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A Beginner’s Golf Guide: What every new golfer should know when picking up the game

Sun, 02 Aug 2020 18:59:37 +0000

There has never been a better time to learn golf, and if you’ve come this far, it’s probably because you’ve figured that out on your own. By its nature, golf is uniquely suited for a social-distancing world—it’s a game played over a vast outdoor space, a worthwhile source of exercise, a diversion for the mind.

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QUIZ: Are you helping or hurting your golf partners’ performance?

Mon, 27 Jul 2020 08:37:52 +0000

“There’s guys that are a shot, maybe a two-shot penalty when you see their name on that sheet,” Watson said. “You know, yeah, I look forward to seeing who the pairings are and sometimes I start praying early trying to get a good one.” For years, Golf Digest has discussed the traits that make for

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Michael Thompson hit one of golf’s hardest shots perfectly when he needed to most

Sun, 26 Jul 2020 16:17:56 +0000

Playing something from the sand 40 yards from the target is tricky because it’s in the “dead zone.” First off, it’s hard to commit to a technique. Do you blast it out, or do you play it like a pitch shot? Second, it’s a shot few players practice very often. Even tour players experience a

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The 5 things you need to focus on to shoot your career round

Tue, 21 Jul 2020 06:58:03 +0000

Handicaps are a funny thing. Your expectations about where you might shoot are guided mostly by your index. So as a 15-handicapper, you already know you’re most likely to shoot in the 90s before you even hit a practice shot. What every golfer craves is stealth info, a secret of sorts to break through to

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How to make your golf swing more athletic

Mon, 20 Jul 2020 14:48:27 +0000

Part of the reason professional athletes generate so much power and speed in their golf swing is because they figured out how to apply their own athletic skills to the golf swing. Develop a more athletic swing with help from Top 50 Fitness Instructor, Milo Bryant. Bryant mentions the phases of throwing and how they

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Phil Mickelson’s odd new putting stroke might be hiding a bigger issue

Sat, 18 Jul 2020 06:19:00 +0000

“That’s what I think it is, personally…the yips,” says Golf Digest 50 Best Teacher and tour short game guru Kevin Weeks. “He’s doing something he has to do to get control again over the face. He’s done the claw or the saw before, so he’s had some issues, and this is another step toward finding

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How Tiger Woods’ stinger has evolved over his career

Wed, 15 Jul 2020 05:37:46 +0000

I developed this low-flying tee shot in the late ’90s to make sure I could compete in any condition. The stinger would give me an advantage on windy Open Championship days, when you really can’t control anything that flies too high. It wasn’t an easy shot to master. I had to get stronger, particularly in

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Would you bet on yourself to make a 5-footer for cash? A 15-footer? A popular question demands further analysis

Tue, 14 Jul 2020 13:29:12 +0000

By now you might have seen the question circulating around social media about which distance putt you would choose for a certain amount of money. There are a bunch of variations, but it goes something like this: Put aside the first question about who exactly would be sponsoring this fictitious endeavor, and focus instead on

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Why Your Game NEEDS Justin Leonard’s New Digital Golf Fitness Program

Tue, 14 Jul 2020 05:28:02 +0000

At 48 years old and retired from the PGA Tour, Justin Leonard isn’t the first name you think of when it comes to golf fitness. Make no mistake, the Aspen, Colo. transplant whose lifestyle includes mountain biking, hiking, skiing and working on his new digital golf fitness program and mobile app with pain specialist Jeremy

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Three of the most intimidating shots everybody faces, and how you can hit them better

Fri, 10 Jul 2020 03:57:37 +0000

Sure, anybody can dial up a stock image of Cypress Point and terrify you about a shot you have to hit with 240 yards of miracle carry in a 30-mph wind. But what about the scariest shots you’re going to face the very next time you play, at your regular course? We enlisted the help

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