Can Golfing Fatigue From Wet Conditions Impact Your Golf Game?

It has been a tough start this spring with all of the rain we’ve had to endure. It has made playing golf rough or should I say like playing in mudsville. With standing water everywhere on the fairways it’s extremely tough to navigate or sludge around the golf course. Walking or even taking the golf cart is taxing on the body, mind, spirits and especially tough on the feet. Lack of support from the feet can impede function and require more physical effort.

In early spring playing golf it has got to be expected, but not when it’s almost June. Your expected to encounter a wet fairway, and these conditions do require a slightly different golf course management approach.

A wet golf ball and wet grass is going to cause a knuckle ball of sorts, and there is no room for error because of lacking for distance. Wet conditions will also cause the ball to sit down in the turf more, and when it is soft and wet the golf club will dig. The end result you will get is a face full of mud, and not distance. You must have good fundamentals and strike the ball cleanly first on the downswing, and not try to lift the ball with your upper body with all arms. You must pick or strike the ball first with a downward arc and your face will stay clean. To prevent digging around the greens, don’t use a rounded club like a sand wedge. Use a flatter-soled club like a pitching wedge or 9-iron. There is no shot in golf that you try to get under.

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How Can I Improve My Golf Swing Using Medicus Training Aids?

Golf can be the most exhilarating and yet the most frustrating game you can ever play. Week after week we drag ourselves out to the golf course only to try and improve upon our previous weeks scores. Consistency will always be the biggest problem for any golfer to master. Professional golfers will spend years working on their craft trying to find the perfect golf swing. For most of us, it would be nice to just say hit the damn golf ball.  It never works out that way. The one question that always comes up is “How Can I Improve My Golf Swing?”

A reader of mine asked me recently, “What is the best way to get your body and golf swing into shape after a long winter of non-playing?” The reader is correct, because when just starting to play the new golf season there is going to be a lot of inflammation, pulls, pains and strains.  Hopefully, during the off-season you’ve  had the opportunities to exercise and do some stretching.  However, there is certain muscles you don’t use that causes the stiffness and stress you feel when you are swinging a golf club for the first time.

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You Can Now Play In The Masters Golf Tournament!

This is the best time of the year for me.  With this being the week of one the greatest golf tournaments to be played, The MASTERS.  Besides the NCAA Basketball Tournament concluding with a Big East team winning it. Congratulations to the Connecticut Men’s team, even though my hometown Syracuse didn’t win it.  This  golf tournament always marks the beginning of a new golf season,  as winter is finally saying good-bye to the Northeast. I probally will be playing my first round of golf by next weekend if weather permits.

The Masters is played every year at the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Ga. It’s one of golf’s  four majors played every year. The layout is 7,435 yards and a par of 72.  The golf course  has never been rated by the U.S.G.A.,  so it doesn’t have a course rating nor slope rating. Alister Mackenzie was personally selected by Bobby Jones to design the golf course.  Land was purchased in 1931 from a nursery, and construction on the golf course started immediately. Membership play began in 1932, with an official grand opening in January 1933.   The first Masters was played in 1934.

Augusta National Golf Club was founded by Bobby Jones and Clifford Roberts. It’s one of the most famous golf courses in the world. Its only rival for notoriety is The Old Course at St. Andrews. (and perhaps Pebble Beach Golf Links). It’s very private, with invitation only by a member to be voted upon by committee only, to allow another outsider to become a member. Membership is small (around 300).  Even Bill Gates was originally turned down to become a member. It’s the only boy’s club still left.  NO WOMEN are allowed to  enter into the clubhouse, but can play if invited.

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How Do Having Your Own Set Of Used Golf Clubs Help You To Break 100?

Advice For The Beginning Golfer. If  you have decided you like this new game, but you really aren’t playing as well as you would like.  Your friends are beating you by large margins and you would like to even the score. Then the only way to do this is too start spending on fancy $1300+  golf equipment. You know the new fancy square backed driver with the snazzy stripped shaft that all of the touring pros are using. The driver that is guaranteed to have you hitting 300 yard drives.  Or, maybe you should buy the $200 wedge that Tiger or Phil uses,  and that $200 putter would make anyone envious.

Wait just a minute! I’m  sorry,  now is not the time to run up more debt on the old credit card.  Superior equipment will help an average, better than average or superior golfer. You don’t qualify! In order to  justify top end and expensive golf equipment, you need to first have developed a consistent golf swing.  Right now no two balls are going anywhere near each other from your golf swing.  Do you really believe it is all of the clubs’ fault, and not you?

A good professional or golf shop employee will want to fit the clubs to your body and swing. Matching the clubs to a reliable trustworthy swing will allow the clubs to produce superior performance for that one golfer.  Would you like to match the clubs to your shanked shot, fat shot, or flubbed shots ?  Oh, and what putting stroke are we talking about here?

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How Important Is It For Beginner Golfers To Have Their Own Golf Clubs?

Any new golfer is like a kid in the candy store. Their very anxious to possess their own collection of golf clubs and accessories. However, it is very important to understand the basics of your golf swing mechanics, before  buying the golf clubs that are best suited for your golf swing. Usually a set of 14 golf clubs is permitted for each golfer under U.S.G.A. rules. This set comprises of a variety of irons, woods, wedges, hybrids and a putter. You can create your own set by adding and dropping clubs that best fits you. Hybrids are a good choice for beginners as they are a mixture of irons and woods, and hence easier and lighter to hit.

With today’s economic conditions and not knowing if you’ll even have a job the next day. Most people will buy off the rack standard clubs. It won’t improve their golf game one iota and they don’t care. They believe what’s the difference! Their not there to improve upon their golf swing mechanics. Your there instead to have fun being with others you care about playing with, and enjoying the great outdoors.

For a beginner having a full set that isn’t necessary. Most of the golfers playing with used or racked clubs are just beginning to play and don’t need expensive golf clubs. Depending upon your budget, you can choose either, pre-owned clubs or new. Buying cheap or discounted golf clubs can be a very good choice for starters. Next get yourself a dozen golf balls. They don’t have to be expensive brands like Callaway, Nike, Taylormade or Titleist. Using golf brands like Bridgestone, Slazenger, Srixion and TopFlite will cost 1/4 the price then the leading brands. Golf bags don’t have to be expensive either. You can find them at garage sales or flee markets. If you buy them in a store, you don’t need oversized compartment bags that have 10 different storage areas.

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Do You Want To Hit The Irons With Better Accuracy And Consistency?

Designs of golf courses can be found to have many different variations. They can be wide open for most beginners to championship level layouts with tight fairways, elevation changes, forced water carries and treacherous bunkering around the greens.  Of course the more challenging a golf course is designed, the more it will require of your shot making skills. A unique perspective to the game of golf is that there is always a different strategy for every golfer on any given hole.

One of the major elements that golf course architects use to make the game more interesting , challenging or difficult, is to create uneven surfaces in the fairways and adjacent areas.  Think back on your own last few rounds, and try to count how many times you were required to play a shot from an uneven lie. It could have been either uphill, downhill or sidehill. If you have been playing some of the tougher courses in your local area, the answer probably is way too many to count.  Each type of lie will produce a different ball flight, and it will require alterations to your address position and golf swing.

My biggest weakness to my own golf game has always been trying to hit the mid to long iron shots. I don’t feel comfortable enough like I do in hitting fairway woods. I tend to find when I’m playing with others in my group, that I’m always using one to two clubs more with my iron play.

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Improve Your Golf Swing Mechanics By Playing The Augusta National Golf Course!

If we can’t play the Masters (we can only dream), well, at least we can play it virtually. Because for the very first time, video gamers will have the chance to play for the green jacket at Augusta National Golf Course.

Why Don’t You Own Krank The Longest Driver In Golf?

The Krank Rage Driver was the club Joe Miller from London-England used, in winning this year’s 2010 Re/Max World Long Drive Championship. In doing so he set a new world record for ball speed coming off the face of the driver at 225 MPH. The ball would end up traveling after finally stopping at 414 yards. “I will never forget the 2010 Worlds.  It was incredible, overwhelming, exhilarating, stressful, painful and humbling all at the same time. Krank Golf made a statement for sure,” says Joe Miller.

Taking 2′nd place hitting the Krank Rage Driver, was a 16 year old new comer named Dominic Mazza from California. The youngest hitter to ever qualify for the Re/Max World Long Drive Championships. He almost took down the most coveted crown in the competition.  This may be the single greatest story in the history of this event. Yes, it was an all out Krank Golf Rage Final.  Krank Golf Rage Driver also wins the Senior Division. (45 to 49 years old). George “The Animal” Slupski walks through the field to claim his first Championship with the longest drive ever recorded in the Senior finals of 404 yards.  Also,  Krank Golf founder and President Lance Reader finishes 4th place hitting the Rage Driver.

The story continues.  Krank Golf Rage Driver also wins the Legends Division Re/Max World Long Drive Championship title. (60 years old and older.)  Rick Barry,  NBA Hall of Fame member wins his third World title using the Rage Driver.  His past two titles were using the Krank Golf El Diablo Driver.  Krank Golf has now developed two Remax World Long Drive Championship Drivers.

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Why Do All Golfers Need To Have A Golf Simulator Installed In Their Home?

If weather is preventing you from playing a round of golf for a number of months, or you simply don’t have the time to spend an entire day on the golf course. For those golfers who are about to stress out,  knowing your golf season is actually over with. Then I have a solution for you. It’s called playing indoors using a golf simulator.  Electronic golf simulators have become so virtually real that they’re almost as much fun as playing the actual game of golf outside.

Our state of the art,  ProTee Golf Simulator Sensor System.  Will allow you to use your own set of golf clubs (from driver to putter) and play a complete round of golf.  You can play Pebble Beach all by yourself in less than an hour. The one thing that sets them apart from all other virtual versions of the game is that you really do get to swing your own golf club.

Besides being great fun for the entire family and friends for entertainment value.  The ProTee Golf Simulator is also a great teaching and learning aid.  That’s if you want to improve upon your golf game and correct your bad swing faults.  By having your own golf simulator at home,  it will allow you to practice at your own convenience  any time of the day.   You’ll really appreciate the time saving factor as well.  After a hard day at the office you can relax in the evening by playing a few holes without all of the time and effort of preparing and going out to the golf course. When finished playing,  you can use the system to watch movies on a big screen with the whole family.  Your kids will also love playing on their Wii system or X-Box 360, on a big screen when dad is not around.

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Improve Your Golf Swing Mechanics By Investing In Your Own Golf Simulators!

Now that winter weather is beginning to settle into the Northeast region. The way you continue to play golf also must change from playing outside, to  bringing your golf swing indoors. There is many ways you can still keep practicing and playing a round of golf.  There’s commercial indoor hitting ranges, to setting up a hitting net in your own basement or heated garage,  if you have enough swing space.

The newest technology in the marketplace today are golf simulators and swing analyzers. They are being manufactured for both retail establishments and for home use. Whether you are a beginner or professional, making the investment in an advanced indoor golf simulator, will do more for your golf game than any of the latest space-age technology golf clubs that you can buy.   It’s a must for any serious golfer!

Golf simulation is a technological system that enables you to play golf in a restricted area. It’s usually meant for an indoor setting. One of the major advantages of this type of indoor golf,  is that it enables you to practice the game when you can’t get to the golf course.  It’s best suited for those who have space constraints.  All you need is a high ceiling, say around 8 to 10 feet, and a wall for mounting the game’s screen.

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Why Should You Own Hybrid Golf Clubs?

My weakness to my own golf game has always been trying to hit the mid to long iron shots.   I don’t feel comfortable enough like I do in hitting fairway woods. I tend to find when I’m playing with others in my group, that I’m always using one to two clubs more with my iron play.

Part of the trouble that I have is my golf shots are hit with a low trajectory. Since the golf balls don’t carry in the air the maximum distance,  I have to rely more on the ground game  instead.  In order to get maximum distances out of my shots,  it needs to be made up for with a lot of roll.  If the conditions of the golf course have been dictated by the weather, such as rain or snow, then I lose any advantage of  getting  that  extra distance.

I have been fortunate to find utility clubs that I have a lot of faith in. They are the Orlimar’s Trimetal clubs. Their not hybrids, but they work the same way.  They are easy to hit,  and they give you the higher trajectory that you need to carry the distances you want.  In fact the Adams Tight Lies and Orlimar’s Trimetal, were the first hybrid clubs that were introduced to the general public.  Today,  I don’t carry a single long iron in my golf bag,  and everyone that I golf with carries at least one hybrid these days.

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What Do You Need To Know In Owning A Driving Range?

Operating a driving range can be fun, time-consuming and be a profitable small business. Golf ranges are popular small businesses because the labor and overhead costs to operate are modest at best.  As the population of golfers continues to grow at a rapid pace, there is a need for more practice facilities.  A driving range is an area where golfers  can practice their golf swings.  When enough time for a full round of golf is not possible, it can become a physical activity for working out.  Working out at a driving range is one of the best ways to improve your golf swing mechanics, with or without the guidance and advice of a certified licensed golf professional.

Many golf courses do have a driving range attached to them or they can be found as stand-alone facilities. A driving range needs to be at least 400 yards long. It equals two acres of land or more, to accommodate sufficient numbers of golfers to make the facility profitable. The location needs to be chosen carefully. Your location needs to be in an area where sufficient population lives to support your facility. Visibility is another important concern. Your signage will be an important draw. A golf practice facility must be visible from busy streets or major highways, versus one that is hidden away.  Make sure the area you choose will allow you to have lights on the facility at night. A key advantage driving ranges have over the public and private golf courses is that they don’t close when the sun goes down.

Building a golf driving range can be as simple as buying a parcel of land and putting mats down to hit golf balls, or as difficult as building a multiplex hitting stations with target greens. Most preferences will be determined by the builder of the driving range, but there are certain basics that are necessary for the construction of any driving range. Therefore start up costs can be modestly low to being  exorbitant in their pricing ranges.  It all depends upon what your public is looking for in terms of being able to hit golf balls, and what finances you have available to service their demands.

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Krank Rage Driver Review

What makes Krank Golf,  which is certainly lesser known in general golfing circles, so formidable in the long-driver world? Krank Golf is a company that sells a very specialized golf club on the Internet. In the past three years it has grown into a company that now experiences most of its volume on- line.  Consistent and steady growth has been the story behind this site. The total number of quality visitors has grown exponentially over the past few months.  Krank Golf founder and President,  Lance Reader once hit a world record drive of 526 yards in a 2004 competition.  Krank Rage Driver is the newest favorite among long-drive competitors.

If you’re a fan of the RE/MAX Long Drive Championships, you’ve probably noticed how many of the competitors who show up in the finals of this and other long-drive events play golf clubs that are not made by the well known, big name equipment companies.  Some of the most popular big sticks among the freaks of nature who compete in these events are made by Krank Golf, a Tempe, Ariz.-based outfit that was founded in 2002.  In a short period of time it has built an enormous reputation, thanks in large part to the enormous drives that are hit each year with Krank Golf clubs.

Krank Golf is not just another golf club company, spitting out multiple drivers every year just for the sake of having a new product. There is a strategic plan, and a purpose behind every driver they develop. It is very important to understand that Krank spends every waking business hour trying to improve distance and accuracy with their custom golf drivers and custom Long Drive Drivers. This commitment is what makes it possible for them to compete at the highest level of the Long Drive industry.  After over a year of development, Krank Golf is proud to announce the release of their new Rage Driver.

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Can Using The Medicus Actually Change Your Golf Swing?

What is the best way to learn when first starting to play? You can’t expect to do anything in life unless your passionate about investing your time and energy into improving. The least cost effective way is to spend countless hours at a driving range, before you take your game to the golf course. If you have just been striking golf balls after balls on the driving range and your golf swing is getting worse. You need to stop whatever your doing!

I’m sure you’ve heard that practice makes perfect. This is a fallacy, because practice doesn’t make perfect, practice makes permanent. So how does a golfer know when his golf swing mechanics is correct or incorrect?

Golfers in the past had to rely on the theories and interpretations of their teaching professional, books and videos which gave conflicting information. Bad golf tips from friends and other golfers, who were trying to help, but were actually giving bad advice. All these have led to the confusion, frustration and inconsistency of the golfer’s mindset. Do you want to improve this year in golf? Then be prepared to invest your time into learning your golf swing mechanics. Before you can improve you need to analysis by breaking your golf swing down, understand what your trying to improve upon, and then implement the changes you’ve learned.

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The Proper Way To Swing A Golf Club Is By Using Fujikura Golf Shafts!

Have you ever noticed that the harder you swing the golf club the less farther it will go?  How many times have you played golf with someone who thinks he can rip the cover off the golf ball like he was trying to make it explode on impact? The main reason why most golfers will try to overswing is because of lack of confidence in their golf clubs.  The proper way to swing a golf club isn’t  trying to swing at it as hard as you can. When you do this your golf ball is only going to go all over the golf course, because  of lack of control.  If your goal is to simply relieve a lot of tension, then that method will work for you, but if you’re serious about playing better golf you’ll want to try a different approach.

The proper way to swing a golf club is with less aggression towards the golf ball. By swinging smoother it not only will have you hitting the ball more consistently, but also a lot farther. Playing better golf requires better accuracy, control and consistency. Relax and don’t try to overswing by tensing up and trying to muscle the golf ball out there 300 yards. Focus on a smoother easier golf swing, and concentrate on making solid contact every time with the golf ball. Your goal is accuracy and not power right now. When you swing slower you have more control, which leads to better accuracy.

Why you should invest into Krank Golf Drivers? It is very important to understand that we spend every waking business hour trying to improve accuracy and distance with our custom golf drivers and custom Long Drive Drivers. This commitment to excellence in quality,  is what makes it possible for us to compete at the highest level of the Long Drive industry.

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Compare Review Golf Range Finders!

The Callaway LR 550 Laser Rangefinder provides quick and accurate distance measurement up to 550 yards. It features first target technology which displays the range to the nearest target among multiple results obtained with a single measurement.  Best used when measuring the distance to a pin on a green with woods in the back ground. It has a 6x magnification at distances greater than 100 yards accuracy,  and is accurate to within 5 yards.

Technically speaking, it is the budget model of the Callaway line of golf range finders. It doesn’t appear to lack much in terms of features.  In fact, despite being scaled back in some functions,  its low price tag has been found by the Callaway Rangefinder LR550 Review to address the constant complaints that the LR1200 model was too pricey to be worthwhile. There is $200 difference between the two models.
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I’ve had the yellow LR550 for two full seasons now and I have never failed to get an accurate yardage reading, from bunkers, water edges, trees, even grass or hills behind pins.  It seem to track perfectly, and I have had  no problems with cloudy weather conditions, however it doesn’t work well when there is fog.

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What Do I Need To Know About Golf Range Finders?

Golf Laser Range Finders and GPS Range Finders, What is the Difference? Golf Laser Range Finders and a Golf GPS Range Finders are gadgets that are used to measure the distance from where your golf ball is lying to the pin. They have been available for some years now but, only recently have they been legalized by the governing bodies of golf.  This article examines the difference between Golf Laser Range Finders, and a Golf GPS Range Finders,  so if you are looking to buy one of these gadgets,  you will know what type best suits your style of golfing.

Do Golf Range Finders Offer an Advantage?

The Royal & Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews and the U.S.G.A. announced a change in their  rules.  The Specific Rule is 14-3b, known as the golf range finders rule.  The change in the local rule allows golf range finders to be used by amateur golfers to measure or gauge distance only. They are not allowed in any competitive golf tournaments.

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How Can Golf Range Finders Help You On The Golf Course?

When playing do you have trouble gauging how far a certain obstacle is, or how far away from the green you need to get to on your next golf shot? Are you that type of person with an uncanny ability to estimate how far you need to hit your next shot? For most people it’s a guessing game but, it so much more important when it comes to scoring.

It can make a huge difference between shooting a great score or being left to frustration and wanting to break every club in your bag.

When I was caddying professionally my job 30 years ago was to make sure I walked the golf course before my partner even showed up. You knew the distances  of every golf club your pro swung at.  It was your job to walk the fairways marking down every rock, sand traps, trees, water or any other permanent obstacle that you could gauge from the tees or any other spots from the fairways to the greens.

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