Those that have been bitten by the golf bug know that few other hobbies can hold a candle to the tradition, honor, and pure pleasure that the game can offer all those who are willing to give the wee hours of their Saturday mornings to it.For as great a sport as golf is, the learning […]
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Golf is a rewarding hobby that can provide a lifetime of fond memories to those that get bitten by the golf bug. The problem? It’s a hard game to start. Progress is slow, hours of practice are long and often times, frustrating, and for the first months or even years, your biggest ambition is most […]
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Unfortunately, caddies are few and far between these days. More and more courses are opting for carts and golf GPSs over the cost of employing full-time caddies. But while the job that inspired one of the greatest comedies of all time might be o the decline that is not to say that it is completely […]
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Starting a new hobby can always be frustrating, especially when it comes to learning all the jargon that more experienced enthusiasts use casually. Golf certainly has its own vocabulary and unfortunately, it can often be difficult to keep up with what everything means. If you ever find yourself wondering “what does a par mean in […]
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Unfortunately, the game of golf extends very little in way of relief to the struggling beginner. While those starting in soccer have smaller fields, those starting in baseball get the benefit of the tee, and those starting in bowling are gifted with bumpers, newbie golfers are more or less forced to face the same expectations […]
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Golf equipment can be little confusing, to begin with, but many players find wedges to be the most complicated aspect of configuring their set. If you have ever scanned the shelves of a golf shop and seen their wedge section you are probably well-aware of what I mean. The options for sand wedges are endless—not […]
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I’ve always found that dirty golf clubs are a nice problem to have. It means that you are getting out on the course enough to accumulate a little bit of dirt and mud. I would rather have a dirty set than a dusty set any day of the week, but the fact of the matter […]
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If you are like me you love golf and if you love golf, there is a good chance that you also love golf equipment. I bet there is a set or two out there that you look at longingly every time you step into a sporting goods store. Unfortunately, even after you have picked up […]
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Deciding what clubs to play is one of the fundamental choices you will need to make before can start taking the game seriously. While playing with hand-me-downs might work for the occasional range session, or even your first few rounds, once you make the decision to commit to golf as a hobby, you are going […]
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If you have ever stepped into a golf shop, you’ve no doubt seen the artificial greens that each one of them seems to have, all flanked with hundreds upon hundreds of putters. Yeah, you want to play around on the green, but you hardly even know which putter to goof around with, let alone which […]
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