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Golf Swing Secrets Of The Greats – Nick Faldo
When Nick Faldo was 14 years old he saw Jack Nicklaus playing at the 1971 Masters on his parents’ color tv he was inspired to pick up a golf club himself. Fast forward a couple of years he was a successful British amateur golfer. Only 20 years old he became the youngest player ever to…
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5 Tips For More Consistency You Might Not Have Heard Yet
Consistency is key to shoot low scores and also one of the parts most golfers struggle with. Usually the root causes for inconsistency aren’t the tiny details in their swing people are tinkering with. Working on major body angles like the spine angle, shoulder turn and lower body can yield big rewards. Here are five…
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Golfs Ultimate Hustler – Titanic Thompson
As a major witness at the 1929 Arnold Rothstein murder trial in New York City Alvin Clarence Thomas was asked how he’s making a living. The answer: “I play golf occasionally…”. This was probably the understatement of the century and a big fat lie on top. The man was known in all states of the…
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Golf Swing Secrets Of The Greats – Seve Ballesteros
There’s a story that comes from Billy Foster, Seve Ballesteros’ one-time caddy. Once on the golf course at Wentworth Seve knocked his approach shot through the back of a green. This left him with a seemingly impossible lie to recover from. Seve had no green to work with because the flag stick was also positioned…
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Keep Your Head Down – Truth About The Oldest Myth In Golf
The advice to keep your head down rings in so many ears on golf courses all over the world that one might think that it is a fundamental of golf. But depending on your swing and how you interpret the advice trying to keep your head down can actually do more harm than good for…
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3 Tips To Start Your New Golf Season Strong In 2015
When chilly weather is the understatement of the year and your hands feel like they might fall off any minute before you’ve even grabbed a golf club some of us can only look out of the window and dream in anticipation to go out and play, or can we? Well I think quite the opposite…
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