For some people, it does not matter whether they are playing a round of golf with friends or participating in a tournament, they will always feel nervous about playing golf. There is nothing wrong with feeling nervous and nerves can arise for several reas...

Seeing your ball land in the bunker is very frustrating but the level of frustration will soon increase when upon arrival at the bunker you see your ball has plugged in the sand. A plugged lie is when the ball sits half buried in the sand and this is seen...

Choosing the right club each time you play a shot on the golf course has a huge impact on the quality of your round. If you fail to choose the right club for the shot you are attempting to play, chances are the ball will come to rest in a less than favour...

There are many times during a round of golf when you will not be playing a shot. If we take 5 hours as being the average time for a beginner to play a round of golf, it may take you between 1 minute and 90 seconds to set-up and play a single shot. If you...

If you are struggling to find distance, accuracy or both when using the irons, there are many reasons why this may be occurring, one of which is hitting the toe of the club. While not as severe as shanking the ball off the inside of the club, striking the...

There are many shots available to golfers around the green. This is perhaps the one area of the course which allows for the most creativity. If you fail to find the green on your approach shot, you may be left with a short chip to the putting surface. The...

It comes as a relief to many golfers that opening holes are usually quite straight forward to play. This allows you to make a decent start to the round and gets you feeling confident of what lies ahead. However, if you play many different golf courses, yo...

One of the toughest things about playing golf is the changing weather conditions. Even during a single round of golf, the weather can change dramatically. The round could start calmly, with sunshine whereas the back nine holes could be played in wind and r...

One of the greatest feelings in life is relaxing on a golf holiday. Whether it be a trip to Scotland to play on the historic links courses or a golf holiday to somewhere warm and sunny such as the Algarve or Asia, nothing beats time away on the golf course...

Not everything in golf needs to be complicated and sometimes, the simpler you can keep things the better. This applies when looking to make improvements to your game and not every change you make needs to be massive or involve an overhaul of your shot tec...