Slow play has long been a real bug bear for me personally and many of the golfers that I have spoken to whilst marshalling golf courses, also complain of slow play, especially those that have been around the game a long time. Slow play is a disease that in...
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With many countries coming out of their lockdowns, golf courses have begun to reopen and I had the pleasure of playing in a tournament for the first time in over two years, due to injury and the Corona Virus. As we all know, golf courses are having to adap...
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Putting is a game within a game and much has been written on the subject, but I think that we can get too technical when it comes to putting and this increases the pressure that we feel when we are faced with a defining putt. Some of the greatest putters i...
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One of the hardest aspects of golf is not the physical challenge, but the mental challenge and within this mental challenge is the need to be able to manage oneself on the golf course, both with shot choice and character. A well-used phrase in course manag...
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As a golf coach I am often surprised when a golfer arrives for a golf lesson and tells me that they have a slice or an uncontrollable hook. I ask them to describe the shot that they hit, and the shot that they are describing rarely matches with the shot th...
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Why you should consider a “hybrid” set of clubs for your next purchase. There are so many different club options available that manufacturers are trying to find new ways of getting one over their competitors and one of these methods is becoming popular wit...
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I remember reading a exert from Harvey Pennick, books that to be honest every golfer should read at least once, which recounted a story about a junior golfer and their parents. The parents entered the pro shop proudly announcing that their child had made t...
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Golfers that are battling a slice, often ask to change their shape from a slice or fade to a draw, and I always wonder why. Ok so the pros on the TV hit high draws that look so great, but don´t forget they can play a delicate fade into a back right pin loc...
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The climate plays a major role in the outcome of our golf game, from wind and rain to the dry summers and hardening golf courses, but there is a part of the game which is climate driven that we overlook and that is nutrition. Professionals and elite player...
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One of the areas of the game that amateurs struggle with the most is aim. Aim is paramount to hitting consistent golf shots and poor aim leads to a whole host of problems, some of which are overlooked as poor swing mechanics. Aim is always the first thing...
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