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    3 Basic Basic Tips

    Like any other sport, golf has basic rules that should always be adhered to, even if you are not a competitive player and just like to hit a few rounds on the course in your leisure time. It makes the game fair, challenging, and respectful to the other players you are with.

    Here are three such rules:

    1. Do not cheat by switching balls during a hole. The rules state that you must play with the same ball from the tee off to the final putt. Wherever the ball lands on each shot, that is where you play it from.

    2. Always carry a scorecard with you. It is not absolutely necessary, especially if you do not plan on keeping score, but even if not, having a scorecard is a great way to track your progress.

    3. The best way to progress in golf and improve your short game is to compare older scorecards with your current game. In other words, if you just hit the course yesterday, and today bring along that scorecard. You now have an opportunity to look at every shot made an improve on mistakes.

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    • Sand Bunkers

    Short Game Secrets For Bunker Shots, Pitching, & Putting

    Monday, November 10th, 2008

    How would you like to learn a few simple tricks that will lower your score when playing from inside 75 yards? By following the next few short game tips, with a little practice on each for only several minutes before your rounds on the course, you should be seeing strokes literally drop from your scorecard.
    Putting: [...]

    How To Handle Impossible Steep Bunker Shots

    Sunday, September 21st, 2008

    One of the toughest bunker shots I ever faced was on a small golf course in my home town. It was my 20th high school reunion and since I was in town a few days early I was able to enjoy old times on the course with a few buddies.
    The course had been revised over [...]

    How To Handle The Swallowed Ball In The Bunker

    Thursday, September 18th, 2008

    If bunker shots weren’t tough enough to rescue yourself from during a challenging round of golf, worse yet is when the ball lands in a bunker and is practically buried whole by the soft sand. This type of scenario happens all of the time and is quite tricky to deal with when you only have [...]

    Bunker Practice: Time To Use A Bunker Board

    Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008

    Not all practice takes place on the driving range. Any time you’re at a facility that has a practice bunker, short-game area, or practice green, take advantage of the situation and try the following sand shot trick:
    Hitting sand shots is dry and dirty work. Nobody wants to spend all afternoon in the bunker, right? But [...]

    Dealing With Glass Sand & Other Uses With The Sand Wedge

    Friday, March 21st, 2008

    If you play golf on various courses throughout your home town or when traveling, you have probably come across bunkers that have unusually soft, white sand. This type of sand is known as “glass sand” and is used at many high-quality courses.
    Unfortunately this sand is so soft and fine that, instead of resisting the force [...]