Healthy Golf: Pedal Carts

All too often, we see in the foursome in front of us or behind us a group of goofily dresser, morbidly obese, stogie smoking links cruisers who spend almost the entire round with their butt planted in the seat of their golf cart. Probably the only time these fellas reach their target heart rate is …

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Slice Stories: Oil Spill

We’ve all been in messy situations, but recently a golfing friend told me a story of someone he played with whose slice turned out to be a nasty spill for his game on the back nine of our favorite course. On this course, just to the right of one of the holes is a fenced …

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Slice Stories: Duck Duck Goose

Sometimes, golfers talk about having a duck hook. Well, recently I witnessed something similar that could be called the “goose slice”. I was playing in a foursome of golfers who had all come alone to the course early – true hard core golfers. Despite their appropriately high level of golfing skill, one of them had …

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Obama To Improve His Game

Recently, President Obama made headlines for playing golf with Tiger Woods, and while he took a lot of heat for it in the press (the press corps was upset about the fact that they weren’t allowed in to take photos), Tiger himself was pleased with the president’s playing, especially his short game. He then added, …

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How to Play Well on a New Course

In our last blog, we talked about the importance of having a good home course. But how do you take the skills you acquire there and apply them to an unfamiliar course? There are a few ways to go about this. First of all, make sure you’ve got your mental game figured out. It’s easy …

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Merry Christmas from Pause-N-Throw!

Christmas is here, and we the good folks at Pause-N-Throw want to wish you a wonderful celebration! May your days be merry and bright, and may all your drives be straight! Image courtesy of Cave Views

Winter Rules: Christmas Golf

While the downside to playing golf during the winter is having to endure frigid temperatures, it also gives you the benefit of allowing you to take advantage of “Winter rules”. What are winter rules, you ask? Well, if you’re playing golf during Christmas or other times during the winter, you have the option of playing …

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Golf Tips for Hand Action

I’m always looking for the perfect golf swing — and that’s why I wrote a book about Mike Austin, the man who hit the longest drive in competition at 515 yards. He told me that the most critical point in the golf swing was the hand action. He said the lower body was the engine …

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