Archive for March, 2007

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My golf swing: how to correct a weird hitch?

Dear Golf Nut, I have a strange situation with my golf swing. I think that it was probably caused by a shoulder injury that I had several years ago and how I compensated for it over the last few years. But anyway, in my downswing I almost come to a complete stop. I have always [...]

30Mar2007 | | 6 comments | Continued
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So how good of a golfer can an amateur become?

I was having an interesting conversation with a fellow golfer recently and I wanted to share some of that with you. The gist of the conversation was about how good we want to be and also about being satisfied with your golf game enough to really enjoy playing.

26Mar2007 | | 1 comment | Continued
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Tom Lehman seeking to make Ryder Cup Team

PGA golfer Tom Lehman wants to make the transition from coach to contributor. He coached the 2006 US Ryder Cup team and now wants to earn a playing spot on the next squad. Lehman hasn’t won a golf tournament on the PGA Tour since 2000, but I wouldn’t bet against him on this one.

22Mar2007 | | 1 comment | Continued
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Is the new golf technology really a help?

A friend of mine who is another nut about golf and I were talking the other day about a bunch of different things and the topic of these GPS systems on golf carts came up. He had recently played a resort course and it was his first time using a GPS on a cart. Here [...]

20Mar2007 | | 1 comment | Continued
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How do you hit a wet bunker golf shot?

I do fairly well with normal golf shots from a bunker. But when the sand is wet and compacted I have struggled a lot. What do you have to change to hit this shot? Or is it a completely different golf shot?

15Mar2007 | | 2 comments | Continued
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Hitting my golf shots on the toe of my golf clubs

Golf Nut I am hitting about 90% of my shots on the toe of my irons. I don’t know what has caused this to start happening and I am sure that there is a simple cure for this. Can you help me?

8Mar2007 | | 0 comments | Continued
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Potential golf rule change for irons

I don’t know how many of you golfers out there are aware of what the USGA is considering. But they are collaborating with golf club makers and looking at the possibility of limiting the size of the grooves on golf irons. Let’s talk about this for a minute.

4Mar2007 | | 0 comments | Continued
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Stretching for your golf swing

As I had promised here is the first in a two part series on stretching for your golf swing. You could almost use this for just stretching for overall fitness, but the flexibility will definitely benefit your overall golf game.

1Mar2007 | | 0 comments | Continued