How To Play Golf

Green reading is an art unto itself and sometimes there is a little more to it than just reading the slopes and contours of the putting green. Apart from the natural slopes and contours of the putting green, there are other factors that you need to take into consideration when green reading and one of these factors which is highly significant is the grain. The grain is the direction in which the individual blades of grass grow on the putting green and there are 2 main types of grass that are used to surface putting greens, Bent grass and Bermuda grass. Bent grass is easier to grow and maintain … [Read more...]

Loads of golf games tend to be lost on the golf putting green and more often than not it has been due to wrong distance, rather than the direction of the ball. The majority of rookies rapidly get a feel for the path the ball will probably travel, even on sloping greens. You have most likely seen it for yourself whenever a novice to the game hits the golf ball within just inches of the pin on a sloping green again and again. What you won't view quite so often is the golf ball stopping just a few inches past the hole when they miss. There are plenty of elements that will come into consideration … [Read more...]

The ability to putt the golf ball well makes a huge impact on your golf score. Here are some quick golf putting tips and putting drills that can help you dramatically improve your putting skills. Alignment and Contact Golf Putting Drills 1. Putting Track Drill: Lay down two irons just wider than putter parallel to putting line. Practice six foot putts emphasizing smooth, square stroke. 2. Putting Gate Drill: Place two tees very close to toe and heel of putter making a "gate" and place ball in the middle. Hit putts swinging through "gate." Accuracy and Consistency Golf Putting Drills Push … [Read more...]