Category archives: Sports & Fitness

Best Way to Recover Shots from Thick Rough in Golf

Play this shot badly and you will probably have to add three or four strokes to your score, you may lose the ball in even deeper rough, and you can certainly end up losing your temper!

When you get to the ball, identify it and examine the lie carefully. Don’t… Continue Reading…

Best Way to Recover Shots from a Goodish Lie in Semi-Rough in Golf

Your ball is lying quite well in the semi-rough some 120 yds (110 m) from the green. There is very little rough between your ball and the target. Any loss of length caused by the rough will probably be compensated for by the fact that the ball will fly out… Continue Reading…

Best Way to Read Greens in Golf

Greens aren’t always flat and you need to understand the slope. You need to judge not only whether you need to borrow to the left or borrow to the right on a side slope but also whether you are putting uphill or downhill.

In order to read the green, look… Continue Reading…

Best Way to Push and Pull the Golf Ball

The push is a shot which flies straight out to the right of the target and a pull is one which flies straight left of the target. If you aim correctly it is comparatively difficult to push a ball to the right but extremely easy to turn your body and… Continue Reading…

Best Way to Practice Your Short Pitch Shot in Golf

Confidence is of primary importance in this situation. If you are not confident, the danger is that you will change your mind while actually making the stroke and the swing will lose its rhythm. Intelligent practice with this type of shot is essential to build up confidence; this can only… Continue Reading…

Best Way to Practice Your Short Chip-And-Run Shot

We show here an excellent way of practicing your short chip-and-run shot, using tees to help you ensure that the ball is struck first (with a descending blow), thus creating the height necessary to land the ball just on the green and roll it up to the flag. Practicing like… Continue Reading…

Best Way to Practice Your Putting Stance and Posture

You will see many different putting stances, even at professional tournaments. Most players, however, favour a fairly narrow stance, with not more than 12 in (30 cm) between the feet, with the ball just inside a line that is level with the left instep.

This allows the putter to travel… Continue Reading…

Best Way to Practice Your Pitching in Golf

An accurate approach shot can save at least one putt per hole, so it is well worth your while improving this part of your game. When you practice your pitching, be sure to write down the results in your notebook for reference when you are playing.

It is very important… Continue Reading…

Best Way to Practice Your Long Chip-And-Run Shot

This type of shot is often called for during a round of golf, so your game will benefit if you practice it regularly. For some reason, many golfers consider this an easy shot, so their concentration is not always as sharp as it should be, resulting in poor visualisation and… Continue Reading…

Best Way to Practice Your Left Arm in the Backswing

Though golf is very much a two-handed game, with left and right working as one with as even strength as possible, the harder you make your left arm work in the backswing the better it will be.

  • The beginner needs to develop the correct takeaway in order

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