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The most Beautiful Golf Swing: Luke Donald

Posted on January 30, 2012 by in Opinion 1
The most Beautiful Golf Swing: Luke Donald

The conventional golf wisdom is that to cope with the length of most tour courses nowadays, golfers have to hit the ball as far as possible. For many years, Tiger Woods length from the tee provided the cornerstone of his success. Many other top golfers now regularly spank the ball 300 yards or more down the fairway as technology has helped the most gifted propel the ball previously unimaginable distances.

What were once tricky par five holes have now become a drive and a mid iron for some players. Some par fours can now be driven from the tee, courses are being feverishly modified to ensure that courses remain competitive for players. This generally entails moving the tee as far back as possible, ideally into the next county.

 

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Where and how to Position a Rake: In or out of the Golf Bunker?

Posted on January 29, 2012 by in Opinion 0
Where and how to Position a Rake: In or out of the Golf Bunker?

Here’s a good question for all you lovers of the Rules of Golf and it is one that certainly had me stumped for a while; where and how do you position a rake at a bunker once you have finished playing your shot from the sand and have prepared the bunker for the next group?

My good friend Tommy Priest told me of a time when he was playing a shot into a green and slightly mishit it, the ball rolled to the side of the green, clattered into the prongs of a rake that had been left at the side of the bunker, deflecting the ball which rolled down, onto the green and into the hole. A freak occurrence this may be, but it does raise the issue of where do you store the rake when you have finished using it.

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Tips on How to Choose a Good Golf Shoe?

Posted on January 23, 2012 by in Opinion 4
Tips on How to Choose a Good Golf Shoe?

A good golf shoe is like a referee in a soccer game, you don’t notice the good ones, only the poor ones. A good golf shoe will fit snugly to your feet, keeping your feet warm, dry and comfortable. They won’t chafe around the angles or heel, or make your feet ache even after 18-holes in tough terrain.

On the other hand, buy the wrong pair of golf shoes and a round can quickly become an ordeal. Aching feet, blisters, sore ankles and heels can quickly turn even the most amiable round of golf into a painful rush to finish. In such circumstances, you cannot concentrate on your golf game as the pain and discomfort from your feet becomes overbearing.

 

FootJoy-MyJoy-cool Golf-Shoes

 

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What Gifts to Give for a Keen Golfer in 2012?

Posted on December 26, 2011 by in Opinion 2
What Gifts to Give for a Keen Golfer in 2012?

Every year golf technology seems to move at a faster and faster pace. It barely seems a few years ago people were marvelling at drivers with metal heads, now we have them forged from titanium, attached to shafts so flexible they could be Olympic gymnasts. Like computer technology, golf manufacturers are always searching for the next big thing and here are some items that may well be top of golfers present list for 2012.

 

1. TaylorMade R11 TP Driver (approximate price : £379)

It’s distinctive white club head has made the TaylorMade R11 the most eye-catching club used on tour this season. With so many pros deciding that the R11 not only looks great, but offers them additional length and distance from the tee, not to mention greater accuracy, with Luke Donald, Dustin Johnson, Justin Rose, Martin Kaymer and Sergio Garcia all using the new driver, it seems likely that many weekend golfers will soon follow in 2012.

 

TaylorMade R11 golf club

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16-year-old Golfer Lexi Thompson Continues to Smash Golfing Records

Posted on December 26, 2011 by in Opinion 0
16-year-old Golfer Lexi Thompson Continues to Smash Golfing Records

She has already featured in these pages for her extraordinary performance in the Navistar LPGA Classic in Alabama earlier this year, but 16-year-old golfing prodigy Lexi Thompson has once again got the golfing world buzzing about her accomplishments thanks to her stunning victory in the Omega Dubai Ladies Masters.

The talented youngster shot a final round 5-under par 67 to win the title and become the youngest winner on the Ladies European Tour in history.

This means that the native Floridian is now the youngest player to have won a tournament on both the LPGA and Ladies European Tour.

“It feels amazing,” Thompson revealed after her victory. “I’m just honoured they invited me back and I’m just grateful to be here.

“I’ve been working on my game really hard and it has paid off,” she revealed.

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iPhone, Android and BlackBerry Golf Apps to Download this Christmas

Posted on December 20, 2011 by in Opinion 0
iPhone, Android and BlackBerry Golf Apps to Download this Christmas

So, you’ve got your new smartphone, the new golf driver is in the bag and you are itching to put both to use out on the course. If you are thinking of teeing the ball up with a new club in hand a new golf app at the ready, which are the best buys this Christmas? Listed below are the top three golf apps for Android, Blackberry and iPhone.

 

Android

1. DroidCaddie Golf (£5.29)

All you need for the perfect round of golf rolled into one handy package. Whether you need GPS capabilities for accurate distances, analysis of your rounds, a scorecard tracker and the ability to export the data to a variety of different devices, DroidCaddie is a great choice for Android. Currently 4,000 courses are available, featuring 1,000 in the UK.

Golf apps for android, iphone, blackberry

 

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Inspirational Stories of Disabled Golfers: Pierre Massard

Posted on December 8, 2011 by in Disabled 1
Inspirational Stories of Disabled Golfers: Pierre Massard

Like many ambitious sportsmen, Pierre Massard has a dream that one day he will compete in the Olympic games. While talent and good fortune may be the barrier for most golfers to achieve this goal, Pierre is slightly different. He is 62-years-old and has been paraplegic since he fell down a mountain 7 years ago.

 

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