Looking for a way to keep your golf clubs safe on Holiday?
Golf travel cases are the answer. Cases come hard sided or soft and there’s a design to suit every traveler looking to take his golf clubs on the road. Golf travel cases can be the difference between a great golf vacation…and one lost to damaged clubs. Over the last several years, as golf vacation destinations have grown in popularity, more and more people are traveling with their golf clubs.
There are a number of different types of golf travel cases. …

Make Your Putting Routine And Watch Your Scores Drop
The use of preshot routines by professional athletes is not new. Look at a tennis player before he/she serves. They do they same routine every time and the reason for this is that it becomes a habit. We are creatures of habit and a good habitual putting routine helps us in two ways. The first is the physical side – holding the grip, taking your stance, making your practice swing etc. The second, and most important component is the mental side – …

Short Game Tips And Advice From Golf Geeks
Whether you are playing a bunker shot or trying to hold a vital putt in your monthly medal, we all need some short- game tips and advice when the pressure is on.
Here are a few to remember.
When you hit a flop shot over a bunker, focus your aim on the top of the pin to ensure that you avoid the sand.
Two great drills that give you feel both for your stroke and distance is 1. Putt with your eyes closed and 2. Putt …

A good short game can save you over 8 shots per round… this can turn your average 90 into a round that will probably win you your monthly medal or Sunday morning friendly. As in all aspects of life, there is no short cut to success. But once you have learn’t the solid fundamentals, confidence and good imagination this will happen and the shots you would normally drop will be saved.. To get to this point will take a lot of creative practice in every situation, with every club you …

Getting the correct junior golf equipment for your child is the key to enabling your child to perform to its best capabilities as well as to preventing injury.
There are various manufacturers which produce junior golf clubs and I would advise purchasing a few junior clubs rather than cutting down a full set of irons. Although the cut down clubs may be at the correct length for the child there is a good chance that the golf club will still be too heavy.

Once a junior golfer has obtained their golf handicap it’s important that as part of their development they experience all formats of competition, both in junior and club events.
There are different types of competition a junior golfer can play in.

Stroke play:
This is the most commonly played competition where only the gross and net scores count. The number of strokes taken by a player at each hole is entered on the card. The winner is determined by the lowest score for each round. The gross …

For junior golfers there are many advantages to joining a golf club. It not only enables them to learn the etiquite of the game but it teaches them respect for rules and for others – regardless of age. It also gives them the chance to socialise with other youngsters.

In my opinion the advantages of joining a Golf Club for a junior golfer are:

Private Lessons – joining a club opens up the options of private, one to one lessons. This will not only speed up the learning process but …

Golf for is a fantastic sport for junior’s to play. It not only builds strength and fitness but it also helps develop hand and eye coordination, focus, concentration and determination. But it also develops behavioural skills such as respect and manners as well as social and team-building skills. Of course the biggest benefit that junior golfers have is enjoyment!

It’s understood that children between the ages 8 to 12 are at an optimal level for developing motor skills. By age 10 the nervous system which controls muscular movements is …

How to Play Uneven Lies in Golf
Sloping lies can be hard even for the more experienced player but in your golf swing try to swing with the slope, not into. Understanding some simple keys can help even the most severe hills become easier.
Up-Hill
If executed correctly then this shot will fly higher and will tend to be pulled left.    Take at least one more club and aim a little right. Set your body angle with the slope and as with your normal set up keep the butt end of the grip …

Golf: Fly the Ball, Bounce the Ball, Roll the Ball!
In golf the quickest way to lower your score is to sharpen up your short game. There are three trajectories to get the golf ball onto the green; low, medium and high. When I am coaching my students I try to match their skill level to the flight, so the higher the handicap the lower the trajectory we start with.
We would start with a 7 iron and with the ball in the middle of the stance, weight a little forward and …