Do you need to know your handicap in order to enjoy the game of golf? No way. Does it spice things up and make gameplay more interesting? You bet. Especially if you love to better your skills through self-analysis, or if you tend to play at a different level than your usual partners, knowing your handicap (and how it changes over time) adds an extra element of interest to your game. [Read more…]
3 Reasons To Not Hit A Driver Off The Tee
Most golfers tend to take their driver out of their bag for every tee shot on a par 4 or par 5. They don’t think about variables that come into play, such as the hazards on the hole, where the best place to approach the green with their second shot would be or the width of the fairways. They simply focus on driving the ball as far as they can so they have as short of a shot to the green as possible with their next stroke. [Read more…]
How To Play A Fairway Bunker Shot
One of the toughest shots in golf is playing out of a fairway bunker. Greenside bunkers are bad enough without adding additional distance onto the shot.
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How To Use A Ball Mark
Marking your ball on the green is a pretty standard practice to most golfers. However, not all players are marking properly. And in some cases, golfers aren’t marking their balls at all. Now, I’ll be the first to tell you that it’s not always necessary to mark your ball — especially when your ball is not in line-of-sight of the player currently putting. But, with golf being the gentlemen’s game that it is, it’s common courtesy to mark your ball whenever it may distract or impede another player’s putt. [Read more…]
WATCH: Golfing On Ice FAIL
This video of a golfer attempting to hit his ball off the ice has been sweeping the internet. It has golfers and non-golfers alike rolling on the floor laughing! It brings a whole new meaning to “play it as it lies.” [Read more…]
Pre-Owned Vs. New Golf Balls: Which Do You Need?
Everyone loves shiny new things. They go faster, feel better, look smarter and are a thrill to own. However, having shiny new objects all the time can be expensive, especially if they are prone to getting lost. Disappointing is an understatement when a brand new ProV1 disappears off the tee in the first few holes of a round. That disappointment becomes an expensive horror story when new ball after new ball vanishes into water, OBs and bushes. [Read more…]
Are 3-Irons Still Necessary?
In the last 20 years, many new types of golf clubs have entered the market. From driving irons to hybrids, new entrants to the category have been aimed at eliminating the need for low-lofted irons. The reasoning for this is because of the generally-shared thought that low-lofted irons are difficult to hit. This has led many golfers to wonder: are 3-irons still necessary? [Read more…]
Do These Tees Really Give You More Distance?
The golf industry has its fair share of unique products that promise to help your game. From swing trainers to high-tech golf balls and everything in between, there is no shortage of products that claim to add yards or lower your score. One line of products that have undoubtedly been put on the radar of golfers everywhere is specialty golf tees. [Read more…]
Are Club Head Covers Really Necessary?
Newbies to the game of golf may be struggling to comprehend many things. From the weird rules to the unique attire and soaring costs to play, golf sure does look unappetizing to the uninitiated. One of the oddities newcomers to the game must get over, of course, is the many styles of head covers in the bags of their fellow golfers. [Read more…]
Pre-Owned Vs. New Clubs: Which Is Better?
Like most objects of desire, there are several roads to the path of ownership. Justifying a new bag of clubs to a wife or husband might require combat fatigues and a highly convincing case involving some crocodile tears. However, if the term “pre-owned” dropped into the conversation, there’s a high probability that any predicted backlash and resistance suddenly falls away. There are times, however, when it is perfectly reasonable to consider investing in new clubs. [Read more…]