Tag: 120 Timeless Golf Lessons
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Chipping Chain – Short Game Golf Lesson
You probably already know that you don not want your chip shots landing right next to the flag. You want them to land on the green and roll towards the flag. So to hole chipping shots you have to be precise with your landing spots. This exercise will help you to develop a feel for the kind of accuracy…
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Birdie Book – Mental Game Golf Lesson
You have probably seen the professional caddies using a birdie book on broadcasts of golf tournaments. They are a valuable tool for course management and understanding the course. Do you have a birdie book for your local golf course? If not, I want you to start one right now. You can even use your journal, if you like to.…
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Copycat – Full Swing Golf Lesson
With modern technology it is quite easy to look at a lot of professional swings in a short amount of time. Just jump onto YouTube and search for your favourite pro and the words “swing analysis”. You will find a lot of videos of professional swings in slow motion and very high quality. Trying to mimic a professional swing…
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The Ladder Drill – Short Game Chipping Golf Lesson
Distance control is one of the most important aspects of chipping. When you are able to control the distance of your chip shots reliably you can act confidently around the green. Take a couple of your clubs, maybe five to six, and place them evenly spaced on the green, but keep your chipping gear (wedges and irons).…
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Golf is a Numbers Game – Mental Game Golf Lesson
At the end of the day a great drive counts as much as a short putt. The score card is indifferent to your game. But if you do not keep track of your rounds properly, you do not know where your weak spots are and what you have to work on. The message is: How do you…
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The Par-3 Challenge – Course Strategy Golf Lesson
In the end every hole is virtually a Par-3. When you have made a successful approach (one shot on a Par-4 or two shots on a Par-5) you should be playing a Par-3. So if you want to play good golf, you must be able to make good tee shots and finish Par-3s effortlessly. Of course this is a…