Keep your eye on the ball. Head down, or head up. Follow through with your swing. Keep it nice and easy. You’ve heard these generic bits of advice about sports performance so many times since you were a kid that you don’t even know what they look like in real-life practice anymore, right? [Read more…]
Topping The Ball? Here’s Your Fix
The drive off the tee is inspirational and there’s a real chance that the par 5 green can be reached in two — so long as there is a career-defining, rock-solid second shot with the fairway wood. Any hope about smacking the cover off the ball fades embarrassingly fast as the audience watches the awkward mid-hit topple forward from the starting point a mere 60 yards, and that was assisted by some run downhill! What the heck happened and why does it occur at the very time it’s needed most? [Read more…]
How Ball Position Changes Your Shot
Golf is a fickle game that can frustrate even the best of players. What keeps people playing is those good shots and low rounds that seemingly come out of the blue. One of the main issues that amateur players have is that their long game is too inconsistent. Sometimes they hit the ball thin, other times slicing it or hooking it without any apparent pattern. Often the main culprit for this type of inconsistency is ball position. [Read more…]
6 Exercises To Hit The Ball Longer
There are numerous components to consider when putting together the perfect golfing skill set. You know you want lower scores, but what do you need to work on the most? Experts and coaches say it’s often advisable to think about one thing at a time and just focus on that single area for a while, until you can see and feel your improvement. Then, you can move on to the next practice point. [Read more…]
How To Hit A Shot With A Low Trajectory
Are windy and rainy conditions complicating your regular golf game? Have a lot of green between you and the pin? Need to dip under a low-hanging tree branch? Any of these are common reasons why you would want to hit a shot with a low trajectory. But no matter the reason why, the how becomes the next important question we can help you with. [Read more…]
How To Hit A Flop Shot (And When To Do It)
Phil Mickelson’s YouTube clip on how to execute the flop shot has had close to 1.4 million views since being uploaded in 2009. To be honest, it’s surprising that this is not closer to 10 or 15 million. After all, he is one of the very best in the business. Each and every player, pros included, could learn a thing or two about this most revered of golf shots from the master of the short game. [Read more…]
Tiger Woods Plays With This Golf Ball
Pro athletes are paid millions of dollars in brand endorsement deals for a very good reason. When we average Joes and amateur players see a popular top athlete using a particular brand, we automatically ascribe some of the player’s success to the equipment. This may be something of a logical fallacy — we’re pretty sure Michael Jordan would have dominated the 90s basketball field even without his Nikes. Still, there is an element of truth to this way of thinking. [Read more…]
3 Tips To Get Out Of A Greenside Bunker In 1 Shot
The bane of many amateur golfers is a greenside bunker shot. They require a delicate touch to keep the ball on the green. You also need to be bold enough to strike the ball and sand confidently so that the ball escapes the bunker first time of asking. [Read more…]
How To Use A Ball Mark
Marking your ball on the green is a pretty standard practice to most golfers. However, not all players are marking properly. And in some cases, golfers aren’t marking their balls at all. Now, I’ll be the first to tell you that it’s not always necessary to mark your ball — especially when your ball is not in line-of-sight of the player currently putting. But, with golf being the gentlemen’s game that it is, it’s common courtesy to mark your ball whenever it may distract or impede another player’s putt. [Read more…]
WATCH: Golfing On Ice FAIL
This video of a golfer attempting to hit his ball off the ice has been sweeping the internet. It has golfers and non-golfers alike rolling on the floor laughing! It brings a whole new meaning to “play it as it lies.” [Read more…]