IN THIS SECOND SEGMENT OF INSIDE GOLF MAGAZINE VOLUME II WE ARE JOINED BY PGA TOUR PROFESSIONAL BRETT QUIGLEY, WHO TELLS US HOW HE USES SIMPLE INSTRUCTION TO KEEP HIS GAME AT ITS BEST. I’D SAY FOR A WEEK LIKE THIS, WHERE CHIPPING AND PUTTING ARE VERY Vital, I?LL SPEND EXTRA TIME ON THE PUTTING GREEN, EXTRA TIME WITH MY WEDGES TRYING TO GET DISTANCES DOWN OR CHIPS. I’M A Small DIFFERENT THAN MOST PLAYERS; I’M NOT VERY TECHNICAL, I’M MORE OF A FIELD PLAYER. I WORK WITH TODD ANDERSON. WITH …
How to Release the Club Head swingmangolf.com Golf Swing Lessons, Tips & Instruction – How To Release the Club Head Learn how to release the club head and how to hit it like a Professional. Releasing the club head correctly is essential to your golf swing. Many people are confused when and how to release the club head. In this video Golf Instructor, Jaacob Bowden will show you tips on how and when to release the club head. Leave a COMMENT if this video was of help to your golf game. Get Your …
Have you ever taken a golf lesson? Surely you have gotten a golf tip. What do you remember of that lesson or that tip? Golf is a amusing game; you can hear a fantastic tip and place it to work for a few days, or even a few weeks, but then it is gone. It is gone and you are back to floundering all over again. I have learned not to pay too much attention to golf tips, but I got some very excellent golf advice once and I want to share it with you. I have had a lot of golf instruction in my life and most of it is of minimal efficacy. What I am about to say is going to sound radical, but I reckon that golf pros spend too much time on golf technique and not enough on golf art! Who teaches the art of golf anymore? Have you been to an instructor today? They place sensors all over your body and film you from two sides and then measure angles such as degree of hip turn, shoulder turn, knee flex, and on and on. I know that teaching the swing has value, but come on; the golf swing is not that hard. No one ever taught me to swing a baseball bat (well I was shown a few times), and yet I had a stellar high school career. No, today more than ever we need to learn the art of the game. We need to learn how to play golf not what to do. Just like baseball they taught us how to cover your position and how to run the bases, we in golf need to learn how to play the course. I used to play regularly with a fellow who always shot 80 or 81. His best rounds were 77 or 78, but his terrible rounds were never higher than 84 or 85. If you bet his score before the round, you would do best to guess 80 or 81. This guy was Mr. Steady; his scores did not deviate much at all. What was this all about, I wondered; how is he so consistent and the rest of us so up and down? Some of you might reckon that of course he is consistent, he shoots 80! Well, 80 isn’t that hot, I mean it is excellent, but lots of players are better than that, but few more consistent. So I analyzed his game and something stuck out to me, like a sore thumb. This guy, let’s call him Rodney (since that is his name), was a most consistent player, because he intimately knew his limitations. Early on when I was playing with him, I always thought it odd that every time he hit it in the trees; he would chip it back to the fairway. Don’t get me incorrect, I am not talking deep in the woods, I am talking in the trees, with a shot you could easily hook or fade out of and gain substantial yardage. He was a pretty straight hitter, so he never got too deeply into distress, but when he was there, he took the absolutely safest route out. I mean come on, this was a excellent player a guy that shot many rounds in the 70’s, he knew how to fade and hook the ball. But that is not how he played, he knew he was a excellent enough player he could chip out, hit the next shot on the green and make a par or bogey. On par threes he would always take plenty of club, rarely missing the green small. Off the tee he would hit the fairway, using an iron if need be. He was a fantastic chipper, because he played safe chips, not too many flops or risky stuff, chip and run if at all possible. A dull, dull player, but a partner you could count on not to take a huge number. I reckon that whether you are a 25 or a 5 handicapper, you need to learn to play golf. Rodney has fun playing dull golf and you will too. Low scores and winning never get ancient; instead lower scores make the game so much more enjoyable. Have you been there in the grill room, when one of the guys says, “you won’t believe the shot I hit from the woods on 13 today” and the first remark is “yeah, but what did you shoot?” Learn to play golf; it is an art not a science.
The golf ball retriever, primarily used for (as the name conveys) retrieving golf balls comes in a variety of different designs for reaching effectively into unreachable hazards such as ponds, lakes or creeks. As golfers can be picky about their tools of the trade, golf ball retrievers have also adapted with technology. If you are one these picky golfers you may want to first shop around and try a few before purchasing one. The average ball retriever should be a retractable pole with a claw type end that extends to reach at least eight or ten feet and once retracted shrink small enough to comfortably ride in your golf bag. Some can be found to even fit in a pocket of your golf bag.
The use of a golf ball retriever is rather straight forward. A golf accessory usually kept in the golf bag in case of the unfortunate circumstance that a water hazard is encountered it is one that may not always see that much use. You may also be the type of golfer who does not carry one at all which is not found to be an uncommon practice, some view simply carrying one as a terrible omen.
In such scenarios that a water hazard or other unreachable area is hit, the golf ball retriever can be extended and locked into place at the desired length. Once the head of the ball retriever is close the stranded golf ball a gentle sweeping motion should eventually pick up the golf ball onto the end of the pole. Depending on water flow, level of patience and the steadiness of hand this endeavor can sometimes turn into a lengthy process.
The five minute rule that applies when locating lost golf balls should also be applied to this situation especially be at busy times of the day. Once the ball is carefully brought from the water always remember to pick up the ball retriever and any clubs you may had with you, place them back in your golf bag and continue on with you round.
The best advice to avoid slowing play while retrieving a lost golf ball is to abide by the mentioned five minute rule, let a group waiting behind play through while you look or simply play an ancient ball on holes where you may encounter a hazard. Although most golfers want to say that do not need a ball retriever in their bag most golfers also see a water hazard every couple rounds.
