The types of golf balls being offered to all golfers is ridiculous. The marketing campaign is definitely enticing to the uninformed and I have to admit that I fell into the trap myself. With dozens of manufacturers, it is a challenge to separate the wheat from the chaff with respect to the ball that works best for your game. Recently, I conducted an impromptu experiment where I used a distance, soft, 90 compression and 50 compression golf ball in the same round. I will not talk about the makes as I do not want to get into brand loyalty or who makes the better ball. The point of my article is to highlight the differences in performance (in my game) with each ball.
Continue readingQuick Tips To Lower Your Golf Score
There is a plethora of golf tips out there that will help any player lower their golf score. Depending on your skill level, these tips can be helpful or not so much. Additionally, it is a challenge to find any tips that span the spectrum of abilities so that the information provided can help you progress your game. Well, today I found a video that does just that! I think there will be something for everyone and I will explain why.
Continue readingWhen The Wheels Fall Off Your Golf Game
Today started off amazingly on the golf course. The Mattawa Golf and Ski Resort is in great shape, the sun was shining, the bugs were almost non-existent and my playing partner was fantastic. Overall, my round started off great and I was playing very well on the front nine. Actually, Blair and I were both playing great until we hit the back nine and the wheels fell off. There seems to be no rhyme or reason for our poor play…..it just happened. I am not sure what happened and yet it did. Such is golf and I am still trying to find the reason for the change and I think I have the solution.
Continue readingMaking More Adjustments To My Golf Swing
Every golfer I know works on their golf swing. They try different aspects or make small changes in order to gain the advantage they need to lower their golf score. Well, I am no different. Over the past six months of playing (about a year due to our winter layoff) I have tried to change my golf swing. I can honestly tell you that it my efforts have not produced the changes expected, so it is time to change back and start fresh. It has been a fun, frustrating and fruitful adventure and I will explain how my journey produced all three, yet differing results.
Continue readingPlaying Different Course Conditions In Golf
Golf is a wild game that requires every player to adjust their game to combat the different course conditions. If you are like me, weather watching is a sport unto itself because of the impact it has on our golf game. I have played in torrential rain, scorching heat, snow and all types of weather in between. Regardless of the conditions, I play my game as best as possible without hesitation. It is what golfers do and I will admit that weather has gotten the best of my from time to time. Recently, however, I played in conditions that tested every part of my game and I am a better golfer for it!
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The Grateful Golfer 