Golfer’s elbow: red flags, a six-week rehab plan and where to see a physio in Australia
Spring golf in Australia piles on rounds, twilight comps and range buckets just as the fairways firm up, and the tendon on the inner…
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Practice
Practice that transfers to the course. Course management, the short game, putting on couch and bent greens, and the habits that take strokes off a card.
Five floor exercises for a stiff spring swing, and how to see a physio in Australia with no referral
The sway, the over-the-top move and the stagger on the finish that turn up every October are often physical, not technical. Five floor exercises,…
Scratch Rating, Slope and the 0.93: how your GA Handicap becomes a Daily Handicap in Australia
A GA Handicap of 16.4 can mean 15 strokes on one set of tees and 21 on another. Two figures beside every tee box,…
Sore back after the Saturday comp? Five minutes a round, and when to see a physio without a referral
Australian research ranks the lower back as the most common golf injury among amateurs. Most spring stiffness comes from habits around the swing, and…
No coach needed: a spring plan to lower your handicap with the GA app and twilight nines
Spring is when Australian golfers promise themselves a lower handicap. The ones who get there without a coach aim their practice at the shots…
Playing off 30 in a Saturday comp: Stableford pick-ups, social scores and a faster round
Twenty-odd extra shots add only a modest slice of time to a four-ball. The long search in the scrub, the 200 metre walk back…
Snakes, dams and native bush: the penalty area options Australian golfers forget
A ball in the dam does not have to mean a nervy drop on the bank. The Rules give you up to four options,…
Metre posts, Sandbelt bunkers and the Slope Rating: reading an Australian course map
A course map will not fix your swing, but it stops you aiming a good one at the spot that costs a shot. On…
Forty balls before the office: a 20-minute range plan for Australian mornings
Short, spaced sessions stick, and a mixed finish carries over to Saturday. Budget forty balls across five blocks, pick a range that opens early,…