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Tips and tricks


Pause at the Top

Swinging too quickly is a common mistake.
I'm not saying you shouldn't
swing with power and acceleration
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Eye on a Dime

Feeling depressed over your putting?
Here's a simple drill that will put discipline
back in your stroke.
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See Clubface

One of the keys to
getting out of greenside
bunkers is to keep the clubface "open."
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Golf vs Other Sports Print E-mail
  • Unlike baseball, players don’t readjust their testicles before each swing.
  • Unlike boxing, players don’t chomp on each others ears or punch them in the groin.
  • Unlike tennis, players don’t grunt like Cro Magnon men with each effort.
  • Unlike basketball, players don’t elbow each other in the ribs for better position.
  • Unlike auto racing, spectators don’t have to breathe noxious fumes or be forced to listen to "The Achy Breaky Song" on the loud speaker.
  • Unlike soccer, the fans don’t spit on or trample each other to death if their favorite team loses.
  • Unlike bowling, no one knows your shoe size.
  • Unlike polo, players don’t need to be smug yuppie aristocratic inbred dweebs.
  • Unlike football, players don’t tell the ref to do a physically impossible act to himself.
  • Unlike wrestling, spectators have all their teeth.
 
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Tips and tricks

Tip 1: Putting Games

Need work on your short putts? One of my favorite drills is to putt to a dime—it's great for improving focus and concentration!
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Jokes

Golf Defined

  • Golf can best be defined as an endless series of tragedies obscured by the occasional miracle.
  • "I wish I could play my normal game....just once."
  • Golf is harder than baseball, in golf you have to play your foul balls.
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Tips and tricks

Tip 2: Pull the Rope!

've found that most people with a slice problem cut across the ball on the downswing. To learn the correct path for the club head to follow, think of a rope attached to a tree above you
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Tip 3: Hold Up the Ball

Many golfers let the left knee collapse toward the right on the backswing. This causes your shoulder to drop, and makes your hips sway and overturn
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Tip 4: Be a Hitchhiker

Here's a good image to keep in mind during your backswing: Think of placing your right hand in a "hitchhiker" position
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