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By Shama 1 comments
Calculating your golf handicap is a great way to figure out where you stand in comparison to other golfers. It's also a great way to track the progress in your golf game. Seeing your handicap improve is as good a feeling as a double birdie! ... more »
By eHow Sports & Fitness Editor 0 comments
If you want to shave strokes off your golf game quickly, chipping and putting is the key. The professional golfers on various tours can chip golf balls close to the pins when they miss the green. Where an amateur may have to make a 20-foot putt ... more »
By golfsavvy 1 comments
With the changeable weather you'll need changeable clothing to play better in the Spring. Follow these guidelines for layering to keep up with the changes... more »
By eMerrill 0 comments
You can’t choose a putter that suits your putting stroke just by looking at it or watching an advertisement. You have to actually practice putting with a putter to find out if it works with your alignment, vision and stroke. Here’s how to find a ... more »
By Yibbie 0 comments
Oh no! Not that guy again! Up to tee? Slicing Jim. This means another broken window in your brand new country club home! With this how-to guide, you will learn how to easily put up a protective net to protect you from those stray golf balls... more »
By Darren Price 1 comments
When playing golf, each club has its own importance. Most of your clubs are purchased in sets. The one club that requires specific attention when purchased is the driver or 1 wood. There are many different types out there at a variety of ... more »
By eHow Sports & Fitness Editor 7 comments
On the first shot of every golf hole, a player is allowed to tee up his or her golf ball. Teeing up a golf ball makes it easier to hit a ball into the air and usually prevents damage to the tee box... more »
By eHow Sports & Fitness Editor 3 comments
While on the putting green, it's not always easy for a player to see the hole. To help the player, another player typically will stand near the hole with a flag in the hole... more »
By golfsavvy 0 comments
Use this simple tool to train your golf swing... more »
By Fresh 0 comments
Start your golf day with this warm up drill: it relaxes your muscles, helps you hit farther and avoid injuries... more »
By Zach Chouteau 0 comments
The Masters, held each year in April in Augusta, Georgia, is a fantastic showcase of the world’s greatest golfers. Since attaining those heights would take an unfathomable commitment of time, dedication and physical exercise, why not just aim for ... more »
By Virginia Allain 3 comments
If golfing occupies much of your free time, think about decorating a room in your home with a golfing theme. You may already have many golf related items around that you can use... more »
By eHow Sports & Fitness Editor 7 comments
After you have practiced your golf swing (see How to Fix Your Golf Swing), you can move on to fixing specific problems. Here are golf's most common trouble spots and what you can do about them... more »
By bozy bozy 2 comments
This article gives a bit of insight into hitting a fade. I'm a +2 index and was hitting a draw up until a year ago. This certainly does not make me an expert, but I've had success with my new move and wanted to share my thoughts and video... more »
By tlongg81 1 comments
The game of golf can be more frustrating than Friday afternoon traffic. If you‘re divots are the most impressive thing about your game you might want to follow these simple steps to golf enlightenment... more »
By AFrieske 1 comments
Slicing a golf ball off the tee has to be one the most infuriating problems that comes up on the golf course. It seems to happen over and over again with no end. And just when you decide to compensate by aiming the other direction; your ball ... more »
By golfsavvy 2 comments
Good putting is about being optimistic, making a good soft stroke, and controlling your distance... more »
By eHow Sports & Fitness Editor 21 comments
A golf club grip is designed to give your club a precise, sure feel. As a grip ages, it hardens and becomes smooth. A new grip will restore your club's performance. Many people send their clubs to a shop for regripping. But you can do the job ... more »
By eHow Sports & Fitness Editor 2 comments
Worn grips can cause your hands to slip, leading to errant shots. The daily golfer should re-grip clubs two to three times a year, whereas the weekend golfer should re-grip clubs once a year... more »
By Zach Chouteau 0 comments
Okay, let’s face facts, a mere weekend duffer is never going to beat Tiger out on the links. With these handy tips though, you may creep within five or ten strokes of him... more »
By eHow Sports & Fitness Editor 0 comments
Making a career out of the game of golf sounds like a fantasy for most, but for some it's their reality. Lugging someone's bags and clubs around and giving them golfing advice sounds like your kind of job, so become a caddy... more »
By eHow Sports & Fitness Editor 0 comments
Professional golfers can make millions of dollars a year. However, it's a long and arduous task to become a professional golfer. It's not something you can decide to do overnight. However, by following some steps, you can one day become a ... more »
By eHow Sports & Fitness Editor 8 comments
Your golf handicap is meant to measure how well you'd stand up to a "scratch" golfer on any given course and allows golfers of different abilities to compete fairly. Follow these simple steps to improve your game and stand up to even the best of ... more »
By eHow Sports & Fitness Editor 12 comments
A chip shot, necessary when you're only a few yards from the putting green, is usually played with a low-lofted club in order to get the ball rolling on the green as quickly as possible... more »
By golfsavvy 0 comments
Learn how a golf club can help -- or hurt -- your performance... more »