This is the third in the PIIMP Your Game: The 5 Pillars of Better Golf series, in which we focus on the Intellectual aspects of improving your golf game. Standing in the right rough on the 18th hole of Torrey Pines’s North course, I knew I would break 80 with a par. The only problem: …
This is the second in the PIIMP Your Game: The 5 Pillars of Better Golf series, in which we focus on the Implemental equipment aspects of improving your golf game. When I returned to playing golf regularly after 15 years off, I quickly learned that my equipment wasn’t going to be quite what I needed. …
This is the first in the PIIMP Your Game: The 5 Pillars of Better Golf series, in which we focus on the Physical aspects of improving your golf game. When Tiger Woods came on to the PGA Tour in the mid-1990s, it was already known that he had a major weapon in his arsenal: distance. …
Let me tell you something you already know: golf is hard. Ok, we got that out of the way. Now let me tell you why it’s hard, and what to do about it. The most difficult part about golf isn’t the game itself – that part is simple: get the ball in the hole. The …
It does not matter whether you’re an experienced golfer or new to the sport, a question that you may randomly find yourself asking is how many dimples golf balls have. Well, we have some answers for you, and there’s more to the answer than you may think – in fact, the dimple pattern can greatly …
There are a lot of misconceptions about driving and tee shots in golf, especially among beginners and casual players who don’t have the experience or knowledge of just how complex and nefarious different course layouts can be. Golf is quite a unique sport in that players, although competing against each other, are actually primarily competing …
There are two main aspects of golf that have emerged over the years, the so-called long game and the short game. The long game has become the dominant aspect of the game that has a huge impact on high-level play, as golfers strive to increase distance and accuracy off the tee and on approach to …
When playing golf it is especially important to make sure that you not only find the right golf glove for you, but that you are also shopping in the right way. You need to master the basics and you need to make sure that you are wearing your golf glove on the correct hand, or …
Golf is one of the most challenging sports there are, and while it may not look like it, it places incredible demands on the body, as well as on the mind. The act of swinging a club and generating the kind of force golfers need to in order to be successful is demanding enough to …
No one is going to deny the fact that a 3 wood is arguably one of the most challenging clubs you can have in your bag, especially when you find yourself positioned down the fairway. Starting with a solid stance is the first step to a good shot. In order to drive the ball with …
