Expert Author: Jack Moorehouse | Category: Golf Everyone eventually lands in a bad lie. It's just a fact of life. Even a good shot sometimes ends up in a divot. Shots off the mark, on the other hand, sometimes land on bare ground or in the rough. Pitching successfully from a bad lie cuts strokes from your score and positions you for your next shot.
Expert Author: Jack Moorehouse | Category: Golf When I mention the word basics in my golf lessons, players start thinking about things like grip, posture, ball position, alignment, and so on. That's only natural. Golf pros talk so much about these subjects in golf instruction sessions that players assume they're the focus when the discussion comes round to the basics of a golf shot.
Expert Author: Jack Moorehouse | Category: Golf Visualization techniques help improve your game. All good players do it, whether consciously or unconsciously. PGA pros, for example, visualize every shot they take. It's the key to their success. I also encourage it in my individual golf instruction sessions. Below are a couple of visualization techniques that I've written about in my golf tips.
To improve your scores quickly, try developing a good mental picture of your swing. Too many recreational golfers have a poor me...
Expert Author: Jack Moorehouse | Category: Golf The chip shot is one of the easiest to learn in the game. Yet, many recreational players have trouble hitting the short chip shot, even after several golf instruction sessions. In fact, they're so bad, they substitute their putter for wedge, which isn't always wise, as I explain in my golf lessons.
Expert Author: Jack Moorehouse | Category: Golf Golf is replete with myths. Covering everything from driving to course management, these myths are passed down from father to son, some in the form of golf tips on swing mechanics, others in the form of wise advice on how to do things. Unfortunately, many of these myths are just plain wrong.
Expert Author: Jack Moorehouse | Category: Golf How you finish often reveals what's happening during your swing In fact, I often key on a player's finish in my golf lessons to determine exactly how to help he or she can improve their game. You can do the same for yourself-if you know what to look for.
Below I describe four of the more common finishes I see when giving golf lessons, possible causes of the finish, and ideas on how to eliminate, the swing faults that cause them.
Expert Author: Jack Moorehouse | Category: Golf Water hazards probably account for more penalty strokes than anything else in golf. But water hazards-as dealt with under Rule 26-often lead to controversy when interpreting the rule. So I'm careful to review the topic in my golf lessons and discuss it in my golf tips.
The controversy stems from interpreting where the ball last crossed the water's edge. Since the decision affects where you take a drop, it makes sense to have a good understanding of the rule, especially if ...
Expert Author: Jack Moorehouse | Category: Golf Here's a question I sometimes ask when giving a golf lesson. What do pro golfers Jose Maria Olazabal, Tiger Woods, and Sergio Garcia all have in common? Answer: They don't hit into trouble often, but when they do, their short games save them, and accurate chipping is one of the most potent weapons in their short game. In fact, most players with low golf handicaps chip accurately.
Expert Author: Jack Moorehouse | Category: Golf Tiger Woods hits his irons straighter and more accurately than most pros. By swinging the club exactly the same way, he's able to repeat his golf swing again and again and again. The more he repeats his swing, the more often he generates predictable results. For Tiger, predictable results mean more tournament wins and higher earnings. For the rest of us, it means better scores and lower golf handicaps.
Expert Author: Jack Moorehouse | Category: Golf Reading slopes correctly is vital to putting well. All putts start out straight, but the green's contour curves the ball. If you're going to improve your putting and lower your golf handicap, then you must learn how to read a green's slope.
Expert Author: Jack Moorehouse | Category: Golf Accurate pitching reduces your golf handicap. Turning three strokes into two by pitching close to the pin cuts strokes from your scores. Cut enough strokes and you'll lower your handicap significantly. Learning to pitch accurately from the fairway is crucial to improving your game.
Expert Author: Jack Moorehouse | Category: Golf Whatever your golf handicap is, you've probably experienced days when everything on the course seemed to fall into place. You're golfing with a fun-loving foursome. You're playing a great course on a great day. And you're driving, chipping, and putting well. In fact, you're doing everything well. It all seems so easy.
Expert Author: Jack Moorehouse | Category: Golf Although hitting from a bunker is straightforward once you learn the basics of stance and posture, the thought of hitting into a greenside sand trap unsettles many golfers. Improving your technique reduces the fear of bunker play and builds self-confidence in your shot-making capabilities.
Expert Author: Jack Moorehouse | Category: Golf Players taking my golf lessons often confuse length off the tee with muscle power. They're not the same. While you may never drive the ball as far as John Daly, quite possibly the Tour's longest driver, you can generate additional power off the tee-and improve your golf handicap -by developing a sounder technique.
Expert Author: Jack Moorehouse | Category: Golf I don't often mention green maintenance in my golf lessons. Nor do I often discuss it in my golf tips. That's because golfers want to talk about hitting the ball instead. But the care and feeding of a club's greens-how they are mowed, watered, fertilized- can have a major impact on a player's golf handicap, especially if he or she plays the same course a lot.
Expert Author: Jack Moorehouse | Category: Golf I've been providing golf instruction for many years. And while I enjoy giving golf lessons and discussing golf tips, there's something to be said about golf instructional videos as teaching aids. Increasingly popular, videos have several advantages other instruction methods don't. Below are four advantages that I especially like about videos.
Expert Author: Jack Moorehouse | Category: Golf 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.
Expert Author: Jack Moorehouse | Category: Golf The type of grass you play on affects your game. That's especially true when it comes to putting, where the type of grass can dramatically affect your putts. Knowledge of how the different types of grass affect your game, gained through all your golf lessons, golf tips and personal experience, can help lower golf scores and golf handicaps.
Expert Author: Jack Moorehouse | Category: Golf Today's marketplace is flooded with training aids. You can find one for nearly every part of the game. And more and more are being introduced every day. While a training aid won't lower your golf handicap overnight or replace golf tips, it will help improve your golf game if you work with it faithfully.
Expert Author: Jack Moorehouse | Category: Golf If you're tired of golf instruction magazines, check out the Golf Channel (TGC) cable station and its popular Web site (www.thegolfchannel.com). Available through cable, satellite, and wireless companies, the TGC offers enough instructional material to more than satisfy both the beginner and the scratch player.
