December 7th, 2007 at 10:03pm Under Tips and Tricks
Almost every single golfer would love to increase the power of their swing. Here is one very quick tip on what to make sure to do in order to get the most power out of your swing. Use your body! A lot of people will try to smack the ball using their arms for their power. But truly, you get so much more power when you use your body. That is probably the key thing to remember while your swinging.
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December 5th, 2007 at 06:42am Under Tips and Tricks
Some people will tell you that a big part of golf is keeping a good attitude. And that couldn’t be any more true. Golf can be a mind game. If you hit a bad shot, you can’t be putting yourself down for the rest of the round. It will effect how you play in a very poor way. You need to be thinking, “every shot is a new shot”. I promise you, if you do this, you have much better chances of hitting your next few shots much better then you would if you put yourself down. So just remember, it’s all in the mind.
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December 4th, 2007 at 12:11am Under Short Game
When you go out on a very windy day to play a round of golf, it can get very hard to chip. The biggest mistake someone could probably make would be to just ignore the heavy winds while chipping and aim the ball directly at the hole. Instead of ignoring the winds, you should be thinking of the winds as a break on the green. Lets say you feel a heavy wind from right to left while you’re chipping. You would want to aim to the right of the green, and the wind should push the ball left towards the hole as long as you hit it correctly. The same works vice versa.
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December 3rd, 2007 at 02:34am Under Miscellaneous+ Tips and Tricks
Are you having a hard time deciding whether to begin or continue taking golf lessons? Well, you need to decide if it is worth the money because they are extremely expensive these days. To decide whether it is worth it or not, ask yourself how many times you practice in between lessons. If you were to begin or continue lessons about once a week, you should be practicing about 3-4 times in between lessons. If you have lessons twice a week, you should be practicing about 2-3 times in between lessons. Once you begin taking 3 golf lessons a week, it really isn’t worth it from my prospective just because you don’t get enough time to practice what you are learning. I hope this was helpful!
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December 2nd, 2007 at 02:02am Under Before Playing and After Playing+ Tips and Tricks
When you go to play a round of golf, it can become quite costly. What most golf courses do not tell you, is that at certain times of the day, you can get discount golf rates. Usually, this is referred to “Twilight Hour” or “Happy Hour”. If you want to find out if the golf course your going to has these special rates, some of the time, you can look it up online, but it would be best just to call the golf course and ask if they have special pricing during special hours. Some golf courses may or may not offer discounted golf rates at certain times, but a lot will. 
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December 1st, 2007 at 12:44am Under Fairway Shots+ Short Game
Has your ball ever landed on an up-hill slope? Well, that happens to me all of the time. But when it does happen, I will tell you one thing not to do. Don’t swing regularly like you would at any other shot. That is just asking for trouble. First of all, your ball will not go directly to where you were aiming. What you want to do instead is sweep the ball. What I mean by sweeping the ball is on you back swing, don’t take your club higher than your knee. And then for your through-swing, just follow it up the slope. This will give you the best possible swing for an up-hill hit.
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November 28th, 2007 at 12:41am Under Driving+ Setting Up
On a regular golf course, on most of the holes you play, you will be needing to hit your driver. Whenever setting up your shot to use your driver, there are two simple rules you must remember. One is to never have your golf tee with the ball leaning one way or the other. Try to make it as straight up as possible so that the ball won’t pop way up or just roll on the ground (It happens to the best of us). The second thing to remember is when you line up to hit your ball, make sure the ball is lined up with your big toe on your front foot. That is probably the most important thing to remember. These simple rules will make or break your drive.
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