How should I practice? Let me count the ways. Part 2

Friday, December 6, 2013

Tim Peighal,Director of Operations,Summit Golf Academy,Port Orange, Florida   Now that we are practicing wisely lets make sure we focus.When you are working on swing mechanics or tempo or technique or awareness remember to work on one thing per one swing. Don't try and do to much with one

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How should I practice? Let me count the ways. Part 1

Friday, December 6, 2013

Tim Peighal,Director of Operations,Summit Golf Academy,Port Orange, Florida You should practice wisely, just like the expression "working smart".After you've warmed up you should approach your practice session in the same manner you would a round of golf. You want to hit practice shots the sa

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A Suggestion for Hitting Chip Shots With a Bad Lie.

Friday, December 6, 2013

Tim Peighal,Director of Operations,Summit Golf Academy,Port Orange, Florida Here is a suggestion for hitting those chips that seem to be in a bad lie. Let's say the ball is sitting down in a slight depression close to the green. Remember if the ball fits in the hole the club will too. Take an

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Wind Play Tip

Friday, December 6, 2013

Mark Blakemore,PGA Professional,Website: PGAProfessional.comWalnut Creek, California "When it's breezy swing easy." How many golfers have heard this old stand by? Let's get into just a little bit more detail about this. What will swinging easy do for you when the wind is up? For one thing

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So You want to learn to play Golf - Part Three

Friday, December 6, 2013

Tim Peighal,Director of Operations,Summit Golf Academy,Port Orange, Florida Ok, so now your addicted to the game, it happens quite easily. How do you get comfortable playing with other people.   Well, most seasoned golfers have compassion for the plight of the newly afflicted player. M

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A Distance Tip

Friday, December 6, 2013

Mark Blakemore,PGA Professional,Website: PGAProfessional.comWalnut Creek, California Because of my experience in long driving I get a lot of players coming to me for lessons on how to increase their distance, both off the tee and otherwise. There are a lot of things that you can do to hit it f

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The Grip

Friday, December 6, 2013

Rob Anderson,Associate Professional,Harvest Golf Club,Kelowna, British Columbia As long as Golf has been around, there has been much debate over the many styles of gripping the club that have evolved over the centuries and its importance in the swing. These days we think of interlocking, baseb

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A Proper Warm Up

Friday, December 6, 2013

Daryl Allercott,Associate Professional,Northview Golf & Country Club,Surrey, British Columbia   How often do you arrive at the golf course forty-five minutes prior to your tee-time? Chances are not as often as you should. One key to a good round of golf is being properly prepared and

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So You want to learn to play Golf - Part Two

Friday, December 6, 2013

Tim Peighal,Director of Operations,Summit Golf Academy,Port Orange, Florida   So now that you've made the commitment to play golf here are some suggestions on what to do next. It would be very helpful for you to develop a good practice routine. Plan your time wisely. Let's say you have f

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So You want to learn to play Golf

Friday, December 6, 2013

Tim Peighal,Director of Operations,Summit Golf Academy,Port Orange, Florida The best advise that I could give anyone wishing to play the greatest game of all is this:   I would suggest you go to a range and just begin to hit some golf balls mimicking what you think you saw on TV or wha

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What Makes a Good Putt?

Friday, December 6, 2013

Chuck WikeChuck Wike Golf Schoolat Tradition Golf Club, Pawleys Island, South Carolina What must one do to produce a successful putt? Simply stated, you must roll the ball on the correct path at the correct speed. Of these two variables, path and speed, speed is the most important because it

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Aim Correctly If You Want To Hit The Ball Straight

Friday, December 6, 2013

Rick BakerMember Australian PGA, Former Club ProfessionalSurfers Paradise Golf Club   In my 30 years experience as a golf professional one of the most common faults I seen the average golfer make is that they don't know how to set up correctly. A lot of players think they have to aim

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The Classic Set Up

Friday, December 6, 2013

Chuck WikeChuck Wike Golf Schoolat Tradition Golf Club, Pawleys Island, South Carolina Jack Nicklaus says once you have mastered the set up; grip, stance, posture, ball position, and alignment, you've mastered 80% of the game. With that in min

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Left Arm Straight - Yes or No?

Friday, December 6, 2013

Tom WischmeyerDirector of Instruction,The Golf University,San Diego, California, USA1994 San Diego PGA Teacher of the year.   Many golfer's create needless worry over trying to keep their left arm straight throughout their swing. This old myth is not only unimportant., It can be downrig

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Aim Your Feet Correctly To Hit The Target

Friday, December 6, 2013

Dave O'Connor,Director of Golf,Sconti Golf Club,Big Canoe, Georgia, USA. The reason most players hit the ball to the right of their target is because they aim to the right of the target. What determines where the ball is going to go before the golfer swings the club? The player's feet determi

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What? Don't Keep My Head Down?

Friday, December 6, 2013

Tom WischmeyerDirector of Instruction,The Golf University,San Diego, California, USA1994 San Diego PGA Teacher of the year. At the Golf University we spend a lot of time eliminating the most common myths in golf. At the top of the list is keep your head down. I know this is probably the first

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Grow Into a Grip Change

Friday, December 6, 2013

Matt Carrothers, Director of Training,Big Sky Golf And Country ClubSquamish, British Columbia, Canada One of the most difficult adjustments golfers must make is when changing from the grip they have been using to a more functional grip.   Once the correct positioning has been shown to t

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Getting Ready For a New Season

Friday, December 6, 2013

Kim J. Brown, PGA Master Professional,Keeton Park Golf Course,Dallas,Texas, USA Mr.Pause@msn.com. If you are like me, it has probably been quite a while since you have been able to play golf on any consistent basis over the past few months. With the onset of winter comes a decreasing availabi

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Release Your Hands To Keep It Long And Straight.

Friday, December 6, 2013

Brian O'Keefe, C.P.G.A.Director of Golf, Head Professional,Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada Straight golf shots are a result of proper hand rotation through impact of the golf ball. In the back swing the club head should be opening up to the point where the leading edge (the bottom of the cl

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Ball position.

Friday, December 6, 2013

Tim Peighal,Director of Operations,Summit Golf Academy,Port Orange, Florida This is something that I think is very overlooked or just taken for granted. I feel it is extremely important to know where the ball is relative to the bottom of the swing, that spot may differ from player to player, b

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Posture And Balance

Friday, December 6, 2013

When I was asked to put together a pro tip for World Golf, many ideas came to me that I wanted to pass on to all golfers. Mike Mathers,CPGA Professional,Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada After some thought, I got away from the quick fix idea and more into the idea of the fundamental swing.

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Putting a Mini Swing in All of Us.

Friday, December 6, 2013

Rick DanrutherPGA Head Golf Professional and Director of Instruction,Twin Oaks Golf Course,San Marcos, California   This article is part of a series which demonstrate a simple method to develop a repeating golf swing and it all begins on the putting green! Putting can be one of the mos

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