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Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008
By Norman Stanley
Golf, as they say, is not a game of perfect; there is simply no a perfect way to play it. If there were, someone would have done it by now, taught everybody else and we could all find another hobby.
The best you can do is play as well as YOU can and keep on refining your game little by little, rejoicing in the occasional triumphs and learning what you can from the mistakes. After all, at the end of the day you are only competing against yourself. It is your score that matters, not anybody else’s. So read on for five little tips to up your game.
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Thursday, April 17th, 2008
By Sean Lensborn
Five hour rounds are a pretty common occurrence at a public golf course. And honestly, there is no need for it. I don’t care if you’re a 40 handicap or a 5 handicap, you can play in 4 hours or less, as long as you follow some simple rules…
Play Ready Golf!
How often have you stood around on the tee of a par 3, watching the group in front for what seems to be an eternity? Three of the guys are on the green. One is in the bunker. The guy in the bunker was the last to hit… so he’s also the last to get to the bunker.
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Friday, April 11th, 2008
By Martin Vousden
We all think we know Augusta National because it’s the only course to host a Major every year. But there are a number of falsehoods and misunderstandings about the place.
Myth: You need to be a great putter
Ian Woosnam, Bernhard Langer and Fred Couples have all won there in the last 15 years and none of them would be regarded as the best at wielding a short (or in Bernhard’s case, long) stick.
What you need to be is a great iron player who puts his ball into the right part of the green, so that putting does not become an obstacle course. NB: Ian Woosnam uses a long putter now but didn’t when he won the green jacket.
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Thursday, April 10th, 2008
By Tony Braithwaite
No matter how good a player’s golf technique, we all have experience of the rough. Of course the ideal is for the ball to stay on the fairway, but in practice we all need to know how to play out of the rough on any course.
With a good technique it is possible to welcome the opportunity to play from rough ground. It gives a certain freedom to our stroke. Greg Norman has even been quoted as saying that he can hit further and straighter from the rough than from any other ground. Just remembering that when you come to take your next rough shot may help you swing confidently straight onto the green.
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Tuesday, April 1st, 2008
By Martin Vousden
PREVIOUSLY: Playing the Game
We should: Show respect and offer encouragement to fellow golfers, whether they be playing partners or opponents. This means congratulating them on good shots and offering commiseration for poor ones. And if you lose a match you should shake hands, say “well done” and mean it.
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Friday, March 28th, 2008
By Martin Vousden
PREVIOUSLY: Clubhouse Etiquette
We should: Regard juniors, seniors, women and visiting societies as having every bit as much right as ourselves to be on the course and extend them the same courtesy, consideration and good-manners as if they were a group of visiting Tour pros.
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Thursday, March 27th, 2008
By Martin Vousden
PREVIOUSLY: Tactics
We should: Remember that golf is a game for gentlemen and behave accordingly, making sure to wash our hands after a round before going into the bar, and to not treat it like a men-only club (unless it is, of course). While there we should spend at least as much time listening to others’ golfing stories as telling our own.
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Tuesday, March 25th, 2008
By Martin Vousden
PREVIOUSLY: Etiquette
We should: Treat our opponents and fellow competitors with respect and civility by, for example, not jiggling coins in our pocket, sneezing, coughing, or dropping a full set of golf clubs on the ground as he’s about to play. We should remember that golf is the last bastion of sportsmanship and that “etiquette” is even woven into the Rules of the game.
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Sunday, March 23rd, 2008
By Martin Vousden
PREVIOUSLY: Ambitions
We should: Move briskly, be ready to play when it’s our turn, refuse to copy the more ponderous antics of Tour pros, not leave bags and trolleys to the “wrong” side of the green, mark our scorecards on the next tee and generally get a move on.
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Wednesday, March 19th, 2008
By Martin Vousden
PREVIOUSLY: Practice
We should: Ideally have a good working knowledge of the Rules of Golf, but at least have some understanding of the ones most commonly used.
We do: Not even know how to properly take a drop from a water hazard.
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