80 with Help from A Solid Course Management Plan
What made Tiger Woods so tough in PGA tournaments? Some say it was his extraordinary putting. Others say it was his ballstriking. Then there are those who say it was his confidence. We say it was his golf course management skills. These skills set him apart from his competitors. They told him when to play it safe and when to go for it. Put simply, Woods kept himself in the hunt at all times with his course management skills. He...
Build Your Golf Confidence with These Seven Tips
“Golf,” says Dr. Bob Rotella, Ph.D., “is a game of confidence and competence.” Dr. Rotella knows his subject matter. He ranks among the top applied sports psychologists in the world. He’s been a professor of sports psychology at the University of Virginia for 21 years and director of UVA’s Sports Psychology Department. He’s also been president of the North American Association of Sports Psychology. Dr. Rotella...
Use This 7 Step Guide to Get Rid of Your Slice for Good
If you’re like many of today’s golfers, you’d give the world to get rid of your slice. A slice costs you distance, accuracy, and strokes. Not to mention peace of mind. No matter how much you work on your short game, if you can’t reach the fairway, you’ll have a tough time breaking 80. An outside-in swing path triggers a slice. Slicers start their swing paths outside the ball’s target line. Starting outside means they need to make an...
Seven Golf Instruction Books on Putting You Must Read
If you’re serious about improving your game, the best place to start is with your putting. It’s the best—and the fastest—way to lower scores. That makes sense. Why—because roughly, 40 percent of your shots are putts. Cut the average number of putts you take down, and you’ll find yourself shooting dramatically lower scores. You may even break 80. But cutting strokes from your golf handicap is tough—no matter...
Eliminate these 5 Swing Flaws, Escape Greenside Bunkers in One
Sooner or later you’ll find a greenside bunker. Even great shots can find the sand. Some days it feels like all you do is find he sand. Escaping a bunker is a challenge for many weekend golfers. Botch a shot in a greenside bunker, and it’ll cost you. Those extra strokes add up. That’s for sure. Sound technique (and experience) can help you escape bunkers in one. But developing a good technique takes work. That...
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80 with Help from A Solid Course Management Plan Dec 22, 2019
