Hitting The Green

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...]

Hybrid Golf Club Distances Compared to Irons

Hybrid golf clubs were introduced into the game in the late 1990s. They are without doubt a major step forward in golf club design. They help golfers who have difficulty finding success with the long 3 and 4-irons – the average golfer has always found these irons difficult to use. Hybrids are easier to hit in the center of the clubface. The ball flies higher and lands softer than with your long irons, which helps place and control those … [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...]

MacGregor M85T Driver Review

One of the most important things in a golfer’s arsenal is the driver. Without it, a golfer looks like a soldier without a gun. There is a wide variety of drivers available today and choosing one can be quite an overwhelming task. One of the things which you should keep in mind is that you can never go wrong with the trusted brands. When talking about golf, MacGregor is a well known brand, but it's not always one of the first brands people think … [Read More...]