Old sayings die hard. That’s because they often contain a kernel of truth within them. Take the old golf saying, You drive for show, but you putt for dough—an old saw I often tell students taking golf lessons for the first time. This saying highlights how critical the short game is to winning matches and […]
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Golf is one sport where you can make adjustments for age. In tennis a good player in his 20s will probably defeat a good player in is 50s all things being equal. In running a runner in his 20s will probably beat a runner in his 40s in the 100-yard dash. Age has its effects
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Players taking my golf lessons often have problems getting the ball airborne. The reason: They either try to scoop the ball in the air or they have a swing fault correctible only through focused golf instruction sessions. Whatever the case, they have a hard time getting the ball in the air. This inability has a
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Many players taking my golf lessons approach playing 18 holes of golf hole by hole. If they’re playing a course they’ve played before, they know where to hit the ball and where all the trouble spots are on each hole. Playing hole by hole is fine for recreational golfers, some of whom are still attending
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I’ve given countless golf lessons over the years with a great deal of success. In that time, I’ve held golf instruction sessions for hundreds of golfers, none of which were alike when it came to their swings. That’s why I started writing golf tips for weekend players. Everyone has, or seems to have, swing faults
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