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    2 Most Common Causes Of Penalty Strokes

    Aside from knocking your ball into a hazard or out-of-bounds area, the two ways most commonly found to pile up the penalty strokes are from lost balls and unplayable lies.

    When you hit the ball in a wooded area on the side of the fairway, and the location is not considered to be out-of-bounds, you can dig around and try your best to find the ball. In doing so, one of the following three things is bound to happen:

    1. You may find the ball and then attempt to hit it onto the fairway.

    2. The ball might be located in an unplayable lie, which means that there is no chance to make a shot. You're only two options are to pick up the ball and move over by two club lengths or hit the ball again from where you originally took your last shot. Either way, you pick up a one-stroke penalty.

    3. The ball may not be easy enough to find, and can be declared lost. This means that you have to go back to the area where you hit your last shot, shoot over, and take a penalty stroke.

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    How To Choose The Perfect Golf Glove

    Monday, September 8th, 2008

    Between have the right set of golf clubs, a high quality golf bag, the right shoes, proper clothing, golf balls, and numerous other golf accessories, one of the most important items to never forget is your golf glove.
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    Why Are Golf Clubs Called Woods & Irons?

    Thursday, September 4th, 2008

    When playing golf, there are specific rules that state you cannot have more than 14 golf clubs in your bag at any time during the game. More seasoned veterans of this sport have a very good idea of what equipment they want to carry, and when.
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    Texas Wedge

    Monday, June 23rd, 2008

    There is a term in golf that you may or may not have heard of. It’s called the “Texas Wedge”.
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    Why The 3 Wood?

    Wednesday, June 11th, 2008

    The standard loft of a 3 wood is about 15 degrees. The standard loft of a 4 iron is approximately 24 degrees. Putters provide a loft of only 5 to 6 degrees (and less).
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