By Martin Vousden
PREVIOUSLY: Starting a Round
We should: Concentrate fully on every stroke, especially the most important of the day, the opening tee shot. Thereafter, it is important to look only ahead at the next shot, not back to the previous one. It is equally important, however, to not get ahead of ourselves. The game really is played one stroke at a time.
By Martin Vousden
The biggest problem with us golfers, I suspect, is that we are eternally hopeful and anyone who plays the game demonstrates time and again that old adage about remarrying: It demonstrates the triumph of optimism over experience.
Despite the fact that the game can make happy men very old, that the best we manage is to ride the crest of a ripple and that our dreams of playing well and taking the money from our opponents usually disappear before the third tee, we nevertheless always think — or hope — that it will be better next time. And that’s part of the problem. A round of golf offers 17 fresh new starts, so no matter what we did on the previous hole, there’s always the possibility of getting it right, starting with the next tee shot.
You have a golf tournament tomorrow. You’re excited and need a bit of help to make sure you’ve got everything and your golf swing prepared and ready to go. Can’t do much about your golf swing, but this checklist may help you with the rest:
Backhand golf shots are rare, not to mention awkward. They’re usually used as a last resort, when you can’t take a normal stance due to some obstruction — when your ball is up against a wall, for instance, and the only possible way to hit it is backhanded, with the clubhead turned over and underneath the shaft.
Yeah, that doesn’t seem to make sense, but bear with me. Very simple tip if you’re just too tense to make a free-flowing swing.
I don’t do this (at least, not yet), but one of the guys in my last foursome does.
By Gregg Hall
Do you love the game of golf? Is being out in the sun trying to capture that elusive hole in one, a dream come true? Why not put your skills to use and gain a scholarship to the college or university of your choice?
Did you even know that many colleges and universities offer golf scholarships? You are not alone. Few realize that a passion for golf can help gain affordable entry into a college or university that meets and exceeds many dreams. It is not hard to receive one of these scholarships, but it does take a little marketing.
By PJ Powers
Your golf handicap is calculated with a formula that averages how a player should be able to play better than par.
There are two slightly different ways to calculate your handicap which I detail below.
SOURCE: Golf.com - Private Lessons
GIST: Well-illustrated article on the typical calluses on both hands caused by the golf grip, and what should and shouldn’t be there if you’re gripping your clubs properly.
SOURCE: 19th Hole
GIST: Tips galore on the artsy side of the equation, with pointers on the composition and timing factors involved in capturing visually compelling golf images you’d be proud to display on your walls.
SOURCE: ESPN - Darren Rovell
GIST: Diving for golf balls to supply the $200 million a year refurbished golf ball industry can be quite lucrative, with many practitioners reporting incomes of $50-100,000 a year.
MY TAKE: If your idea of a dream job is doing whatever as long as you’re on a golf course, this may be right up your alley. But before you jump in head first, run through this article quickly and see if you’re still enthused at the end. They lost me with the snapping turtles and water moccasins… and that’s before I even reached the alligators! [GO]
