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The goal of our X-Series Irons has always been lofty: Set the performance standard for the industry. We've done it again with the X-20 Irons, the best X-Series Irons we've ever made. The perimeter weighting of the X-20s has been maximized for a moment of inertia (MOI) that's 10 percent higher than their predecessors, meaning you get more forgiveness on off-center strikes. The ideal center of gravity position has been preserved, generating optimal ball-flight trajectories. We've also incorporated the Modified Tru-Bore design, dampening vibration for enhanced feel. The tour-inspired head shape has a slightly thinner topline and sole with a large sweet spot for improved aesthetics and[..]

We humans are creatures of habit and far happier staying in our comfort zones than stretching out and trying something new. Many of us understand the theory of ‘fear and flight' and that a quick decision to run was very necessary in cave man days; especially if there was the possibility of a Sabre Tooth Tiger eyeing you up as ‘dish of the day'. To simplify what is going on in your brain and also how your body reacts in any emotionally charged situation we can look to the behaviour of the early cave man. At this point in evolution the ‘cave man' was not noted for his intellectual prowess, he had only the mental tools to make an ‘emotional decision' – a ‘gut reaction' as we[..]

There are many ways to improve your gold swing when you are a beginner golfer. If you do not have the time to take lessons, purchasing software that records and gives you feedback can help you see mistakes you are making and offers solutions on how to correct them before they become habits that are difficult to break. You can find this software in pro shops, sporting goods stores, and online. Before purchasing any type of software, find out if you need other equipment including a camera or additional computer software to run the program. Many times you will need a camera because you need a picture of your swing so it can be analyzed. After taking a few pictures of your swing, you will[..]

You walk inside a young person's room and what you see plastered on his wall are spectacular pictures on wall paper of their popular stars. The attitude has always been that when you enter a guy's room wallpaper of Jenipher Lopez and Beyonce form the décor; while for the ladies, Jay Z and Brad Pitt is more like it. Others prefer sports legends like David Beckham, the current star; Christiano Ronaldo and the Brazilian Kaka. But then add to the list Tiger Woods wallpaper and there you will have one décor that will very visibly beat the rest because the wallpaper combines splendidly his handsomeness and his star status. I think when you keenly consider Tiger Woods and how far[..]

While a custom set of golf clubs is certainly not necessary for beginners, those of us who take golf seriously know they can take several strokes off your handicap. Custom clubs also give you a significant psychological advantage out on the links. To many golfers, the idea of owning their own custom golf clubs is very seductive.  Unfortunately, custom clubs can be quite expensive, and unless you are a professional caliber player or on the pro tour, you may not be able to justify the expense of such an extravagant purchase. Golf pro shops normally have a wide variety of clubs that are more than adequate for most average players.  "Production" club sets are designed to be a good fit for[..]

According to USGA statistics if you shoot in the 70's you are probably within the top 10-15% of all golfers.  This is a goal that most golfers seek.  However, many golfers don't know what it takes to shoot in the 70's.    There are two major components to shooting in the 70's.  First, you have to have reasonable ball striking ability.  Second, you must have good course management.   Ball Striking You don't have to be a great ball striker.  You don't have to hit the ball a mile.  But you do have to be reasonably consistent.  To shoot in the 70's you must have what the pros refer to as a" go to" shot.  This is a shot that you can count on under pressure to move in a certain[..]

If it is not the golfing season and you want to make sure that you are in optimum form for when it does start then it is well worthwhile getting started on some golf workouts. These workouts are specially designed for golfers as they are meant to increase flexibility and improve your golfing swing. A good workout will not only improve your swing it will increase your speed and the distance that you can hit the ball. Combine your workout with the right kind of nutrition and you are well on your way to reaching optimum performance. Like most golfers you are probably looking to take your game to the next level and beat off the competition and this is where a good golf workout can help. A[..]

If you enjoy the game of golf as much as I do then you have no doubt tried numerous tips, techniques and methods of improving your golf game, whether it is by just one stroke or a significant amount. Unfortunately, no matter what secret formula you come up with to lower your score and enhance your enjoy for the sport of golf if you don't keep your eye on the ball then it is all for naught. Keep you eye on the ball. Normally when we say that in conjunction with a sport many people think of baseball. True, that is a major requirement to succeeding at that sport. That catch phrase also applies to tennis, football, basketball and many others to a certain degree, but in my mind no other[..]

The flex in your golf club can affect your game. Flex is your golf shaft's ability to bend when you apply force as you swing your club. Your golf swing can be fast or slow, rough or smooth. Golf club shafts are rated according to their flex. There are five shaft flex ratings: extra stiff, stiff, regular, senior and ladies. A club with a shaft flex rating of extra stiff is denoted by "X"; for stiff, "S"; for regular, "R"; for seniors, "A" (because this shaft flex rating was previously called "Amateur"); and for ladies, "L". If you use a club with a shaft flex rating that does not match your swing, you will end up angling the club face wrong when it comes into contact with the golf ball.[..]

Golf shot management is probably the most important part of any golfers game. Whether you are a professional or an amateur, you need to know what golf shots to play at the right times. If you can manage your shot selection correctly, then your scores will reflect the decisions you make. Example: So I have just drove my ball into the heavy rough and the ball is sitting down with about 200yrds to the green. I need to make a decision on whether to go for the green in one so I can hit the green in regulation, or whether to play down the fairway for an easy chip onto the green, with a chance to still save par. I know which shot I would take, but how many people do I know that go for the big[..]

Golf is expensive for many reasons: firstly, if you prefer to get good golf clubs, they could easily price from $700 and upwards. Secondly, the green is also expensive, particularly if you wish to play a well recognized course. For instance, Pebble Beach can be up to $600 for eighteen holes. Thirdly, if you would like to join a local Country Club that can be pricey because they usually carry an initiation as well as monthly fees. Fourthly, if you wish to become an ample golfer, you will probably take courses on a regular basis, especially during the early stage. Fifthly, a younger golf player who wants to go after the game and play in college and so forth, needs to play in many national[..]

Golf is one sport where you can make adjustments for age. In tennis a good player in his 20s will probably defeat a good player in is 50s all things being equal. In running a runner in his 20s will probably beat a runner in his 40s in the 100-yard dash. Age has its effects on us when it comes to most sports. But in golf you can make adjustments to your game to compensate for age. Off the tee is where making adjustments really pays off for older players. Senior players with low golf handicaps can't afford to give up too much yardage to younger players with equally low golf handicaps and expect to win. Of course, hitting longer drives off the tee won't guarantee you'll win a match, but it[..]

Tiger Woods is absolutely the very best golfer on the planet week in and week out. You would be hard pressed to find anyone who would argue that point with you. He seems to be able to focus and produce fantastic scores even when he's obviously not at his best. His drives fly so far that they really should serve food on them or at the very least, drinks. His iron shots somehow manage to finish around the hole from even the worst of situations. From 50 yards and in, he is unbelievable. He manufactures chips and pitches from all sorts of lies and hazards that defy logic and if I had to wager my life on someone dropping a side-hill ten footer, you can bet that someone would be Tiger Woods.[..]

Written by a recent qualifier for the European PGA Tour, this ebook reveals the secrets he learned on the way to the putting improvement that allowed him to qualify. A little pricey, but a very well done book with a lot of helpful advice and pictures. He also offers the most unique bonuses you will ever hope to find. In all there are well over 100 photographs that show exactly what he is talking about. I found the book most helpful when it came to reading greens and hitting longer lag putts. Not only does he tell you how to improve your putting quickly, as he had to do to qualify for the tour, but he tells you how to do it by practicing effectively. I liked the product. It is well done[..]

Learning how to improve at golf can be a great challenge. The bottom line is that regular practice and commitment are important. However the quality of your practice is also a key factor in determining how fast you improve. The first step is to decide where you currently stand as a golfer and what are your strengths and weaknesses. After taking a close look at your game, if you find that you three putt too many times during a round, then you need to pay more attention to your putting. If you find that you are missing most fairways then you need to pay more attention to your long game. If you find that your wedges and chipping around the green is not getting the ball up and down most of[..]

Being a golf nut it was natural for me to collect a number of books on the subject. In fact I have thirty two. This collection is eclectic in the sense that it covers about every aspect of the game that has been written about. Some of these books were given to me, but most were purchased over my years of chasing this crazy game. (Or is it the game makes you crazy?) For the interest of other golf nuts looking for a good book on the game to read, I have categorized my collection by subject. Admittedly, you can argue about my categorization, but it should provide some help to anyone looking for a particular aspect of the game. Below my collection is divided into the following categories.[..]

Lowering your golfing handicap can be quite a challenge as it will require a commitment on your part to learn certain skills. Unfortunately there is no magic shortcut to shooting lower golf scores consistently. Consistently practicing and working on your game is really the best way to lower your handicap. Here are a few tips to help you on the path to lower golf scores. Tip 1: Practice Shots Inside Of 120 Yards More Often Wedge shot inside of 120 yards are critical to shooting good golf scores and they can be the biggest opportunity for amateurs to make great strides at lowering their handicap. Hit a lot of wedge shots from this distance. Also make sure you are spending time around the[..]

How many times have you had an excellent drive followed by an equally excellentapproach shot only to be disappointed by your chip/pitch/sand shot and/or 3-putteffort? The short game (putting, chipping, pitching and sand play) accounts forabout 80 percent of your total score. These skills are too important to be ignored. You don't believe us? The next time you're out on the golf course, count thenumber of shots it takes you to get from the edge of the green to the hole. If you'rean average golfer like us, you will be surprised at the number of strokes you useon your short game, and it doesn't necessarily depending on what golf equipment you are using. If you want to lower your score,[..]

Straight to the point. If your desire is to play good golf and lower your handicap, you have to have a good grasp of the fundamentals of golf. You will need a good golf swing as well. To understand what I mean by good golf swing, take as an example, any of today's top professional players as a model. Solid iron shots are the result of having a solid golf swing. Here are two drills to help you hit solid iron shots. 1. By cultivating the technique of hitting the ball late in the downswing, you generate the power and accuracy needed to play the irons well every time. But how do you practice a movement which happens so quickly? I like to use a broom handle. Grip it with each hand separately,[..]

Winning golf is a great feeling I'm sure you'll know. There's nothing quite like beating your buddies! Improving your golf tee shots is an easy way to put them under pressure right off the first tee. If you can master long-distance drives you will be beating your buddies every time! As you read this article you will find out how you can become a long drive specialist. Golf tee shots are so important, especially the first tee. If you can make a massive drive on the first tee you will immediately put your buddies under pressure. You can then start to have real fun and play mind games with them as they try and keep up with your incredibly long shots! You don't need to invest in specialist[..]

Golf club swing weight is probably something which golfers of all levels are aware of. You may not be aware of what the term means, if you are new to golf but you will be aware of the effect. What it refers to is how heavy the club feels when you swing it. This is different for different clubs and so when you change your club, depending on the shot you are making, the weight can feel different and therefore the way you play the shot may change or the results that you get may not be what you expect. There is a solution to this problem; you can just make sure that you always use clubs which feel the same weight when you swing them. Clubs have a weight on them in grams but this is not the[..]

There are two prominent strains of thought in golf swing theory. One is that you swing the clubhead. The other is that you swing the handle. But what you really want to do is swing the whole club, not just a part of it. Doing that irons out swings flaws almost instantly and leads to better shots in the same amount of time. Have you ever chopped wood? You swing the axe in the exact way that you should swing the golf club. You swing the whole axe. Both ends of the axe, the handle and the head, are traveling in the same direction at any moment. That might sound obvious, but it's a more subtle point than it appears. Hold a golf club in front of you, with one hand in the middle of the shaft.[..]

When most of us set out to improve our golf games the natural tendency is to do more. We buy more (and better, or at least more expensive) clubs, we take more lessons, we read more books and we hit more balls. And without question there are times when it's important to do one or all of these. But what if you did less? Doing less is a trick few golfers learn, but it is also one of the game's most valuable lessons. Following are a few ways you can do less and play better golf as a result. 1 - Don't grip it and rip it. Perhaps the greatest (and one of the most powerful) swing in golf history belonged to Sam Snead who said that you should "hold the club as if you had a little baby bird in[..]

A good golf swing will not only lower your handicap, it will make the game more enjoyable. Now that you have cured your slice and can keep the ball in the fairway most of the time, you can now start working on controlling the ball. Putting the proper spin on the ball will allow you to draw or fade your shots. Drawing the golf ball causes it to hook to the left and fading the ball cause it to slice slightly to the right. If you have worked hard to develop a good golf swing so why in the world would you want to develop a hook or slice? Most golf courses have dogleg fairways as well as complex set of obstacles that you must navigate around. One way to accomplish this is to use a draw or a[..]

Putting is very important to the game of golf. Many golfers win or lose depending on how well they put. It is a good idea to improve your putting game and make it the best it can be. These 5 tips will help you improve your golf game dramatically. Tip # 1- Buy the correct putter. Make sure the putter fits you well. You want the length, shape, weight and design to be correct for you. Any golf store should have a pro on-site to help fit you and most country clubs have a pro that will help you choose the correct putter. If you are not using the right equipment you will not get the most out of your golf game. Tip # 2- You may need to change the grip on your putter. Many people need a[..]

Golf is a game based on mechanics. The more attention you pay to the mechanics of your swing, the better your chances of swinging for yardage and accuracy. There are several factors that comprise a good golf swing, but there are 3 helpful hints which you should always consider when you're dealing with the golf ball. The one constant throughout golf is the fact that despite what you know or think you know, if you'd like to improve you'll want to continue practicing. So, tip number 1.  Make sure your stance feels right.  For example, if you're feeling like you're bending over too much then ya likely are.  Part of your golf swing is a result of your feelings when you actually take that[..]

We all have our favorite clubs in the bag, but in order to get really good at golf we need to hit all the clubs more solid. How do we do this? The key lies in the ball position for each club and the shoulder turn. Ball Position Changes for Each Club- Shorter clubs will have a point in your stance where the club will bottom out and be nearest to the ground if you take a swing. This is where we want the ball to be when we are hitting our golf shots. So for short irons we want to have the ball in the middle of our stance. This means anything from say a 60 degree wedge to a 9 or 8 iron. You can even have the ball a little back of middle to hit low spinners for the sand wedges. Mid Irons, or[..]

The tee is where each and every golf hole begins. If you have trouble driving the ball, then you're starting every single hole scrambling. You might save your par with great chipping and putting, but you could well be putting for birdies if your driving was up to scratch. For the majority of golfers, consistency and long golf drives aren't impossible. Hitting long drives is easier than most golfers appreciate. Modern golf equipment means golf balls today get the best distance from launching on a high trajectory and having a shallower angle of descent. It isn't about low carrying drives anymore. Long golf drives are now a result of high launch and long carry. Sure, with their 120 plus mph[..]

There are many difficult decisions to make while choosing golf clubs and especially fairway woods. Many people just look at a fairway wood and say "this looks like a great club", "it's from a name brand or from a professional golfer series", and or that "it feels like I'll have a great shot with this club". However, this is not how to purchase a fairway wood. There are actually many factors that you should have in mind while going out to buy one. The basic categories that you will have to determine are the club head size, the size of the shaft, the loft, weight and length. You will then be able to find the perfect fairway wood for your price range. The club head has three club head[..]

There are a few guide lines that will help you make a wise choice when choosing golf clubs. The right clubs can make a big difference to your game. Never over look these simple suggestions if you want to play your best golf. Whether you are looking to step up or are just starting out, you will appreciate the simple tips that will make a noticeable difference in your game. Getting the Shaft Right 1) The Shaft Length: The shaft connects the handle to the head of the club. The right size shaft plays a big role in the swing. You would be surprised how often this is over looked by the aspiring golfer. Knowing the important role the shaft will definitely make a big difference on your game. The[..]

Women love to play most of the sports that men enjoy. Lately due to the popularity of golf many women have become interested in learning the game. On average a woman's swing is not as fast or powerful as a man's, as a result there are golf clubs that are more suited for women. General Facts about Women's Golf Clubs The higher the price of any club does not mean that the club is better, but in the case of female golf clubs a good set will run you a little money. A good set of clubs is worth the investment. The higher the quality of the shaft the better the club and a female golf club should have a graphite shaft and a standard length according to the golfer's height, strength and[..]

Interested in getting better at golf, lowering your handicap, and hitting the ball straight? Want to make your next Las Vegas golf vacation more fun than embarrassment? This article will let you in on a secret that may cure your slice forever. The first rule in golf is, no matter what you are trying to change, whatever seems logical won't be of any use, and in fact, the opposite of logical will more than likely equal amazing results. This rule rings true for eliminating your slice as well. The physics of the slice are basic: when a golf ball is impacted, the ball is given (if you are right-handed) a left to right spin that encourages it to move from left to right in the air. The more[..]

One of the fundamentals of having an effective downswing and follow through is the backswing. So let us first discuss this very important aspect of the swing. The backswing gets your body in the correct position to complete the downswing and your follow through. So one small tip to improve your backswing is give yourself enough time and not to rush it. Don't be in a great hurry to get to the top of your backswing and start your downswing. Just keep your rhythm and tempo nice and smooth. This will help you to make a good shoulder turn and fully complete your backswing. The perfect position to be in just before starting your downswing is to turn your back on the target with your club[..]

What Starts What? There is a lot of talk about what starts the the backstroke and the downstroke. Some teachers advocate the pivot controls the whole swing and some others put the emphasis on controlling the motion with the hands. Actually it can be either but be aware of the differences. The pivot provides the physics of the swing, rotational and linear force and reduces precision. If you decide to use Pivot controlled hands then physics are taking precedent over geometry. There are a number of players that use this procedure. While it CAN be fairly accurate there is a definite power loss. Examples would be Hal Sutton, Curtis Strange, Nick Faldo. All great players, but none of[..]

There is an old saying in golf, "A good putter is a match for anyone, but a poor putter is a match for no one." I am not certain who said it, but truer words in golf have never been spoken. Fifty percent of all strokes allocated against par are putts. There are many facets to the game of golf, but if you boil it down, golf is simply about getting a small white ball in a four and a half-inch round hole. In this offering, I will share with you four basic keys to develop good putting mechanics. Having taught golf as a professional instructor for many years, I have discovered a few short drills that you can practice in your spare time to improve what I believe is one of the most[..]

If you were asked for your opinion on how to set up your feet what would be your recommendation? Some pros putt with a wide stance reminiscent of a giraffe drinking at the water hole. Others adopt a narrow stance with their feet close together. The majority, however, putt with their feet shoulder-width apart. In deciding how to place you feet you could do no better than look to nature. Although nature didn't design us specifically to play golf, or to roll a ball along a flat surface, it gave us the ability to maintain our balance. Golf would be impossible if we kept falling over. The best width of stance for you is more than likely the one that gives you the best balance. After all why[..]