Articles, tagged with "golf handicaps", page 3
07th July 2009
More and more pro golfers are switching to customer graphite shafts in their drivers. At last count, more than 90 percent of them use a custom graphite shaft in this club. Even players long known for with steel-shafted drivers have succumbed to this trend...
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Author:
Jack Moorehouse
07th July 2009
Few things are more unsettling than hitting into a greenside bunker. If you have problems hitting out of greenside bunkers, you could probably cut a stroke or two from your golf handicap just by improving your bunker play. Unfortunately, weekend golfers a...
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Author:
Jack Moorehouse
07th July 2009
Tournament officials at the State Farm Classic disqualified Michelle Wie recently for failing to sign her scorecard. This wasn't Wie's first disqualification from an LPGA tournament. Tournament officials also disqualified her for taking a bad drop at the ...
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Author:
Jack Moorehouse
07th July 2009
Hitting for distance makes golf more enjoyable. Whether you have a low golf handicap or a high one, belting a 250-yard drive is a lot more fun than squeaking out a 190-yard drive. Hitting the long ball off the tee or from the fairway also changes the game...
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Author:
Jack Moorehouse
07th July 2009
The Internet is a great invention. In fact, it's one of the greatest ever. It's also among the best resources around for learning about a topic. Usually, all you have to do is type a keyword or two in a search engine and you'll get a wealth of information...
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Author:
Jack Moorehouse
07th July 2009
No matter how much athletic ability or natural talent you have, you still have to practice to become good. Practicing fine-tunes your skills, develops consistency, and builds confidence. It also improves your balance, rhythm, and timing. Look at VJ Singh....
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Author:
Jack Moorehouse
07th July 2009
Among the biggest differences between a player with a low golf handicap and one with a high golf handicap is club control. Players with low golf handicaps have better club control than players with high ones. Better club control enables players to make sh...
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Author:
Jack Moorehouse
07th July 2009
Golfers with low golf handicaps avoid disastersâ€"either through experience or sound technique. Players with high golf handicaps rack up 7s and 8s because they either fail to fully escape from trouble or they hit into more trouble. Either way, they have t...
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Author:
Jack Moorehouse
07th July 2009
If you're buying golf clubs as a Christmas gift, consider a gift certificate to a clubfitter's shop instead. All players benefit from fitted clubs, although may be not to the same degree. Unfortunately, the players who benefit the most from fitted clubsâ€...
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Author:
Jack Moorehouse
07th July 2009
Ask players who've have low golf handicap and they'll all tell you that learning to play golf well is difficult. In fact, it's one of the most difficult sports to learn. While taking golf lessons and reading golf tips help, nothing works better than pract...
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Author:
Jack Moorehouse
07th July 2009
Golfers living in warmer climates are lucky. They can play golf all year round. That keeps their skills sharp, their swings intact, and their desire to play satisfied. They don't have to deal with the bitter cold or snow-covered courses like some golfers....
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Author:
Jack Moorehouse
07th July 2009
Hitting a bad drive or a poor approach shot or missing a short putt can get to golfers sometimes, even those with low golf handicaps. Occasionally, golfers take their frustrations out on a club. Putters for whatever reason seem to bear the brunt of golfer...
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Author:
Jack Moorehouse
07th July 2009
Every golfer has periods of poor putting. When things get really bad, a golfer ends up with a case of the yipsâ€"an insidious "disease" that can dramatically boost your golf handicap. Technically, the yips are prevalent from anywhere on the green and in a...
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Author:
Jack Moorehouse
07th July 2009
Golf is all about making decisions. Making good decisions cuts strokes from your score. Making bad decisions adds strokes to your score. Make enough bad decisions during a round and your scoreâ€"and maybe your golf handicapâ€"balloons, golf lessons and go...
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Author:
Jack Moorehouse
07th July 2009
Robert De Vincenzo had a rough birthday. De Vincenzo was playing in The Masters on his 45th birthday when he made a scoring error. He signed his card with a 4 on the 71st hole instead of the 3 he actually made. Unfortunately, he was stuck with a 4, costin...
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Author:
Jack Moorehouse
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