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Fairway Wood or Hybrid for Beginners – Which One Is Easier!?

Why use either? Well, for many players, especially beginners, the long irons, say 1 to 4, are difficult to use, due to the small club faces, low loft and low trajectory. The solution was to use a 3 or 5 wood. Woods have been around forever but not so hybrids. A hybrid is a type of club with a design borrowed from both irons and woods. Whilst unlike either, the idea is that it has the desirable characteristics of both. A fairway wood was … [Read More...]

Lag Putting – The Key to Eliminating 3 Putts

A lag putt involves putting close to the hole ready for a shorter putt. It's used to eliminate 3 putts in your game by controlling your putting distance on longer putts. It's less than 4% likely for a high handicapper to hole a putt more than 15 ft away from the hole. The idea that you can hole it is crazy, and the better option for you is to try and get it as close as possible by using distance control, or lag putting. In this article I'm going … [Read More...]

Tips and Drills on Playing Golf in the Winter

Now that winter is just around the corner for us in the northern hemisphere, what better time to give you some tips on winter golf. For those of you who are lucky enough to be heading into Summer right now then be sure to bookmark this post ready for next year when I'll be the one enjoying the sunshine. :) For the vast majority of my readers it may be time to give the course a break until the weather improves, but that's the worst thing you … [Read More...]

My Top Strengthening Exercises for Golfers

Golf is widely regarded as an old man's game, slow paced and not very physically exerting. That's partly true of course, it's not as if we're having to avoid being socked by a 6ft 6 linebacker, or having to sprint 100 metres in 10 secs or less. Of course there are some physical aspects to the game, the explosiveness in the golf swing is one. This moment of explosiveness places considerable stress on your body. If your body isn't strong, you could … [Read More...]

Best Sand Wedges for High Handicappers: Our Picks!

Our high handicapper hits a superb fairway iron towards the green, best iron shot ever! Boy, is he proud. Hang on… Oh no, the ball is in a green side bunker! It’s time for the sand wedge… but how to play the shot. Tour pros seem to play out of bunkers with effortless ease. How? They have practiced, practiced and practiced. What is a Sand Wedge? A sand wedge or sand iron is an open faced golf club, primarily designed for getting out of sand … [Read More...]