Golf may not be the most athletic sport on the planet but it does require a significant amount of physical ability. And if you don’t really believe that, just ask the 30 or so million Americans that play golf. They’ll testify to its difficulty. Many golfers that take the game seriously get too caught up…
Well, if you live in a seasonal climate, the golf season is quickly nearing its end. If you’re lucky, you might see a couple more weeks of playable weather but for the most part, summer is over. Now before we start talking about anything else, let’s all take a second to be depressed……………………..Okay, that’s long…
You can watch training videos, work on swing mechanics, do drills and pound balls on the range all day but if you’re not lined up correctly before you hit a shot, you’re going to struggle. Improving your alignment is without question, the easiest thing you can do to improve your ball striking, and yet the…
Though golf isn’t quite as physically demanding as sports like football or basketball, it does require players to put their bodies in a lot of unusual and straining positions. Professional golfers are some of the most flexible athletes on the planet and yet week in and week out, they’re constantly battling injuries. Unfortunately, we’re not…
After a long and disappointing campaign, Rory McIlroy’s year has finally come to an end, and to him, it probably felt like it couldn’t have come any sooner. Fresh off a breakthrough season that included four wins, a major victory and a spot atop the Official World Golf Rankings (OWGR), McIlroy was poised to show…
No one ever said golf was easy. On any given day, it can be one of the most enjoyable activities on the planet or one of the most frustrating. As is the case with most sports, if you’re playing well, it’s generally pretty fun. On the other hand, if you’re playing bad, you can’t help…
Everyone’s swing is different, even at the professional level. The swings of Jim Furyk, Bubba Watson and Tommy Gainey might not look quite as pretty as players like Rory, Tiger or Freddy Couples but there is one thing that they all have in common, great tempo (or rhythm). And the sooner you’re able to improve…
Sometimes you find yourself in one of those situations on the course when you just don’t know what to do. Maybe you’re up against the stump of a tree or on the lip of a bunker or right beside a high cut off rough. In many of these instances, you simply don’t have a regular…
There’s absolutely nothing more annoying in the game of golf than slow play. Not even close. We all love golf, but let’s be honest, playing five and half hour rounds just isn’t something that any of us want to do. And from leisurely rounds at local country clubs to the PGA Tour, slow play has…
With just two major PGA Tour events to go this season, the Fed Ex Cup Standings look pretty much as you’d expect them to. Eight of the top-10 ranked players in the world are all in the hunt heading into the BMW Championship at Conway Farms Golf Club this weekend, and if the first…
Do you dread seeing your ball roll into the greenside bunker? If you answered yes then the chances are that you’re probably not exactly a guru out of the sand, but you could be. Hitting out of sand isn’t nearly as difficult as you might be making it out to be. In fact, many good…
The flight of your ball can tell you almost everything about your swing. There’s a reason you’re pushing it, or pulling it, or slicing it, or hooking it, and the quicker you understand why the ball is moving the way that it is, the better you will be at fixing your swing and making adjustments….
There’s no ifs, ands or buts about it; how you perform on and around the green determines how well you score. A good short game can boost your confidence and help you minimize the damage caused by bad shots. If you can get up and down from anywhere, you don’t have to hit the ball…
All it takes is one big number to ruin a perfectly good round of golf. You can play great for 16 or 17 holes but one 7 or 8 on the card is all it takes to crush your confidence. Most amateurs attribute their big numbers to hitting one bad shot or getting an unlucky…
It’s been over five years since Tiger Woods historic U.S. Open victory at Torrey Pines. Since then, he’s had 13 additional wins, none of which have been at major venues. He has however had 9 top-6 finishes in major tournaments during that span, which begs the question–why hasn’t one of the best closers the game…
This Thursday, the final major of the year will get underway at Oak Hill Country Club in Rochester, NY. Unlike many of the PGA Championship venues we’ve seen of late, Oak Hill is an old-style course with an extremely rich history of professional golf. It’s hosted three U.S. Opens, a Ryder Cup, two U.S. Amateurs…
Whether you’re an experienced traveler whose golf clubs are almost an extension of your body, or a relatively new player who’s just planning your first getaway to Florida next year with some friends, getting your equipment to a desired destination on time and undamaged can sometimes be an enormous headache. Golf clubs aren’t a carry-on…
Faltering under pressure is something that we see at every level of golf. Even the greatest players in the history of the game have fallen victim to its effects and while hitting shots under pressure isn’t exactly something you can go out to the range and practice, there are a number of tips you can…
The Open Championship starts Thursday, and for the 16th time in the 142 year history of the tournament, Muirfield will play host to the best golfers in the world. Of the previous 15 winners at Muirfield, 13 are already in the World Golf Hall of Fame and come Sunday, this storied venue maybe adding a…
Putting should be the easiest part of the game, right? There aren’t any hazards to watch out for, the wind doesn’t really affect the ball, you don’t have to worry about topping your shot or hitting it fat, it should be pretty straightforward. But it’s not. Putting is without a doubt the most important and…
