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Wednesday, October 25, 2006

Golf Tips

by Milos Pesic

Do you often drive an ace or mostly dub double bogeys? Because if you find yourself doing fat shots and bogeys more than making holes in one, chances are you may not be a sandbagger than you'd wanted others to believe. Most probably you are a dub.

Well, here are some golf tips that can really help you spruce up your play.

Golf Tips on Clearing Sand Traps

Hazards like ponds and sand traps are prickly areas to play. Even if you're quite adept in handling lob shots in ranges, executing it in on bunkers is different. It involves not hitting the ball for one. To make an effective shot, the golf club must never touch the ball or you could overdrive it.

To execute it properly, you must understand how being plugged affects the mechanics. First is the sand. No ball rolls better in the sand. It is easy to get your ball out of the sand and back on the green. You can do it even by hitting the ball directly. But hitting to get it close to the hole requires something more. For starters, close the face of your sand or lob wedge. When you execute the stroke, you must dig into the sand to reach beneath the ball. Take some sand with the shot to put a stop on the ball. Remember, this kind of stroke should put some back spin on the ball to limit the amount of roll.

Golf Tips about Backhand Shots

Backhand shots don't happen very often. But when they do, they make average players look spoofs. In these situations, a lie prevents you to address the ball with a normal stance. Such cases backhand is an option, a difficult option.

Seven Iron is the best club for such situation. Some competent golfers turn their backs around while delivering a stroke. Others do it sideways and slanting. Whatever it is, this situation is best done on a controlled stroke with Seven Iron.

Achieving that Longer Drive

It may be mundanely easy to look and observe those better players do the golf swing but mastering it is notoriously difficult. Ask somebody to tutor you on. You'll never know how bad your form is unless someone is observing you. Considerably long (or short) drives are factors of many things. Like a good shoulder turn which is the key for most hitting power. It would help if your arms aren't bunched together with your torso as you start the swing. This is the common mistake of starter golfers who deny themselves greater range by constricting turn.

If the golf clubs are the concern, the Callaway x460 or the Taylormade r7 460 should address that problem squarely. These drivers have considerable heads which adds weight and power to the drive.

Bear in mind, golf tips exist for a reason. And so does golf duffers. They exist to make the good players stand out. Don't worry so much about being the golf duffer. After all, if everyone has to hit every shot into the green, there would be no point over beverages at the 19th hole.

Milos Pesic is an avid golfer and owner of popular and comprehensive Golf Information web site. For more articles and valuable resources on Golf related topics, Golf lessons and instructions, Golf products and more visit his site at: http://golf.need-to-know.net

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What is the Worst "Lie" in Golf?

by Wade Pearse

Let us begin with a few myth busters, shall we.

Myths -

1) If you have a perfect golf swing you'll have a perfect game. 2) You can buy a better game 3) Technology has lowered golfers scores

Most every golfer subscribes to these beliefs in one way or another. The entire golf instruction, training aid, and golf club making market bear this out. Golf magazines, tv shows, and article after article offer tips, fixes, cures and virtually every imaginable training aid conceivable to craft the perfect swing. All with the pretense of helping you play better golf.

Well has it worked? Let's take a look...

In 1978 75% of all golfers never broke 90 - so barely 25% ever shot in the 80's.

In 2004, a full 26 years later, after the advent of 460CC drivers with 45" multi-kick point shafts, cavity back irons, balls that prevent hooks and slices, and world class instruction from the smartest minds in the biz, that number has been increased by a whopping 3%!

Now a full 28% of all golfers have broken 90. But hey, let's cut the industry some slack, there's only been 90+ billion spent on golf equipment over that time! That doesn't include lessons or training aids! All that technology and collective wisdom and this is how far we've come...impressive, huh.

Seriously, any other business that produced numbers like these for their customers would be out of business. But the golfing public has an insatiable appetite that an ever growing horde of manufacturers and marketers are more than willing to feed.

Ok, do you want to pay me now or later for the moral booster? What? This doesn't get you pumped about your prospects of dropping your handicap by 10 strokes by buying the next training aid?

You mean to tell me you're not going to do that $2,500 re-shafting, ball changing, loft angle adjusting, launch angle increasing, club-fitting session you had booked for next Saturday? Hmmm, was it something I said?

As golfers we are bombarded with instruction tips, training options, and product offerings that'll have your head spinning faster than Paris Hilton after swizzeling a half dozen Crantini's.

Where's the moral you ask?

So where's the moral of this myth busting story? Do we all just give up trying to improve? Absolutely not. We all need to fulfill that important human craving of getting better at what we love. Yet where we place our attention to achieve this goal is what has to change. Our core beliefs about what causes improvement should be based on reality, not myths. They should empower us, not encourage wishful thinking and needlessly empty our wallets.

"So if it isn't gear that makes us better maybe it's lessons," did I hear you say? Certainly lessons are an asset and obviously accelerate your skill development yet they're not absolutely essential either. Ask Lee Trevino, Jim Furyk, Chris Dimarco and countless others who are self taught. And I think we can all agree that there isn't much "pretty" about any of their swings.

Do you think any of them were intent on crafting the perfect swing? Yet if we look at things from a different perspective maybe they do have perfect swings. Why? Because they work! Golf ain't a beauty contest.

In the final analysis there is only one area that promotes the quickest and most lasting change in any golfers game. And what's interesting about it is this is the only area that doesn't cost a penny to use, yet almost no-one uses it.

That area is the often quoted 6 inches between your ears! Your mind. The mental game. Using your mind in a strategic, methodical and focused way is the surest method of lowering your scores. Period.

If you want to run out and spend $500 on a new driver and another $1000 or more on irons to make you play better, feel free. You might be that one in a million that changes the statistics. I realize we'll all buy nice gear once in a while but we can't buy it with a belief that this will seriously lower our scores.

Needless to say, this article won't be sponsored by Taylor Made or Nike any time soon. I don't help sell much golf equipment! No, my approach to lowering your handicap, improving your swing, and increasing your satisfaction leans towards inner change before outer gains.

True improvement only begins when we first assess where we are in relation to our goal. Then we must take an inventory of all the things that have actually produced measurable results. Which means no denial! We can't hope to move our game to the next level by hanging on to a lie, now can we? If you do then that's what I call a real "hanging lie". And that is the worst lie in golf.

Each and every one of us has the innate ability to tap our own potential and transform any part of our lives, including golf. We just require the right road map and a good compass to keep us on target.

It's time to wake up and smell the napalm or the myths that cloud our brains will keep us believing we can buy a better game.

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Wade Pearse is a Peak Performance Golf Coach. Having spent 7 years researching and applying the most advanced mental game techniques available he identified what actually produces lower scores and increases overall performance. Using these strategies he lowered his own handicap from a 26 to a 3 without any golf lessons. He walks the talk. Visit his website and look around. It's a big site with loads of useful tips and mental game strategies. If you're interested in developing your mental game subscribe to the E-Zine and receive a complimentary Mental Game Self Assessment and/or join his mental game blog.

Wade Pearse Keeping you on target! Golf Mental Game

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Tuesday, October 03, 2006

Choosing The right Golf Bag

by Acario Daire

Till some years ago, the game of golf was popular mainly among a selected few, comprising the elite class of society. Things have changed tremendously over the last few years.
Choosing The right Golf Bag
One must consider a few things before selecting the bag that suits him/her the best. First, one should decide if he/she wishes to walk the course or use a cart. Although carry bags won't be heavy, it won't contain as many 'extra' items either. A cart bag, on the other hand, will be heavier but will include more features. Choose your golf bag keeping in mind the room needed for the number of clubs you will usually carry to the course. It will be even better to buy one, which can accommodate some more clubs you may wish to add soon. See to it that the height and the width of the bag are adequate to provide sufficient room for your golf clubs.
You can also choose a bag having more pockets for accessories such as water bottle holder, towel hook and even golf shoes. Check whether the straps and handles are strong enough to hold all your equipment.
Various Gold Bag Models and designs
You will find different models and designs. Carry bags if you prefer the walking game. These bags are lightweight, strong and user-friendly. There are also staff/tour bags and cart bags. Cart Bags got their name because they are designed to be used on a Golf Cart. Carry Bag is the best choice if you prefer to carry your own bag as you play Golf.
How do we carry the Golf bag Bag
If you have a caddie to carry your bag for you, like the pros, you do not need to worry about the weight of your bag that much as long as it is not too back- breakingly heavy. Golf Bag weight won't also matter that much if you intend to ride golf cart most of the time. But if you plan to walk around then you will definitely need a bag that is very light in weight. Most golfers love light weight Carry Bags with stands.
Prices are important too
Before buying a Golf Bag this is perhaps the first question you should ask yourself: "How much money am I willing to spend on a Golf Bag?". Just like in many other things you can buy, the more money you spend, the more elaborate the features will be. When buying a Golf bag remember that the Golf Bag is not a piece of equipment directly used in your game.

Author is a Golf player he has been playing Golf since 15 Years. He is experienced in choosing the right Golf Equipment. He has been Experimenting with all brands of Golf Equipment.

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