Golf Course Etiquette for Beginners

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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Golf Tips On Chipping!

Chipping may not be the most glamorous part of the golf game, but the short game is so important. It’s the key component to shooting lower scores. It’s amazing how a good chip shot can quickly turn a possible disaster into a respectable hole. Chipping close to the hole and tapping in a putt can also maintain a positive attitude towards your round and keep you in a good frame of mind for the next hole.

My golf tips to chipping is keep it as simple as possible. Find one good club that you can believe in every time you use it. Confidence is as important as technique when approaching a golf shot, especially when it comes to the short game. I personally prefer the bump and run shot, and will use my putter off the green as often as I can. (Texas Wedge.) The room for error is diminished greatly, because there is no air time. It’s the easiest club to control. You need to know your stroke and distance to the hole when making this golf shot. There are other various situations on the golf course that you need to know when it comes to the short game. When practicing focus on different shot making skills that you will encounter on the golf course Such as, chipping, flopping, knockdown, lobbing, pitching, punch, putting, sand, trouble and utility shots.

Chipping covers the shots you will play where the ball carries no more than about 10-15 yards around the green. It is a shot that has a short amount of air time and spends most of the time on the ground running towards the golf hole. According to U.S.G.A. statistics, 80 percent of the strokes golfers lose to par are determined by their play within 100 yards of the green. So, why is it the least amount of time practicing, not devoted to improving around the green?

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Does Having The Correct Golf Swing Mechanics In Place Make It Easier For Strategizing On The Golf Course?

Have you ever played on a golf course that you knew nothing about? I’m sure you have during one golf round or another. That happened to me yesterday. We were playing on a very difficult tightly laid out golf course. It commanded several different shot variations.  It had elevated greens,  many combinations of sidehill and downhill lies.  All kinds of obstacles to carry or shoot over. You can tell by my descriptions,  I didn’t have a very good day playing.  I shot at least 10 strokes higher then I should have.  Most of my troubles wasn’t knowing the golf course, and yanking my driver out of the golf bag on every hole. (Dumb!)

My focus or golf mindset was to get the ball out there on the fairway far enough to eliminate the pressure on my second shot. This is the wrong way to strategize when trying to play within yourself.  You do need  a game plan to know when to attack or be conservative when approaching each hole.  Golf course management is gained through knowledge of each hole and what to expect.  Not knowing the golf course.  What I should have done was visualize in a pre-shot routine before addressing the golf ball,  the intended target of where to place the golf ball on the fairway. This can be done by standing behind the golf ball and looking for the safest places to hit to. By looking at your scorecard, the layout of the golf course is usually pictured there, or at the  hole sign next to the tee block.

Your aiming  for the fairway,  because landing a golf ball there eliminates the chances of a bad lie, and it gives you the best angle to approach the green. When you reach your drive you need to study your lie for a minute, and analysis what you want to do with your next shot.  If you don’t think that you can reach the green with your next shot, it’s often a safer play to lay up. This means playing a controlled shot that’s deliberately aimed short of the green, rather than hitting the golf ball as hard as you can and hoping for the best.

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How To Improve Your Golf Swing Using The Iron Byron Swing Machine!

If  you’re having trouble with accuracy and consistency then you might want to step off the golf course, and head for the nearest driving range to get some practice time in on your golf swing.  Since you’re probably on your own practicing,  unless you decide to take a golf lesson from your local certified professional golf instructor .

The secret to improve your golf swing is to figure out where you might be going wrong and then practice until you’ve corrected that bad swing fault.  You want to make all of the necessary changes that are affecting your golf swing more consistent, and develop a golf mindset that will give you a repeatable golf swing that you can take out onto the golf course with you.

Are you a perfectionist when it comes to practicing? Do you spend a lot of money on new golf equipment looking for that Holy Grail of Golf?  Do you spend countless hours reading everything about golf in books, watching a bunch of videos, tried every tip and training aid you can get your hands on?  Spent countless hours searching for the perfect golf swing, or trying to learn the proper golf swing mechanics? How about trying to cure your golf slice or fix any other swing flaw? If this is you, then the Swing Machine Golf will give you a new lease on your golfing life!

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Keep Your Golf Mindset Focused Away From Three Putting!

What will you be doing? In the upcoming months it will be winter time in N.Y. state region again, and many snow birds will be traveling down south to get out of the cold miserable snow.  So, enjoy the weather now by playing as much as you can.  It’s never to early to start making plans for your next golf vacation trip. That is why you need to be prepared for anything unusual that might happen.

The way the economy is today,  you can find many favorable golf packages.   Resort areas are hungry for visitors and they’re  willing to make deals that combines staying arrangements with tee time packages.  Many golf courses are reporting open tee times on their daily starting sheets.

Personally I’ve been to Hilton Head once and want to get back there. The entire southeast coast is the golfing  mecca for any challenges to your golf  game that you want to test.  Warning!  Bring plenty of golf balls with you because there is nothing but water and sand.

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Do You Have The Correct Golf Mindset For Putting? Part 2

Many golfers don’t realize that almost 50% of your golf scores occurs from your putting. Almost 70% if you include pitching and chipping around the greens. Yet this is the least practiced!

Everyone is focused on having the latest in driver technology. They feel if they can pound their drives around 240 yards or more that everything else will fall into place in shooting par golf. This couldn’t be further from the truth. Your best golfers have that magic around the greens, its what separates themselves from the high handicappers.

Let me ask you, “how is your putting?” If your leaving a lot of putts around the hole, but their not falling in. It means that there is one additional stroke you have to add onto your score. Over 18 holes it can mean the difference between breaking your low score or having a frustrating round.

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Do You Fear Making Mistakes When Your Golf Mindset Isn’t Correct When Putting?

If you fear making big mistakes in playing golf then your not alone. Tiger Woods and other great superstars who stand to win big paychecks from making or losing on short putts have this same fear as a weekend golfer.  Taking the safe route has its own costs and rewards.

I had just made a great third shot to within 2ft of the hole on the 15′th hole, it was a par 5 on my home golf course.  I made the no brainer putt to put me two under par for the round. It dawned on me waiting on the 16′th tee that I must be leading the club championship,  and I had the greatest opportunity of my lifetime to break 70,  which I’ve never done before.  It was a realization moment that woke me up out of my dream state that I was in.

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How Can You Improve Your Golf Swing With Workout Programs?

Senior golfers of all ages are now into yoga and golf fitness programs. With age comes a decline in both flexibility and strength. When the body declines, the golf swing goes right along with it. The end result is a big loss in yardage, more mishits, and ballooning scores. Your golf mindset also changes in both attitude and frustration. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard from older golfers who I’m playing with, that are just about ready to quit the game. However, there is hope for all golfers who are ready to change and improve your golf swing.

Do you want to discover the secret to creating more power and consistency in your golf swing? By participating in workouts that’s  geared towards a specific golf program that focuses on strength and flexibility. You don’t have to accept that with age, your body does decline. No way! The golfers who are working out, are the same ones who are enjoying the game again in later life, and taking all of the money in the birdie pool.  It’s amazing to see golfers in this age bracket dramatically improve their driving distance, accuracy and scores.

What is a golf workout? The golf swing is an awkward movement that puts a tremendous amount of stress on the body. To prevent injuries and improve your golf swing speed and distance requires your body to be both strong and flexible. The golf swing is a rotational movement, with your body being in different sequential golf positions.  Since the golf swing is primarily an axial rotational movement, wouldn’t it make sense to focus on rotational strength and flexibility? That is improving your turning ability related to range of motion and  speed. Therefore, anything involving twisting with resistance such as a medicine ball, a dumbbell, or even a weighted club would work. You need to have a  resistance to take your body beyond where it normally goes.

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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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Are You Aware That You Need To Change Your Golf Swing Mechanics As You Get Older?

The hot weather has hit our area in New York, and yesterday I found myself having trouble hitting a quality golf shot from about the 14′th hole on. At one point I started feeling light headed, and in need of water. What should you carry in your golf bag to help compensate for the heat? You should carry a bottle of water, a light sandwich, peanut butter crackers or candy bar. Anything that can give you a quick burst of sugar energy. You should stay away from drinking beer or any type of alcohol, because this will dehydrate you faster.

For the first ten holes, I was hitting solid golf shots  and my golf swing mechanics was where they should be. However, as the golf round continued on, I noticed there was a loss of power in my golf swing. Which meant the golf course started playing longer, and my golf scores were getting worse by at least a stroke or two per hole. So, what causes this to happen?

Golf is a mindset game vs. being physical.  Your golfing mind  needs to be sharpened periodically.  It’s very easy to lose focus when your golfing round isn’t going the way you believe it should.  That’s why you start feeling drained mentally, because your self-confidence is shakened. At the end of 18 holes, you feel like you just played 36 holes instead. That’s how I felt yesterday.

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Are You Aware Of Your Golf Swing Mechanics When Chipping Or Putting?

The hardest part about golf swing mechanics is learning to finesse the golf ball around the greens. This is the least amount of time spent in practicing the chipping, pitching, putting and sand play before playing a round of golf. For most amateurs we don’t allow for enough time to practice before hitting the golf links. As soon as we get to the golf course we jump out of our cars, and go directly into the pro shop to take care of business first. Then we go get our golf clubs and shoes, and maybe get a few quick practice putts in, along with swinging the driver, an expect to be all warmed up.

What happens next, most of the time it becomes a rocky picture horror show. With our expectations now reduced down to trying how to figure out what to do next in order to survive.  For the majority of amateurs or weekend golfers this happens a lot for the first few holes before we’re adequately warmed up. The only way to combat high scores is being able to have an adequate short game to make up for the mistakes being made from tee to green. Most of the amateurs I play with hit the ball well enough from tee to green, but when they get within 50 yards of the green they seem to struggle. They’ll tell me, “I don’t have time to practice these shots, I’m not a pro, and they do have all the time in the world to stand and work on these shots, so they do develop the consistency in their feel.”

The goal when chipping or pitching in golf is to get the ball to travel the least amount of distance in the air and have it roll along the green. The problem with most golfers they’ll anticipate their chip shots, and will have the habit of looking up too soon to see where the ball is going.  One major problem with this is that golfers will forget about their golf swing mechanics. What typically ends up happening as a result is that by looking up, the leading hand wrist bends, causing the golfers hands to flick through the chip shot. The end result is that the club head is picked up too steeply, and a blade type shot occurs which sends the ball on more of a line drive trajectory. The reason is that the wrists bend or break before contact is made with the golf ball or ground in an attempt to delicately place the ball onto the green. The solution is to make sure your wrists don’t break, especially the leading wrist, and that your follow through continues just like  a normal golf shot.

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Do You Have The Correct Golf Mindset When Putting? Part I

If you fear making big mistakes in playing then your not alone. Tiger Woods and other great superstars who stand to win big paychecks from making or losing on short putts have this same fear as a weekend golfer.  Taking the safe route has its own costs to bear. Even the best golfers will miss the opportunity to make birdies by taking the safer shot to put themselves in best position to not make bogeys. This is done out of fear, because the agony of having to lose a stroke to par outweighs the thrill of a birdie.

Researchers who keeps statistics calculates this type of decision making can cost the average professional golfer about one stroke during a 72 hole tournament. For the top 20 golfers this can be as much as $1.2 million in prize money lost for the year. The analysis shows that all golfers will avoid the possibility of loss by playing conservatively when they have the opportunity to score big by taking the gamble or risk.

Jack Nicklaus was the best when making short putts when the pressure is on. For myself,  I had just made a great third shot to within 3ft of the hole on the 15′th hole, on my  home golf course.  I made the no brainer putt to put me two under par for the round. It dawned on me waiting on the 16′th tee that I must be leading the club championship and I had the greatest opportunity of my lifetime to break 70 which I’ve never done before.  It was a realization moment that woke me up out of my dream state that I was in.

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Golf Instructions For The Short Game.

Most of us golfers will struggle mightily with trying to lower our golf scores, and our handicaps to the point of frustration. What most golfers don’t stop to realize is that your short game is at least 50% of your golf scores. Without a good short game which includes anything within 100 yards of the pin placement on the green, chipping, pitching and putting, your ability to score well will diminish significantly. For most average to high handicappers the ability to scramble is paramount to what you do on each and every golf hole.  You can expect to miss the green during a golf round more than two-thirds of the time.

We will spend endless hours on the driving range hitting drivers, to the point of exhaustion. We’ll  work diligently on our golf game to prove to ourselves that those new hybrids really are much easier to hit than our long irons. We hit golf ball after balls trying to gain some much needed confidence in our fairway metals, and we are quick to buy that new set of irons that is guaranteed to be much more forgiving and deadly accurate.

I have been fortunate over the years to watch, learn and implement the same golf instructions and tips from some of the best short game artist on the tour and amateurs alike.  I’ve played on my home golf course where the greens were very narrow width wise and had a lot of different kinds of mounds around them. In order to score you had to learn how to chip, and putting played a huge part in the scrambling of getting up and down. Hitting a long ball off the tee and in the fairway does make playing the golf hole a lot easier.   No Question! However, in order to improve your golf scores it’s a lot more than just being able to hit good quality golf shots.

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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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Start Holding The Golf Club Correctly By Using The Correct Golf Grip!

Golf Rules Is What Makes Golf A Great Sportsmanship Game!

As a young pro on the P.G.A. tour, and with his chance to win the first golf tournament of his career. The hangman’s noose finally caught up with him. With the Heritage on the line with a first hole playoff against Jim Furyk, he makes a small mistake that will cost him his dream of winning. Golf is a gentleman’s game unlike any other sporting event. It’s based solely upon honor and integrity.  Brian Davis was faced with a conscionable decision he had to make, if you don’t say anything you might just get away with it.  How would you act? Would you own up to your mistake, or would you keep quiet and hope for the best?

Being a young player Brian Davis isn’t the best known name in golf today.  However, after Sunday he should move up the list a few notches.  What happened was his approach shot bounces off the fist playoff green and nestled in among some weeds. Watching television you could see the gunk he was trying to hit out of.  He tried to punch the ball up onto the green, but his golf club grazed a stray weed on his back swing.

Loose Impediment Rule 18-2a. When a player’s golf ball is in play and it moves when addressing the ball, or causes it to move an immediate one stroke infraction occurs. If the golf ball moves it must be replaced back to original position. If movement occurs after the player begins his stroke, or the backward movement of the golf club and touches any part of a hazard the stroke shall be deemed  occurred.  Another penalty stroke must be assessed.

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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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