Professional golfers take meticulous care of their equipment. That’s how important they feel it is to their games. Playing for prize money instead of a golf handicap, the pros can’t afford to have their clubs—or any of their equipment—working poorly or not at all. With hundreds of thousands of dollars at stake, their equipment must […]

What do Ernie Els and Fred Couples have in common when it comes to ball striking? Ernie is a big strapping guy. Fred is a smaller, slightly built man. Given their sizes, you’d think there would be a big difference in their ball striking capabilities. Yet there isn’t. Both are considered among the best ball

We all want to lower our golf handicap. That’s why we practice so hard and read so much about the game. It’s the “Holy Grail” of golf. Among the keys to achieving a lower golf handicap is consistency. You must be consistent to lower your scores and cut strokes from your handicap. If you want

In difficult courses, hitting good approach shots is often the key to scoring well. On these courses, good approach shots are as critical as driving and putting well. But conquering a difficult course doesn’t just happen. If you’ve never played the course before, studying it will tell you whether or not you need to concentrate

The three most common errors I see when giving golf lessons are failing to (1) get down in an good athletic posture, (2) slow down the backswing, and (3) stay down through the top of the backswing. Committing one or any combination of these flaws makes it hard for you to achieve consistency. And inconsistency