Putting is a game onto itself. Let’s try to make it simple and less nerve-wracking. I am not a fan of overly technical questions like, “am I straight back and straight through? or do I swing on an arc? or what grip should I use? or how much loft should my putter face have?” etc. […]
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Let’s get honest about how far you hit the ball. Golf is a target game that requires accuracy in both line and distance. When you watch the pros, watch how accurate their distance control is. They may be 20 or 30 feet left or right, but only five or ten feet short or long. That
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I have been struggling with my golf game lately. I’ve suffered from the dreaded two-way miss with my driver. That is, it might go right, it might go left, but rarely straight. When one did fly straight, the distance was way down. Irons? Pretty much the same story. Why? I practice regularly and play frequently,
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As you know by now, in my opinion, trying to hit at the ball is a bad thing. Swinging toward your target and letting the ball get in the way is a good thing. Remember, the ball is not the target; the target is the target. Before going on, a couple of definitions are in
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In my last post, I asked you all to stop trying to hit the ball. I provided what I think are compelling reasons why trying to hit the ball is a bad idea. Let me explain a bit further. Almost everyone has played tennis, or badminton, or ping-pong. You also must hit the ball (or
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Please, I beg you to stop. Stop trying to hit the ball! It’s not going to work, it never has, and it never will. Why would I say such a thing? I’ll be happy to explain.First and perhaps foremost, there is no such thing as the state of trying. If I were to say to
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Almost everyone I see playing golf takes a practice swing or two (or three, or four) before stepping up to hit the ball. Lately, I’ve begun to question this practice. Why? First, let me define what I mean by “practice swing.” My definition of a practice swing is addressing an invisible ball and swinging as
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In my last blog, I cited a few quotes from the great Bobby Jones. I want to expand on one of those. Jones once said, “The real way to play golf is to take pleasure not in the score, but in the execution of the strokes.”Let that sink in. Of course, we all want to
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The weather lately has not exactly been conducive to playing Golf here in northern Alabama! I have seen a few brave souls making their way around the course. I admire them! I lived in Scotland for four years. During that time, I played in conditions far worse than what we’ve been having here recently. Then
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It had to happen. Even here in the deep south, winter sometimes interrupts our golf. As I type this, the current weather conditions are 39 degrees and cloudy. Today’s high is forecast to be 40, the low 29. Burrr! That’s just a little too cold for me to bundle up and head out to the
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