Archive for May, 2008
Sunday, May 11th, 2008
1. Check Your Grip
Choking your club would definitely not help you in giving you more momentum in hitting the ball. Make your grip never too light or too tight. Try a drill using a toothpaste tube opened and try swinging with it. If the toothpaste comes out of the tube, you could tell that your grip is too tight. If you see the tube itself flying, tighten a little bit your grip.
2. Observe Your Posture
Your posture affects the place in your club that hits your ball dramatically. Leaning too forward would have your club dig the green and therefore loss momentum in hitting the ball. Leaning too back would let you hit the ball only partially which would also not transfer the most momentum to the ball.
3. Adjust Your Stance
Make sure you are pointing to the right direction as you may be performing the correct swing but aiming for the wrong thing. Make sure both of your feet are levelled with each other. Please also do make sure that both your feet are pointing to your intended target. Sometimes, these little refinements do count in your game.
4. Hit the Ball, As Naturally as Possible
Remove the outside noise you are hearing by focusing on the ball. Forget analyzing your back swing while you perform it, instead, analyze your swing after you have performed it. You will always find mistakes at your swing so, swing as naturally as possible as your current swing would most likely yield you the best accuracy and range you could get as of that moment.
Playing good golf is easier said than done. The right habits and the right attitude would set you ahead of the others. Follow these four steps and see your game improve in no time.
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Sunday, May 11th, 2008
Very often neglected for some, and for others unaware of, player etiquette on the green is as important as the game itself. It allows you to successfully play the round while letting others to enjoy the experience too. Here are some things you need to know about golfing etiquette.
1. Let them Hole Out First
Even though how slow they play, let them hole out. Never, under any circumstances, allow yourself to take “overtake” the other group.
2. Speed Your Game
Perform a dry swing only once and grab your next club while approaching your ball are two of some of the simple steps you could make in speeding up your game and letting others enjoy the golfing experience too.
3. Avoid Course Damage
Step on the grass after you performed your swing to let the grass grow again. Rake the bunker after you made the shot. This not only shows how a gentleman should treat the course.
4. Avoid Causing Distractions
Howling is completely rude and unacceptable. The only time you shout is the only time you have to say “Fore” in order to ensure the safety of other players. As much as possible, put your cellular phones in vibrate mode or switch them off. Some courses enforce the “No Cellphone” rule in some of their greens in order to maintain tranquillity. Please do follow them.
Golf is not only about it’s game but It also became important to let every player learn that golf is also considered a gentleman’s sport. So the next time you go to the green, please put in mind these 5 points.
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Saturday, May 3rd, 2008
The recent winner of the 2008 Byron Nelson Championship in Irving, Texas, Adam Derek Scott, was born in Adelaide Australia. Although he resides in Switzerland and play Professional Golf at the European PGA Tour, Adam attended his college at the University of Nevada.
Adam was born on July 16, 1980. As of this moment, he is one of only three golfers born in the 1980s who have made the top ten in the Official World Golf Rankings thus, being one of the most promising players in golf. Adam is also gossiped to be the natural successor of one of his golf mentors, Greg Norman. In fact, Norman’s former caddy teamed up with Scott in 2001.
Scott started his golfing career with his victories on the 1996 and 1997 Australian Junior Championship, the 1996 New Zealand Junior Championship and the 1997 Doug Sanders World Junior Championship.
In 2000, Adam turned professional.
In 2004, Adam continued his rise in rankings with a memorable and stunning win at the PLAYERS Championship picking up a lofty $1.44 million for his efforts. Adam backed up this victory with another at the Booz Allen Classic equaling the tournament record of 21 under 263 held by Billy Andrade and Jeff Sluman in 1991. He managed seven top-10 finishes in just 16 starts leading him to a season-ending world ranking of 11.
In 2005, Adam was awarded the Australasian Order of Merit.
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Friday, May 2nd, 2008
A wedge that could give prudence to your mistakes, this Titleist Vokey Design Spin Milled Wedge was created with an innovation that started from the manufacturing process of the club. A special circular saw style cutting tool is used in creating precise grooves with steeper draft angle and a tighter edge radius for increased friction. This innovation gives the Vokey design an additional of 30% more groove volume than a conventional wedge. This provides a more consistent and higher spin on both full and partial wedge shots. Made with 8620 mild carbon steel with your choice of tour chrome or oil can finish, the club now empower you to choose the degree of feel you are comfortable. Club lofts starts at 54.10 degrees to 60.08 degrees. Prices start at $120.00 in the United States.
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Thursday, May 1st, 2008
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Born on Feb. 22, 1963 this golfing prodigy, whose roots are from Fiji, became one of the best players in the golfing world according to Barron Williams of Player Profile.
Vijay inherited his love for golf from his father, an aircraft technician and a golf teacher. He became turned professional in 1982 and won the Malaysian open shortly after two years.
In 1985, Singh was involved with allegations of cheating over an Asian Tour Event. He allegedly altered his scorecard in an attempt to make a cut. Singh denied the accusations, yet the committee decided to suspend him for the whole Asian Tour.
In 1988, he went out to resurrect his career by winning the Nigerian Open. He also went to join the European PGA Tour for 5 years. In 1993, he joined the U.S. PGA and was named rookie of the year.
In 2003, Singh posted 4 wins, 14 top 10 finishes and led the money bag in the PGA tour. He was also named player of the year.
An explosive 2004 happened in Vijay’s golfing career. Vijay made 12 top 10s in a row, 9 wins, a record which only 6 players in the PGA Tour history in winning 9 times in a season. He reportedly made $10,000,000 in that season, the first golfer to do so.
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