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Hey everybody, Since the beginning of the season, it seems like I've been pulling the ball a lot. I've asked the people I usually play with to make sure I was well aligned with the target but most of the time, I will pull the ball (I'm a lefty...). I'm able to choose the right club but the ball...

Late last year I tried a stronger grip (left hand more on top, V pointing to R shoulder) to overcome a chronic fade/slice. When I bought my set of clubs I got a TM R5 D (draw). Now I am pulling a lot of drives and hooking some others. Rarely go right any more. Do you think that my compensation...

I'm a less than average senior golfer who has managed to eliminate most of the wicked slices but still lose yards by falling off the ball when I use a driver causing a yard eating push. Any tips that I can take to the course ? Doesn't happen on the driving range but put me on the course and I push...

For the past 3 years (this year being the 4th), I have started to take golf much more seriously. I've been able to play and practice on a regular basis, and have taken lessons with the same teacher at Kevin Haime golf centre. I've been improving, and as of last year, my average round was between...

Im calling for a long shot here. Anybody would have a swingyde? PM me if you have one for sale. Can't find any at Golftown. Thanks.

Im having a lesson with Greg Foley today. What kind of personnality should I expect? I don't know him at all but I know he's been recommended on that site. Thanks.

So, finally I am getting to a point where I feel pretty good about my swing (on most shots; as I still revert to a couple of bad habits now and again) and feel like I am chipping and putting decently (as can be said for a 19.8 HDCP). But I still have one major pain I need to overcome. When...

I continue to have problems deciding how to hit a fairway wood. Do you place the ball forward in your stance (i.e. 1-2" inside front foot) as you would for a tee shot, with the same club? Or do you play as you would an iron from the fairway (my stance has ball about 1" or 1 ball forward from the...

I feel like I'm swing the best I ever had and am seeing results with my irons but certainly not with my driver. I'll try and get a video up tomorrow of my swing but my problem is that I have a pretty huge slice and all of my hits come off the heel half of my driver ... I know that I'm standing the...

You're lying on the fairway about 10 yards off the green. Your ball is a couple of feet below the level of the green and there's a ridge / rise just short of the green that's slightly above the level of the green. The pin is cut about 10 feet onto the green. For those of you familiar with...

has anyone heard this before? I was at the range and saw a guy measuring the distance between his feet (inside to inside). I watched him putt from all over the green. I threw 6 balls different distances away from the green. Stood at hole and walked to his ball to measure the distance to his...

It has been said that Moe Norman was one of the most if not the best ball strikers of all time. Just curious as to why to this day we do not see any other pro's on tour adopting his swing and grip? Any ideas... just curious. Dan

Can anyone suggest a link to some elementary instruction for some brand new lady golfers?:wallbash something that would cover stance, grip and basic swing fundamentals. I understand nothing beats a proper lesson. I am seeking a simple overview to introduce some women to basic concepts. ...

I was wondering what was the best golf tip you were given or read that helped elevate your game more than any other. I'll start off. "Don't strangle the club, use a light grip pressure as if gripping a tube of toothpaste upside down with the cap off and trying not to let any paste squeeze out"....

Is there any tips to do that consitently ? I hit the ball decently but rarely take any divot with my irons. I think this is the reason my iron distance is quite mediocre (7i ~ 120 yards). Thanks

A basic golf lesson video and it is free. Can't beat that! :-)

So I've been changing my swing quite a bit this year so far because I want to make it good for the season. Here is a like to a video of it down line. What I can see that's wrong with it is my takeaway(wrists), my backswing is to far and comes of plane, and my back is very arched. If I could get any...

I am having trouble delaying my release with my shots, sometimes resulting in hooks. I am wondering if anyone has any good tips or drills that could help me with this. Much Appriciated, Brian

After my two recent rounds south of the border, I've come to the realization that somewhere over the winter I developped a major swing flaw. Not sure how that's possible considering I didn't play over the winter..... But here's the issue: I have lost 30-40 yds with my driver, and my once...

The driver, as always, is still my nemesis. Pull, slice, hook or sky. 1 out of every 50 is awesome. Am I missing something? My irons are good. My Hybrid is excellent and my 3 wood is decent. What's up with the driver? Does anybody have any insight to this crazy club?

i went to the range yesterday, not happy. I'be been working on hitting down on the ball all summer. I took a divot with every iron and wedge in the bag, what an awesome feeling!!! But the problem, for most of the shots the club was wide open at impact and I can't figure out why... i' hoping that...

My wife has taken on the same addiction to golf that I have, however she is wiser than I and realizes she would benefit from some short game lessons. Does anyone have any recommendations for instructors that typically work with lady golfers? Thanks in advance

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Hello, I'm looking for 25 guys who are willing to read a new golf instruction guide I've just completed and give me some feedback on it. It's a downloadable eBook. All you need to do is email me and I'll send you a link with a Key to download to your computer. Thanks

Hey Guys, My g/f has decided she wants to start golfing and I wanted to ask you if anyone could recomend a relatively inexpensive place for lessons. She called Tee to Green and group lessons are $135 (4 sessions) and Haimes ($195) - 4, 2 hour sessions. I assume we are looking for an...

Whish clubs does Tiger hit this shot with? I have a stinger-esque shot in my repetoire with the 'ol 5 wood. My friends call it "The Riser" it starts off like a Stinger, for like 75 yards and then rises up high and lands soft. The swing involves completely collapsing my arms at the top of my...

:thumbsup For the new golfers out there and mid to high handicappers these videos are a MUST WATCH !!!!:thumbsup :thumbsup The two videos from instructor Martin Hall are terrific. Some of you may have seen them on the golf channel. He explains the hinging, create pressure to the ball and...

I'm teaching my cousins how to golf this summer. I was wondering what the best way to start them off was? The ages are 14, 9 and 7. If they like it then the parents will foot the bill for lessons :) Start them off putting and chipping (what I'm good at) and then let someone else teach them...

Well, seeing how golf fever is hitting me full force thought I'd post a short clip of a driver swing in a friends back yard. This was season before last, I was playing pretty good when this was taken. I was pretty mortified when I saw this at first, but over time it doesn't seem so bad. ...

While impatiently waiting for the spring to come, I've been thinking about overall golf strategy (or my lack of it :P ). It occurred to me that there is a whole progression of clubs that allow us to be very specific with our yardage from 80 yards and up: sand wedge, gap wedge, pitching wedge,...

Nice shots of about 40 tour pros hitting driver. Super smooth video. :thumbsup http://www.pgatour.com/swingplex

I need help. Bad. Played a round the other day and had probably my best ballstriking round ever. Only missed 4 fairways all day, and hit 10 GIR (not spectacular, but all my misses were fairly close...fringe type thing). I really didn't get into trouble all day, and put myself in great position...

It must have been a slow week at Golf.com. Have a look: http://www.golf.com/golf/video/article/0,28224,1720077,00.html?xid=forecast031708_story4

Been working on golf exercises to gain flexibility and to increase my back swing. Couple of years ago I pretty much didn't go past 9-10 oclock on my back swing but have been working on it. Especially the past 3 months with golf workouts. Been golfing for about 3 years now, tell me what you guys...

How do you find out what your natural rhythm is? I'm not a fast talker, and I'm a senior, but does that mean I have a slower rhythm than the norm? Any documentary evidence?

Just wondering if anyone could share some effective home training drills to improve chipping. Most ranges I've been to don't really have a chipping green.

I always get a real kick out of David Leadbetter, he's pretty intense when it comes to the game of golf. I like all his tips because most are straight forward and simple just like the following helpful video from the 2008 Honda Classic. If you missed it enjoy.

I like to do some training to improve the fast twitching muscles in my arms this winter, but I don't have the space for aids like the speed chain... any suggestion out there? Thanks!!

I think that my swing plane is too shallow on the way down to the ball. The reason behind the statement is that I tend not to pinch the ball and rarely take a divot. I seem to be coming way from the inside (believe or not I used to have a natural fade/slice). I viewed a lesson from Bobby Eldrige...

I was wondering if anyone has used this DVD series and whether or not they thought it helped because i am trying to be alot more efficent with the practice time that i have. <!--IBF.ATTACHMENT_820690--><!-- THE POST -->

My wife got me a certificate for a complete Swing Analaysis. Does anyone have any opinion on this? Did you find it useful? I am not in the market for new clubs, and aside from a Spring tune-up evry few years, I am not interested in taking lessons. I am a pretty consistent 6-7 handicap.

I can hit every club in my bag just fine most of the time. I'm a 18 handicap. For some reason far too often I top the ball from the fairway with my 3-wood. I can hit the club fine off of the tee but from the grass it is usualy a topped shot. I have a very recent model Calloway 3-wood that was quite...

Has anyone purchased these DVD's? If so, what is the basis premise of the instruction?

I purchased a set of forged KZG irons and they are offset but I am not used to this type of iron. I usually draw the ball and I have noticed that my misses are always to the right (pull as I am a lefty). I was playing on a simulator and noticed that if I played the ball slightly further back in my...

Ie. leadbetterinteractive.com ($99 us +H&S) with sofware to play with your swing (if you have a camera)or practicelikeapro.com by Bob Rotella ($90) or even beatthebogeyman.com ($99)No warranty for this one. The last two seem to be more the Psycology approach of the game. Witch we most struggle...

I am a left handed golfer, but my right hand is dominant ( I do every single-handed action with my right). I am thinking of trying a long (broomstick) putter. Which would be more suitable - a left hand or right hand putter? My feeling is that your dominant hand (i.e. the right in my...

On many of my shots, especially the longer clubs, I bring the club back slowly to the top and then let my right arm get away from my right side, coming down on the ball from the outside and topping or dorking the ball in a wrong manner. Is there any way to practice keeping the elbow tight during...