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Every good golfer has the ability to control his or her shots. Every good golfer learns that it is one thing to swing a golf club, but it is another thing to know what position the club is in while it is being swung.

Well, once you learn the difference between letting your club fall open on the backswing and or keeping it closed, square, or in position as you make your swing, you will begin to play golf. Your shots start to go straighter, and you will begin to play golf as one ought to play it if you use each club for the shot or purpose for which it was designed.

1. A golf club will only do what the player makes it do.
2. Each club is designed for a specific purpose, and only when it is applied to the ball in its true, natural state will it produce the effect for which it was designed.
3. Basically, there are only three clubs in golf:
4. The driver shaped so that it drives the ball on a low trajectory and is therefore used for distance shots.
5. The iron, formerly called a lofter, does exactly what the name implies it lofts, or lifts the ball. This club is used to place the ball into position in certain spots on the fairway or on the green
6. The putter, which would be better named a roller, is so designed that it rolls the ball; therefore, it is the club used to accomplish the very purpose of the game roll the ball into the cup.

However, golfers are not limited or restricted to these three clubs. Golfers get themselves a set of two or three, more generally four, but sometimes even five, drivers. They carry a set of three or six, most generally a set of eight, irons. They usually add to this outfit a heavy weighted club to get the ball out of deep grass or sand traps. In addition, the above clubs, along with a putter, generally constitute the set of 14 clubs that a golfer is permitted to use in tournament play.

Now, having such an outfit is a perfect waste of material unless each and every club is swung in the same way so that the various differences in the shapes of the clubs can each perform their objectives. In other words, golf is an easy game to play, because the player has a specific club or tool for each shot or effect that is desired. All he has to do is to learn the one basic swing and apply it to each club.

By comparison, the game of tennis is difficult. In tennis, the player has only one club or one racquet, the ball is never in the same position it is either high or low, in front of him or behind him and to make his shots successfully the tennis player must learn and be able to play several different strokes. However, not so the golfer. If he correctly learns the one stroke, he can simply let the club do the work.

Every year after the long hibernation of winter, we dust off our bags, shine up our shoes, polish our clubs, and head off to the golf course to play the gentlemen’s game of golf. So I thought that this would be a wonderful time to think about why we play golf, and review some points of golf etiquette. There is an old golf saying, “Play the ball as it lies, play the course as you find it, and if you cannot do either, do what is fair.” We would always do well to follow this simple rule as it makes the game more enjoyable for everyone concerned.

Golf is a social game, and you frequently find an interesting mix of players on the course at any given time.
So, as we begin a new season of play, this is a wonderful time to think about why we play golf, and review some points of golf etiquette.

Always think safety. There are little, round projectiles sailing past you on all sides. Look where you aim to make sure that there are no other players in your path. Keep your eyes open for a stray ball plummeting from the sky, and sound the alert, “Fore!” if you’ve hit a wild one!

Be considerate of other players in the group by limiting your movement and taking care to speak quietly especially when other players are lining up their shots. You will appreciate it when your friends afford you the same courtesy.

Be aware of your pace of play. Try to rate yourself to the pace of the course on any given day, but if that is just not working, always be polite and allow a faster group to play through, and try not to breathe down the neck of the group in front of you.

Do your absolute best to leave the course as you found it. Everyone causes a divot at some point in his golf career, and there is no shame in this. Leaving it in disrepair, however, is just plain inconsiderate. This same rule would apply to leaving ball marks on the greens. Somewhat in the same vein, when you plow through a bunker, the rake is provided for a reason, to make it like you were never there!

By just putting a little thought into your fellow golfers, you can make everyone’s golfing day the best one — so far anyway!

One of the problems that I see a lot on the golf course is someone who is trying to improve their golf swing and tries to take every bit of advice that they hear. There are many different opinions on the perfect golf swing and if you listen to all of them you get conflicting advice. This can do more harm than good.

If you are new to golf then I suggest you go take a lesson from an instructor with a good reputation before you ever attempt to play golf. It is very easy to pick up bad habits if you try to figure it all out on your own. If you take a lesson when first starting, you will learn good golf technique before you pick up these bad habits.

There are a lot of golf training videos and many other training programs out there and if you listen to all of them you will probably never get good at golf. I’m not saying that there aren’t a lot of good lessons to be had but there are so many different ideas on what will make you a better golfer that you can easily get information overload and that can be counter-productive. Pick one golf training exercise and stay with it.

Practice what you learn at home and at the driving range until it becomes second nature to you. I don’t mean practice for ten minutes before you head to the links, I mean set aside some time to practice every day. Many parts of a program don’t require you to actually hit a ball.
Practice the grip that they show you. Put the club down, pick it up and grip it correctly. Do this over and over because you don’t ride around the golf course with a club gripped in your hands. You need to grip it every shot, right?
Practice your stance and any exercises the program suggests to do it properly.

There are loads of information and golf training material on the market. Pick one and practice it again and again. If you haven’t improved by the end of a golf season then you may want to consider something else but do yourself a favor and give your chosen golf training material a fair chance before you move on to something else.

Most golfers don’t know that eighty percent of the world’s golfers have a handicap of 18 or more. The biggest concerns of golfers today are inconsistency first of all, followed by slicing and distance. Golf is a difficult game to master and most golfers don’t have the time it takes to practice, practice, and practice to significantly improve.

Keep the good energy flowing and don’t give in to any negative thoughts. Approach the game with a positive attitude and repeat affirmations if you can, such as “I play great golf all the time.” Visualize where you would like the ball to land, as you swing.

Use the muscles in your legs and trunk when you swing. Make sure to use the proper technique. Accomplished golfers purposely use sidespin to steer their ball around obstacles or towards the safe side of fairways and greens.

Use the basic ‘hitchhiker’ position when you’re working on your backswing. As the body matures, the ability to rotate the upper torso is affected by age, and the hand action can also slow down requiring a slightly stronger grip. The most important thing about the golf swing is the angle and not the strength that’s applied to it.

Trust your golf club to do the job it was intended to do. It’s difficult for a golfer to practice hitting shots longer than short pitch shots unless one pays to play golf or pays to practice at a driving range or indoor golf training facility. Try not to grip the club too tightly.

Putting can become a nightmare and a condition called the ‘yips’ has affected not only amateurs but professionals as well; get expert advice and consider a golf swing aid. Many golfers who are strongly left-handed in their daily life prefer the right-handed swing.

To prevent injury and improve swing speed and distance requires your body to be both strong and flexible. It’s no secret; most of the professional players actively participate in workouts. The state of the physical condition is very often overlooked as a possible cause of golf swing problems.

Golf swing aids come in all shapes and sizes including apparel type accessories to correct alignment or a club add-on accessory to monitor your swing. Aids can be found online and are often cheaper. There are aids that will help you with swing alignment.

Be careful about the claims on TV commercials and magazine ads; seek expert advice before you buy because they may not live up to their claims. Golf swing aids will improve your game. Golf magazines often review the newest golf swing aids and are reviewed by golfers, making it easy to choose the right one for you.

If you’re looking for an aid to improve your stance they’re not hard to find. Keep in mind that with some golf swing aids, you may still need advice or help from an expert. If you’re a golfing novice just starting out, it’s easy to become overwhelmed.

Whether you’re a seasoned golfer or just starting out, pick just one aid and go to work on your swing. You can find golf swing aids that will help you with your wrist and arm position.

With plenty of practice, a better golf swing will be the end result. Practice, practice, practice! When you play a round of golf, concentrate on improving your golf swing, putting or something specific that day; have a plan in mind.

Do you want to practice your chipping without the hassle of setting up your net and trying to find room to store it?

The SKLZ Fly Trap Chipping Net has the fastest up/down action available with its umbrella-style design. You can set it up instantly and fold it down for compact and easy storage.

The 5 different sized golf targets will give you all the challenge and fun you need.

SKLZ Fly Trap Chipping Net Features:

* Umbrella action net – fastest fold-up/fold-down available in golf
* Makes it easy for golfers to practice their chipping just about anywhere
* Multiple target sizes and heights for varied shots and difficulty
* For indoor or outdoor chipping practice
* Lightweight construction, heavy-duty net
* Folds down for easy storage
* Includes carry bag

The Sklz Perfect Plane is designed to teach you the perfect putting stroke to deliver consistent and flush putts.

Are you on the correct putting plane and squaring the clubface at the point of impact? You might be surprised.

Practice putting with the Perfect Plane will help you find out for sure and develop the proper arc for a consistent putting stroke that delivers good distance control and flush putts.

Sklz Perfect Plane Features:

* Teaches correct stroke path, proper acceleration, and how to square the club face
* Unique shape sets the club on proper plane throughout the putting stroke
* Includes guides to even out stroke length
* Can be used on the practice green, at home, or in the office
* Players can use their own putters

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Anyone involved in the golf business knows that the past year has been one of our most challenging, despite the return of Tiger Woods. Professional golf hasn’t suffered, at least not to the extent of recreational golf as an industry has. The PGA still sells out events, drawing crowds and raking in money from television deals, product endorsements and video games. But ask the pro at your local golf course and chances are you’ll hear a different story. The club I work for is in the same boat. With the country firmly in recession and people cutting back on expenditures and luxuries, maintaining a membership at the country club, or even playing a few rounds a month at the golf course is frequently low on the list of family priorities. Which begs the question: if memberships and bookings are down significantly, how does a golf course reduce costs? Because if revenue takes a hit for an extended period of time at the same time that costs remain constant (or increase), the situation usual ends with the course shutting down.

We had an all staff meeting and implemented suggestions from every department from the green keepers to the pros and even the kitchen staff. Did you ever see the episode of Arrested Development where Lucille was shocked by being served “curly fries” at her country club? Well, don’t laugh; we downscaled our menu and added items like gourmet hamburgers and curly fires in place of the bacon wrapped fillets. We dimmed the lighting during evening hours, offered half-price green fees on Sundays, two-for-one yearly memberships, and even went so far as to buy grass seed in bulk from a discount supplier instead of the premium product our groundskeeper had used for decades. Perfect greens aren’t going to be appreciated if there’s no-one around to hit a ball, after all.

One of our biggest savings was in the golf cart pool. We have a significant investment in carts due to an older demographic and extensive grounds; we have sixty carts in service, which is probably more than a lot of courses. Servicing those carts can be an expensive proposition, but our cart wrangler/mechanic came up with the brilliant idea of buying replacement parts from an online supplier instead of our usual source. It’s shaved a considerable amount off of his maintenance budget, but an unexpected bonus has been more uptime for the carts. His online supplier always has what’s needed in stock instead of having to source it and shipments usually arrive within 24 hours. That’s one change that will remain in place even after the economy has bounced back.

One of the most popular methods of saving money on golf balls is to search the golf course for golf balls fellow golfers have lost. This can be time consuming, but can also be very rewarding. Looking through bushes on the golf course, can find you hundreds of used golf balls.

When you have found a good supply of used golf balls, you will need to give them a good clean. They should clean up like new. We will show you how to clean your golf balls so you can make the most out of the used balls you find.

The first option and of course the least expensive way to clean you used golf balls is a bucket of hot soapy water in your own back yard. You can clean large quantities of dirty golf balls all at the same time. Of course this does take time especially when they all need shining up again afterwards.

All golf courses have professional golf ball cleaning machines that you can use. You might choose to purchase a golf ball cleaner for your own home. There several different machines that you can choose from. From larger professional sized ones to smaller and more affordable golf ball cleaners. They even make them small enough to fit on your belt, so you can carry it round the golf course with you. The only disadvantage of these gold ball cleaners is that they only clean one golf ball at a time.

When playing a round of golf, your balls can get very dirty, so clean your golf balls from time to time. Keeping your golf balls clean and shiny will make them easier for you to handle and will avoid negatively impacting the ball’s speed or spin.

Whether you find used golf balls on the course or buy them from a pawn shop or second hand shop, they probably need shining up. It’s always a good idea to clean used golf balls.

So, whatever your preferences for cleaning used golf balls, it will probably depend on your time and financial commitments.

Happy golfing.