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1.	Bookmarks: 0	Simple Golf Basics Like any other sports, golf requires that you are geared up correctly to be able to properly play the game. This article will give you an idea of basic golf equipment one requires to be able to learn and play golf.
2.	Bookmarks: 7	Lower Your Golf Score ... Try Playing From The Short Grass Seriously folks, how often do you birdie or even par a hole after you have launched your tee shot off into the trees or somewhere else in trouble?Yeah… me either.Hitting the fairway with a good degree of consistency off the tee is a key to playing a good round of golf. For those of you who even play competitively, you know that this can be no simple task especially under the added pressure of tournament play.Let’s take a look at a few very simple tips that (if you...
3.	Bookmarks: 4	Lower Your Golf Score - Simplify Your Putting Putting is such an important part of your golf score. It is the part of your golf game that itself is a game. In order to become a good golfer… you have to be able to putt well.Think of your putter as just another club in your bag for a moment. In a normal round of 18 golf holes, let’s say you use this club we call the putter just twice per hole. That’s 36 times you and your putter will have the opportunity to affect your golf score! Are going to hit your driver 36 times?...
4.	Bookmarks: 5	Golf Tips: How To Play The Sand Shot A very frequently asked question indeed; how to play the sand shot or the bunker shot. Before we get to the bunker play tips, I have to preface what you are about to read with but one word… practice. Once you get the basics (which are forthcoming) you’ve got to take the time to practice and gain confidence in the execution. Believe me; getting your sand play up to a decent level is well worth the time spent on it. With a decent sand game, it is actually more advantage...
5.	Bookmarks: 5	Golf Basics – One Golf Grip At A Time More often than not the mistakes happen before the swing even begins. The first mistake is made in how the golfer holds the golf club. After that the next mistake usually comes in with how they stand up to the ball. Poor posture. Then after having two strikes against them, they then finish the job of making it almost impossible to hit a good golf shot by improperly lining up to their intended target.
6.	Bookmarks: 0	Golf Basics – Learn To Turn One of the biggest challenges for beginning golfers and an area of constant attention for low handicap golfers as well as professionals is consistency in their swing.
7.	Bookmarks: 0	Golf Basics For Newbies If you have decided to take up golf as a hobby you will be rewarded with the benefits of fresh air, exercise, and the addition of many new friends and acquaintances. Like any project you approach in life your attitude and expectations will determine your enjoyment of the game. Take stock of your personal traits. Are you overly competitive? If you are, remember the road to a low handicap is littered with bad shots, bunkers, water hazards and triple digit scores on your rou...
8.	Bookmarks: 3	Golf Basics - The Address I am sure all of you have seen the old joke showing the gentleman walking up and introducing himself to the golf ball, well thats not what addressing the ball means.Part of the equation of power and distance you generate in your stroke is created by the distance you stand from your ball as determined by the length of the club.On a putt you stand close to the ball and on a drive with a longer shaft you stand farther away.Essentially then, how far you stand from the...
9.	Bookmarks: 3	Golf Basics - Choosing Your Putter The three lowest priorities to consider when choosing a putter are:*The kind your best friend, who happens to be a great putter... unless of course you have had a chance to actually putt with it and you truly do like it.*The one that looks nice or is the latest fad putter.*The one the tour pro endorsesThis is one of the most important considerations when choosing a putter; avoid all three of the above methods of choosing!Putters have specifications and cha...
10.	Bookmarks: 3	Golf Basics - Check Your Grip First things first; if you’re going to take up learning the game of golf, the first thing that you actually and literally come in contact with is your golf club. So it seems only logical that we start with the grip.Understanding and establishing a proper grip is your first step. The grip sets the tone for all else to come. A good grip allows you to swing your club with control during full swings with maximum speed. It allows for you to bring the clubface squarely through ...
11.	Bookmarks: 0	Golf Basics - Build Your Foundation First The first aspect of the game of golf that I talk with about a person or group of people that are just beginning to take up the game is that learning to play golf is going to take some time and much patience. In fact, the patience part never goes away in this great game!
12.	Bookmarks: 5	Golf Basics - About Greens Knowing how to drive and putt are not the only things you need to learn about playing golf.Golf being an outdoor activity you play on a living portion of land, and as in everything else out of doors, Mother Nature loves to play this game.Grasses are different; you might encounter a plush putting green or a weed patch with little growth at all. The putt can be altered by the texture, length and texture of the grass, and how much grass is actually there.A true golfe...
13.	Bookmarks: 4	Get Into A Routine Of Lowering Your Handicap Certainly there is no shortage of advice and tips when it comes to subject of improving your golf game. I alone am constantly being asked on how to improve on the various parts of someone’s golf game.Tips and advice, although a good place to start, aren’t the panacea for all that ails one’s golf game. All the advice in the world is only as good as the person’s desire to practice and implement the advice.Practice is essential. Just playing more and more isn’t practicin...
14.	Bookmarks: 3	Getting The Most From Your Driver Other than your putter, the club in your golf bag that exerts the most influence on your golf game is your driver. As you well know, a good drive sets the tone for the hole (as does the inverse). Once off the tee box, will you be ‘taking your medicine’ as you chip out of the woods and back into play for your second shot? Or, will you have a really long iron into the green with the odds not really in your favor?At this early point in this article, I have opened up way ...