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Finding a consistent, repeatable golf swing is the key to breaking 80. That’s harder to do if you’re coming over the top on your downswing. That generates a downswing that’s too steep. Below is a drill that exorcises a swing that’s too steep or too shallow. It also helps you build a swing that’s consistent […]
Would you take golf lessons from Arnold Palmer? Who wouldn’t? Palmer is one of the game’s greatest players. Nicknamed “the King,” he helped grow the game to its present popularity in the ‘50s and ‘60s. Part of golf’s big three, which includes Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player, Palmer ranks as the sixth greatest player of […]
Golfers are always looking for an edge. Learning to spin the ball from the fairway provides the edge many golfers are looking for. It lets you hit approach shots that stop dead on the green instead of rolling off either into a bunker or the junk that surrounds many greens. Spinning the ball from the […]
Players often take golf lessons to add more power to their swings. Adding power helps your game, but to really improve, you also must work on other areas of your game, especially your short game. When you work on your short game, you not only boost confidence in your ability to get up and down, […]
Like most avid golfers we watched as much of the U.S. Open last week as possible. The Olympic Club’s Lake course is a beautiful but tough course, as the leader board indicated throughout the tournament. The changes the Olympic Club initiated for the Open made this tough course even tougher. The first six holes were […]