Why Is Golf So Hard? And How to Make It Easier
Golf looks simple: hit a stationary ball towards a hole. Yet it's one of the hardest sports to master. Even the best players miss shots every round. Understanding why golf is hard helps you set…
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Playing Golf with Glasses: Varifocals, Contacts and Sports Frames
Golfers who wear glasses face particular challenges: varifocals that blur the ball at address, frames that block the view of the target, lenses that fog or get wet, and switching between sunglasses…
Risk and Reward in Golf: How to Make Smarter Decisions
Every golfer faces decisions: go for the green over water or lay up? Cut the corner or play safe? Aim at the flag or the middle of the green? Good decisions save more shots than most swing changes…
Golf Tips for Bigger Golfers: Set-Up and Swing Adjustments
Golfers come in all shapes and sizes, and many of the game's longest hitters are big, powerful people. But standard instruction doesn't always suit larger-bodied golfers: arms may not hang the same…
Golf Tips for Tall and Short Golfers: Set-Up, Swing and Clubs
Standard golf clubs are designed for golfers of average height. If you're notably taller or shorter, standard clubs can force you into awkward postures, leading to poor contact and inconsistent…
Eye Dominance in Golf: Does It Affect Your Aim and Putting?
Most people have a dominant eye, the eye the brain relies on more for visual information. In golf, eye dominance can affect how you see your target, how you aim and how you line up putts. Some…
Golf Rules Myths: 15 Things Many Golfers Get Wrong
The Rules of Golf were modernised significantly in recent years, but many golfers still play by old rules, rules they half-remember, or rules that never existed. Some myths cost golfers penalty…
How to Read a Golf Hole from the Tee
Good golfers seem to know where to hit the ball on every hole, even on courses they've never played. That's because they read the hole before they swing: where the danger is, which side is safe…
How to Bounce Back After a Bad Hole in Golf
Every golfer has bad holes. A drive out of bounds, a duffed chip, a three-putt, and suddenly a promising round is in trouble. What separates good scorers from the rest is not avoiding bad holes, but…
Should You Use a Line on Your Golf Ball? Pros, Cons and How To
Many golfers draw a line on their golf ball and use it to aim putts and tee shots. Others find the line distracting and prefer to aim without it. There's no right answer, but there are good and bad…
Putting on Fast and Slow Greens: How to Adjust Your Pace
Every course has different greens, and the same greens change with the weather and the time of day. A putt that rolls perfectly on your home course can race six feet past on slick tournament greens…
Golf Myths Debunked: 15 Things Golfers Get Wrong
Golf is full of advice. Some of it comes from coaches, some from friends, some from playing partners on the first tee, and a surprising amount of it is wrong, or only right for some golfers…