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Why Golf is Better Than Other Sports
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No Backswing Backswing
I've seen this approach to pre-setting the club in the 3/4 backswing position. It makes a lot of sense to me. If pre-setting the bat is OK for baseball players why isn't it for golfers? I think it's because golfers think there is some magic in the path of the club going back - and so many golf teachers reinforce that (erroneous?) idea. Obviously what matters is where...

Golf Cart Four Point Landing
Here's a great instructional video demonstrating some of the finer points of golf cart driving. For more funny golf videos see The WEG Funny Golf Videos

Indoor Golf Trainer Can Help With Your Swing
Many weekend golfers are told they will not improve if they do not play more than once a week. There is obviously something to that, but a golfer does not have to actually play rounds of golf to work on his or her golf swing. With one swing on the Dancin Dogg golf simulator you'll learn more about why your shots do what they do than with any other simulator on the market. How often have you p...

Some Golf Pics - Banff Springs
I finally got around to looking through some of the pics I took of our golf trip to Alberta this summer. Hey, it's only been about 5 months! Judy wanted to send her dad some of the pics so she forced me to look through them and get some prints. I hope to do a feature on the four different courses we managed to play at during our 10 day trip. Here's a few from Banff Springs, the famous Stanley T...

This May Never Happen Again
Our regular foursome plays Glen Abbey just about every Saturday morning and we usually honour really memorable shots as "shot of the day" - informally of course, no points are awarded for shot of the day. Well last Saturday I hit what may be the shot of the year. It was a dream scenario. We were on #7 which is a "simple" par 3 if you hit it right, but a sure double if you don't. We were hittin...

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Golf Ball Smoothie
In this video the guy from Blendtech puts some "bad" golf balls in his blender and turns them into golf chips. Other things he's "blended" - an iPod, Coke can, crow bar, hockey pucks... you get the picture.

A Bit of Success is a Good Thing
Last night Judy and I headed out to Glencairn to hit some balls on the range. It was a beautiful evening and when we got there around 7 there were only 3 or 4 other ball strikers going at it. This was pretty unusual. Judy has never been much for hitting balls on the range. But on Sunday after our family outing at Blue Springs we stuck around for a while on the range there. She started having r...

Amanda Learns the "Poop" Swing
Sunday just happened to be Father's Day. But even more importantly it was Judy's birthday - and a fairly remarkable one at that. So we got the family together for a little golf outing at one of our favourite places - Blue Springs in Acton, Ontario. This was the first time we'd all been golfing together in quite a few years. And it was definitely the first time we'd played with Peter's kids, ...

I "Pitch" My Lob Wedge
OK, I'll admit it. There have been a couple of occasions in my golfing life when I've been frustrated enough to actually throw a club. I know. You're not supposed to do it. While club throwing was a common occurrence 50, 30, 20 or maybe even 10 years ago, it is definitely not acceptable now - although I did hear some geezers talking about it on a recent visit to an old established private club...

Playing in the Dark
Thursday night is the beginning of the weekend for our little golfing fraternity. Fritz and I usually head out right after work and try to get going by about 5:45. We can usually get in 18 - depending on who's in front of us - but almost always we're coming down 18 in the semi-darkness. I've been doing the late afternoon thing for years and have played lots of 18s in the semi-darkness, so have...

Instructional Golf Videos Look Good
The other day I signed up for a set of free online golf videos and I must say they're pretty good. They feature Bobby Eldridge, a golf professional who has a site called PurePointGolf.com. You can sign up for the free videos (emailed to you one at a time) here. Follow this link for information on the PurePoint Golf System. I haven't yet purchased these videos, but since I like Bobby's styl...

Little Bit of Chipping Practice Pays Off
One thing I've noticed about my golf game is that my chipping has gone down hill this year. I used to practise chipping quite a bit, and my short game reflected that. But starting last year it got more difficult to get out to the range and my short game really suffered as a result. After one particularly bad round when I flubbed a number of chips that ended up costing me several strokes, I dec...

Backyard Practice Screws Up My Swing
golf swing, golf practice nets I've mentioned in a couple of posts that a few weeks ago I started using a backyard net for working on my swing. Since the net is only about 8x8 you can't really use anything other than a low lofted club, otherwise you end up hitting balls onto the road and into neighbours' yards. Also, unless you're OK with chewing up your grass you can't really use a lot of iro...

Is the "Stack and Tilt" Swing Really That Radical?
stack and tilt swing, Andy Plummer, Mike Bennett The June issue of Golf Digest features a lengthy description of the so-called "Stack and Tilt" swing being promoted by golf coaches Andy Plummer and Mike Bennett. In a classic overstatement, the author of the article, Peter Morrice, says "Their secret...contradicts almost everything being taught in the game today." But is it really that differe...

Could Grow to Like Hybrid
When we were in Dallas late in February for some early power golf I stopped in at the Golfsmith store and bought a few components. First on the agenda was a 52 degree wedge -- something I haven't had for about five years. Yes, I've had that famous 8 degree gap between the PW and the SW, and I felt it was time to plug it. Then there was the hybrid issue. I've been watching a couple of my buddie...

Golf in Bulgaria Developing Along With Tourism
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Dusting Off the Clubs for Another Season
Apr 2, 2007 - Golf Articles >> Magic Hands of Mystery Video - New Magic Video teaches you how to do easy magic tricks that will impress people. World of Warcraft gold seller reviews - Check out the top rated WoW gold sellers here. Don't spend your hard earned money on WoW gold until you check this out. Now that spring has arrived in southern Ontario the clubs have already been dusted off for...

Majority of Golf Clubs Now Made in China
Mar 10, 2007 - Linknet Golf Blogs Golf Digest article looks at dominance of China in golf club manufacturing - There's an excellent article in the April 2007 issue of Golf Digest that takes a close look at the extent to which golf club design and manufacturing has be virtually taken over by the Chinese. Although low wages and a huge, hard working work force are important factors in this incr...

Why Does Ball Spin Make a Difference?
Feb 25, 2007 - Linknet Golf Blogs >>> Can improper spin have a detrimental effect on driving distance? The other day Andy asked me this question in light of a demonstration he had seen on TV. Some long ball guy demonstrated two drives: one with "spin" and the other with reduced "spin". The one with reduced spin went further. Since this demonstration came with virtually no explanation it was ...

Technology Improvements Benefit Those Who Sell Products
Feb 18, 2007 - Win with Linknet >>> Ai Miyazato - License our unique Japanese images for editorial/commercial use or buy prints. Nicklaus urges golf ball to be "rolled back" - There's a very interesting article by Jack Nicklaus in the March issue of Golf Digest called "I've Been Thinking." One of the points he usually makes in articles like this is that, in his opinion, the modern ball goes to...

Leadbetter and "Swing Chi"
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January Golf in Ontario
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Merry Christmas
Dec 25/06 - Golf Travel >>> Kamagra Generic Viagra Cialis UK >>> Merry Christmas! In spite of it being one of the least pleasant and wettest falls I can remember, it has also been one of the warmest Decembers for a long, long time in southern Ontario. Our previous record for a legitimate round on a real course had been Dec 13, played a few years back. But this year I was out on Dec 16, and co...

Almost Time to Head South for a Few Rounds
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Golf in Marbella Spain - Golf Weather All Year Round
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Golf Fitness Will Make A Difference to Your Game
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New Golf Course Photos Posted
Oct 13, 06 - The Weekend Golfer - >>> Everything Golf - From practice tee to green, everything to master your golf game. >>> I've made a point of taking fall photos of some of the golf courses we've been playing the last few weeks. You can see them at Rick's Golf Course Features. See Power Listings Plus to promote your website.

Rustico Resort in South Rustico PEI
Sept 4, 06 - Linknet Travel Golf Swing Improvement - Only 1% of Golfers know this... When I found out I knocked 30 shots off my average round of Golf! >>>> As reported in a previous post, this summer Judy and I visited Prince Edwared Island and Cape Breton (in Nova Scotia) to play some of the highly rated courses in that neck of the woods. While in PEI we stayed at the Rustico Resort -- a...

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