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Start With Your Stats, Part II

This article is the second of two on using statistics to improve your game. Last week we reviewed hitting greens in regulation (GIR). This week we look at putting Determining your weaknesses is the first step to improving your game. Once you know you... Read >
Author: Jack Moorehouse

Attacking The Pin Cuts Golf Handicap

Professional golfers get up and down from within 10 feet 90 percent of the time. That's why they score so well on tough courses like Augusta National Golf Club, where they play the Masters. Getting up and down is critical to slashing strokes from your ave... Read >
Author: Jack Moorehouse

Four Ways To Score With a Hybrid

New students, it seems, are always asking for golf tips on how to chop strokes off their golf handicaps. One way, I tell them, is to gain proficiency with your scoring clubs. You have three scoring clubs in your bagâ€"the driver, the putter, and the wedge... Read >
Author: Jack Moorehouse

Turning Your Slice Into A Draw Now

If you've ever tried to correct a slice, you know how hard it is to do it. You've probably taken golf lessons. Read golf tips. And consulted trusted friends with low golf handicaps. You've tried everything you can think of but nothing's worked. You still ... Read >
Author: Jack Moorehouse

Start With Your Stats, Part I

This article is the first of two on using statistics to improve your game. This week we look at greens in regulation (GIR). Next week, we examine putting. Among the bestâ€"and fastestâ€"ways of cutting one's golf handicap is by improving your weaknesse... Read >
Author: Jack Moorehouse

Mastering The Masters

The Masters is among golf's premier Tour events. Played at Augusta National Golf Club, it brings together the Professional Golf Associations (PGA) top players in a four-day tournament considered among the sport's toughest venues. Started in 1934, the Mast... Read >
Author: Jack Moorehouse

Playing Smart At The Masters Pays Off

If you think that the Masters hasn't been the same the last few years, you're not alone. Many observers feel that the tournament has lost something. Some attribute the loss to changes made at Augusta National the last few years by the country club. They'r... Read >
Author: Jack Moorehouse

4 Hard Shots Simplified

"It was the best of times. It was the worst of times." Dickens' opening to A Tale of Two Cities sounds a lot like a typical round of golf for some players. They hit good shots and they hit bad ones. The bad ones often spell trouble. And when golfers are i... Read >
Author: Jack Moorehouse

Coming To Grips With Your Grip

I see it all the time when giving golf lessons. The players with the highest golf handicaps pay the least attention to their grips. Typically, they grab the club from the bag, check their grip quickly, take their stance, and hit the ball. If they feel com... Read >
Author: Jack Moorehouse

Three Ways To Achieve Accuracy Within 50 Feet

Tiger Woods is back. His narrow victory at the Arnold Palmer Invitational last week clearly shows he's ready to challenge the field again. The win also shows he's ready to play in the Masters and contend seriously for another green jacket. But the win al... Read >
Author: Jack Moorehouse

Are Adjustable Clubs In Your Future?

Equipment innovations come and go. Some quickly gain popularity, and then fade when they don't shave strokes off a player's golf handicap. Others start out slowly, and then pick up speed when they prove they can help players cut their golf handicaps. Inno... Read >
Author: Jack Moorehouse

Achieving Consistent Iron Play

Someone once said that consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds. While that might be true in life; it's not true in golf. In golf, consistency is the name of the game-the holy grail of anyone who's serious about improving his or her game. Consistency ... Read >
Author: Jack Moorehouse

Fixing Your Short Game Fast

Everyone loses the feel for his or her short game at times. That includes players with high golf handicaps and players with low golf handicaps. Smart golfers know how to find their swingsâ€"especially when it affects their short games. The quickest way of... Read >
Author: Jack Moorehouse

Golf Tips on Hitting Solid Irons

To improve iron play fast-and chop strokes off your golf handicap-look to your hands. It's hard to hit quality shots if you don't use your hands correctly. As a serious golfer looking to improve, you must learn what role your hands play in hitting iron sh... Read >
Author: Jack Moorehouse

All You Need Is Glove

Teachers field all sorts of questions during a golf lesson. Not all of them are about the golf swing. In fact, many are not. During a recent lesson a student asked about golf gloves. A serious golfer, she wanted to know if she had to wear one and why. It ... Read >
Author: Jack Moorehouse

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