Category archives: Sports & Fitness

Best Way to Practice Long and Medium Golf Putting

Most players spend insufficient time practicing putting. Long and medium length putting is mostly about learning to judge distance better.

Practice with six balls from six paces. Set up a box of four tee pegs starting just behind the hole and one putter length square. Club golfers always tend to… Continue Reading…

Best Way to Practice Aiming in Golf

The most common error of women golfers is unquestionably aiming away to the right. Spend plenty of time practicing your aiming. You can do this in the garden if necessary, without even hitting a ball.

The orthodox address position is known as a ‘square’ stance. This means you stand parallel… Continue Reading…

Best Way to Play Short Chip-and-Run Shot in Golf

The short chip-and-run shot is, like the putting stroke, a one-lever movement. If played correctly, it gives great accuracy. The two-lever movement (arms and wrists) is used when greater height and length are required.

The choice of club

The club you need to make this shot can vary… Continue Reading…

Best Way to Play Long Chip-And-Run Shot in Golf

When you are some 30-40 yds/m from the front edge of a long green with the flag well at the back, or if the green is double-tiered, your best bet could well be a long chip shot. The ball should fly fairly low, land well on the green and roll… Continue Reading…

Best Way to Play Greenside Bunker Shot

Learn how to play this shot so that the ball finishes close to the flag and you will save many strokes.

Grip

Except for one very important difference, hold the club with the normal grip about 2 – 3 in (50 – 75 mm) down the shaft. The essential difference… Continue Reading…

Best Way to Play Golf in Bad Weather

When the wind is blowing or you are being soaked by the rain, everyone on the course is suffering the same problem. Don’t be downhearted. Just think of it as another golfing challenge.

Suitable kit is vital in the wet. Make sure you carry an umbrella, preferably a bright one… Continue Reading…

Best Way to Play an Iron Shot from a Fairway Bunker

If you have a bad lie in a fairway bunker, it is better to take the sand iron and ‘splash’ the ball safely back on to the fairway, rather than to take one of the other irons and go for length. However, if you have a decent lie choose a… Continue Reading…

Best Way to Play an Approach Shot with a Half Swing in Golf

This is a typical approach shot from a good lie on the fairway with a straight line to the green, and some 70 – 90 yds (65 – 80 m) to the flag. Accuracy is what you need here, and your big fear is that you will hit the ball… Continue Reading…

Best Way to Play a Wood Shot from a Fairway Bunker

Should the ball be sitting very well and the sand be not too soft, it may be possible to use a lofted wooden club (the 4, 5 or 7 wood) from the bunker.

Grip

Make sure that the club head is open before taking your grip. Remember to take your… Continue Reading…

Best Way to Play a Short Putting Stroke

Short putting requires good aiming and a good stroke. Find a perfectly flat putt on which to practice – just a putt the length of your putter.

A good putting stroke should always be back and through and stop. Remember to hang the putter slightly off the ground so that… Continue Reading…