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How to hit a bunker shot on the golf course

By titleistchic

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This article illustrates a widely accepted and highly effective method for hitting a golf ball out of a bunker and onto the green near the flag... more »

How to Hit A Fairway Bunker Shot

By Xenos

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Don't you hate those dreaded fairway bunkers? I mean you probably hit a great feeling drive and it rolls too far and winds up in the bunker. Well no need to worry because hitting out of a fairway bunker is actually pretty easy... more »

How to Hit a Flop Shot in Golf

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Golf is a sport that the whole family can participate in and is a great way to hone discipline and training skills. The shots in golf are many and varied. One specific shot that any golfer needs in their bag of tricks is the flop shot. It can ... more »

How to Hit a Flop Shot in Golf

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A flop shot is a high shot that will land softly on the green. It is a critical shot in golf that is needed when you have a tight shot and are unable to play a bump-and-run shot. Follow these steps to hitting successful flop shots... more »

How to Hit a Golf Ball Farther

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When you are improving your golf game, hitting the golf ball farther is important. By hitting the ball farther, you can cut strokes off of your golf score. Although it takes a lot of practice and patience, you can learn how to hit a golf ball ... more »

How to Hit a Golf Ball From a Downhill Lie

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While playing golf on even ground is challenging enough, having to hit the ball uphill, downhill or on any other uneven plane makes it that much harder. One of the more difficult shots in golf is hitting from a downhill lie. This places your back ... more »

How to Hit a Golf Ball From an Uphill Lie

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Golf often requires you to hit shots from sand traps, across water, downhill or uphill. While any shot that's not made from even ground can be difficult, hitting a golf ball on an uphill lie is one of the easiest shots in golf. Once you've ... more »

How to Hit a Golf Ball Longer and Straighter Later in Life

By Lareby

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The fact is, as you get older, you don't hit the golf ball as far or as straight as you once did. So, what can you do about that? It is a question that every "experienced" golfer probably wants answered. The answer is three things: equipment, ... more »

How to Hit a Golf Fairway Shot

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No one looks at the long grass off to the side of the fairway and tries to hit a perfect golf shot to the deep rough. While standing on the tee box, every golfer thinks about hitting the fairway in the perfect position. You need to know how to ... more »

How to Hit a Half-Wedge Shot in Golf

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Hitting a half-wedge shot is a lot tougher than it seems. Unlike driving the ball, which is all about distance, hitting the half-wedge shot in golf is all about accuracy. Factor in tucked-away pins, sloping greens, and a touch of wind and it can ... more »

How to Hit a Hammer Golf Swing

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When it comes to golf, it can seem impossible to perfect your swing so that you hit the ball straight on a consistent basis. Enter the hammer golf swing. This trick of the trade is based on the principal that if you used an elongated hammer to ... more »

How to hit an iron in golf

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This is how you can hit an iron so the ball goes high and far with a nice clean divot... more »

How to Hit Driver Shots for Left-Handed Golfers

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Most golf holes require you to tee-off with a driver. A good driver shot will put you down the fairway within striking distance of the cup. A poor driver shot either leaves you another long shot away from the cup, or worse, off the fairway. The ... more »

How to Hit Golf Shots Squarely

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There was a time when the hardest shot in golf was the "straight shot." Hitting a shot that neither hooked nor sliced was the sign of a perfectly executed shot, but it was also impossible to do on every shot. That's why even the greatest ... more »

How to Hit Iron Shots for Left-Handed Golfers

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Irons are designed for the fairway and lefties have to move the ball from the fairway to the green in a few strokes. Since iron shots are a key part of the golf game, left-handed people need to master the essential iron techniques to play golf at ... more »

How to Hit Out of the Bunker Like Vijay Singh

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The name Vijay is Hindi for lucky. With all the accomplishments of Vijay Singh, luck is just a small part of his success. Singh is one of the best golfers in the world when it comes to hitting out of the bunker. Learn his tricks and your game ... more »

How to Hit Wood Shots for Left-Handed Golfers

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Left-handed golfers need to re-think the rules of posture and swing. Traditional golfing instructions are geared towards right-handed players. The right-hand bias of most golf instruction requires left-handers to develop a mirror image of the ... more »

How to Improve a Golf Swing

By eMerrill

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If you have mastered the basics of a golf swing, now you need simplify your swing thoughts to produce consistency. Try concentrating on only on two basics--balance and rhythm... more »

How to Improve a Golf Swing With Grip

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The grip on a golf club is the number one most important thing you need to focus on and check. How you hold the club will determine how you hit the ball. Imagine your hands are clamps. They need to hold on to the club, without moving. Follow ... more »

How to Improve Alignment in Golf

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The game of golf is based around one simple objective, to get the ball from point A to point B in as few shots as possible. The easiest way to do that is to hit the ball towards the hole. If your alignment is off, you'll never get the ball close ... more »

How to Improve at Mini Golf

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Mini golf is an enjoyable activity that is very social, easy to find, inexpensive and great for dates. The goal of mini golf is to put the ball into the hole while overcoming a series of obstacles on short and fun courses. Here's how to improve ... more »

How to Improve at Putting

By eMerrill

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Practice is the key to improving your putting skills. You need a proper grip, stance and stroke, but only practice will give you the ability to get the speed and direction of your putts right... more »

How to Improve Chipping Technique

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There are many facets to the game of golf. Driving, hitting from the fairway, putting and of course the dreaded chipping. It's that in-between shot which constantly leaves golfers scratching their head as they either overshoot or lay up short of ... more »

How to Improve Drives With a Golf Grip

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The golf philosophy of "grip it and rip it" acknowledges an important fact--golfers' grips play a big role in how they hit their drives. In the past decade, some of the new swing theories combined with the revolutionary changes in driver design ... more »

How to Improve Golf Flexibility

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Having a good golf swing is essential to lowering your score. A good swing takes proper technique, practice and flexibility. The more flexible a golfer is the better she will be able to pivot her hips and shoulders and hit the ball further and ... more »

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