The first tee can be nervous for anyone, especially if you’re playing in a competition! It’s the start of your round and can determine your momentum for the rest of the round. Making sure you get away comfortably and down the middle sets you up and gets your nerves settled for the rest of the [...]
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Addressing The First Tee
September 7th, 2008 — , Golf Basics, Golf Swing, Golf Tips, driving, tee box from Jack @ The Golf Slice
Know Your Scorecard
September 1st, 2008 — , Competitive Golf, Golf Basics, Golf Tips, scorecard from Jack @ The Golf Slice
The scorecard, the piece of card you write your scores on even if they are really high! It stays with you the whole round and is the card of information that determines whether your handicap is cut or put up so it’s important you make full use of it and write it correctly.
Yardages, Par and [...]
Related StoresPractice Really Does Make Perfect
July 26th, 2008 — , Chip Shots, Golf Basics, Golf Tips, Practice, Putting, driving range from Jack @ The Golf Slice
I bet you’ve been practicing hard for the weekend and you are now ready to go back to work for the week and then next weekend go back to try and burn the course up. I’ll say now that, that’s highly unlikely going to happen and that’s because if you want to succeed, golf is [...]
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July 21st, 2008 — , Golf Basics, Golf Tips from Jack @ The Golf Slice
Picture it. You’ve got your round going and you’re on for the best score that you’ve ever had and you don’t want to throw it away at the end of the round because of a silly mistake. Having a bogey-bogey finish or a couple of doubles can really dampen your confidence and set a lingering [...]
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The Myth Of The Perfect Grip
May 5th, 2008 — , Golf Basics, beginner, grip from Jack @ The Golf Slice
As a new golfer a lot of emphasis is placed on your swing and making contact with the ball. That’s fine but as your game improves and your time on the golf course increases you need to begin paying more and more attention to your grip on the golf club.
Everyone has their own style and [...]
Changing Your Address With Each Club
April 6th, 2008 — , Golf Basics, Golf Swing, loft, stance from Jack @ The Golf Slice
An old school golfer, who wants to rant and rave about hitting irons, will tell you that as the loft of the club increases you should have a different stance. So, in other words, as the position of the ball shifted to the right as the loft changed you would take a more open stance.
Today’s [...]
Dealing With Artificial Obstructions On The Course
March 24th, 2008 — , Golf Basics, Golf Etiquette, golf course, obstruction from Jack @ The Golf Slice
By definition an artificial obstruction is anything on the golf course that is man-made in the way of your golf ball. This can be broken down nicely into two categories: movable obstructions and immovable obstructions.
A movable obstruction is a something small that you can, surprise, move out of the way. Things like empty “soda” cans, [...]
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How To Take A Drop When Losing Your Golf Ball
March 14th, 2008 — , Golf Basics, Golf Equipment, golf ball from Jack @ The Golf Slice
When I was first starting to play golf I would lose golf balls all the time. It was terrible. It got so bad that I started playing exclusively with the range balls they sell in the clubhouse. As I eventually discovered, that only made matters much worse.
So what do you do when you lose a [...]
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The Basics Of The Fairway
March 12th, 2008 — , Golf Basics, fairway from Jack @ The Golf Slice
I haven’t written a beginner style post in awhile so I thought I’d talk today about an important part of the golf course: the fairway.
The fairway is your direct path to the green. Its grass is cut very, very close to the ground (at a good course, that is) and is usually anywhere from a [...]
Swing Order While On The Course
February 18th, 2008 — Golf Basics, beginner from Jack @ The Golf Slice
New golfers tend to have some confusion over whose turn it is or who should go first off the tee.
The general rule is the golfer with the lowest score on the previous hole is the first to tee off. If there’s a tie, then the golfer with the lowest score from two holes ago gets [...]
Two Popular Causes For Penalty Strokes
February 15th, 2008 — Golf Basics, penalty strokes from Jack @ The Golf Slice
Two of the most popular, or common, causes for penalty strokes are lost golf balls and hitting into an unplayable lie.
Most often these situations both arise when you’ve put your golf ball somewhere in a wooded area. Golf course designers love to put treed areas off to the sides of fairways so be careful when [...]
How To Stop Hitting Topped Shots
February 13th, 2008 — Golf Basics, Golf Swing, beginner, topped shots from Jack @ The Golf Slice
When my friends and I first starting to pick up the lovely game of golf we had a really bad problem with hitting topped shots. A topped shot, as the name implies, is when the head of your club doesn’t get under the ball and instead grazes the top of the ball. The result is [...]
Related StoresThe Basics Of The Tee Box
February 7th, 2008 — Golf Basics, tee box from Jack @ The Golf Slice
A lot of newer golfers might be confused about some of the rules and details about the tee box so I’ve put a short explanation together.
At most golf courses there are three separate tee boxes per hole. This number varies but it’s rare to see any less than two: one for men and one for [...]
Choosing The Right Golf Club
February 2nd, 2008 — Golf Basics, Golf Clubs from Jack @ The Golf Slice
I’m going to occasionally write posts with very basic tips for beginner golfers. I’ve received some feedback from visitors asking for more entry-level stuff so I thought I’d oblige and write more about golf basics.
Today I want to talk about club selection. I think a lot of beginners probably struggle with choosing which club to [...]
