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 Video Lessons. If you've had any recent professional instruction, it more than likely included an analysis of your swing using video of some sort. If you haven't, a quick lesson or two will help your game. If you don't have the time or money, the next best thing is to review videos produced by professional instructors. There are thousands of these videos online and the best thing about them? They're good, and they are free.
While we don't have the ability or the tools to give you an individual breakdown of what you are doing wrong, by posting your swing video here, there are those out there that are willing to try and give you some advice. We've just recently started allowing your individual swing videos to be posted here and some visitors to our website are helping critique your swing. But....unless you upload them, they won't be seen so get busy and start posting what you have by clicking on the Your Swing Video button in the main menu. The more swing videos we get uploaded, the more advice you'll get on what you are doing right or wrong.
Not interested in putting up your own videos? The post your favorite internet golf lessons in the Vido Lessons section. A good place to initially find those lessons is on YouTube or Google. Once you find your favorites, post them here and book mark that page for later reference. It will be much easier to come back here and have a collection of all of your favorite golf lessons instead of trying to search for them each time you need to review a lesson.
If you have any problems uploading them, just make a comment at the bottom of this post and we'll help you out.
Thanks,
Kevin
Roseville, CA
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Last Updated on Saturday, 28 November 2009 20:22 |
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 Golf ball markers... probably the least talked about item "in your bag", but something that every golfer uses. Boring subject? Yes. But have you really ever thought about your ball marker? Some people are superstitious about what they use, some just use whatever is in their pocket at the time. Rule 20-1 discusses the ball marker but doesn't specify what you can use. A coin, rock, button, or even a beer can is legal.
Prior to the early 1950's, ball markers were not used. Instead, if your opponents ball was more than 6" away from yours, your only option was to chip over their ball, or go around it. It was called a "stymie" and from what I've read, it was often used to prevent your opponent from having a clear putt to the hole. You can read more about the stymie here.
Commercially sold ball markers come in all sizes, shapes, colors, and forms. Some are inexpensive, some aren't cheap. They usually range in size from a dime to a quarter. Some come with matching divot tools. 
I usually use the free ones you receive at golf tournaments, or whatever is attached to my glove or in my pocket (usually coins). What do you use? I'm curious so either send me an email with a photo attached, or post a quick comment at the end of this post. Any photos I receive will be posted in a follow up article (as long as I get enough submissions)
Oh, and do you ever wonder what the professional golfers use? Click on the "Read More" button below and you'll see 
 This one actually looks useful in that you can set up your aim point using the guide on the marker, pick up your ball, and while cleaning it still read the green.
Anyways, just more useless information for you to file away in your brain's golf locker.
Kevin
Roseville, CA
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Last Updated on Sunday, 29 November 2009 12:38 |
 Short Game: Chipping Short game lacking? Never sure what club to chip with or where to land it? There are lots of theories and techniques out there that will help you, but here are a couple of things that might help now. All it takes is a little basic math, and a little practice. It all has to do with the ration between flight "carry" and ball "roll".
I'm not a golf instructor, but from what I've learned in various places, when chipping the ideal situation is to have your ball land approximately 1 pace onto the green and let it roll from there to the pin. The idea is that the more roll you have, and the less flight, the easier it is to control where the ball is going. How many times have you used a sand or lob wedge and come up too short, or have flown the pin and ended up too long? If you're a mid to high handicapper like me, I'd bet it happens quite a bit.
Your goal, as stated above, is to land your ball approximately 1 pace onto the green (approximately 1 yard). It doesn't matter how close to or how far from the green you are, this is your goal. Initially you'll want to pace off the distance from your ball to your landing area, and from the landing area to the pin. Once you get the hang of it, you can eyeball the distances and make an educated guess. When determining the landing area, make sure you take into consideration breaks in the green, etc.
Assuming it's a flat green:
Carry:Roll ratio:
1. Pace off the distance from your ball to your landing spot on the green.
2. Then pace off the distance from your landing spot to the pin.
3. This will give you the ration of carry to roll, i.e. #1 to #2
4. Use the following guide based on the ratio you come up with:
a. 2:1 Lob/Sand Wedge
b. 1:1 Pitching Wedge
c. 1:2 9 Iron
d. 1:3 8 Iron
e. 1:4 7 Iron
Some examples:
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Last Updated on Sunday, 22 November 2009 22:55 |
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