The game of golf relies heavily on two things, the skill of the golfer and the quality of equipment that he or she is using. Each year new golf clubs, balls and tees enter the market. Each new product boasts an improvement over last years model or perhaps their competitors. Along with this increase in performance comes another increase; the price. With so much of your hard earned money being spent on keeping up with the best equipment, selecting...more
Gone are the days of the traditional golf courses and designs. As more and more sports enthusiasts migrate across the spectrum of sports available, the need for boundary pushing, genre-bending alternatives to sectors that have long sat comfortably in the same niche is needed. One such sport is the game of golf. For years, the idea of the typical 18 hole course has been one that is prevalent among those that play. Below is a compilation of some of...more
How do I improve my golf driving distance? I hear this question daily. This is the dream of almost every amateur golfer. To hit it longer. To achieve this goal is not what you pictured. Stop buying more clubs! Don't hit another practice ball! And even take a break from your golf instructor.There is no mystery to keeping your drives straight once you admit to yourself that you need help. The first step is admission, the second step is to seek help. Not just any persons help, you need to find someone who knows what they are talking about. Now to achieve longer golf driving distance and keep your ball accurate and straight is no mean feat, ask any professional, never mind an amateur, they will all tell you they struggled with this problem and to overcome it they too sought help.As you may well already have noticed, as golfers we're continuously seeing golf clubs being advertised, with the manufacturers telling us that their best golf clubs will allow you to hit your ball an extra 20 or 30 yards without any additional effort. Excuse my language, but in my opinion, it's a load of bullshit because you, and only you, are responsible for the way you swing your club. If you're physically...more
Have you ever noticed that the harder you swing the golf club the less farther it goes? Yet, how many times have you played golf with the guy who thinks he has to take a rip at the ball like he was trying to make it explode? In this and other golf swing instructions you're going to discover how a smooth golf swing will not only have you hitting the...more
There once was a boy from Northern Ireland, who took the golfing world by storm. It sounds like a fairytale and that is what the career of the worlds number one golfer, Rory McIlroy, has been thus far. The rise from a hugely promising youngster to a world star has been meteoric. The year of 2012 has been so good to Rory McIlroy that the clamber to...more
There is something evocative about a luscious green links golf course on a bracing spring morning. Traditionally set in areas of high rainfall and changeable weather, on a bright sunny day links courses can come alive. Links courses are often battered by unpredictable weather conditions making them a hugely testing course for both professional and amateur players. Based in breathtaking locations, it can sometimes feel like you are standing on the edge of the world with just you, a golf club and a ball. Links golf courses were where the game of golf was first played in Scotland over six hundred years ago. Links is roughly translated as rising ground, ridge, which adequately describes how complex and challenging the courses can be to negotiate. Every player wants to challenge their game on the most demanding courses and luckily three of the best links golf courses call the UK their home, they are:St AndrewsSt Andrews offers every golfer a spine-tingling experience from the first tee to the eighteenth. All of the worlds best players throughout the ages have suffered at some time on the windswept home of links golf. The old course, crafted by nature is an intoxicating mix of the lumps...more
When people retire it can become an extremely hard time in their lives. Having worked for nearly forty years, retirement leaves a huge hole in peoples lives. Some find this loss very hard to deal with and can become lost as what to do with the spare...more
Golf is not a sport for everybody because there is so much that goes into it and you have to have a dedication to the sport in order to be good. Those who choose to put the time and effort can become good golfers, maybe not good enough for a PGA...more
Before we go any further we first must define what "golf tempo" really is. This is the fluid motion, speed, and rate of your swing as you go back, then through the ball, and finish the swing. The best golf swings have always been those with great...more
Swing Like The Best With The Medicus Golf Swing Trainer There are an overwhelming number of golf swing trainers available today. How do you know what is right for you? You need a swing trainer that gives instant feedback and none are...more
Golf Gift Ideas For Groomsmen Most of the time, gifts are thought out from the hobby, pastime, and lifestyle of the groomsmen to make sure that they will get appreciated.Among the most popular gifts for groomsmen are golf-related...more
Bird Watching More Popular Than Golfing? Bird houses, also known as nesting houses are very popular. And there are many reason why bird lovers build them. The main reason, naturally, is to furnish a home for many bird species. But,...more