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2011

Hit It Long And Straight

Length without accuracy, as we often say in our golf tips newsletter, does little to shave strokes from your golf handicap. Accuracy without distance also does little to shave strokes from your golf handicap. What’s needed is both distance and length. Some call it useable accuracy. Useable accuracy is hitting the fairway with sufficient distance […]

Golf Tips On Your Pre-Shot Routine

Professional golfers don’t just walk up to the ball and hit it. They run through a pre-determined set of activities first, then step up to the ball and swing away. The specific set of activities may differ from pro to pro, but every pro has a set. This set is called a player’s pre-shot routine. […]

Track Stats That Matter For Better Scores

With thousands of dollars riding on every shot, tour players like to track every shot they make. ShotLink (www.shotlink.com) helps Tour players do that. A revolutionary platform for collecting and disseminating statistical data on every shot for every player in real-time, ShotLink provides key information that can benefit all tour players using the system. Tracking […]

How To Control Your Wedges

Your wedges are the keys to cutting strokes from your golf handicap. A good wedge shot, as we’ve often said in our golf tips newsletter, can turn three shots into two. But you must learn to control your wedges to capitalize on their stroke-saving capabilities. The two most important basic elements to work on in […]

Beating Uneven Lies Saves Strokes

If you want to save strokes—and lower your golf handicap simultaneously—learn how to ht from uneven lies. They cost you more strokes than you probably realize. Hitting from an uphill or downhill lie may not seem too challenging, but it can be the difference between hitting or missing a green in regulation. Or, it can […]