Short game tips Pay attention to your short game. It will lower your scores. Here are some video tips to help you with your short game. Golf Tips tv: The Best of Short Game Wednesday Understand, practice, implement and don’t forget to have fun!
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Nov 162011
Nov 142011
Most people when starting out, go to a golf store or department store and buy a set of golf clubs. Such sets usually have a pitching wedge and that’s it. Later on, people add a sand wedge and that’s about it. Over the years as their game improves, they start understanding the value of the short game. Some of them read a good book like Dave Pelz’s Short Game Bible and really start appreciating the value of the short game. After all, 63% of golf shots are within 100 yards of the green and that is where you need wedges. An ideal golf set would have four wedges, a pitching wedge, a gap wedge, sand wedge and a lob wedge. Dave Pelz is a strong proponent of the 4×3 method. Under the 4 x 3 method, you use a set of four wedges at three different power levels, 7:30, 9:00. and 10:30 to give you three precise shots, thus 4 x 3 = 12 shots. You write these shots on a tape and stick it to each club. Next time you are within 100 yards, you check your yardage and see which club and which shot gives you the best chance of getting close to the pin. The next thing is to figure out which golf wedges to buy. You would like to read a review of golf wedges and compare one set of wedges to another but there aren’t that many golf wedges reviews. So we decided to do [Read More ...]
Sep 142011
Golfers change their driver more often than any other club in their bag. Every year, manufacturers come up with newer and better models and golfers want to know which one is the best driver of them all. However; the best golf driver for one may not be the best golf driver for another person. We all have different swings and different strengths and weaknesses. That makes golf reviews that much more difficult. The best golf drivers for women are different than the best golf drivers for seniors. Most men want to know which one is the longest driver and do the lighter heads or the lighter shafts help them get faster clubhead speed. High handicappers want to know which ones are the most forgiving drivers and total newbies are looking for discount golf drivers. Now golf magazines do a very good job of comparing big brands but the best values are in the minor brands. Why pay $300 for Callaway golf drivers or Titleist or Cleveland when an Acer Leggera can be just as good for 1/3rd the price. Magazines don’t cover minor brands. We at InterloperGolf focus on minor brands but didn’t have comparative driver reviews to help our customers make better decisions. So we decided to do it ourselves. We based our review and comparison of golf drivers on how well they perform in various situations but shot dispersion and the ability to shape shots was the most important part. Most par 4′s and 5′s start with a [Read More ...]
Sep 132011
DAVE PELZ’S SHORT GAME BIBLE Master the Finesse Swing and Lower Your Score – by Dave Pelz. "In golf, how to play inside of 100 yards is the prime determinant of how you score…" DAVE PELZ’S PUTTING BIBLE The ultimate book on the art of putting by Dave Pelz. You get two puts per hole in regulation. Shouldn’t you get better at putting? Precision Woods & Long Iron Shots Knowing how far you can hit the ball with specific woods and long irons is critical if you want to improve your shotmaking and execute. Combine strategy and skill for a powerful long game. A round of Golf Jokes Favorite jokes of golf professionals, presidents, movie stars and others.
Recent wins by Adam Scott and Web Simpson on the PGA tour and continuous wins and high finishes by Bernhard Langer on the Senior tour are making more and more people notice long putters. Long Putters have been around for a while but when a unique club type gets some victories under its belt, regular weekend golfers also take notice. More and more people are now buying long putters also called broomstick putters or neck putters. What are the advantages of long putters? Less moving body parts – one arm instead of two. Long putters restrict wrist hinge by anchoring the putter to a fixed point — your sternum. . Increased wrist action leads to a loss of control of the putterhead just before impact. Result – a true pendulum stroke. Eliminates twitching at impact. The pendulum like stroke of long putters is smoother and more consistent than the stroke required for a regular length putter. Deadly accurate on short putts. Long putters are also easier on the back than a regular length putter as golfers take a more upright stance. Disadvantages of long putters? Distance control on lag putting. Takes a while getting used to. Strong winds cause stability issues. The golfer is standing more upright, the putter is long – the wind has a greater surface area to buffet against. People take notice so if you are the shy type and don’t want to talk to anyone, you may have a problem. Conversely, it’s a good conversation starter. [Read More ...]
Swing Speed Radar with Tempo Timer Ever wondered what your swing speed is? Is it different with different clubs? Do you swing your driver faster than your 3 hybrid? How about your Tempo? When buying a new club, do you wonder if the shaft specifications will be right for your swing speed? Are the new exercises making a difference in your swing speed? What about the lessons you just took? Now this very reasonably priced Swing Speed Doppler Radar with tempo timer can help you answer such questions. “Golfers need to determine the tempo time that best suits their swing rhythm.” John Novosel, in his best selling new book “Tour Tempo”, points out that most Pro Tour Golfers have tempo times within the range of 0.9 to 1.3 seconds. Ben Jackson, Owner and Head Instructor at the New England Golf Academy, emphasizes the trend for the new, young Tour Pros of today is for faster tempo times. In Ben’s words, “Speed is the new frontier!” (Tempo time and swing speed!) Check out your tempo time and swing speed and see where you fit in. Features: Measure your swing speed with doppler radar Measure your swing tempo Monitor your swing for speed and consistency Monitor your swing rhythm or tempo and see where you get the best results. Then practice at that tempo to make it repeatable. Include velocity feedback when trouble-shooting your swing Determine your optimum swing speed for distance, control and accuracy Determine the club characteristics that achieve the [Read More ...]
Aug 212011
Simply Lower the lever with your club and a new ball is placed on the tee. The arm returns automatically. Your stance and grip can remain unchanged or you can experiment with fine modifications to improve your drive. Drive, Chip or Putt Mats or Grass Lefty or Righty Holds 35+ Standard or Plastic Balls Mutliple Tee Heights & Oversized Tees No Batteries Required No Assembly Perfect for golfers of all skill levels. Practice without hurting your back
Aug 202011
Golf Coach & Analyzer IT’S NO SECRET that the only way to improve your game is practice. Now you can practice at home with the SWING GROOVER II, with full shot analysis and tracking. The ball flight and distance are animated in real-time on the large LCD screen. Information including clubhead speed, best and average shot distance and direction are calculated and digitally displayed in either standard yardage or Metric units. Most clubs in your bag can be used, and with each shot the user can choose from three different adjustable ball heights. The SWING GROOVER II develops good habits, promoting a natural tendency to swing through the ball. And since the ball spins in place there is no desire to look up after the ball. You will automatically keep your head down to view the ball flight on the LCD display. Features: Tracks & Analyzes Shot Distance & Direction for Each Club Animated Display Shows Ball Flight Choose Any Club from 1 Wood to 9 Iron Surlyn Ball for a True Clubhead Feel Thick, Soft, Durable Nylon Turf Heavy Rubber Base For Indoor or Outside Use Vivid White Alignment Stripe Helps Visualize Correct Swing Plane For Left & Right Handed Golfers Choose English or Metric Display
The Acer XF Leggera The longest driver of them all Material: Face: 6-4 Titanium Body: 100% Titanium Finish: White crown and Charcoal Metallic sides Manufacturers can’t just magically remove weight from a massive 460cc titanium driver without some consequences. It’s tricky business. Using very precise manufacturing technologies, weight was removed only from the crown area so as not to affect the strength of the overall clubhead. Available in lofts of 9.5º, 10.5º and 12º. If you don’t want to have the longer length, you can ask for length to be customized to 45″. If you don’t want to have the lighter clubhead, you can go with the standard Acer XF driver – that is also available in a draw version. Comes fitted with the high end Winn DSI AVS 17 soft comfortable grip with all weather playability. We hesitate in having a driver longer than 45″ as that means a slightly heavier driver and also potential loss of control. 45″ works just fine and that’s the recommended length by most golf manufacturers. You can also go with a very lightweight shaft but if you use a regular clubhead, it feels unwieldy. When the Acer XF Leggera clubhead was introduced, it was intriguing. Most driver clubheads weigh 200 grams. The Leggera clubhead is 190 grams. That opens up a couple of options. You can have a lighter 45″ driver and that will give you greater clubhead speed but it will feel different – feel matters. Or you can add an inch [Read More ...]
Aug 142011
When hybrid golf clubs started getting popular, many golfers added the 3 or 4 hybrids to their bags, generally replacing the irons they were finding hard to hit. Made sense. As people started getting more comfortable with hybrid golf clubs, they wanted to have the same or similar clubs in midrange sizes. Golf manufacturers complied and started stretching the top and bottom of the range. Today, you can get a hybrid golf club from # 1 to # 9 and even wedges come in hybrids. It seems odd but it isn’t really. As a golfer, you like to play with clubs that make you feel comfortable and that help you get consistent results. If hybrid clubs make you feel more comfortable, then why not have a set of hybrids. The general assumption is that most people struggle with long irons. However; at InterloperGolf, we see a good many orders for hybrid clubs in the shorter scoring clubs. Many people are ordering # 7, 8 and 9 in hybrid clubs. Initially we were a bit surprised but not everyone is good with short irons – we just assumed they were. Now that people see options available to them, they want to have hybrids there also. Looking at the demand for hybrids, we started tinkering with different make up of sets of hybrid golf clubs. We started with a set of 3 hybrid clubs, generally # 3, 4 and 5. It did decent business but our real success came with the set of [Read More ...]
