| Saturday, April 20, 2024 |
Last week we shared a success story from the Women's British Open, about Georgia Hall winning on Tour for the first time! And how important it is that if you have a young daughter in your life, that you should encourage her to play golf. Golf is truly the one sport which you can keep playing long into your older age and still have plenty of fun.
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| | The right Grind adds versatility to your game making it easier to play various greenside shots. Especially on the wedges you use around the green, spend time getting the right ‘Grind’ and ‘Bounce’. Manufacturers have introduced two main ‘Grinds’ to make greenside shots easier: | | | | | The right grind on a Wedge that supports the way you’re likely to use that Wedge, will make shot-making easier. You might use different Wedges in different ways, so it’s not one Grind fits all. Next time you’re looking at Wedges, make sure you get fitted. | | |
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| | We’re two weeks in to some simple advice on how to improve your score using the Par 3 holes. They’re an opportunity for everyone. Removing risk helps. Simple Tip #3 Where’s the easiest and safest target? Before you even look for the flag, find the point on the green that gives you the largest room for error. | | | In this example, even going over the back of the target area marked will leave you a chip and putt for a 3, so you’re looking at a 4 at worst. Go at the flag and the consequences of a miss could be much greater. Even if you fly the flag and land in the bunker, you’re then faced with a bunker shot back towards water. Going at the flag is a 2 or bust! | | | You’ll be faced with a course management challenge on all approach shots, not just Par 3’s. Try playing a round where you take a ‘safety first’ approach to every shot. Check out your score. Is it an improvement if you play within yourself? Course management is an important part of your game; if you’d be interested in an accompanied round to help with your course management, | | | |