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  • Seven-Wood: The Golf Wood of Choice  By : Eric Slarkowski
    If you are overlooking the potential of your seven-wood, you may want to take a closer look at the collection of clubs in your golf bag. Many golfers believe the seven-wood to be the best field wood in a golf bag.
  • Finding Equipment for the Left-Handed Golf Player  By : Linden Walhard
    The reality is that most of the world is designed for right-handed people while the left-handed are, basically, ignored. The right-handed golfer will have no problem finding proper equipment. They can find clubs anywhere, but this is not the case for the left-handed golfer who wants to play from the left-side.
  • Golfing Attitudes to Keep in Your Bag!  By : Toby Klaremont
    Let’s face it, when we step on the course, our attitude can impact our games significantly.
  • Playing The Game With Used Golf Clubs  By : Michelle Bery
    Walk into any golf shop and you will be greeted with the sight of dozens of different kinds of golf clubs. From drivers, to fairway woods, irons, wedges, and putters, there are literally thousands of potential combinations of golf clubs available, and all of them are expensive. Anyone considering new golf equipment, whether they are an experienced player or raw beginner, should give thought to used golf clubs.

    Used golf clubs present many advantages to the golfer aside fro...
  • Costa Blanca Golf Properties  By : Johnathan Bakers
    If you are crazy about golf, there are lots of places to go and enjoy it. But what about if you are crazy about golf and the rest of the family hates it. Why not find a vacation spot where you can enjoy your golf, but the wife and kiddies can lay or play on the beach? The Costa Blanca in Spain is the perfect spot for you. There are many wonderful golf properties in the Costa Blanca that are minutes away from the beautiful beaches of this area. Golf early, and you can join you...
  • Your Golf Stroke | Laser-Guided Precision!  By : Aidan J Sugrue
    Do you dream of consistent laser-guided precision in your drives? We'll believe it or not, you don't need any fancy technology. You can develop pin-point, repeatable accuracy with your own in-built laser guidance system. "My own in built laser?" you might ask. Yes, my friend, it's called the power of focus and with a little practice you can easily acquire this skill that will make you the envy of the fairway. You'll enjoy the pleasure of seeing those balls smack your targets ...
  • Groovy Golfing Accessories For The Avid Golfer  By : Allan Wilson
    Constant innovation in the golf industry has made for many interesting inventions and advancements
  • Custom Golf Cart The Golfers Dream Accessory  By : Allan Wilson
    Golf carts are almost necessary for some of the bigger golf courses. If you are going to be hitting a huge golf course anytime soon, you will almost certainly need a golf cart
  • How To Chose The Right Golf Club With That Special Feel  By : Allan Wilson
    Buying golf clubs can be an exciting venture, almost like buying your first car or getting your first house mortgage. As with any financial investment, you want to pick something that will be useful for years to come.
  • Cart Golf Bags Are Often Over Looked  By : Mike Pedersen
    When golfers are looking for equipment the importance of the cart golf bags are often overlooked. Being properly equipped while you are on the golf course is one of the most important things in determining if you will have a successful round.
  • The Most Useful Golf Cart Accessory  By : Dane Stanton
    A golf cart was initially designed in order to carry golf players around the golf course. Nowadays, golf carts are becoming a very popular transport. With the help of golf cart accessory, it can turn to a stylish and quite a comfortable vehicle.
  • Golf Swing Teaching Aids Friend Or Foe  By : D Fraser
    Amateur golf players are generally always looking for one thing, how to improve their game in a hurry. Exactly how can you accomplish this? There's really only one way to do this and it's with a good training schedule and the right golf teaching aids. The market today is just flooded with different teach aids, some of which help, some of which are more gimmick then instructor. The most important thing you can do before purchasing one of these golf teaching aids is knowing whe...
  • Understanding Your Golf Equipment Needs  By : Lanny Hintz
    Buying golf equipment can be a very overwhelming thing, particularly if you are new to the sport of golf. Even people who have spent a bit of time in this sport can get confused about which type of equipment is the best. This confusion is mainly due to the wide range of products found in the market today. You can find clubs, balls, bags and apparel of all types at different price ranges.

    Most of the people are of the opinion that the most expensive products available in th...
  • Golf With Mickey Mouse  By : Jena Luthovski
    The megalopolis of Central Florida, Orlando is the city that refuses to stop expanding mostly due to its unofficial mascot “Mickey Mouse”. Dozens of PGA tour pros, including Tiger Woods, make Orlando their home alone among the Sun Belt cities. Orland has continued to expand to stretch its boundaries as a golf destination, not that it didn’t have any good public-access golf until recently. Grand Cypress and Bay Hill along with Disney’s 99 holes are landmark mainstays. However,...
  • Before Their Professional Golf Careers Took Off  By :
    These individuals learned the sport inside and out and have realized such huge success and amazing accomplishments throughout their professional golf careers.
  • Choosing the Right Golf School Requires Homework  By :
    With so much information out there to sift through, the process to selecting the right golf school can get pretty overwhelming. To help you get a head start, here are some of the key factors to keep in mind when deciding which golf school is best for you.
  • A Golf Professional Career is More Than Just Another Club  By :
    Being a golf professional takes more than just a love of the game. When you want to make it your career, you need a thorough understanding of how the game has emerged through history as well as where it's heading into the future.
  • Shopping For The Best Golf Equipment  By : Bob Peterson
    I'm a big believer in using the right tools for the job at work, home, or play. Having the right tools makes getting the job done that much more enjoyable. With that said it's no doubt that I'm a big believer in having the right golf equipment.

    Golf equipment, good golf equipment is something that all of those who play golf have to get themselves sooner or later. All of the best golfers have their own golf equipment and they have good golf equipment. You cannot get by with...
  • Getting Started With Golf Training  By : Michele Oberton
    If you are interested in golf training, there are a variety of teaching options to get you started. From the internet to the video store and even the classroom, there is no shortage on available lessons. Depending on the type of golf training that you ultimately select, prices can be quite affordable. Professional golf training, however, will be more costly.

    If you would like to hire an instructor to help you learn to play golf, consider a professional instructor or someon...
  • Swinging For The Gold  By : Andy West -
    The San Diego Golf Academy (SDGA) is teaming together with the Honolulu Advertiser for the second year at the annual Swing for the Gold golf tournament to benefit Special Olympics Hawaii. The event will take place on Friday, August 11th at 11.30 a.m. at the Hawaii Prince Golf Club. Paul Zagnoni, President of SDGA, promises a fun-filled day of golf followed by an awards dinner celebrating the Honolulu Advertiser’s Sesquicentennial anniversary.

    Swing for Gold is part of Spec...
  • Great Golf In Florida 365 Days A Year  By : Keith George -
    Golf is truly the sport of a lifetime and very gentle on your body. It gives you a visit in often beautiful nature, contacts with other persons and also a great game.

    Florida, well known as vacation Mecca, is blessed by mother nature with a large coastal line, luxurious interior lands, year-round subtropical temperatures and annual sunshine. Golfers visiting St. Augustine, in St. Johns County and Ponte Vedra Beach can tee off at the scenic and challenging golf courses of F...
  • A Golf Umbrella - Great on Weddings  By : Keith George
    Well, not only golfer´s can have good use of a golf umbrella. I once handed one over to the bridegroom when the sky opened as they just came out of church. The reason might not be obvious to everyone but an ordinary umbrella is too small to shelter a couple.
  • The Benefits Of A Golf Club  By : Analeese Burnabaker
    If you are a busy professional man that has any opportunity at all to be a part of a golf club, then I'd suggest you join it at all costs. I never was an advocate of golf clubs until I got married and realized just how high a level of stress my poor husband dealt with every day at work. Quite frankly, I never knew why men were always talking about their love for golfing and their need to get out and hit a bucket of balls before this.

    It took me a few months to realize how ...
  • How To Buy Golf Awards  By : J. Newton
    So, you've been a member of your golf club for years now. You have become a regular participant in every tournament that is offered to you. You are really enjoying the social aspects of club membership and now somehow (you're not really sure how) you volunteered to head the awards committee. Screw this up and you can be sure you won't find yourself on the top of anyone's party invite list. Don't fear, here is an easy to follow guide on how to organize the task.

    O.K., so wh...
  • The Heel/Toe Weighting Concept For Golf Putters Is Here To Stay  By : Stephen Downarowicz
    The TOWD (True Orbit Weighting Dynamics) design family of putting instruments are for those players seeking an advanced skill level. By inducing a precise and repeatable putting stroke, through a near perfect arced pendulum effect, with a consistent, passive face rotation, The TOWD putters generate optimal passive feel, making TOWD putters the most advanced and easiest to use putting instruments in the game. Playing on undulating greens, of variable speed, the feel from TOWD ...
  • Travelling Golfers want to play the Better Courses.  By : Suzanne Lenaerts
    Travelling golfers want to play the better courses at their destination and need a reliable rating system, contact details and information about what they’ll find when they get there. www.where2golf.com sets out to remedy these information gaps.
  • Troubleshooting Golf Cart Batteries  By : Christine Harrell
    Perhaps it’s because they’re so fun that many people tend to categorize golf carts as toys instead of a true vehicle that needs maintenance and repair. Golf carts do require much less maintenance than our regular automobiles.
  • Improving Your Golf Fairway Shot  By : Joseph Tierney
    Are you hitting poor golf shots from the fairway?
  • Why, Oh Why, Is The Golf Swing SO Hard?!  By : Jonathan Barrett
    Recently I discovered that the way we approach the golf swing differs depending on when we learnt to play golf - either as a child or as an adult. I also found that 80% of golfers do not know a fundamental aspect of the golf swing - where all the club head speed comes from.
  • How to Choose a Golf School  By : ian Williamson
    Different students will have different criteria to satisfy when choosing a golf school - but there are some requirements that should be generic.
  • Selecting The Right Putter For Your Game  By : Jack Moorehouse
    Buying a putter that’s right for you isn’t easy. You need to do your homework to find one that fits both your budget and your game, which means learning the different types of putters and clubheads available and their advantages. But doing your homework is worth it because having a good putter, as I often say in my golf lessons, shaves strokes off your golf handicap.

    The key considerations when looking for a putter are price, quality, type, clubhead, and alignment system. ...
  • How To Warm-Up For Your Golf Game In 5 Minutes With Golf Fitness Stretches  By : Sean Cochran
    It is well known that in every professional sport athletes perform a series of flexibility exercises and drills to prepare them to play a game. The game of golf is no different. Unseen to the general public, many PGA Tour players perform a series of golf flexibility exercises to prepare them to play golf. It is done prior to hitting the driving range or putting green. It is a process of getting the muscles and joints of body ready to swing a golf club. Most every golfer on th...
  • Fancy A Golfing Holiday? Here’s My Top 5 Destinations  By : Nick Carter
    Are you in the mood for a golfing holiday? If so, let me tempt you with my top 5 favourite places to play a few rounds.

    Costa Brava
    Costa Brava is a barely known location for most of the inexperienced golf players. However, lately more and more professionals gather to this unique place for conventions and matches. Tranquility, peace and beautiful countryside are what Baix and Alt Emporda can offer to the traveler. This is also, a place where rich Spanish folks retreat for...
  • Newbie Golf - Just The Basics  By : Carlie Edwards
    Fresh air, new friends and exercise. Yep, golf is a great hobby. Here are some basic tips...
  • How To Practice Golf Properly  By : Jack Moorehouse
    Practicing your golf game properly is vital to improving. Knowing how to practice increases self-confidence, reduces scores, and lowers golf handicaps. It also increases the fun of playing as you see your scores drop on each round. I consider it so important that I discuss how to practice with all my students during golf lessons.

    Unfortunately, some students don’t always follow my advice. They either focus on the wrong things during practice or they practice without purpo...
  • How To Cut Five Strokes From Your Game By The Weekend  By : Jack Moorehouse
    If you're serious about lowering your golf handicap and doing so quickly, master the three scoring clubs—the driver, the wedge, and the putter. These clubs have the greatest impact on your golf game and provide the greatest opportunity for cutting strokes from your scores. Mastering these clubs will improve your game as much as 5 strokes per round.

    Specifically though, let’s focus on the wedges. Knowing which wedge to hit in different situations is really the best way to ...
  • The Pros And Cons Of Cavity Back Irons  By : Jack Moorehouse
    Whenever I talk about irons in my golf lessons, students invariably ask which style is best—cavity back or blade. The cavity back has its advantages and its disadvantages. It also has its fans.

    Golfers, however, shouldn’t choose an iron style because it’s popular in the clubhouse, since the style many not fit their game. The key to iron styles, as I’ve said in my golf tips, is finding what’s right for you.

    Cavity backs are popular these days—and for good reason. A cavi...
  • Vista Vallarta Golf Is A Great 4-Course Deal!  By : James Rothaar
    Vista Vallarta Golf is a luxury resort for the sport of golf that offers its guests an abundance of luxury hotel options that surround its championship golfcourses. The area's golf courses blend well into the Mexico. Jack Nicklaus designed the first course with its grassy hillsides, dense forests of palm trees and natural creeks and arroyos. Tom Weiskopf is the architect of the second golf course, which features extremely dense jungles, deep ravines and swiftly moving creeks....
  • Have They Improved The Masters Golf Championship?  By : Patrick Porter -
    Bobby Lopez, past touring professional and swing guru say’s, “I Don’t Think So.”

    Bobby Lopez goes on to explain, “I can’t tell you how disappointed I am in the powers to be at The Masters Golf Championship. They’ve ruined my favorite golf tournament. I’m quite certain that Bobby Jones is turning in his grave!”

    He sights the Master’s decision to lengthen their golf course to the point that 90% of the field doesn’t have a prayer in competing for the opening major champion...
  • Warming Up For A Round Of Golf  By : Ken Snowie
    When it comes to warming up for a golf game, a lot of golfers think that hitting the driving range is enough. Actually, working on your different swings and getting familiar with the weather conditions will help to make your golf game the best it can be.

    Golfing on a windy day is much different than if the air is calm. Your golf game is also affected on days when the temperature is hot than when it’s more moderate. Here are a few warm-up tips from those who hit the golf co...
  • Golf Clubs – Getting The Perfect Fit  By : Ken Snowie
    When it comes to golfing, not any old golf club will do for you. You know this if you have ever been on the golf course having make up for a club that is too long or not long enough. Besides adversely affecting you game, using golf clubs that do not fit your body can cause aches and pains after using them for a while. And if you are concentrating on making up for the poor fit of your clubs, then you probably aren’t focused on playing your best gold game.

    That doesn’t neces...
  • Avoiding The Golf Traps  By : Ken Snowie
    It’s every golfer’s worst-case scenario – You’re golfing great, you’ve got a perfect swing, the perfect stance, and you were able to get rid of that slice that’s been on your back. NO matter how well everything goes, even the best golfer can find himself (or herself) occasionally stuck in a sand trap, stuck in the grass or trapped behind a giant tree on the golf course. Unfortunately, the traps are what make the game interesting. Without them, the game would probably become b...
  • Golf on a Budget  By : Lee Collins
    I know what you’re thinking – golf on a budget! Can there be such a thing? Well, it is possible, if you take a balanced, objective look at the strategies used in marketing golf products.
  • How to Make Hole-in-One Every Time  By : Jaci Rae
    Golf is a fun and strategic game. To learn to win and hopefully garner the illusive hole-in-one, you must learn from the pros.
  • The Best Golf Vacation You Will Ever Have  By : Randall Ulbricht
    "What If You Could... Have the perfect group golf vacation, save money and have a sensational time setting it up?"

    You’ve waited all year to get together with your friends for your annual golf vacation. It was supposed to be perfect, but you bought "the package" and your outing turns out to be simply adequate.

    You all had such high hopes, but you had to take what you got.

    Sound familiar? Have you been on the receiving side of a less than perfect golf vacation that yo...
  • Electric Golf Trolley – Life Made Easier?  By : Michael Stollery
    Let’s be honest, even though we all love to be out on the fairways playing this great game – even with the frustrations that it brings – there are factors within the game that could be made easier.
  • Simple Steps To Improving Your Golf Swing  By : Carlie Edwards
    You can improve your Golf Swing without spending a fortune on a professional instructor. This handy guide can help you learn how.
  • Improve Your Golf Swing  By : Dan Farrell
    Need Help With Your Golf Swing? Read These Quick And Easy Stroke Savers.
  • Beginner Golf Tips  By : Julien Raynal
    Have you decided to take up golfing? Perhaps it is popular with others in your office or your friends say it is a relaxing pastime.
  • Golf Stretching Equipment - Eliminate Injuries And Play The Best Golf Of Your Life  By : John Bolt
    Stretching before every round or practice session is critical. Learn how to aviod injuries and play better golf with the use of proper golf stretching equipment.
  • Golf Fitness Exercises For The Woman Golfer  By : Sean Cochran
    It is well known in professional golf how integral golf fitness exercises are for success at the highest level of golf. Men on the PGA Tour and women on the LPGA Tour understand the benefits of golf fitness exercises in achieving success. Outside the circles of professional golf many questions exist about golf fitness exercises. Questions such as; what are the best exercises to improve golf fitness levels, are flexibility exercises and stretches better than other forms of gol...
  • Four Factors That Affect Your Golf Swing  By : Reggie Dunn
    This article discusses four factors that affect your golf swing.
  • Three Golf Tips For Beginners  By : Reggie Dunn
    This article discusses some great golf tips for beginners to the game.
  • Reading The Greens Like a Pro  By : Reggie Dunn
    This article gives some great insight on reading the greens before attempting your putt.
  • Golfing Instructions For Beginners  By : Reggie Dunn
    This article goes over some basic golf instructions for beginning golfers.
  • How Good Are You As A Golfer?  By : Reggie Dunn
    This article discusses some basic information that will help improve your golf game.
  • What Makes A Great Golf Swing  By : Reggie Dunn
    This article discusses 4 tips that will give you a better golf swing.
  • Beginners Golf Tips  By : Reggie Dunn
    This article goes over some great golf tips for those that are just getting into the game.
  • The Golf Ball Shag Bag – Making Practice Fun Again, Guaranteed!  By : John Bolt -
    Any golfer looking to improve needs to get a golf ball shag bag. It doesn’t matter if you have a driving range at your home course or not you still need to practice your approach shots and short game around the greens. This little innovative piece of equipment makes things a lot easier to pick up and store the golf balls you use during practice.

    These great little bags are skinny and cylindrical in shape. They stand about two feet tall and have a small little tube (usuall...
  • Choosing Golf Bags – Important Tips That Will Be A Huge Benefit To You  By : John Bolt
    Finding the proper golf bag isn't easy. Great tips to help you choose the best bag for your individual needs.
  • Check this out before you buy Golf Clubs  By : Glenn McDonald
    Article on selecting Golf Clubs
  • 3 Important Golf Tips for Beginners  By : Dean R. Iggo
    There are three golf tips for beginners that I was given by my instructor when I started, and that has really been a big help to me.
  • How to Use A Free Golf Swing Video To Help Improve Your Game  By : Dean R. Iggo
    Tips on how you can use a free golf swing video, found online to effectively improve your game.
  • Golf Tips - Good Gear and Sportsmanship  By : Trevor Mulholland
    If you are just getting into the sport of golf, you have probably heard thousands of golf tips from well-meaning golfers. However, what many golfers fail to realize is that many of the golf tips that work well for one golfer, simply do not work well for another. Here are some golf tips that work well for everyone.
  • Golf’s Most Important Rule – Golf Ball Contact!  By : John Bolt
    Learning how to hit the ball is critical to every golfer. When, where, and how? Let us teach you to make proper golf ball contact.
  • Golf Swing Instruction - Ask a Pro  By : Trevor Mulholland
    Sometimes, no matter how much you practice, perfecting your swing or even correcting small problems in your swing seems impossible. In this case, you might require golf swing instruction from a pro…even if you have been playing for some time.
  • Golf Club Shafts: So Important to Winning  By : Peter Lenkefi
    Information about golf club shafts
  • How To Optimally Prepare For The Golf Season With Golf Fitness Exercises  By : Sean Cochran
    The PGA Golf Tour is in full swing and for many parts of the country and world the golf season is upon us. Many of you are anxious to dust off the golf clubs and get out to the golf course for your first round of golf. A question that may be on your mind is how do I get ready? How do I knock off 6 months of rust on my golf swing, feel comfortable with my driver on the first tee, and post a good golf score at the end of the round?

    All questions that are asked often in the w...
  • Top Golf Tips For Beating The Bunker  By : Kirsten Hawkins
    When a golfer ends up in the bunker, you can usually hear swearing all the way to the clubhouse. It's not that they are bad; it's just that they feel bunkers can defeat them.

    There are a few hidden tips that not many people have caught onto yet. Here are a few hidden bunker busters that will make you wish that you knew this before you hit your first bunker.

    Your first step is to imagine that the bunker is not your worst enemy. If you think the bunker is your worst enemy...

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