Articles, tagged with "golf handicap", page 5

Finding And Fixing Swing Faults

Copyright (c) 2009 Jack Moorehouse When Tiger Woods tees it up at the British Open this weekend, he'll be playing in one of the world's top golf tournaments. Like all players, he'll be looking to win. That's because the British Open, like the U.S Open,... Read >
Author: Jack Moorehouse

SOLE Custom Footbeds. Improve your golf swing

Using SOLE Custom Footbeds in your golf shoes not only improves the comfort of your shoes, they also improve your balance and weight transfer during your golf swing. This increases club head velocity, which can add more than 10 yards to your golf shot ove... Read >
Author: nicchick

Do Well-Maintained Greens Lower Your Golf Scores?

That's because golfers want to talk about hitting the ball instead. But the care and feeding of a club's greensâ€"how they are mowed, watered, fertilizedâ€" can instill a noticeable difference in making or breaking a player's golf handicap, especially if ... Read >
Author: John Leow

Which Shot Hits The Spot?

Copyright (c) 2009 Jack Moorehouse Gary Player says that winning golf is played from a hundred yards in. He's right. More strokes are lost here than probably in any other phase of the game. So if you're looking to trim your golf handicap, work hard on ... Read >
Author: Jack Moorehouse

Three Top Tips To Help You Lower Your Golf Handicap

A golf handicap is a numerical measure of an amateur golfer's playing ability. It allows players of different skill levels to play each other on a fair scale. Quite often when meeting a fellow golf enthusiast you'll be met with the question "What's yo... Read >
Author: John Woosey

Swing Keys Help Trim Golf Handicap

Copyright (c) 2009 Jack Moorehouse Adam Scott ranks is among the best young players on the PGA Tour. He gets numerous compliments on his swing from other golfers and golfing fans. He should. He has a great swing. And like most PGA pros, he works hard o... Read >
Author: Jack Moorehouse

Mastering Four Swings Cuts Golf Handicaps

Professional golfers practice harder that most fans think. It's what makes them so good. They practice so hard because the know that no matter how much physical talent they have they know that practice is the best way of improving their games. So they dev... Read >
Author: Jack Moorehouse

Avoiding Bad Holes

You don't have to be a pro to know you can have a disastrous hole anytime anywhere. It could be on a long par 5 or a short par 3, or on a par 4 with a lake in it. It doesn't matter. All it takes is one bad shot and you're done for. Whatever it is, it thro... Read >
Author: Jack Moorehouse

Five Instant On-Course Fixes

Learning to maintain your poise when something goes wrong isn't easy. It isn't something you pick up from a golf lesson or a golf tip magazine. It's something you learn on your own. Nevertheless, if you can learn to maintain your cool when things go bad, ... Read >
Author: Jack Moorehouse

Hitting It Long and Straight - The Magic Move

Everybody wants to hit it longer and straighter, too. But the two don't always go together, as I tell students taking my golf lessons. Those of us who hit them longer don't always hit them straighter. And those of us who hit them straighter don't always h... Read >
Author: Jack Moorehouse

How To Play Blind Shots

Accuracy off the tee is critical to scoring low. Hitting a 175-yard drive that finds the fairway beats hitting a hitting 225-yard drive that lands in deep rough almost every time. In deep rough the high grass grabs and twists your club, as I've pointed ou... Read >
Author: Jack Moorehouse

Simplify Your Sand Strategy

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... Read >
Author: Jack Moorehouse

Making Golf More Fun

Some people take golf too seriously. We've all heard the one about the golfer who got so upset over hitting a ball in the water that he grabbed his golf clubsâ€"or at least what he thought was his golf clubsâ€"and threw then into the lake, bag and all. Tu... Read >
Author: Jack Moorehouse

Mastering The Smart Golf Approach

Are you aggressive or conservative on the golf course? Do you go for it all the time or do you tend to lay up in certain situations? If you don't know what type of player you areâ€"and the advantages and disadvantages that come with that type of playâ€"yo... Read >
Author: Jack Moorehouse

Knock It Home When Between Clubs

Most golf books cover the mechanics of hitting a ball. They teach you how to drive the ball farther or chip the ball better. These are key golf tips. But playing golf is also making decisions. Making the right ones saves you strokes. Making the wrong ones... Read >
Author: Jack Moorehouse

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