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  • Why Most Golf Improvement Programmes Fail
    By: Paul D'Arcy | - You and I both know players who talk about wanting to improve their golf game, they practice their putting or their driving, often they'll just play a lot more often…

    But the results are almost always the same…no real, lasting improvement in their game.

    Has this happened to you?

    It has to me, I remember one year I decided I was going to work really hard on my game and see how much I could improve through the season, and as luck would have I ...

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  • Ten Steps To Achieving Golf Consistency And Your Best Season Ever
    By: Paul D'Arcy | - Last season, did it feel like your first competition of the year came around before you were ready?

    Last season, were you starting to play your best when the season suddenly seemed to end?

    Last season, did you wish you could have stayed more consistent through the season?

    If your answer is yes to one, two or all three questions then you are not alone. The vast majority of club players are rusty in the Spring and only really playing their best as the Autu ...

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  • The Fundamentals Of Golf Putting
    By: willie simmons | - Golf Putting and Body Mechanics

    Developing good body mechanics is an essential part of your golf technique. Good golf body mechanics emphasises proper body movements and posture when swinging your golf club. It reduces muscle and joint stress whilst simultaneously enhancing your physical capabilities. The golf putting body mechanics are fundamentally different from those of a full golf swing. When learning how to golf, emphasis is usually placed on driving the golf ball as far dow ...

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  • Golf Iron Tips - Buying The Correct Golf Irons And Grips
    By: willie simmons | - Golf Iron Tips Select the Right Golf Clubs

    When starting off and learning how to golf the first decision you need to make is what clubs are required to play the ultimate game. It is very important to determine what a set of golf clubs is made of before you make a purchase. Some players prefer steel golf shafts, whereas other would choose a golf club with a graphite shaft. This is an individuals choice, and you need to decide for yourself what feels the most comfortable and b ...

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  • Improve Your Golf Swing
    By: willie simmons | - Improve Your Golf Swing - Alignment

    When learning how to golf many golfers have a problem with their golf swing. The best tip for improving your golf swing is to check that your body mechanics are correct; your position and posture must be properly aligned with the target line. You stance must be relaxed, your arms comfortable and not reaching down towards the ball. Your entire body must be parallel to the target line; this includes your feet, knees, and shoulders. Any slight shoul ...

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  • Learning How To Play Golf
    By: willie simmons | - Golf is a wonderful sport for the whole family; you can all learn and progress together whilst enjoying the health benefits of an outdoor activity. Even as a beginner you can have fun; its really easy to play golf and is a very sociable game because everyone can participate at their own skill level. This great How to Golf guide will get you started with learning how to golf.

    Being able to play a round of golf offers wonderful opportunities for a family to spend time together over ...

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  • Techniques To Sink Putts From Any Distance
    By: willie simmons | - How to Golf - Keep the Face of Your Putter Square

    Control of the position of your putter head is vital if you want your golf putting skills to be consistently reliable. Before implementing any information regarding special grip techniques or an ability to read the green, you must first be able to control the face of your golf putter.

    A golfer"s putting competence is completely reliant on his or her ability to maintain a club face that is absolutely square with ...

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  • How To Take Your Golf Practice Drills From The Range To The Golf Course
    By: Paul D'Arcy | - You'll have had the experience of seeing lightning in the sky, and shortly after hear the sound of its thunder.

    And depending where you are in proximity to the lightning the sound of the thunder can be very different, from no sound, to a low rumble, a rumble then a bang or an immediate loud, to an almost deafening crack.

    I have an expression I use to describe the time it takes from seeing the lightning to hearing the thunder, I call it the time "from Flash To Bang". ...

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  • How To Arrive At The Top Of The Golf Swing With Ideal Balance
    By: Tre p Dixon | - Amongst the primary things a golfer needs to obtain in their game is balance and rhythm in the golf swing. The top of the golf swing is one of the most central parts of the golf swing, so in the event you do not have the top of the swing right your entire swing is going to be off plus your game is going to suffer as a result.

    In reality, there is admittedly no perfect top, when you bear in mind that everything which is moving in one upward and backward direction reaches its ceiling ...

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  • Tips On How To Improve Your Golf Swing Fast?
    By: Tre p Dixon | - Just about every other person, whether female or male , wants to become a golfing enthusiast or at the least an amateur golfer. Golf is a good way to meet with friends and colleagues in the weekends and enjoy yourself, at the same time as keeping yourself on top form and active and healthy.

    But, even if you seek to become an amateur weekend golfer who loves golfing for the joy it affords and harbors no aspiration of emulating the feats of Rory McIlroy, you have to learn a number of ...

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  • Beginner Golf - If You Want To Learn Golf You Must Learn The Lingo!
    By: Luke_Anton | - Become Fluent in the Language of Golf

    Beginner golf players must realize that there is much more to playing the game of golf than simply hitting a little white ball into a cup. Golf truly is a game that requires its participants to be both physically and mentally engaged. it is no different from any other discipline in that it is associated with terminology that is unique to itself. Beginner players must become aware of this and take the steps necessary to become fluent in this new ...

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  • How To Golf - Learn Golf Skills That Will Catapult You To Victory!
    By: Luke_Anton | - All About Different Golf Shots

    Once you choose to learn how to golf it is time to study! Those who are new to golf will have to familiarize themselves with proper golf stance, golf shots, and golf equipment. It might take a while to learn how to golf but you will be happy that you put the effort into it in the end.

    As mentioned above, it is important for those learning how to golf to have an understanding of golf shots. The four most common golf shots are the draw, fad ...

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  • How To Play Golf With No Back Pain
    By: Scott Cole | - The golf swing is a complicated athletic move that involves the use of the entire body. Because of this, golfers tend to be injury prone when they swing the golf club with some improper moves during the golf swing. One popular personal trainer who trains a number of golfers on the PGA Tour has suggested that golfers are great compensators. When they struggle to make a proper move at some point in the golf swing, golfers will compensate by trying to counter that move later in the golf swing. Unfo ...
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  • How A Complete Physical Assessment Can Help Improve Your Golf Swing
    By: Scott Cole | - Over the last twenty years, but particularly in the last ten, there has been far more emphasis placed on improving fitness to help improve the golf swing. Tiger Woods' arrival on the PGA Tour has contributed significantly to this rapidly growing industry within the game of golf. Golf instructors have realized that to enable their students to make the changes they need in their swings, they need to improve on their fitness.

    For many people, they are unable to make changes in their go ...

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  • The Fastest Way To Learn Golf
    By: Scott Cole | - Most people can probably agree, at least those that have tried it, that golf is a very difficult game to learn, particularly for adults. Kids, particularly younger children, have a greater ability to imitate than adults do, so they tend to pick up the game much more quickly. Adults, on the other hand, may have developed injuries or other physical issues that impair their ability to swing a golf club properly. Nonetheless, adults have much more difficulty imitating a good golf swing.

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  • Lower Your Golf Scores Fast
    By: Scott Cole | - Most golf instruction is focused on the full swing, since most golfers desire to hit the ball better and farther. It is estimated that 80 to 85 percent of all golf instruction is focused on the full swing. However, most good instructors know that the fastest way to lower the scores of their students is to focus on the short game.

    Most golfers hardly ever practice their short game to begin with. Before each round of golf, they tend to only spend a few minutes hitting putts and chip s ...

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  • The Best Golf Swing Model
    By: Scott Cole | - As the golf training aid industry continues to grow, so now is the golf swing model industry. The visibility of such top teaching pros as Butch Harmon and Hank Haney over the last decade, has resulted in many top instructors going public with the type of golf swing model they like to teach their students.

    Until the late 1980's and early 1990's, we didn't pay too much attention to golf instructors outside of the major golf publications such as Golf magazine and Golf Digest. Instruc ...

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  • Can Golf Instruction Work For You?
    By: Scott Cole | - The golf ball flies 20 yards further than it did thirty years ago. The golf clubs have larger sweet spots, which make it easier to hit the ball straighter, and mis-hit shots will also fly further. There is an entire industry devoted to selling training aids, video lessons and even golf fitness ideas. We even have the Golf Channel on TV! Yet, the average handicap for both men and women has not changed over this period of time. Why?

    The blame should be placed upon both teacher an ...

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  • The Golf Swing And Center Of Gravity
    By: Scott Cole | - One of the most overlooked keys to a powerful golf swing is the center of gravity. Most golfers have a tendency to let their center of gravity rise in the downswing. Professional golfers do the exact opposite, they let it sink. But, why is there such a difference between what the pros do, and what most golfers do?

    I believe it is all about how we are taught to play golf, particularly as adults. Beginners often attend a group instructional situation where they learn how to swing ...

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  • Tips On How To Fix A Golf Slice
    By: Mick Euan Tait | - The slice is one of the most common swing problems of the weekend golfer. If you suffer with a slice then you have possibly searched for info on how to cure a golf slice. If you did not come across the information necessary to find out how to fix a slice then this information will teach you; luckily, fixing a slice in golf is not that complicated.

    There are several reasons why you could be slicing the golf ball and the trick for the way to cure a slice is to identify the problem and ...

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  • Practicing On The Driving Range To Fix Your Golf Swing Slice
    By: Mick Euan Tait | - When you've got a golf swing slice, you'll clearly wish to stop slicing. The slice is probably the most aggravating swing fault and something that lots of starter golfers suffer from. One way to cure your slice is to find the problem and then get in some driving range practice sessions to test with various set-ups.

    What Creates a Slice?

    In general, a slice is caused by an open club-face at contact. When the ball is hit with an open club face, the ball will acquire a clo ...

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  • Golf Swing Errors That Drain Your Golf Swing Power
    By: Scott Cole | - There is an awful lot of literature in print and on the internet regarding the golf swing and what you need to do to improve your game. There is even a lot of information on golf fitness and how improving your fitness can improve your game and increase your length off the tee. Unfortunately, there is not much information out there that really teaches golfers what they need to do to correct their own swing.

    What golfers need to realize is that there are a few swing mistakes that le ...

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  • Golf Clubs - How Many Do You Need And Should You Buy Cheap Golf Club Sets?
    By: Mandy Jacobs | - How many golf clubs do you need to play golf? is like asking the question 'how long is a piece of string'. It is said that Tiger Woods was made to play round after round of golf by his father with two clubs, an iron and a putter. There are many 'how to play golf' books that recommend you take out and play a round of golf with just one club and a putter.

    The idea of playing with one club is not to reduce your handicap, although in some cases that's exactly what will happen, the id ...

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  • How To Get More Distance Off The Tee In Golf
    By: Martin O Flynn | - The mechanics of a golf swing are more complex than perhaps that of any other sport on the planet. A good golf swing must be underpinned with sold fundamentals including solid grip, square alignment to the target, a solid base / stance, and a dynamic upright posture. For the purpose of this article I am going to assume that you have solid basic fundamentals.

    Try a few of the following tips and determine which ones create the most dramatic results. I can guarantee that you will begin ...

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  • Multi-flame Cigar Lighters
    By: Brian Mallikarjunan | - Cigar smokers have one of the most elegant and interesting rituals around when it comes to lighting up. It takes skill to light a cigar and many cigar lighters come equipped with various devices required for the task. Some lighters come with other interesting features.

    These lighters may be used just as effectively for a campfire lighter as they may be used for a pipe lighter. They are generally windproof, will light for a long while off a tank of fuel and are easy to maintain. Depend ...

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  • How To Refill A Zippo
    By: Brian Mallikarjunan | - Zippo lighters require some care when refueled. The liquid fuel used is slow to evaporate"thus, the lighter's famous windproof performance"and can damage surfaces in addition to posing a fire hazard. It is also a skin irritant so caution must be exercised immediately after refueling the lighter, particularly by individuals with sensitive skin.

    Of all the lighter fluids available, those sold at grocery and discount stores are the most likely to give a foul, petroleum taste to tobacco. ...

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  • How To Build The Classic Golf Swing
    By: Martin O Flynn | - In order to create a solid impact position, a golfer need to make a mechanical action that reaches various positions.

    One of the top swing flaws is 'paralysis by analysis' which destroys the natural flow of the swing.

    Many golfers make the critical mistake of trying to manipulate the golf club into certain positions on their down swing. They think because they see these positions in magazine that they need to manually replicate them.

    The golf swing is mean ...

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  • Keeping Your Lighter Clean
    By: Brian Mallikarjunan | - A refillable lighter represents an investment. These devices can offer many years of reliable service but, like any product designed to last, they must be maintained and, of course, cleaned from time to time. This process is quite easy and, depending on what type of lighter one has opted to buy, it usually takes no more than a few minutes.

    Liquid fuel lighters require more maintenance and cleaning that other types of refillables. While liquid fuel is reliable, will ignite in very high ...

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  • Enhancing Golf Skills Through Golf Swing Training
    By: Wendy Gorman | - How do golf swing trainings help golfers improve their game? Some golf players misinterpret such training as something that will automatically transform their game potential into a much impressive one. This should be corrected! Golf training means that you work to train your muscles to focus on golf swing, through the so called resistance.

    Enhancing these muscles will also enhance the speed of your swing. Thus, the stimulation of driving distance in maximum level is being triggered ...

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  • Golf Swing Training Aids - Discover How Golf Swing Training Aids Can Improve Your Golf Swing
    By: Orlando O. | - Are you someone who is looking for golf swing training aids to improve your golf swing? Well, do not feel alone because most golfers including myself do the same thing. As you will discover there are several types of golf swing trainers out on the market. These golf trainers provide an excellent and simple way to help improve your swing. In this article we are going to discuss how some golf swing training aids can help improve your golf swing.

    First of all, one of the best golf swin ...

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  • Free Golf Lessons: Tips For Beginners On Golf Rules
    By: Karina Daniel | - Golf is one of the best games to play. It feels so refreshing seeing the ball roll over the green grass, fly and leave a streak on the blue sky, or fly over the crystal waters or over the lush bushes and trees.

    Nowadays, playing golf is not that hard. There is no need going back to a local college to get a simple lesson about it. One just has to approach the World Wide Web for free golf lessons online.

    One important thing being reiterated in free golf lessons is the ...

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  • Free Golf Lessons: Tips For Beginners On Golf Rules
    By: Lara Nadezda | - Golf is one of the best games to play. It feels so refreshing seeing the ball roll over the green grass, fly and leave a streak on the blue sky, or fly over the crystal waters or over the lush bushes and trees.

    Nowadays, playing golf is not that hard. There is no need going back to a local college to get a simple lesson about it. One just has to approach the World Wide Web for free golf lessons online.

    One important thing being reiterated in free golf lessons is the rul ...

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  • How To Golf 101 - Starting With The Basics
    By: Eloise Kramer | - If you want to become a seasoned golfer then you better start with the basics. Many who have access to how to golf tips online tend to jump directly on the field and give what they learned a try without building up the necessary foundation for the perfect game.

    Improve Your Body

    It would be safe to say that most who first tried golf never considered getting their body in top physical condition for the sport. Those who are on the sidelines tend to judge the sport as eas ...

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  • How To Golf - Learn To Paint Scoring Masterpieces
    By: Stephen Simmons | - Golf greatness comes from the master expressing athletic performances like an artist on a canvas.
    Think back to some of your best rounds of golf or greatest shots. Everything around you at the time seemed to be moving in slow motion with vivid colors, sounds, and smells. It was like you were part of a painting that was happening without effort and you were the center of attraction.

    Your canvas was the course. Your brush was your creativity and a sense of inner calm that ...

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  • How To Golf - Target Your Way To Lower Scores
    By: Stephen Simmons | - We are standing on the tee box of a dogleg left par 5 that measures 520 yards. The hole doglegs left at about 45 degrees in the landing area of the tee shot. Out of bounds extends the entire distance on the left side of the hole. A large fairway bunker is strategically placed on the right side of the landing area off the tee. A lateral water hazard frames the last two thirds on the right side of the hole. The green is reachable for golfers who can hit the ball 260 yards off the tee because t ...
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  • How To Golf - The Importance Of The Pre-shot Routine
    By: Stephen Simmons | - This article discusses the importance of the pre-shot routine. Data recorded and analyzed from this years Tour Championship featuring the pre-shot statistics of Tiger Woods, Kenny Perry, and Phil Mickleson were used to demonstrate the impact on lower scoring from a solid pre-shot routine.

    Before the data is presented I would like to congratulate Phil Mickleson, this years Tour Champion winner for his outstanding play during the tournament. His final round, five under par 65, is on ...

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  • How To Golf - Lower Your Golf Scores Using Visualization And Strategy
    By: Stephen Simmons | - I was recently invited to play golf with a friend of mine and that round of golf could best be summarized as a great story, a great experience, and a great lesson; a story that I have to share.

    The mind when given good visual images is capable of performing tremendous athletic performances. When you see real world examples of it in action, especially for higher handicap players, and how the creative side of golf if allowed to surface can overcome significant swing flaws, it is a s ...

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  • How To Strike A Deal On Corporate Golf Days
    By: Dominic Donaldson | - There is an age old adage that no one should mix business with pleasure, but there are exceptions to the rule. Entertaining clients and networking in a social environment can help form essential bonds in business. We take a look at how corporate golf days can benefit a company's reputation and improve their prominence in their industry.

    Golf has always been the sport of gentlemen, and until recently clubs restricted access to male members and their male guests only. The long stan ...

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  • Can Golf Lessons Help Your Golf Game
    By: Chad Wiley | - If you are looking at golf as a sport that you are interested in getting evolved in then you might be interested in getting golf lessons, but you might wonder can golf lesson really help my game, and if so how do I get started.

    Some people say that you have to get golf lesson to play a good game, and others seem to pick up the clubs and get better with each game they play. If you are looking to improve you game you need to make a game plan and see if Golf Lessons will help you be ...

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  • Custom Golf Clubs: Discount Custom Fitted Golf Clubs For Duffers
    By: Wayne Hudler | - Discover the secret your golf ball already knows and improve your golf game in the process. Read how fitted golf clubs outperform off-the-shelf name brand store bought clubs. Learn how you can get your own custom fitted clubs at discounted prices.



    One thing about golf that I have noticed is the constant advancement in equipment. Technological improvement in club heads, shafts & even grips and the marketing campaigns by the major manufacturers have us in the mood to upg ...

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  • Golf Fitness: The Easiest At Home Golf Fitness Program
    By: Wayne Hudler | - Find out how your can have your own golf fitness instructor without ever having to leave the comfort of your home. Learn how golf fitness training will improve your swing and substantially lower your handicap.


    How do golf and fitness go together? Why do I need golf fitness training? What difference would a golf fitness program make to my golf game?

    I can tell you all about that from what I have seen with my friend and golfing buddy, Dooley Duffer.


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  • The Golf Simulator And The First Level Of Golf Awareness
    By: Howard Brule. | - A big part of getting better at golf is realizing how bad you really are. Reaching the first level of golf awareness requires that you realize you are probably not the best observer of your own swing.

    First of all you're not sure what to look for. Second, you're not in much of a position to look for it. And third, it is very difficult to be objective about your own swing. You know what you want your swing to look like. You have some idea of what you're feeling as you swing. But th ...

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  • How To Cure Your Golf Slice
    By: Howard Brule. | - Golfing is a great sport because it can be played by people of all ages and gets you outdoors for exercise and social interaction with friends and business colleagues. But it can also be a frustrating game because of the difficulty of hitting that little white ball with any degree of consistency.

    One of the most frustrating problems most golfers face is the tendency to "slice" the ball. Usually the slice develops after the beginning golfer has started to hit the ball reasonably we ...

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  • The Country Club Golf Course
    By: adrian calow | - How much golf do you play? Can you justify the cost of membership against the amount you spend on green fees every time you play a round at your country club golf course?

    If you only play on Saturday mornings for instance, and the green fee is $25 your golf is costing you $1300 a year. Not much point then in forking out $2000 to become a member. Obviously though, looking at those figures, if you played twice a week you would be wise to take up the offer of country club golf member ...

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  • Golf Rules Then And Now
    By: Tom Straub | - At first, the game of golf was played as an outdoor pastime, perhaps with the stone or ball hit along the ground until it crossed a line or similar goal. Eventually a rabbit hole in the ground became the ultimate object. Golf players of old did not have any guidelines or boundaries. How did golf change into a professional sport?

    Follow along and let me tell you a little more about the men who wrote the first rules and how these guidelines grew to control the game around the world ...

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  • Callaway Golf Clubs: New Or Used, Still The Best
    By: Donna Deary | - Callaway golf is the undisputed leader in golf club technology and sales. The company is constantly developing new products and improving existing products to ensure that Callaway golf drivers, woods and putters outperform the competion. In 2003 Callaway Golf was the first golf manufacturer to receive more than 100 US patents in a single year. Their commitment to excellence is unchallenged.

    To understand how Callaway Golf compares to other golf club manufacturers, you need only to ...

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  • Simple Steps To Hitting A Hybrid Golf Club
    By: Don Smith | - Now here's a golf tip that has been asked a lot on the golf message boards and golf blogs.

    How do you hit a hybrid golf club?

    The hybrid or utility golf club has been a big hit in the golf community for the last 2 years, but there still seems to be a question about how to hit a golf ball with it. Do you treat it like a mid to long iron or do you treat it like a fairway wood?

    Read on and I'll tell you how.

    Ok, here's the quick and dir ...

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