, and back of your body. For example, your lower back muscles are a part of the core as are your abdominals. Core training is an integral part of a comprehensive golf fitness program because this is the anatomical area of the body where the majority of the golf swing occurs. For example, the golf swing requires you to rotate around a fixed spine angle.

The majority of muscles allowing rotation to occur around a fixed spine angle are found within the core region. The golf swing requires a full shoulder turn to execute correctly. The muscles allowing the shoulders to rotate are mostly found within the core region of the body.

These are just a few examples providing a reference between the biomechanics of the golf swing and the core region of the body. Understanding the connection between the biomechanics of the golf swing and the core should begin to shine some light on why core training can be beneficial to the golf swing. Overall, the golf swing requires certain levels of flexibility, balance, strength, endurance, and power to execute correctly. If the body lacks the required levels within these physical components the golf swing will be difficult to execute correctly.

Knowing that a large portion of the movements in the golf swing occur within the core region, it becomes obvious developing these physical components become necessary in order to improve your golf swing. The key component of core training in relation to the golf swing centers upon the principle of cross-specificity training. Cross-specificity training implies the exercises within the core program train the body to the positions, movements, and requirements of the sport. A core training program beneficial to the golf swing must train the body specifically for the anatomical positions, movements, and actions encountered on the golf course. The goal of cross-specific core program is to develop a transfer of training effect.

The majority of fitness programs and many core programs do not address the needs of the golfer relative to improving flexibility, balance, strength, endurance, and power. A cross-specific core program will provide the foundation for a better golf swing. Just because a program is labeled a “core program” does not necessarily mean it will be beneficial to improving the golf swing.

Once the golfer understands the concepts of cross-specific training, transfer of training effect, core, and the biomechanics of the golf swing. You can begin to piece together the components of a golf fitness program. Outside of providing the foundation for the golf swing through providing the golfer with the needed levels of flexibility, balance, strength, endurance, and power to efficiently execute the golf swing. A golf fitness program can also improve a golfer’s swing.

One common area of desired improvement for most any golfer is increased distance. Increased distance in the golf swing is equated to increased clubhead speed. And increased clubhead speed is directly related to the golfer’s power outputs. Increasing power within the golf swing is connected to both swing mechanics and the body. The coiling and uncoiling within the golf swing directly affects the power outputs generated.

In addition the body has a direct affect upon power development in the golf swing. Power in relation to the body can be defined as the ability of the body to create the greatest amount of force in a short amount of time. If the golfer increases the ability of the body to generate more force, what will be the result within the golf swing? The golfer is more powerful, an increase in clubhead speed will occur, and the golf ball will probably travel farther.

Interestingly enough improving power outputs by the body in relation to the golf swing, centers upon developing greater power outputs by the core region. Again, the golf swing is a rotational movement centering in the core region of the body. Increasing the force outputs of the muscles in the core can invariably improve the power in your golf swing. This again is only one example of where core training and golf fitness can improve the golf swing.

Many additional areas of improvement can occur when the golfer develops the body correctly for the golf swing. Understand the biomechanics of the golf swing require certain levels of flexibility, balance, strength, endurance, and power to execute correctly. The golfer requires minimal levels of these physical components at the very least to execute the golf swing correctly. The core is an anatomical region of the body where much of the movements within the golf swing occur. A core training program can be beneficial to improving the golf swing if the exercises within the program are cross-specific to the movements, positions, and physical requirements of the golf swing.

If the core program is not cross specific to the golf swing, the benefits may less than optimal. Realize a comprehensive golf fitness program includes core training to develop the body around the golf swing. Such a program can improve the golf swing in areas like clubhead speed.

And remember just because a program is labeled “core” does not necessarily mean it will improve your golf swing. The exercises within the core program must correlate with the movements of the golf swing.

About The Author Sean Cochran is one of the most recognized golf fitness instructors in the world today. He travels the PGA Tour regularly with 2004 Masters, 2005 PGA, and 2006 Masters Champion Phil Mickelson.

He has made many of his golf tips, golf instruction and golf swing improvement techniques available to amateur golfers on the website www.bioforcegolf.com. To contact Sean, you can email him at support@bioforcegolf.com.

Golfing Hint of the Day - Relax

It is highly advisable that one should not do the swing in a hurried manner.  If a back swing is in any way done in a hurry, the downswing does not become fast,  actually it could do the opposite.

Although it may seem difficult, parts for vintage golf carts can be located online. Vintage Golf Cart Parts (http://www.vintagegolfcartparts.c om) claim to be the number one online source for 1979 and earlier vintage golf cart parts. This may well be true - in fact it appears to be near impossible to find anywhere else online! There are many sites are listed as sources for vintage golf cart parts, but almost all of them refer to this one.

A wealth of information can be found on this site. Not only is it a catalog, but it contains various information about vintage golf carts and manufacturers. Club Car. Cushman, E-Z-GO.

Harley Davidson, Marketeer/Westinghouse, Melex Pargo, Taylor-Dunn, Yamaha and the Miscellaneous section. Pictures and a summary of the history can be found listed for each manufacturer. There is even wiring diagram details and a guide for serial numbers. Vintage golf cart pictures, articles and advertisements can easily be found in the museum gallery on the site. For the vintage golf cart enthusiast, there is even a classified section to help you locate parts for your vintage golf cart.

If you have a question about a vintage golf cart or vintage golf cart parts, a support section is available to assist you. You can either call them on the phone or email them. No purchase is required for this support, which is a nice feature that is offered by the site.

Other options online, Vintage Projects has the 1958 plans for building vintage golf carts (http://ww w.vintageprojects.com/go-kart/golf-cart-plans.html) written in two parts for Popular Mechanics magazine. If you need a quick repsonse regarding vintage golf carts, an online forum may be of use to you. A plethora of manufacturer specific forums plus tips and tricks and ‘Ask the Cartfixer’. While it is not limited to vintage golf carts, there are discussions about them and it is frequented by knowledgeable golf cart enthusiasts.

Using the above mentioned resources, you too, can become an avid vintage golf cart enthusiast. Whether you are looking to restore your own golf cart, or purchase one already restored, the internet can provide you with the information you need for vintage golf carts.

About The Author As an author at eZ-search, Chris Miller contributes to the growing content found within the site and shares his knowledge about vintage golf carts.

Golf Tidbits. From the bottom golf down swing.

Assuming that you accomplish all the drills correctly – from the golf stance, the golf grip you have, and your golf back swing. But you can still ruin everything if you begin the golf swing that you have with the shoulders. You might want to use a swing trigger to begin the golf down swing that you have with the lower part of your body.
   
Tip no. 6. And again, on your golf down swing. You should turn the belt buckle to your target.

Try turning your hips as powerful and fast as possible when you do your golf down swing, it works.

You’ll get plenty of exercise, fresh air, new friends and acquaintances. If you like to meet new men and women, golf provides you with opportunities for community interaction. You may get to see new people in a surroundings in which you both maintain an enthusiastic interest.

This makes for effortless dialogue and additional opportunities to better your game. Most clubs offer single players the chance to play the round with other members. However, if you would choose to play by oneself just mention this to the club. They will make the proper arrangements prior to tee time.

Take notice of your personal traits. Are you excessively competitive’ If you are, remember the approach to a low handicap is littered with bunkers, bad shots, water hazards and triple digit scores on your round. Expect to invest a lot of time in practice. Every hook, slice and 3 putt should be looked upon as a learning opportunity. Many professionals use coaches to help them with their games.

If you wish to increase the exercise benefits of golf you can elect to walk the 18 holes. When you are selecting a golf bag you will first need to determine if you are going to walk the course or ride, your preference here is a determining factor in whether you need a carry or cart bag. Golf bags are obtainable in a range of materials so pick one that is suitable to the weather in which you will play majority of your golf.

Golf shoes are critical, make sure they are waterproof and comfortable . Rain gear is also a great addition to your golf bag. How to determine how much golf equipment you absolutely need. Golf can be a really costly pastime but there are affordable options.

Before you buy clubs it is a great idea to stop in or by golf stores and club pro shops. A high-end trade name set of clubs can set you back a few thousand dollars but a satisfactory used set will cost you a few hundred dollars, big difference. You can check out different types of clubs, decide which club length is superior for you, get to understand the different types of grips available and find out the difference between graphite and steel shafts. You can find out about the kind of golf ball that will best suit you as a novice. Having a golf ball with the right compression will assist you in making the most of your game.

Golf lessons are costly but if it is within your budget it may be rewarding. You may be wondering, should you take lessons from a golf professional’ Your budget is the decisive element here. You will discover that lessons will elevate the measure of your game rapidly.

A more affordable way to get lessons is to buy one of the numerous training programs present on video and dvd. Numerous experienced golfers use these programs to raise the measure of their game and new golfers can understand at their own pace. Before you ever even lift a club it’s important to develop a good mental demeanour. Stay positive, still your mind and visualize your shot before you hit the ball.

A great mental game is half the fight on the route to a low handicap. Over all the most important thing to remember is to enjoy the game and your time in the open fresh air!

About The Author Carlie Edwards publishes articles & useful resources on Today’s Issues & Topics. For info on Golf Swing Training visit Golf Swing Trainer For a variety of topics & issues visit Natural Beauty Tip

GOLF SWING TIP

The follow-through move



A follow-through in your golf swing  should be best seen as the feather in your cap move.  The legs must be adequately straight and the hips have to form a straight line together with the legs.  This move will serve as the gauge of the whole swing you have just done.  You know that you were able to pull a swing that is smooth and balanced if in the end you have a position that looks like the letter C only in reverse.

In this article I’m going to concentrate on wedges… The first thing you should master is knowing which golf club wedge to hit in different situations. Once you’ve chosen the right golf club you have a much higher chance of pulling off the intended shot.

Hitting a wedge is not difficult, however, hitting one with from say, 30-50 yards away from the green with complete confidence is a skill you need to master. If you play any amount of golf on a regular basises you know that you can face this situation two or three times in a round. So, hitting a good golf club wedge into the green and leaving you a short putt is essential for a low score. So, knowing this, which wedge golf club do you use for 30-50 yard pitch shot…

the pitch, the sand or the lob? and once the golf ball lands on the green how do you get the golf ball to do what you want it to do? Let’s look at three typical 30-50 yard situations and the type of wedge shots each requires.

1) Lob Wedge - situation #1 The pin is up front and theres very little green to work with. What you need to do here is hit a high flying shot, with little run on the golf ball. This shot can be mastered with some practice. The recommended golf club to use here is the lob wedge.

This will get the golf ball in the air quickly and because of the height generated with this golf club, it will produce very little run, perfect for our scenario. (If you find yourself in any any lie other than the fairway you may want to consider one of the other wedges) Because the lob wedge has 58 to 60 degrees of loft, theres no need to do anything with the clubface other than to square the face of the golf club to the target and perform your swing. The only thing you need to be careful about is where you land the ball.

2) Sand Wedge - situation #2 The hole is in the middle of the green. This means you have some green to work with and the sand wedge is a good choice of golf club for this situation, even if your off the fairway and into the rough. The sand wedge gives you many more options in the type of shot you can play than either the lob or the pitching wedges. The sand golf club wedge enables you to change the roll and the trajectory with very little golf instruction.

If you square the golf club to the target, this will produce less carry and more roll. If you close the golf club face slightly, this will produce more roll than loft, if you want more height just open the club face a little more. Bear in mind that with an open golf clubface the shot tends to go right.

3) Pitching Wedge Situation #3 In this situation the pin is right at the back of the green, with plenty of room to roll the golf ball. In this situation a pitching wedge is the golf club of choice if your on the fairway or light rough.

(use one of the other wedges if your in heavy rough). The only thing to remember here is that the golf ball will run lower, so don’t swing as hard as you would do with another iron. Learning the mechanics to these type of shots is easy.

The key is choosing the right golf club at the right time and making small adjustments in your shot. This comes with time and experience. You must practice these 3 shots as much as you can and master the techniques. This in turn will give you confidence and in turn will make the shots easier to make.

Believe it or not but the wedge golf club is as important as the driver and the putter when it comes to making low scores of the golf course. They may not give the same excitement of making a 40 foot birdie or driving a 350 yard golf ball down the fairway, but over the course of an 18 holes they’ll save you as many as five strokes or more from your scores. And that result is bound to lower your golf handicap.

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Tip. Plant your feet firmly on the ground.
   
You might have copied this from baseball. That is, letting your foot heel in front to come above the ground when you swing your golf club back. Some people think that by doing this so, their back swing feels more huge.

It is something that seems lifting the front heel can easily make the body coil and for the tension to build that much harder. Letting the foot roll freely to the inside is fine. However, one should keep that foot on the ground to make golf back swing well-anchored.
   

Obviously, you aren’t making square contact with the ball, but how much should you adjust? How far from the sweet spot was that last swing? Wouldn’t it be great if you could tell exactly where your golf club made contact with your golf ball on every single swing? This information could be very valuable in helping you determine the cause of that last errant shot. Knowing the exact point of impact on the face of your golf club will help you make the necessary beneficial adjustments to your swing to get you back on top of your game. Small changes in your stance or grip, or the length of your clubs, can have a major impact on the point of contact with your club face and your ball trajectory. That is where Golfdust comes in. Golfdust is a revolutionary new golf training aid that is taking the golf industry by storm.

Golfdust is a handy, spray on alternative to the time tested impact tape method of determining your contact point. You simply spray Golfdust on the face of your golf club, wait about ten seconds for the product to begin to tack up, then take your normal swing. Afterwards the exact point of impact will be revealed right on the face of your club.

No more guessing. You know what you need to adjust, and can then use this information to adjust your swing accordingly. Keep a can in your golf bag to check your swing while at the driving range, or on the course. If you have picked up a small glitch in your swing this product just might be that extra little edge you’ve been looking for.

For more information about Golfdust Impact Indicator Training , and other golf training aids, check out http://www.golfdust.infoaboutgolf.com.

Golfing Hint of the Day - Relax

It is highly advisable that one should not do the swing in a hurried manner.  If a back swing is in any way done in a hurry, the downswing does not become fast,  actually it could do the opposite.

When it comes to golf balls you need to choose the right types of balls for you. When you choose the wrong golf ball you may be adding a handicap to your game that you can avoid by playing with the right balls. There are three different styles of golf balls that you can choose from: - 2-piece ball - 3-piece balls - high performance balls If you want to improve your distance shots you’ll want to use a 2-piece golf ball. If, on the other hand, you’re focusing on accuracy, you’ll want to use either a 3-piece or a high performance golf ball.

If you’re a beginner you’ll find that 2-piece golf balls are perfect since they’re less expensive than other golf balls. This is one way that you can save a bit of money while you learn all about the sport of golf and how to play the game. 2-piece golf balls are also a good choice if you’re slow a swinger since the rubber core of the inner ball is quite large, allowing for a faster speed. For those golfers who have an accuracy that is inconsistent a 2-piece ball is the better choice. This is because a 3-piece ball won’t forgive all those inaccurate hits that you make in one game.

And if you’re an inaccurate hitter you won’t want to use high performance balls since these golf balls are meant for professional golfers who have mastered their game of golf. Golf balls are something that you’ll want to pay attention to as you learn the game of golf and become more proficient at your game. Having the right golf balls can improve your score and put you into the competitive playing field.

Some tips to improve your golf swing

Tip:  A great golf swing does not mean you have to swing with arms.
Behind your back, put your golf club while you turn your back to your target. It is like taking your club back as you hinge your arm at your shoulder. You could also practice the drill known as no arms.   

These great little bags are skinny and cylindrical in shape. They stand about two feet tall and have a small little tube (usually metal) that runs the full way down the center of the bag. It’s just a little wider than a golf ball and has three or four flexible little metal teeth at the bottom or one end so the balls don’t fall out.

The top part of the tube is covered with the actual bag part of this tool that holds the golf balls in it. There is a small zipper that runs down the side of the bag so you can empty the balls out when you’re ready to use them. What about the balls you ask? Well, just use the old balls in your bag or the ones you’ve found around the course. Golfers will often refer to a found ball that is in bad shape as a ?shag ball? and will use it in their shag bag.

You can also go to any store and get some refurbished golf balls really cheap to put in the bag if you don’t have enough old ones kicking around. What you do with the golf ball shag bag is pick up your golf balls after you’re finished practicing or hitting them. The top part of the bag will have a handle that you hold on to as you walk around picking up your balls. You simply go over to one of your balls, position the bottom of the tube on top of the ball, and simply push down slightly until you hear the ball click and go into the tube. Go over to the next ball and do the same thing until they’re all picked up.

It’s as easy as that, no effort or bending over to gather them up. The balls will start piling on top of each other and climbing up the tube. As they reach the top of the tube they’ll flow over the top and down into the bag.

Golf ball shag bags are very simple to transport as they aren’t very heavy. They hold about 50 golf balls on average depending on what size bag you get. They fit easily into the trunk of your car, or the bottom of your locker (if you’re lucky enough to have one) at your golf club. So golfers will even keep them with their clubs if they have club storage at their respective clubs.

Since a lot of golf clubs (specially the older ones) don’t have a driving range these little practice bags come in real handy for practicing short irons or your short game. They’re also great if you just want to warm up by hitting a few balls before a round without having to go to an offsite range. Simply put these golf ball shag bags are great to have around. They will make your practice sessions easier and quick so you don’t waste any time. After all, every one has so little time to practice it’s important to use your time wisely.

If you don’t have one of these bags yet, go out and get one and watch your game improve with practice.

Tips for good golfing: 
it’s all in the swing  Believe it or not, when one performs a golf back swing, it is not just your arms.  It is also more about the golfer’s back as it turns away from the target.  The club is more so as being put behind the golfer’s back than it is swung up towards the air. 

1 Since 1990, more than 80% of US Masters winners have won or finished 2nd atleast once already that year. In that time, just Jose Maria Olazabal in 1999, Ben Crenshaw in 1995 and Nick Faldo in 1990 had failed to finish first or second on either the US PGA or European tour in the year they won the tournament. Interestingly all three golfers had already won the Masters in a previous year however in 1994, 1984 and 1989 respectively. 2 This year, more than ever, Augusta will favour the big hitters.

That’s because the course has been extended a further 155 yards to 7445 yards with alterations to six holes. Augusta has now been lengthened over 400 yards in the last 5 years. The course plays long so unless there is a lot or rain to negate the big hitters advantage, favour those golfers who rank well for driving distance. 3 The other extremely important stat is the Greens-In-Regulation (GIR) percentage. GIR simply measures how often a golfer reaches the green in the regulation number of strokes (or less).

For example, on a par 4 hole, Regulation would be to make the green in two strokes. On a par 5, three strokes. To illustrate just how vital this statistic is, only once in the last six years has the Masters winner NOT ranked in the first two for GIR percentage at the tournament’s conclusion.

4 The Masters is a tournament for proven winners. Big name golfers such as Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, and Vijay Singh have tremendous records in this event. For example Mickelson has finished no worse than 12th in the last 8 years! Unlike the British Open, surprise long odds winners are extremely rare. No golfer playing the Masters for the first time has won the tournament since Fuzzy Zoeller in 1979, so previous Masters form is a must.

Armed then with the above pointers, it should be possible to eliminate a large percentage of the 2006 US Masters field as possible winners. The winning golfer is likely to have good previous Masters form, have won or finished second in a tournament atleast once already that year, and rank highly in the driving distance and GIR stats for his respective tour.

Golfing Tip of The Day

The golf back swing is primarily about how the body is being coiled upwards thus creating the needed tension in the muscles as well as torque to be able to let out that all powerful downswing.  Particularly, that swing is created anywhere in between the golfer’s turning his or her upper body as well as shoulders and the turning – to a lesser degree – the lower body and the hips.

It is an event that has evolved since its beginning in 1934. The Masters-a vision of golf at its best and most competitive-began with Bobby Jones and Clifford Roberts and continues today. Over the years, the course has undergone improvements and this year is no exception. Changes will be made on 6 holes.

In order to play, a golfer has to meet at least one of 17 requirements for participation, which in the end creates a competitive field unmatched by any other golf tournament. This year a total of 99 golfers will participate in the tournament, which includes 57 US and 42 international players. Five amateurs will be participating. Of the 99 golfers, 14 will be playing the Augusta course for the first time. The usual standouts will be in attendance, however the Masters often features surprise breakthrough performances from those who are lesser known.

The qualifying rounds are on the first 2 days. The top 44 players of the group will go to the final round and after it’s all over, the 24 top finishers are automatically invited back for next year’s competition. The Masters is as rich in history as it is in talent.

In 1934, when the first Augusta National Invitation Tournament was held at Augusta National Golf Club, Bobby Jones had just finished overseeing the completion of the course with the help of Dr. Alister Mackenzie as the course architect. It was renamed the Masters Golf Tournament in 1938. The initial tournament also featured its first playoff, which was won by Horton Smith.

In 1935, Gene Serazen and Craig Wood tied and then went on to battle through a whopping 36-hole playoff with Serazen winning by five strokes. 1942 saw Byron Nelson earn a one-stroke victory over Ben Hogan in a shorter18-hole playoff. Other great players who have won the tournament include Henry Picard (193

8), Ralph Guldahl (193

9), Jimmy Demaret (1940), Herman Keiser (194

6), Sam Snead (194

9), and Ben Hogan (1951, 195

3). During World War II, the Augusta grounds were used to raise cattle and turkeys for the war effort. Arnold Palmer showed up in the 1950’s and began his consecutive run of 50 straight appearances, which ended in 2004.

It was then that a new generation rose to replace the men who had become legends, including Palmer (multiple winner), Jack Nicklaus (multiple winner), Gay Brewer (196

7), Gary Player (1961, 197

4), Billy Casper (1970) and Raymond Floyd (197

6). There have been some interesting golf milestones over the 72-year tradition of the Masters Golf Tournament. In 1936, Horton Smith became the first 2-time winner, and three generations later in 1999, Jose Maria Olazubal ended up being the 14th multiple winner.

The first four-time winner was Arnold Palmer, only to be topped by the only six-time winner, Jack Nicklaus, in 1986. At the age of 36, Nicklaus? last win made him the oldest Masters champion. More recently, the green jacket went to the youngest man to win the tournament-Tiger Woods, who notched the lowest 72-hole total in the history of the contest while creating the largest winning margin. Gary Player was the first international player to win the Masters.

In 2003, Canadian Mike Weir became the first player from his country to prevail at Augusta as well as the first left-handed player ever to receive the green jacket. In 2004, Phil Mickelson won the tournament with a birdie on the last hole to join 3 other champions who had done the same. The green jacket is the trademark of the Masters and its color represents the beauty of rich, healthy turf. It was first awarded to Sam Snead after his victory in 1949. Members actually began wearing them in 1937.

They are never removed from the club and those members who work on the tournament are referred to as “The Green Jackets.” Also, the men who wear this special emblem are considered part of golf’s elite, and even though some don’t play as well as others, they all share their love and dedication for the sport. Originally, golf was considered a sport mainly for the wealthy until the common man’s general, Dwight D. Eisenhower, became a member in 1948.

When he became president, it was transformed into a great pastime for the middle-class. In the past few years, there has been controversy over the inclusion of women in the tournament, which is a subject that still remains open for debate. Like every sport, golf has its superstitions too. The Masters carries the curse of the Par-3 Contest.

Sam Snead was the first winner of this mini-tournament in 1960. Since the implementation of this competition, no one has ever won the Masters and the Par-3 contest in the same year. This so-called curse has continued for 45 years. So what can we expect in 2006? Seven days of golf’s finest players vying for top honors on one of golf’s most beautiful and challenging courses. Each of the elite 99 will be pursuing their individual dream of wearing the triumphant and symbolic green jacket of the Masters.

GOLF TIP:  You should not forget cocking wrists.
   
Do not forget cocking your wrists. This might be difficult at first, but it will be natural to you with enough practice.
   

Many golfers, in spite of of their proficiency level, are guilty of wasting their practice time. Most have chosen the large bucket and believe only of launching all those small pellets with the big stick. Are you practicing without a purpose? Why? HAVE A SYSTEM FOR YOUR PRACTICE If you do not desire to get lessons, there is a wealth of knowledge accessible in books, magazines and on the Internet.

The principal step in improving your golf is finding out more about the swing. Find some knowledge connected to a portion of your game you are battling with. You’ll probably find numerous articles connected to any and every golf sin you could possibly commit. You need to understand what you need to do to improve, and what are the possible causes of your problem.

Concentrate on what the causes and effects are. There are likely to be multiple reasonable causes and solutions. NOT HITTING THE DRIVING RANGE YET Instead of running to hit that next large bucket, gather those golf tips you learned and apply them in front of a full-length mirror. This is peculiarly productive if you are working on your setup or stance. You can simply compare your body posture with those of the pros in the magazines.

Take your back swing in slow motion, stopping at different points to again compare your stance with the pro. This exercise is intended to help you picture and feel a good golf swing. GO FOR A SMALL BUCKET OF BALLS When you ultimately get to the range, your mind is no question filled with energy and excitement, as you get ready to apply your new thoughts.

This is excellent. But, bear in mind that it is quality golf practice, not quantity, which counts. Go with the small bucket and take your time. Relax between shots.

Agree in your mind to believe about what you are striving for on or before each shot. Apply one thought about your swing before each practice shot. Too many thoughts will end in ‘paralysis of analysis’. After each shot, reflect not just exclusively on the result, but how the swing felt. Always ask yourself what you did right, not what you did wrong.

MAINTAIN PATIENCE - YOU WILL SEE IMPROVEMENT Don’t be impatient. This can only help enhance your game in the long run. Don’t forget to remain focused on improving your weaknesses.

It makes little sense to expend 75% of your golf practice time working on your strong points. Know that betterment takes time! No person goes from a twenty-handicap down to a single-digit overnight. But, if you apply these tips, you’ll be building your grasp of the sport as you practice. PRACTICE WITH SOMEONE You can triple the effectiveness of your golf practice if you take a partner with you.

You can share a large bucket and one stall. Taking turns, you should each take a few shots. Tell your companion what you are working on and ask him to recount how it looks. Observe one another from the side and behind to get different types of angles. Ask your partner to concentrate on different types of fundamentals of the swing: the grip, setup, plane, top of back swing, lower body position, shoulder turn, etc.

About The Author Carlie Edwards publishes articles & useful resources on Today’s Issues & Topics. For info on Golf visit Golf Swing For a variety of topics & issues visit Health And Beauty Worx

TIPS ON GOLF - HOW TO IMPROVE THE DOWNSWING IS BALANCE

The downswing must be the organic result of all that went before it.  If you were able to do your backswing in the correct manner, your body will unwind in itself  thus releasing the club and striking the ball that will therefore result in a follow through that is balanced.

Step-by-step instructions generally come with the purchased product. How to Build Golf Clubs Step 2 - Trim the shaft. You will need a true measure rule, which costs approximately $25, in order to measure the cut accurately.

Mark the spot where the trim will go with a felt-tip pen so you know where the cut needs to be made. How to Build Golf Clubs Step 3 - Cut the shaft using a shaft cutter or a hacksaw. If you are using a metal shaft, you are better off using a shaft cutter, which can be found anywhere golf supplies are sold for about $10. After cutting the shaft, remove any masking tape before continuing with the next step.

This portion of how to build golf clubs is the most difficult and most important. How to Build Golf Clubs Step 4 - The shaft of the club is a smooth surface and in order for it to fit and properly adhere to the club, you will need to rough the edge. This is done by sanding the paint and finish using medium grade sandpaper. Apply the adhesive. Make sure you follow the adhesive instructions to make sure mix amount is correct.

How to Build Golf Clubs Step 5 - Time for you to apply the grip. Once the adhesive is completely dry you can measure the club for the final fitting. Mark the butt end of the shaft in the same manner used for the club head and trim it using the same tools.

Prepare the shaft with tape then add the solvent that came with the grip before sliding on the grip carefully. Ensure the grip is on straight then attach the butt cap. Now all that is left is drying time and you will be able to use your new club. How to Build Golf Clubs Step 6 - Stand up and take a bow.

Feel good about yourself. You have successfully built your own golf clubs. Experiment with different combinations of tools and materials to get the club that fits you and your golfing style the best. Just make sure that you always have fun with it!

About The Author Evan Roufeh is the creator of the web site/web community http://improving-our-golf.com. His web site offers lots of FREE, hard-to-find information on golf and golf-related subjects, product reviews, general golf articles, and the opportunity for you to get your opinion across to the rest of the golfing community.

GOLF TIP:  You should not forget cocking wrists.
   
Do not forget cocking your wrists. This might be difficult at first, but it will be natural to you with enough practice.
   

And this isn’t too surprising. He already has two green jackets and years of experience. But during the interview and the feature on him, I learned a few things about his current style of golf and I thought I’d share that with you. First of all: I had only admiration for Crenshaw when he said (with a straight face) that he can no longer drive as far as the younger players. He can’t match a Tiger Woods drive and he knows it.

What I admired about him was that he didn’t let this get him down in any way. He accepts the fact that he’s older now and not capable of doing what he did in the past, but even so, he won’t allow that to dampen his spirit or his competitiviness. Second: Knowing he can’t drive the ball as far as the younger guys, he concentrates on making the best drive he can and keeping the ball in play, while trying to set himself up for his next shot.

In other words, he’s playing “smart” golf rather than “power” golf. This comes with years of experience and (more often than not) it shows. Third: Now, this is the part that I enjoyed the most. Again, knowing he can’t out drive the others or even stay even with them in distance, Crenshaw is concentrating on his short game, and this is especially true with his putting.

It’s amazing how “equalizing” a course becomes once the players leave the tee area, and Ben Crenshaw is proof of this. Once they leave the tee, it doesn’t matter how old he is. Doesn’t matter if the other players are stronger, faster, or more agile. In fact, I’d even go so far to say that Ben Crenshaw has the advantage (because of his many years of experience) over the younger players once those drives are made! Time and time again, Ben has shown us how important it is to stop and think as you read a green. He understands the importance of geography and how a ball will roll.

He made one putt last week where it looked as if he was aiming five feet to the left of the cup. He hit the ball, it rolled waaaaaay off line and then turned and dropped into the cup. That was an amazing putt! So, if you’re one of those players who cannot power off a 300 yard drive, don’t sweat it.

Keep you drives straight and under control. Play them for positioning your next shot and practice, practice, practice your short game, especially your putting. No other club in your bag can save you more strokes than your putter. Just ask Ben Crenshaw.

About The Author Robert Partain has been an avid golfer for over 40 years. He publishes a golf blog that is updated 4 times a week with golf tips, techniques, and information.

Golf Tidbits. From the bottom golf down swing.

Assuming that you accomplish all the drills correctly – from the golf stance, the golf grip you have, and your golf back swing. But you can still ruin everything if you begin the golf swing that you have with the shoulders. You might want to use a swing trigger to begin the golf down swing that you have with the lower part of your body.
   
Tip no. 6. And again, on your golf down swing. You should turn the belt buckle to your target.

Try turning your hips as powerful and fast as possible when you do your golf down swing, it works.

Unfortunately, some students don’t always follow my advice. They either focus on the wrong things during practice or they practice without purpose. Some students do both, preferring instead to flail away with the driver on a driving range time and time again.

When their scores don’t drop as quickly as they?d like, they stop practicing, forfeiting any chance of improving. You have only so much time to practice, so you must make the most of it. To optimize practice time, try organizing your sessions into a structured program with specific goals clearly in mind. The program needs to focus on fundamentals and address your weaknesses.

Developing an organized program speeds learning, maintains focus, and cuts strokes from you golf handicap. Here’s one organized practice program I suggest in my golf lessons: Adopt a set of exercises and drills to practice at home. They should concentrate on grooving your fundamentals, like your takeaway or your backswing. My golf tips highlight drills and exercises that fit nicely into a program. The phone book drill, for example, improves your putting stroke: “Drop two phone books on the floor.

Position them far enough apart so your putterhead just squeezes through them. Place a ball between the books, assume your putting posture, and make your stroke. Use the books as a visual guide to match the lengths of your back stroke and forward stroke.

This approach ensures a smooth stroke with perfect tempo. You’ll find it difficult to guide your putter between the books unless your stroke follows the intended line. If you strike the side of either phone book, your stroke strayed off-line. Go to a practice range as often as you can.

Split your time between your short game and your long game. If you can’t work on both in one session, try working on the short game in one session and the long game in the next. Your goal might be to perfect your pitching in the first session and to master long distance driving in the next. Also, organize your time within each session. An organized session could look like the following: “Hit some warm-up shots for five minutes to loosen up your muscles.

Start with a short iron, then move to a mid-iron. In my golf lessons I suggest starting with a pitching wedge, then dropping down to a 7-iron, but you can use other clubs as well. Hit several shots with each until you feel comfortable swinging the club.

? Next, spend about 15 minutes or so working on areas of your short game needing improvement, like chipping. Try dividing the time into four 15 minute mini-sessions, with each mini-session devoted to one phase of your short game? pitching, putting, chipping, or bunker play. Use drills during the 15 minutes that focus on improving weaknesses within that phase of the game. For example, use this drill to practice chipping from the rough shot: “Place a ball just outside the first cut of rough on the green’s fringe.

Make sure the grass is about one to one and one-half inches in length. Instead of hitting the ball, practice just sweeping the tips of the grass. Use a low sweeping motion employing just your arms and shoulders. After ten sweeps, move immediately to the ball and chip it using the same motion. Then move the ball back to higher grass and repeat the sequence.

In the next hourly session try focus on your long game. You can work on hitting your woods and long irons during this session. Spending 5-10 minutes on warm up shots, then 10-15 minutes each on your woods and long irons.

Once again, use drills should be designed to improve a specific problem. Work in some realistic game situations in your practice sessions. For example, try chipping over a wading pool in your backyard to practice hitting over an obstacle on the course. Another good technique is to actually play holes on the driving range.

So, let’s say the first hole you’re going to play on Saturday is a 440 yard par four. When practicing during the week or prior to the round, you would actually ?play the hole? but starting by hitting your driver, then maybe a 6 or 7 iron for your approach shot and then maybe a small chip in case you missed the green. The more of these you can program into you session, the more you’ll prepare yourself for hitting a shot under the pressure of actual game situation. This program is just an example of how you can structure your practice. It might not be appropriate for every golfer, but I think you get the idea of how to organize a session or session.

Developing an organized program?and following it closely ?produces results. The more you work on it, the more you’ll build self-confidence, reduce scores, and slash your golf handicap. *

About The Author*: Jack Moorehouse is the author of the best-selling book ?How To Break 80 And Shoot Like The Pros.” He is NOT a golf pro, rather a working man that has helped thousands of golfers from all seven continents lower their handicap immediately.

TIPS ON GOLF - HOW TO IMPROVE THE DOWNSWING IS BALANCE

The downswing must be the organic result of all that went before it.  If you were able to do your backswing in the correct manner, your body will unwind in itself  thus releasing the club and striking the ball that will therefore result in a follow through that is balanced.

Jack Nicklaus designed the first course with its grassy hillsides, dense forests of palm trees and natural creeks and arroyos. Tom Weiskopf is the architect of the second golf course, which features extremely dense jungles, deep ravines and swiftly moving creeks. Together, Jack Niclaus and Tom Weiskopf have done an excellent job of utilizing the elevations and natural terrain to bring golfers a truly wonderful experience that won’t soon be forgotten. Vista Vallarta, which opened in 2001, is built into the rolling terrain at its highest elevation level and provides a spectacular view looking out on the Bandera Bay. The Marina Vallarta Club de Golf and the Cozumel Country Club are two more tee-time options in the area.

In 2004 Golf Digest cited the Marina Vallarta Club de Golf as one of its “Places to Play.” The golf course’s architect is acclaimed designer Joe Fingers. The Cozumel Country Club is the first championship golf course of the area, providing the perfect mix of nature’s beauty and man’s pleasures. The resort’s landscape is rich with history and dotted with numerous prestigious restaurants just like you would expect from mexico.

The always-perfect climate lends itself to year-round water sports. And there are plenty of upscale boutiques and shops to browse and cruise. Participating luxury hotels of the Vista Vallarta Golf resort include the Casa Magna Marriott, the Sheraton Buganvilias, the Quinta Real, the Velas Vallarta, the Melia Puerto Vallarta, and the Grand Velas. The dizzying array of options for luxurious lodging makes choosing a place harder than finding one-which is always a “good” problem.

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About The Author*: James Rothaar writes articles on the Luxury Lifestyle for JustLuxe on topics such as Golf and Exotic Luxury Cars.

GOLFING TIP OF THE DAY:  The move Backswing

If you look at it closely, the golf back swing actually works from up to down.  The takeaway back swing begins from the top as you make the movement on your arms and follows as you do that turn on your shoulders.  The movement then goes straight down towards the legs and the hips.

You won’t have to look for parking, buy expensive things from salespeople who work for commissions or wait in line to make your payment. Whether you are looking to buy, sell, trade or just want information, this is an ideal resource for online golf equipment. You will find that prices are lower than you would expect to pay. This is not because you get less quality.

Suppliers can lower their prices now that they don’t have to pay sales people. You can find equipment that is new or used, and have it shipped right to your door. For all of your golf equipment needs including new, used, brand name or custom golf equipment, there is a website to buy golf equipment at the touch of your keyboard to help you. With golf, having the right equipment is very important, and choosing the right clubs can take a lot of research and time. Time is one thing we can all use more of, with online golf equipment, you can spend more of it on the course instead of at the mall.

Online golf equipment means you can buy, sell or trade equipment at anytime you like. There are no more time limitations. It’s like having a 24hour superstore that is open all the time, including all major holidays.

Convenience is the one most important advantage that online shoppers share.

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Tips for good golfing: 
it’s all in the swing  Believe it or not, when one performs a golf back swing, it is not just your arms.  It is also more about the golfer’s back as it turns away from the target.  The club is more so as being put behind the golfer’s back than it is swung up towards the air. 

The benefits of finding online golf equipment are many! First and formost consider the lower cost and the convienence.

Since golfing can be an expensive sport, you really want to make sure you spend your money on the right things, and not on things that will just sit and collect dust. A great way to accomplish this effectively is to consult a golf equipment review. Usually, the person who has written a golf equipment review is an experienced golfer who has tried a variety of products ranging in price and brand name.

They then go on to compare these products. They can inform you on what type of club is best suited for a slow swing as opposed to a faster one for example. Remember, golf is a mental game, but it’s also a game of accuracy. The better you match your clubs with your swing, the lower you can get your score.

Getting the right equipment is important, but a golf equipment review can also give you a good idea of cost. If you are unsure of what to purchase, please go out and try a few different brands, do some research, and that way you will know what you are paying for. Invest in merchandise best suited for you, and you will enjoy it much longer.

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Golf Tidbits. From the bottom golf down swing.

Assuming that you accomplish all the drills correctly – from the golf stance, the golf grip you have, and your golf back swing. But you can still ruin everything if you begin the golf swing that you have with the shoulders. You might want to use a swing trigger to begin the golf down swing that you have with the lower part of your body.
   
Tip no. 6. And again, on your golf down swing. You should turn the belt buckle to your target.

Try turning your hips as powerful and fast as possible when you do your golf down swing, it works.

A pair of ordinary runners just won’t cut it if you want to shed strokes off your game, as they just don’t provide you with the stability and balance you need when you swing a club. Prices may be important, but keep in mind that an avid golfer walks several miles in a golf season, so make sure you invest in a pair of mens golf shoes that fits you properly. There are a variety of brand names to choose from such as FOOTJOY, DEXTER, ETONIC and OAKLEY for those who prefer a sportier shoe. Any one of these top quality shoe manufacturers will likely have something to catch your eye and provide you with the comfort you deserve.

With most quality mens golf shoes, you will be able to replace worn or broken spikes. This is a good feature as it ensures your shoes will last you a longer time for added value. Also, you will want to make sure they are waterproof for those days where the weather is less than desirable. Explore your options before you buy and you will be sure to better enjoy your rounds in turn lowering your scores.

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Golf Tidbits. From the bottom golf down swing.

Assuming that you accomplish all the drills correctly – from the golf stance, the golf grip you have, and your golf back swing. But you can still ruin everything if you begin the golf swing that you have with the shoulders. You might want to use a swing trigger to begin the golf down swing that you have with the lower part of your body.
   
Tip no. 6. And again, on your golf down swing. You should turn the belt buckle to your target.

Try turning your hips as powerful and fast as possible when you do your golf down swing, it works.

Controversy has always surrounded Woods because of his racial origin, but for the golfer these issues have never been an impediment, Tiger Woods is quite aware that he is the leader of a sport traditionally made for white people. Woods reached fame after 3 consecutive victories on the U.S Amateurs before his 20th birthday. He became a professional golfer in 1996 and won 2 professional tournaments. In 1997 he surprised the world when he won the popular Masters Tournament in Augusta National Golf Club setting a new record.

With just 21 years, Woods became the youngest golf player to win a major tournament with the lowest scoreboard. He is the best paid athlete in the world according to Forbes magazine. For the 2006 season, Woods confirmed he will be part of the world Match Play that will take place in England from September 14 to

17. Woods said that hopefully this will be his year and will be able to win the golf tournament.

About The Author Jill Woods is part of the skill writers’ team on sports for the gambling industry at I Bet IAS Sportsbook.

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Tips for good golfing: 
it’s all in the swing  Believe it or not, when one performs a golf back swing, it is not just your arms.  It is also more about the golfer’s back as it turns away from the target.  The club is more so as being put behind the golfer’s back than it is swung up towards the air. 

Whether you are new to the game or are on a budget, a plan to buy used golf clubs is a fantastic plan. There is no reason for you to go out and spend a fortune on top of the line equipment if you’ll use them only a few times per year. If you’re new to the game, who knows, you may not want to play that much. There are a few things to look for when you buy used golf clubs. First of all, a good brand name may be important to you.

All top brands such as Ping, Callaway, TITLEIST, Cleveland and Tommy Armour are comparable. These are just a few examples. In order for you to make a wise purchase, make sure the equipment you are buying has no damage.

Closely examine the club head and face for nicks, dents and scratches. This will give you an idea of how the previous owner took care of them. Also check the shafts and grips to make sure their integrity still stands. When you buy used golf clubs, you can easily find a set that is in near-new condition.

People go out and buy expensive clubs all the time and decide they don’t like the game. This is a common mistake people make, so there is an abundance of used golf equipment available. Make sure they are in great condition and aren’t over priced, and also go and demo a few clubs to get a feel of what’s out there. If you follow this advice, chances are you’ll be happy with what you’ll end up with.

About The Author Dean Cecere is successful author and avid golfer.

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GOLF TIP:  You should not forget cocking wrists.
   
Do not forget cocking your wrists. This might be difficult at first, but it will be natural to you with enough practice.
   

Some of these things may include the use of shorter shafts and grips, as well as lighter club weights to add more forgiveness and distance to the majority of ladies swings. Golf clubs for ladies are built to help the lady golfer gain more confidence on the course. You can find golf clubs for ladies just about anywhere you would find all other golf clubs made by top quality producing companies like Callaway, Nike, Wilson,