Golfer’s elbow: how to recognize it, treat it and keep playing without making it worse
An ache on the inside of the elbow that comes back after every range session is usually an overloaded tendon, not bad luck. Most…
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Practice
Practice that transfers to the course. Course management, the short game, putting, and the handful of habits that take strokes off a card without rebuilding a swing.
Five exercises that change your golf swing, no gym required: hips, upper back and balance
Many swing faults are not technique problems: the sway, the over-the-top move and the wobbly finish often start with hips, an upper back or…
Slope and Course Rating: what the two numbers on your scorecard say about your round
A line that reads 71.8 / 134 says more about your round than the par at the bottom of the card. Here is what…
The golfer’s back: five minutes before, during and after a round that change the back nine
The lower back is where most weekend golfers feel eighteen holes. Five minutes placed at the right moments of the day, not a new…
Getting better without lessons: what actually works, and what just burns range balls
Some golfers improve for years without a coach, others hit a thousand balls a summer and shoot the same score. The difference is where…
High handicap, normal pace: how to shoot 105 without holding up the group behind you
Twenty-five extra strokes add only a few minutes to a round. What slows a high handicapper down is everything between the strokes: the second…
Lakes, desert and alligators: the penalty area options most golfers never use
Most golfers know one way out of a penalty area: a drop by the bank and an awkward half shot. The Rules offer four.…
Sprinkler heads, cart GPS and the scorecard: how to read a course map
A course map will not fix your swing. It stops you aiming a good swing at the one place on the hole that costs…
Muni range at first light: 20 minutes of practice before work
Twenty minutes is not a compromise. Short, spread out sessions are how motor skills stick, and forty balls with a plan beat two hundred…