If you’ve played golf for long, you’ve inevitably hit a bad shot (or two) during your round. After which, one or more of your playing partners has told you, “You lifted up. You need to keep your head down.” These are two very different things and certainly, the latter does not “fix” the former. You […]
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How is power generated in the golf swing? Is it leg drive? Is it the clearing of the lead hip? How about fast torso rotation, the hands and arms, lag, etc. If you read enough (and of course YouTube enough,) you’ll find someone extolling the virtues of one or more of the above to maximize
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The pace of play is a constant source of conversation in golf. No one likes slow play but how do we pick up the pace? There are many ways, but perhaps the most effective is to play from the proper tees, the ones that match your game. Here at Southern Gayles, we have five sets
Many people say, “I’ve played lots of sports, but golf is too hard, it’s just not natural.” However, no one says tennis, badminton, or volleyball, are unnatural. Even though those sports require high shots, low shots, backhand shots, forehand shots, all while running here and there. Not to mention keeping an eye on your opponent
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In virtually all other sports we practice where we play and we play where we practice. In basketball we practice on the court. In baseball and football we practice on the field. It might be a “practice field” but it is just like where we play the game. This isn’t so with golf. With golf,
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I am amazed at the technology for analyzing the golf swing these days. Trackman, Flight Scope, and others are tremendous tools which provide incredible amounts of data. From angle of attack to spin rate, launch angle and club head path, swing speed and ball speed, and on and on. All of which is great, but
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Do you know who the “Little Professor” is? That’s what I call the voice in your head yapping away while you’re trying to make a golf swing. He/she is trying to help by saying things like, “Keep your left arm straight, head down, take it back inside the line (or was it outside the line?),
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Understanding wedge bounce will improve your chipping and short pitch shots. What is wedge bounce? Here’s a definition from www.vokey.com, “Wedge bounce is the angle created between the leading edge and the lowest point of the sole of trailing edge. This is the area of the club that hits through the ground as it contacts
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We’ve all heard it more times than we can count: “practice makes perfect.” Well, in my opinion, that is absolutely false. I would agree that practice makes permanent, with a caveat. If you are practicing the wrong moves, or sequencing, or stance, or grip – the list goes on and on – then perfection is out
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Improving your short game is the fastest way to lower your score. 60 to 65% of all shots are taken from within 100 yards of the green. That percentage drops a little if you disregard gimme’s, but that’s for another discussion. When you go to the range, devote at least 60 to 65% of your
