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38 articles tagged “practice”.
You can have a perfect putting stroke and still miss most of your putts if you read the green wrongly. Every putt is a combination of two decisions — line and speed — and both depend on understanding…
Golf is a social game. Most golfers play in pairs, threes and fourballs, share the banter on the walk between shots and finish the round with a drink at the "19th hole". But a growing number of…
Most golfers only practise when they are at the course. But time, weather and money often get in the way — especially in winter, when courses close, days are short and driving ranges are cold. The…
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…
Sometimes all it takes is one good tip to unlock a better round. A small change to your set-up, a smarter decision on a par 5 or a new way of practising putting can save several strokes. This guide…
One of the most common reasons people give up golf — or never start — is time. A full round can take four hours or more, plus travel, warm-up and the drink afterwards. Add work, family, household…
Breaking 100 is the first great milestone in golf, and it is far more achievable than most players think. You do not need a tour-quality swing, a new driver or hours of practice every day. You need a…
Most amateur golfers arrive at the course, tie their shoes and walk straight to the first tee. Then they wonder why the first three holes are a struggle. A cold body cannot make a full, athletic…
Putting accounts for a large share of the strokes in a typical round — often well over a third. Yet most golfers spend almost all of their practice time on the range. If you regularly three-putt, the…
Most golfers want a lower handicap, but few have a plan to get there. They buy a new driver, take a lesson on the full swing, hit more balls at the range — and their handicap barely moves. The reason…
Walk along any driving range and you will see the same scene: golfers hitting driver after driver as fast as they can rake the next ball over. It feels productive. It is mostly exercise. Studies of…
Almost every golfer reaches a point where practice alone stops working. You hit bucket after bucket at the range, watch videos and read tips, yet the same slice or the same thin chip keeps appearing…
