Do you block your golf shots? Well if you do, the good news is that there are probably only three reasons for blocked golf shots. This is especially true with the driver, which immediately gets you off to a bad start. Gary Alliss, for Golf Monthly, says there are three culprits: Excessive lateral shift: This
by Mike Dero So you travel 510 yards, and you are on the green in three. Not bad, and you only have 10 feet left for your par. And Whamo, you three putt the green. How ironic is that? You average 170 yards per stroke to get to the green, and then you average 3.3
The Golf Channel’s Morning Drive program started a movement to make golf more fun, improve pace of play and attract and retain more golfers. Their solution is the Relaxed Rules of Golf that would be used by everyday golfers, during non tournament games. While there are 34 official rules of golf and 1200 decisions on
by Mike Dero Mike Dero tells us you can have fun, and enjoy your golf game, even if you never learn how to compress the golf ball at impact. But if you do, the compression, and subsequent expansion, of the golf ball will cause it to fly higher and go longer. All the PGA and
by Gary Allis Is there anything worse than being thee yards off the green, visualizing the ball rolling straight to the hole and then chunking your chip shot? Well, I suppose being three yards off the green and thinning the ball across the green and into the bunker is probably worse, but not by much.
by Tom Lang So you wish you could add a little variety to those 18 holes you play. What if you could play a golf course that is totally reversible? That is, one day you play it clockwise and the next day you play it counter clockwise. This of course requires a very special design,
by Peter Kostis At the start of each new year it is always nice to think of those, in the past year, who in one way or another brought us good cheer. And when we think of golf we always think of the pros like Spieth, Day or McIlroy who made the sport so
by Wildcat Golf Academy You want to be a better putter? Then you have to make sure that your putter is square to the ball on impact. This is another of golf’s truisms; easy to say and understand, but very hard to do. However, with a very simple aid you can easily test how well, or
by Martin Chuck It seems, that the most difficult shot for the every day golfer to get right, is the little 75 yard, and in, pitch shot. I’m sure you can visualize this scenario. You hit a great drive, or a solid second shot, and now all you have to do is drop this 65
by Abbey Algiers Let’s face it, we love golf so much that we are more than eager to pass on this passion to our sons. Not because we think they will become professional golfers, but because we know that golf is something we can have in common for the rest of our lives. I can’t
I just ordered a box of OnCore hollow metal golf balls. And the reason I decided to buy these balls was an article, by Nathan Benson, that said that this was only the second time in 100 years, that the USGA allowed a change to the way that golf balls can be made. Which leads
by Ben Alberstadt It seems that the only guys you hear about on the tour are Jordan Spieth, Jason Day, Rory McIlroy and of course Tiger Woods. But if you really want to get a feel of what it takes to be on top, you also need to look at whose on the bottom, and
by Christina Patracuolla If you are thinking about buying golf shoes, then you may want to take a look at this post. I think, for many of us, shopping for golf shoes is a spur of the moment decision. Unlike buying clubs, where we do a lot of research, and even try them out, one
by Barry Rhodes Rules of Golf Read the question below, then try to figure out as many of the 7 reasons, as you can, that solve the riddle. I got two. After celebrating much too enthusiastically on New Year’s Eve, George arrives at the first tee for his New Year’s Day match against his arch
by Mike Dero For those of you who have a natural fade and are struggling to turn it into a draw, because you think it will make your ball go farther, forget it, and let Mike Dero teach you how to turn that natural fade into a power fade. And even if you normally hit
by Justin Quesinberry, WNCN News This is the second year I participated in Patriot Golf Day, at the Vineyards Country Club in Naples Florida, which benefits the Folds of Honor. What makes this program special is highlighted by the Folds of Honor mission statement, “To close the gap, providing educational support to spouses and children
by Mike Dero. How many times have you heard that it doesn’t matter what your swing looks like, as long as your club head is square at impact. Think, Furyk, Bubba or Trevino. Squaring your club face is one of those things that we know we are supposed to do, but no one has ever
by April A. Morris In our July post Women And Corporate Golf, we wrote about how women, who do not play golf, may be missing out on opportunities to be part of the corporate culture, and risk sitting out on important company sponsored events. However, what was not covered in that post was how you