Techniques and Shots...
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Approach Shots
Making progress along an individual hole calls for the golfer to master both the long and short aspects of the game. As the names suggest, we're talking yardage here....
Basic Golfing Grip
A golf club can be an intimidating implement to grasp for the first time. Of course, depending on how the beginner approaches the task, it can be even more intimidating...
Bunker Shots
There is nothing more dis-spiriting than hitting a clean shot off the tee or fairway only to see your ball land in the sand. Sometimes, however hard you try, those pesky...
Buried Lies
The first time I encountered the problem of a buried lie was in the company of three other chaps much more experienced than myself. I was the last to tee off, was...
Chipping
Picture the scene: a nice second shot has left you around 15 yards from the green. There are no bunkers standing between you and the putting surface, so ideally you want...
Don't Take Risks With Recovery Shots
We’ve all met them on the course. The classic risk taker who believes that fortune will always favour the brave. Why be a course plodder, always recording a r...
Golf Backspin
For the inexperienced player, there is no more
satisfying experience than executing a great shot.
Golf clubs can be intimidating items to handle, so
getting one to do...
Golf Driver
The raised platform known as the tee can be the loneliest place on the golf course. Even if you're playing on one of the less popular days of the week and not as part of...
Golf Hook
Imagine that you are standing on the tee. Looking down the
fairway you notice that the hole includes a dogleg to
the left i.e. the path to the hole is not straight...
Mastering Your Lag Putts
What is it about the green that turns rock steady, cool as you like golfers into gibbering wrecks? Maybe it’s the fact that this most unforgiving of elements on the...
Perfect Your Short Putting
There is nothing more dramatic or satisfying than holing a 20-foot putt. There’s nothing more dispiriting for the opponent watching this feat of nerve and technique,...
Putting
The swing may be coming along nicely, the approach shots testifying to your familiarity and skill with the woods and irons in your bag. But it will be on the green where...
The Punch Shot
The success of approach shots is all about assessing your situation, and that includes the elements that are outside your control, such as the prevailing weather...
