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by Kiran Kanwar
In a pitch shot, the ball gains quick height and lands softly on the green with hardly any run after it lands. A wedge (preferably a more lofted one such as a sand or lob wedge) gives best results for this shot.
In a pitch shot, the ball gains quick height and lands softly on the green with hardly any run after it lands. A wedge (preferably a more lofted one such as a sand or lob wedge) gives best results for this shot.
by Kiran Kanwar
In a chip shot, the ball has just enough height to land safely on the green, after which it rolls along the ground. Use a pitching wedge or 9-iron to make it easier to obtain early trajectory.
In a chip shot, the ball has just enough height to land safely on the green, after which it rolls along the ground. Use a pitching wedge or 9-iron to make it easier to obtain early trajectory.
by Kiran Kanwar
With a chip shot the ball needs just enough height to land safely on the green, after which it rolls along the ground toward the hole. Use a pitching wedge or a 9-iron to make it easier to obtain early trajectory.
With a chip shot the ball needs just enough height to land safely on the green, after which it rolls along the ground toward the hole. Use a pitching wedge or a 9-iron to make it easier to obtain early trajectory.
by Kiran Kanwar
Many golfers find it easy to lag long putts up close to a hole from several feet away, but then frequently miss the small ones - 3 to 4 feet and in. The ball usually goes left or right or past the hole.
Many golfers find it easy to lag long putts up close to a hole from several feet away, but then frequently miss the small ones - 3 to 4 feet and in. The ball usually goes left or right or past the hole.
by Kiran Kanwar
Have you ever stopped to wonder if the golf swing really needs to be so complicated - twist this, turn that, bend this, lift that? The answer is it need not.
by Bob Duncan
It's April 2009, we've enjoyed another great Masters tournament and you're still wishing you could hit either that soft draw, bomb it straight off the tee, or spin it and make it dance on the greens.
It's April 2009, we've enjoyed another great Masters tournament and you're still wishing you could hit either that soft draw, bomb it straight off the tee, or spin it and make it dance on the greens.
by Kiran Kanwar
If you happened to read "The Minimalist Golf Swing - better Distance, Direction and Trajectory for Any Golfer" and wish to know more, here are some details of how and why it works.
If you happened to read "The Minimalist Golf Swing - better Distance, Direction and Trajectory for Any Golfer" and wish to know more, here are some details of how and why it works.
The GolfeCoach is an intensive, unique coaching system that delves deep into the personal development of aspiring golfers. It allows golfers to discover where great performance really comes from and get training in these fundamentals for success:
by Kiran Kanwar
Weekend golfers of the world unite! You play once a week if you're lucky, prefer the 19th to all the other holes, and haven't exercised in ages. Yet all the magazines and instruction gurus are telling you to "turn and return" like they think you're the engine of a clockwork toy, or repeat the mantra "swing plane, swing plane, swing plane" until you feel like you're emulating David's slingshot take-down of Goliath with your golf swing.
Weekend golfers of the world unite! You play once a week if you're lucky, prefer the 19th to all the other holes, and haven't exercised in ages. Yet all the magazines and instruction gurus are telling you to "turn and return" like they think you're the engine of a clockwork toy, or repeat the mantra "swing plane, swing plane, swing plane" until you feel like you're emulating David's slingshot take-down of Goliath with your golf swing.
by Bob Duncan
Do you really want to play better golf? C'mon, really? Everything you need to play better golf and succeed is already here, on Earth. All you need is to become aware of what you need and act!
Do you really want to play better golf? C'mon, really? Everything you need to play better golf and succeed is already here, on Earth. All you need is to become aware of what you need and act!
by Bob Duncan
Have you made your New Year's resolutions for golf yet? Oh yes, Merry Christmas! - it's right around the corner. But you should start thinking about your resolutions before you take that new driver under the Christmas tree out for a test drive . . . because, how do you know it's the right one for you? Does it really fit your size, strength and ability?
Have you made your New Year's resolutions for golf yet? Oh yes, Merry Christmas! - it's right around the corner. But you should start thinking about your resolutions before you take that new driver under the Christmas tree out for a test drive . . . because, how do you know it's the right one for you? Does it really fit your size, strength and ability?
by Bob Duncan
Need more consistency in your golf game? Sure, we all do. But, by now you know that hitting the ball solid and straight isn't going to happen all the time. So, how do you control your golf ball knowing that it won't always go straight?
Need more consistency in your golf game? Sure, we all do. But, by now you know that hitting the ball solid and straight isn't going to happen all the time. So, how do you control your golf ball knowing that it won't always go straight?
by Bob Duncan
Now that you're a golfer you know just how strange and unpredictable the game is, yet you love it! Of course you've learned quite a few keys that help you hit the ball, and on about every third hole you do it just right. But unfortunately, your keys don't work all the time.
Now that you're a golfer you know just how strange and unpredictable the game is, yet you love it! Of course you've learned quite a few keys that help you hit the ball, and on about every third hole you do it just right. But unfortunately, your keys don't work all the time.
by Bob Duncan
How important is a golf club? After all, you're the one who is swinging it, right?
How important is a golf club? After all, you're the one who is swinging it, right?
by Bob Duncan
Are you one of those golfers who still wonder why you can't hit the ball solid and straight all the time? If it seems as if the only thing consistent about your game is its inconsistency, then you're in the boat on that long trip to Tibet.
Are you one of those golfers who still wonder why you can't hit the ball solid and straight all the time? If it seems as if the only thing consistent about your game is its inconsistency, then you're in the boat on that long trip to Tibet.
by Bob Duncan
It's no wonder we're all confused about playing golf, since there are so many good 'tips' out there: Like keeping your left arm straight and your head down - actually, there's probably not a better way to slice the ball! In fact, two of the top players of the late 1990s and early 2000s both looked up before they hit the ball - Annika Sorenstam and David Duval.
It's no wonder we're all confused about playing golf, since there are so many good 'tips' out there: Like keeping your left arm straight and your head down - actually, there's probably not a better way to slice the ball! In fact, two of the top players of the late 1990s and early 2000s both looked up before they hit the ball - Annika Sorenstam and David Duval.
Learn the basics of 7 iron run shot, pitching wedge, sand wedge and the popular lob shot.
Improve your putting with these quick tips and drills from Cybergolf.
by Billy Bondaruk
Want to experience something magical - for free? Find a piece of string and hold it in your fingers lightly, letting it dangle. Wait for the string to stop moving. Now, keeping your muscles still and imagine you are spinning the string around.
Want to experience something magical - for free? Find a piece of string and hold it in your fingers lightly, letting it dangle. Wait for the string to stop moving. Now, keeping your muscles still and imagine you are spinning the string around.
by Billy Bondaruk
Have you ever experienced a significant change in how you perceive a situation? One where you totally accept what will happen without having to control it? This is a bit like waking up. Everyone has this newfound wakefulness, yet it often goes ignored because we're so into controlling the situations at hand.
Have you ever experienced a significant change in how you perceive a situation? One where you totally accept what will happen without having to control it? This is a bit like waking up. Everyone has this newfound wakefulness, yet it often goes ignored because we're so into controlling the situations at hand.
by Dave Castleberry
I've been asked this question a lot, and as a golf professional, its one I'll undoubtedly be asked countless more times. Most often, the inquiry comes from a young mother or father whose toddler recently picked up a 9-iron and showed great joy in thrashing around the backyard chasing a little white ball. When the little Tasmanian devil is asked if he enjoys golf, he'll answer with an enthusiastic "Yes!" and take another wild chop.
I've been asked this question a lot, and as a golf professional, its one I'll undoubtedly be asked countless more times. Most often, the inquiry comes from a young mother or father whose toddler recently picked up a 9-iron and showed great joy in thrashing around the backyard chasing a little white ball. When the little Tasmanian devil is asked if he enjoys golf, he'll answer with an enthusiastic "Yes!" and take another wild chop.
by Billy Bondaruk
I once heard a wonderful story about the famed actor Sir Lawrence Olivier. He had been cast in the part of Hamlet at a famous theater in Oxford, England. Olivier was known for his dedication of studying a character such that he would become the character.
I once heard a wonderful story about the famed actor Sir Lawrence Olivier. He had been cast in the part of Hamlet at a famous theater in Oxford, England. Olivier was known for his dedication of studying a character such that he would become the character.
by Billy Bondaruk
First off, if you have physical or psychological symptoms that you can't handle, please see a family doctor before confronting your fears. Also, don't discount this article if you don't suffer from anxiety - there are likely to be other areas in which you could use a bit of courage. Finally, if your condition leads to panic attacks, please seek professional help - I don't mean the PGA pro at your course for a lesson.
First off, if you have physical or psychological symptoms that you can't handle, please see a family doctor before confronting your fears. Also, don't discount this article if you don't suffer from anxiety - there are likely to be other areas in which you could use a bit of courage. Finally, if your condition leads to panic attacks, please seek professional help - I don't mean the PGA pro at your course for a lesson.
by Billy Bondaruk
Tiger Woods and Bob May went toe-to-toe in a classic battle in the 2000 PGA Championship at Valhalla Country Club. The event was one of the most-watched golf tournaments in television history. It's also sure to go down as one of the most thrilling final rounds of a major championship ever, one that featured two clutch birdie putts on the 18th hole of regulation and a stunning three-hole playoff.
Tiger Woods and Bob May went toe-to-toe in a classic battle in the 2000 PGA Championship at Valhalla Country Club. The event was one of the most-watched golf tournaments in television history. It's also sure to go down as one of the most thrilling final rounds of a major championship ever, one that featured two clutch birdie putts on the 18th hole of regulation and a stunning three-hole playoff.
by Billy Bondaruk
Wouldn't it be great if you could learn a new swing change and never suffer any setbacks? You would probable say yes, what's the secret? Wouldn't it be great if there were some magical position to make during the swing or a type of swing trainer that would groove the swing for you? Actually, the answer is no, and that's a good thing. One of the worst things that could happen for you as a golfer would be to not go through the growing pains of improvement. Ask yourself if you would like to evolve as a golfer or stay right where you are.
Wouldn't it be great if you could learn a new swing change and never suffer any setbacks? You would probable say yes, what's the secret? Wouldn't it be great if there were some magical position to make during the swing or a type of swing trainer that would groove the swing for you? Actually, the answer is no, and that's a good thing. One of the worst things that could happen for you as a golfer would be to not go through the growing pains of improvement. Ask yourself if you would like to evolve as a golfer or stay right where you are.
by J.D. Cline
It seems to me that, above all else, golf is a game of contradictions. In my career I have been trained by the likes of Jim McLean, whose book "The Eight Step Swing," is, or should be, the golf instructor's "go-to" text for improving their teaching techniques.
It seems to me that, above all else, golf is a game of contradictions. In my career I have been trained by the likes of Jim McLean, whose book "The Eight Step Swing," is, or should be, the golf instructor's "go-to" text for improving their teaching techniques.
by Billy Bondaruk
"A mind at peace, a mind focused on not harming others, is stronger than any physical force in the universe." That's quite an awareness to have when you're playing.
"A mind at peace, a mind focused on not harming others, is stronger than any physical force in the universe." That's quite an awareness to have when you're playing.
by Billy Bondaruk
Anger is a lethal force that undermines our lives in all kinds of ways. Sometimes it erupts openly and, at other times, anger is camouflaged and covertly undermines your life. Some experience anger as strength and power. They feel it is necessary in order to maintain control. Others assume they have the right to express anger toward the bad shots they hit. These are some of the lies anger tells us. In fact, when we are angry we are out of control and our ability to make decisions wisely is diminished.
Anger is a lethal force that undermines our lives in all kinds of ways. Sometimes it erupts openly and, at other times, anger is camouflaged and covertly undermines your life. Some experience anger as strength and power. They feel it is necessary in order to maintain control. Others assume they have the right to express anger toward the bad shots they hit. These are some of the lies anger tells us. In fact, when we are angry we are out of control and our ability to make decisions wisely is diminished.
by Billy Bondaruk
In 1995, I was teaching golf and honing my game at the Presidio Golf Course in Northern California. I won the Northern California apprentice championship that year and received a spot into Stage 2 of the PGA Tour Qualifying School.
In 1995, I was teaching golf and honing my game at the Presidio Golf Course in Northern California. I won the Northern California apprentice championship that year and received a spot into Stage 2 of the PGA Tour Qualifying School.