Posts Tagged ‘golf tips’
The Mental Benefits of Playing Golf: This will have you booking more tee times
BY: NICK DIMENGO Now you actually have a scientific reason for booking more tee times. For years, I’ve been looking for a scientifically-backed reason to play more golf. Sure, I care about the actual physical and mental benefits of playing golf, but, more so, I just want to use those reasons as an excuse to tell my…
Read MoreAdult Co-Ed Beginner Golf Clinics at San Pedro
Friday April 28th, May 5th,12th Classes are offered the following days and times: Registration fee is $225.50 for five one hour classes and group size is limited to twelve adults per class. Two coaches will work with each group at all times to ensure a small student to teacher ratio. Areas that will be covered…
Read MoreAdult Clinics at Mission del Lago – On Par Golf
On Par Golf is offering adult clinics at Mission del Lago. Sign up today!
Read MoreTry Arnold Palmer’s Timeless Tips
I’ve seen a lot of changes during my time in golf, and one is that the teaching of the game has gotten complicated. If you do a handful of things correctly–like take the club away without breaking your wrists and keep your head still throughout the swing–you can play pretty well without too much thought.…
Read More15 ways to be a faster golfer
By E. Michael Johnson I hate slow play. Ever since I was a caddie picking up the range at the Country Club of New Canaan in Connecticut, I learned to play fast—because playing fast meant getting more holes in after the range was picked. Play fast, and you’ll make fast friends on the course. To be…
Read More7 maintenance mistakes that golfers make too often, according to superintendents
BY: JOSH SENS OCTOBER 7, 2022 It’s a golden rule of golf: Always leave the course in better condition than how you found it. But even those of us with good intentions often fail to carry out basic maintenance tasks correctly. In an informal (and anonymous) survey, we asked a half-dozen superintendents across the U.S. to count the ways that golfers get…
Read More10 Tips to Break 90
BY: JAMES COLGAN 1. A warm-up is non-negotiable: If you don’t warm up properly, you’re guaranteed to hand away strokes over your first three holes as your body gets warm. And if you’re trying to climb out of the 90s, it’s critically important to take advantage of strokes wherever you can save them. Take 20 minutes before…
Read MoreRetirement is on hold after Nick Flanagan’s Cathedral Invitational triumph
By Tony Webeck via pga.org.au There is life in the playing career of Nick Flanagan yet after the 2003 US Amateur champion defeated Scott Arnold in a playoff to claim the 2022 Cathedral Invitational at Cathedral Lodge & Golf Club. One of Australia’s most exclusive golf properties, two hours north of Melbourne, opened its doors to…
Read MoreA more consistent short game begins with your setup. Here’s how.
A handy wedge game can cure many woes. No matter how bad your ball striking is on any given day, if you can wedge it close, you can erase tons of errors. Unfortunately for many recreational players, hitting wedges consistently is not a strong suit. And the biggest culprit for their struggles often comes in their…
Read MoreWhich tees should you *really* play from? This clever formula will tell you
Choosing the proper tee box from which to play can be a difficult task — especially for inexperienced golfers. For some, ego gets in the way and they tee it back way too far. For others, naivety leads them to believe they need to play from the same markers every time. And for the rest, a…
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