My Weblog http://blog.packarticle.com Just another WordPress weblog Tue, 15 Jul 2008 07:24:15 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en How to Use Golf Training Aids to Improve Your Swing Looking for better consistency? Need to improve your accuracy? Desperately want some more yards? Or possibly you just want your swing to look a little better so your buddies won't tease you anymore. These are all great reasons for doing some work on your swing, but what is the best way to go abo...]]> http://blog.packarticle.com/2008/07/15/how-to-use-golf-training-aids-to-improve-your-swing/ Free Golf Tips That Will Improve Your Score Who couldn't use a pointer or two, when it comes to golf. Even a professional takes tips from other professionals. A golf tip is worth its weight in gold. A tip can help a new golfer, or even a pro golfer, turn his swing style into work of art, rather than a sloppy thing thrown together at a mom...]]> http://blog.packarticle.com/2008/07/14/free-golf-tips-that-will-improve-your-score/ Mastering Golf Basics - Approach Shots & Shots Around The Green It doesn't matter how much you biff and bash on the fairways, sooner or later, assuming you haven't lost all your balls, you're going to get close to the green and then you're going to be faced with some tricky decisions on the kind of shot to make and which club to use. There are very many d...]]> http://blog.packarticle.com/2008/07/13/mastering-golf-basics-approach-shots-shots-around-the-green/ Golf Tips for Bunker Shots Bunkers are not there to catch bad shots.

Bunkers exist to punish shots that are not quite good enough.

Bunkers cause all sorts of swearing and mental anguish. Just the opposite is needed.

Many golfers turn to rage, rush to the bunker, jump in and swing wildly just to get the ba...]]> http://blog.packarticle.com/2008/07/12/golf-tips-for-bunker-shots/ Eliminate A Golf Slice - 3 Keys Golfers can find many tips to eliminate golf slice. The best tips, however, should come from the combined knowledge of golf professionals and enthusiasts. There are actually three key concepts that should be remembered when it comes to eliminating the golf slice.

1. Proper way of bearing th...]]> http://blog.packarticle.com/2008/07/11/eliminate-a-golf-slice-3-keys/ It’s Easy To Fix A Golf Slice Hitting the dreaded golf slice. Are you a victim of it? Have you tried to fix your golf slice but with no success? There are a couple of causes of a golf slice and using a training aid may be the answer.

The slice is caused by a your clubface coming across your ball at impact. Swiping it......]]> http://blog.packarticle.com/2008/07/10/its-easy-to-fix-a-golf-slice/ Balance and Your Golf Game Golf professionals all have different opinions on improving your golf game, but most agree on one thing. Unless you keep your balance during the entire swing, you simply cannot have a good stroke. Keeping your balance should be easy right? If you are so tense that you're crushing your club, tens...]]> http://blog.packarticle.com/2008/07/09/balance-and-your-golf-game/ Tips for Buying a Great Golf Gift Whether it's a Christmas golf gift for a serious golfer or a fun prize for the family reunion or company tournament, picking out a golf gift that is truly appreciated takes a bit of planning. Here are a few tips that will help you adjust your gift to the golfer's skill level.

The first th...]]> http://blog.packarticle.com/2008/07/08/tips-for-buying-a-great-golf-gift/ Playing Target Golf Golf is a target game. That's why golfers pick targets before hitting the ball. Maybe it's a distant tree, a telephone pole, or a church steeple, whatever it is, we all have some idea of where we want to hit the ball. These targets are directional goals and we need them to minimize scores.

<...]]> http://blog.packarticle.com/2008/07/07/playing-target-golf/ Golf and Life, A Story About Your Future Success Preparing to tee-off on the par 4 tenth. (Internal dialogue, with a whisper) "Man! I've been playing my ass off all day and just barely making par." You swing, catch a nice one, slightly off center, but very long. Unfortunately, you get a terrible bounce; the ball shoots to the left and nestle...]]> http://blog.packarticle.com/2008/07/06/golf-and-life-a-story-about-your-future-success/ If You Want To Improve Your Golf Game It All Begins With Your Swing While every putter must know how to putt, he has to get the ball off the tee with a strong swing before he does anything else. With practice and concentration, any golfer can learn to perfect his swing. All swings have a few common elements that make up the fundamentals of golf.

The Grip http://blog.packarticle.com/2008/07/05/if-you-want-to-improve-your-golf-game-it-all-begins-with-your-swing/ History of Golf- How it all Started Since before the time Mary Queen of Scots was disciplined for playing golf two Sundays after the murder of her husband Lord Dernley in 1567. Golf is known to have been played at St. Andrews before the founding of the university in 1411. It is a safe bet to say that golf was played in some form or...]]> http://blog.packarticle.com/2008/07/04/history-of-golf-how-it-all-started/ Unique Mental Challenges for Women Golfers The game of golf provides trials for every player, independent of the player's gender. However, for some women in our society, there is a special challenge.

Women in the Western world have traditionally been raised and socialized to be cooperative, polite, feminine and "nice". There is i...]]> http://blog.packarticle.com/2008/07/03/unique-mental-challenges-for-women-golfers/ Improve Your Golf Backswing Without Hitting More Balls In order to improve your golf backswing, you must first find out what it is that is keeping you from achieving an optimal, 90 degree shoulder turn with 45 degrees of hip turn. So many golfers struggle to improve their golf backswing, but are taking the incorrect approach.

Evaulate Y...]]> http://blog.packarticle.com/2008/07/02/improve-your-golf-backswing-without-hitting-more-balls/ Golf Rules Pop Quiz What Happens When Your Ball-Marker Would Help Your Opponent With His Putt Suppose you're playing in a foursome and there's, well, a bit of money involved. It's you and three other guys who all have about the same handicaps and you've been trading holes and skins all day. Now, you're on the 18th green and that last skin represents a good chunk of change.

You ...]]> http://blog.packarticle.com/2008/07/01/golf-rules-pop-quiz-what-happens-when-your-ball-marker-would-help-your-opponent-with-his-putt/