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Your scorecard tells you how many strokes you took. It does not tell you why. Two golfers can both shoot 92 in completely different ways: one hits the ball well from tee to green but three-putts six…
Every shot in golf starts with a decision: which club? With up to fourteen clubs in the bag, distances that change with the weather, and lies that range from perfect fairway to buried rough, the…
Golf trips are one of the great joys of the game — new courses, new scenery and days of golf with friends. But getting your clubs there and back in one piece can be stressful. Airlines and baggage…
Golf clubs are often the most expensive piece of golf equipment you will ever buy. Yet many golfers spend hundreds on a new set and then leave the clubs caked in mud, stored in a damp garage and…
The slice is the most common miss in golf. Most amateur golfers fight it at some point: the ball starts left of the target (for a right-handed golfer), then curves sharply to the right, losing…
Every golfer wants more distance. Longer drives leave shorter approach shots, shorter approaches mean more greens hit, and more greens mean lower scores. But the most common way golfers try to gain…
The backswing lasts less than a second, yet it sets up everything that follows. A good backswing puts the club in a position from which a powerful, accurate downswing is easy. A poor one forces you…
Buying a gift for a golfer sounds easy. In practice, it can be surprisingly tricky. Golfers can be particular about their equipment, many already own the basics, and it is hard to know whether a…
Chipping is the fastest way to lower your scores. Every golfer misses greens — even skilled players miss several a round, and most club golfers miss far more. Each time you do, a good chip can turn a…
Few shots cause as much anxiety as the bunker shot. Many golfers would rather be almost anywhere than in the sand — and that fear often creates exactly the mistakes they dread: leaving the ball in…
Wedges are the scoring clubs. From around 30 to 120 yards, good wedge play turns approach shots into birdie chances and saves par after a wayward drive. Poor wedge play — balls flying over the green…
Golf has a language of its own. On your first visit to a course you may hear that someone "found the beach", "lipped out", "flushed a 7-iron" or "needs a lot of strokes on the back nine". It can feel…
