The Secret to Shaving Strokes for a Solid Player

The Secret to Shaving Strokes for a Solid Player

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The other day, my friend and I were having coffee and he was whining about how his game has become stale. He really believes he has reached a plateau where there are no more strokes to be gained during a round of golf. He was depressed, to say the least, but he was also wrong.My buddy is no Sam Snead (and neither am I) but he’s a solid player. (Taylormade R9 Forged Irons) His drives are usually reasonable in both distance and trajectory, meaning he doesn’t hook or slice anymore than the rest of us. His mid-game is good, he knows how to choose and use his long irons, his close game is very good and he can get out of a bunker when he finds himself in one. Now if you’re a good putter already, this probably won’t work for you. But if you normally get on the green in regulation and then have to putt more than twice to get into the cup, well, maybe you, too, could shave some strokes off your game by simply improving your putting abilities.What I suggested to him is something I think we can all learn from. If you four or five putt most of the greens on your course, (Cleveland CG15 Black Pearl Wedge) you’re adding a lot of strokes to your overall score. My suggestion to my friend was that rather than try to improve the other parts of his game, if he would simply putt one less stroke (on those four and five putt holes) he’d shave a significant amount of strokes off his game. If he could take one putting stroke off each hole, he’d save 18 strokes!There are a gazillion tips on putting–some work and some are just goofy–but nothing will improve your putting more than practice. My friend never spends time on the practice green and it shows when he’s on the course. But in his case–and in a lot of other cases, I suspect–there is really no other part of his game that he can significantly improve. And, frankly, he doesn’t need to spend time on his drive–he’s got that nailed. (Callaway X-22 Irons) He needs to spend time putting. That’s what’s killing his score card.If you know–or even suspect–that your putt is poor, get off the driving range and get on the putting green. You will be amazed at how fast your putting can improve when you spend just a little time each week practicing those putts. That improvement will carry over to your next round of golf, too, and you’ll see strokes simply fading away. Practice those putts!



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I Have Found the Best Hybrids & Fairway Woods For You

I Have Found the Best Hybrids & Fairway Woods For You

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Find the Best Hybrids & Fairway Woods For YouIn this installment of ClubTest 2010, golf magazine breaks down the pros and cons of 18 hybrids and 8 fairway woods, listed at right. We recruited 40 Average Joes to field test the clubs at Honma 904 Iron Set in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.

We divide hybrids into two categories: “Better player” (Callaway Diablo Forged Irons) and “Game-improvement” (13 to 21 handicaps). In addition, players with 7 to 15 handicaps tested “game-improvement” fairway woods. Individual testers tried all the models in a particular category on the driving range and on the course. Testers offer feedback on Look, Feel, Playability, Forgiveness and Distance.

Our exclusive research partner, Hot Stix Golf, custom-fit all 40 testers. Hot Stix fitters used the TrackMan launch monitor to capture data for the testers’ current fairway woods and hybrids. (All test clubs also went through a diagnostic evaluation.) Fitters used the data to recommend a match between testers and test clubs.

Cleveland CG15 Black Pearl WedgeBetter-Player HybridsAdams Idea Pro Black Callaway Diablo Edge Tour Mizuno MP-CLK Nike Victory Red Ping i15 Srixon Hybrid Honma Beres BP-1010 putter Game-Improvement HybridsAdams Idea a7 Bobby Jones Workshop Edition Callaway FT-iZ Cleveland Launcher DST Cobra Baffler Rail H Nike Machspeed Ping G15 TaylorMade Raylor Tour Edge Exotics XCG-3 Wilson FYbrid HS Odyssey White Ice 2 Ball Putter Fairway WoodsAdams SpeedlineFast 10 Callaway FT-iZ Cleveland Launcher DST Nike Machspeed Ping G15 TaylorMade R9 Titleist 909F2 Tour Edge Exotics XCG-3 Cleveland CG12 Black Pearl WedgeCallaway Diablo Forged Irons really help you when you are trying to chart your progress when playing golf, take advantage of our site and tips online as well. And at last i would like to recommend one surprising golf clubs to you discount golf clubs.You can find the most amazing clubs on it.



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In this installment of ClubTest 2010, golf magazine breaks down the pros and cons of 18 hybrids and 8 fairway woods, listed at right.