For some of us, summertime is a time of dry heat with very little rain. But in other parts of the country, such as Florida (a haven for golf lovers), summer is monsoon season. Recently, one golf club in Florida was so drenched that many of the sand traps became unplayable quasi-water hazards. If you …
This previous weekend found me once again playing with a foursome of golfers I had never met before, and as usual, they all found ways to impress me with unique new ways of duffing the ball into the woods. Particularly impressive was the mishit made by one of my new friends on the back nine …
Recently we talked about the mental game of golf, and one situation that can wreak havoc on your accuracy for mental reasons is teeing off on the 1st hole of any course. In many rounds I’ve played with people I’ve never met before, in foursomes assembled by the golf course, the pressure of wanting to …
With summer coming, here’s a shot you’re going to face sooner or later, the tight lie. Whether your region is experiencing an extreme drought, or you happen to be playing on a course where the sprinklers are broken, it helps to know how to play this shot. When you hit from dry grass, accuracy is …
You know you’re in trouble when you land in a bunker that has a staircase! Like this one here, pictured above. With six foot vertical walls, you’d better pull your lob wedge for this one, or better yet, call a helicopter for an airlift. Seriously, if you do ever end up in a really deep …
Well, it’s been a bumpy ride for the last couple of weeks. What at first appeared to be a simple process turned out to be, well, not so simple. But after so much time and effort, we’ve finally moved our site to a new server! As you may have noticed, our old servers had the …
Sometimes I love going to the course solo to see who I get put in with. It´s always an interesting cast of characters, and you can count on at least one of them to have a wicked slice. In one round I recently played, however, I met a guy with an interesting approach to how …
I recently spent some time checking out what others are saying on the internet about curing a slice. The search “cure a slice” on Google produces a number of video results, but also reveals this rather encyclopedic post at perfectgolfswingreview.net that, although it appears on a website that looks like it hasn’t been updated since …
Christmas is a magical time for golfers. Despite the fact that golfers don’t like being stuck behind trees, and one of the most popular symbols of Christmas is a tree, Christmas has many benefits for golfers everywhere. Colder weather can be a hassle to play through, it’s true. But there are also advantages of playing …