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Tips to Enhance Your Golf Game

Tips to Enhance Your Golf Game

Article by Jennifer J









For the beginner golfer, most of them will wonder how to improve the game. Some of them will join to the golf club and learn all techniques which need more time. Now, you can find out the fastest way to develop your game quickly.

The tips are easy to do and just need few of your time to mastering the tricks. Read the tips below and try to perform those when you are golfing.

1. Make an eye contact to the ball. Along that way swing the clubs like you aim to hit the front of the ball. Don’t sway the club as you hit the spot where it the club make contact with the ball.

2. When you put the ball, ensure that you line up the writing on the ball with where you are intending to relate the ball and the slope. If you are down in few degrees and to the right of a slope, line up the letters up one degree to the left of the hole.

3. Try not to crush the ball when driving. If you are not a pro, just smash the ball because if you crush the ball you’ll make the ball flow far away. It’s better for beginner to try and make contact to the ball.

4. Be patient when pull backswing back. Do it slowly and don’t be in rush. If you are in hurry you’ll take your intend of the ball before the contact.

5. While making iron shots in the fairway, you must shoot the ball like you are trying to scoop up the earth with it.

6. Don’t do caffeine beverages. It is because coffee and energy drinks will make you nervous and less of relax in accuracy.

7. Aware to the wind. When you are making distance shots which create loft, ensure yourself to pay attention to the wind. You have to know where the wind blows and your direction to shot the ball. It’s important for you to adjusting the position based on the wind’s direction and where the wind will land your ball.

8. When you hit the ball, don’t hit it right away. Just step up to the ball first and look where you’ll aim to hit. Practice swings to measure the shot before you strike the ball.

9. To get much more accuracy where you’ll land the ball, choke up on your pitching. This trick eases you to know the right direction where your ball will land.

10. The last is relaxed. Don’t take the game seriously. To be straight in golf needs time, you have to give yourself a break and always have fun to play the game.

Perform the tips to improve your golf game. Especially you are a newbie in Golf. Learn the tricks and you’ll be more advance in golf.



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Reviews on Golf Courses Can Give First Hand Information About Upcoming Play

Reviews on Golf Courses Can Give First Hand Information About Upcoming Play

Article by Helen Tanady









Ahead of moving towards a new course, a lot of golfers take benefit of golf course reviews accessible to see what they can anticipate once they reach the destination. There is lots of information in a golf course review, particularly if it is written by players who have essentially played the course more than on one occasion, and helpful information will usually contain more than the character of the clubhouse owner.

When glancing at a golf course review, there are two figures that truly tell the tale on how well a player can imagine doing on that course. Think about two different types of golfers, one who shoots par for the course almost all times they play not considering the course or conditions, and the bogey golfer who usually scores 18 over par on each round played. Keeping these two groups in mind, every hole on each course is specified two numbers. One is the rating and the other is the slope, which when incorporated in the golf course review point to the difficulty of the course for both groups.

U.S. Golf Association has made the rating system homogeneous, which is included in the golf course reviews. Rating is the score that an average par golfer can wait for. Slope is the divergence between what a par golfer and a bogey golfer can expect on the same course under comparable circumstances.

Reviews talk about the design of the golf course too.

Course surroundings are typically incorporated in independent comments in a golf course review but again, think about the time of year the writer played and the climate at that time. Every single one of these variables pointed to in a golf course review can offer a better picture of what can be anticipated on that reviewed course.

While reading at a golf course review the layout needs to be considered. Bogey golfers will have additional difficulty with tight fairways, but larger greens may be tolerant. Improved golfers will typically have little trouble with tight fairways, but lesser greens may give them a little anguish. It is obliging if the golfers handicap is incorporated with what they put in writing in a golf course review.

Whilst it is good to visit a golf course where the employees are remarkably responsive and they offer grand service, the state of the golf equipment they present is even significant to be incorporated in a golf course review. It does not matter how much they smirk and show gratitude to you if you have to walk back to the clubhouse as the golf cart broke down on the far side of the golf course.



About the Author

Helen Tanady has been writing articles, online and offline, for more than 4 years. This author often writes on health and fitness, dating, weight loss and fat loss related. Read her latest articles at detour bars which explain and review about whey protein drink.










Golf Tips – Reading the Green

Golf Tips – Reading the Green

Reading the green in golf can be the difference between winning and losing, and needs careful attention if your going to get anywhere in your golfing life. To put it simply, reading the green is an attempt to visualize or guess the path that the golf ball will take once you hit it, and getting this part of the game right will almost always result in a better putting experience.
Learn to read the green correctly and your game will quickly improve.

Here are a few green reading tips:

Although there are many things to consider when attempting to read the green, the two key areas you mainly need to focus on are the speed of the green, and the line you need to take. A good golf tip to remember is that the faster you hit your ball, the less the slope or gradient of the green is going to affect your putt, and vise versa. So for example, if you have a long putt, the breaks in the green are going to have less impact on your golf putt because longer putts need to generate more speed in order to get to the target.

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Remember to read the green from all possible angles. Even as you approach the green there may still be something you can see that you may not be able to close up. Reading the green from further away will usually give you a better idea of what to expect from your golf putt.

When possible, try reading your putt from a lower level. Viewing the green from a lower level will give you a better idea of which way the green will break.

In order to be a consistent putter, it is important to be able to judge the speed of the green. This is where the weather can play a big part in the game. For instance, on a rainy day the green is going to absorb moisture making the putting green slower than usual. But on a hot day the greens are going to be dry, making them a lot harder, resulting in a much faster green.

Another thing to take in to account is the length of the grass on the green. Longer grass will usually reduce the speed of your putt and can even have an impact on the direction.

Adding these simple green reading tips to your game can make a big difference to your putting game, and will hopefully give you a better idea of how to read the green correctly.

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Playing Your 1st Golf Round – The Putt

Playing Your 1st Golf Round – The Putt

Article by Mike D’Auria







The “Putt” is the stroke or shot in golf once your ball has landed on the green. This shot calls for rolling the ball toward the flagstick or cup if the flag has already been removed and is normally made using the putter. The putter is the club which has the least loft and a relatively flat face. If you have followed parts one thru eight in “Playing Your First Golf Round” then you have progressed from making your first tee time reservation, arriving at the golf course, the first tee jitters, hitting your clubs and progressing down the fairway and finally reaching the green. Congratulations!

There are two key ingredients to making a good putt, Speed and Direction. Because the green usually slopes in different directions it is key to learn how to read the slope of the green. The five main different types of putts normally encountered are Uphill, Downhill, Left To Right, Right To Left and Straight. For an uphill putt the ball must be struck harder in order to make it up the incline slope. The opposite holds true for a downhill putt because the ball will have a tendency to accelerate down the slope depending on the severity of the decline of that slope. A left to right putt will do exactly what it says – go from left to right. This means that you will aim your ball toward a target or line left of the cup and the opposite holds true for a right to left putt. The amount of distance left or right again depends on the severity of the slope of the green. There are also double breaking putts and even triple, which are usually associated with longer putts on very undulating greens, but that is a discussion for another time. When first starting to putt I would advise to aim directly at the cup or flagstick and experiment to get a feel for both speed and direction. These two ingredients of putting are critical to ultimately scoring well at golf. More than half of the total strokes of a persons score are usually made on the putting green.

I would strongly recommend that the beginning golfer spend some time on the practice green before teeing off and checking out the golf videos available on Putting if you want to accelerate your learning curve. It is not as easy as it looks to groove a really good putting stroke without some effort and PRACTICE, which is Key to all aspects of the game!

Good Luck with your game and Happy Golfing To All!



About the Author

My name is Mike D’Auria and I grew up in the Canarsie section of Brooklyn. I started playing golf 30 years ago when I sustained a severe hamstring injury while playing softball. I’ve been playing ever since and have never looked back. For more valuable info on golf visit http://guideforbeginninggolfers.com

TaylorMade Putters

TaylorMade Putters

Article by Charlotte Metcalfe







TaylorMade produce some of the most visually appealing putters around such as the TaylorMade Monza spider Putter, the TaylorMade Tourismo and many more. We know looks aren’t everything, but then TaylorMade have thought of that too. Each of their putters features some of the latest putter technology around and they have thought of some great names for them too.

The new 2010 TaylorMade Putter Range has now been released and with names like Fontana 7 Putter and Monte Carlo 7 Putter you know that these putters and built with the same sophisticated and style that their names have. The new Core Classic range of putters for 2010 from TaylorMade. Classic shaped putters have a modern technology for superior feel and control over your swing. This is said to be again another success on the green from TaylorMade!

When you first get the green you need to study where you ball is laying and how far it is away for the hole. There are three main factors which you need to be aware of that will affect your shot, these are speed, run and slope. Studying these factors will help you visualise the line you want to hit the ball down. First start by crouching behind the ball and understand the layout of the green, determine the correct path you want to take to the hole. Make sure you take some time walking from your ball to the hole and back to indicate the correct direction you need to play the shot. This will also identify what (if any) obstacles lie between the hole and ball. Using your TaylorMade putter to estimate help line up your shot can be a winning move.

Your putter is one of the most used clubs in your bag so it’s essential a lot of thought goes into to purchasing the right putter for you. Getting the right putter could mean the difference between winning and losing a game of golf.

Golfbuyitonline stock all the latest TaylorMade Putters around today. For more information on these fabulous putters check out Golfbuyitonline.com. If you need any advice on which putter is best for you.



About the Author

TaylorMade produce some of the most visually appealing putters around such as the TaylorMade Monza spider Putter, the TaylorMade Tourismo and many more.

How to Hit the Golf Ball on an Uphill Lie

How to Hit the Golf Ball on an Uphill Lie

Uphill lies make the game of golf a bit more challenging. This happens when the ball is positioned level with your feet at address but the slope is uphill. Here we have a couple of simple tips to help you successfully execute a shot on an uphill lie.

The uphill lie is considered to be the easiest shot to play, but if you do struggle with this type of shot the reason for your problem may be that your angle of attack on the ball is too steep. This causes you to hit down into the ground and you hit the ball fat.

Before you hit your shot there are a couple of things you should keep in mind. Firstly, the angle of the slope will cause you to hit the ball a lot higher and shorter than you usually do. You should therefore select a club that has slightly less loft to cancel out the effect that the slope will have on your ball.

Secondly, you will notice that the ball will tend to draw slightly from an uphill lie and therefore you should aim a little right to compensate for this.

Thirdly, you should check your shoulder alignment. The ideal position for your shoulders to be in, is in a position parallel to the ground, ie. the same angle as the slope. Therefore your left shoulder should be positioned slightly higher than your right shoulder. This will prevent you from hitting the ball fat.

A very important thing to remember is that the position of the ball in your stance should be in the middle for the shorter irons and further forward for the longer ones.

Lastly, make sure that after impact you have a high follow through. This basically means let the path of your swing follow the angle of the slope on approach, through the contact area and after impact.

I hope this helps.

Jakobus Nel is the owner and editor of a successful golf instructional website. Do you want to play your best golf ever?

 

Reading Putting Distance – An Essential Golf Technique

Reading Putting Distance – An Essential Golf Technique

Article by BQ Browning







How often have you been so close to winning a game of golf – there’s just the final putt. You take your time and breathe deeply, you concentrate and contemplate your stroke – and then you come up short! Worse still, you just miss the hole and have to watch your ball go rolling past the hole, leaving you with a return putt that is further than the original to which you gave so much thought and effort. Putting is one of the basic golf techniques that is sadly neglected by beginners and experienced players alike.

A huge number of games are lost on the putting green and in most cases it is down to the wrong distance, rather than to the direction of your ball. One of the great truisms of golf is that ‘You drive for show and putt for dough’. The weight of your putt is just as important as direction. Many new golfers rapidly get a ‘feel’ for the direction their ball will travel and how it will roll, even on the most unpredictable of greens. No doubt you have seen it yourself when a relative newcomer to the game leaves the ball within inches of the hole even on a sloping green time after time, getting more and more frustrated as the game goes on. What you don’t see quite so regularly is a miss with the ball coming to rest a few inches beyond the hole.

Learning to read the distnace on the green is one of the most basic golf techniques there is. So many factors come into play when making up your mind about the distance your ball will travel on the green. You need to factor in the slope, the quality of the green, is it wet and slow or dry and fast. Even the number of players that have been through the green ahead of you has an effect depending on how well they repair their pitch marks. Fortunately with the increase in the use of soft spikes we don’t generally have so many spike marks to contend with these days. Not least among the factors you must consider is the time of day – greens inevitably speed up as they dry off from the morning dew and the difference by afternoon on a warm day can be quite astonishing.

The main factors you have to concentrate on after taking the conditions into account are reading the line and the distance. Reading the line comes with experience of the game and the course. There are a couple of greens on my course that have deceptive swings which always give the local player the advantage as they are very difficult to spot when you’ve not played the course before. Reading the distance should be a great deal easier but it requires one thing that many new golfers don’t like to do – putting practice. Going to the range and bashing balls a huge distance with your driver is great for the ego but it won’t win you a game, and there is nothing more frustrating than leaving those putts on the edge of the cup, even if it’s a friendly round with your regular partners.

Time spent on the practice green is never wasted, especially if you are playing in a tournament. You should always practice on the day, in the conditions that you will be playing and on the type of grass that is on the greens of that course. You will never see a Pro go out on the course without spending time on the putting green and those guys don’t waste their time practicing golf techniques they don’t need to. Even ten minutes on the practice green will give you a feel for distance in the current conditions.

One of my playing partners learned the hard way never to leave the ball short. As a small boy, who didn’t get a great deal of pocket money he occasionally played with some members of his father’s regular fourball. They had a simple but effective system. If your ball didn’t reach the hole, you paid a ‘fine’, not much to them but a lot to a small boy. The winner took the ‘pot’. These days he never leaves a putt short! Quite simply if the ball doesn’t reach the hole – it won’t drop. I was always taught that you should aim about two or three inches beyond the hole and that way it should just roll gently in.



About the Author

BQ Browning grew up in a Golfing family and has been involved with the game for many years. News views and information are willing shared with fellow addicts at Golf Techniques and Tournament Tips. You will find a treasure trove of golf information written with wit, humour and wisdom.