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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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    Getting Back To Basics With Your Pitch Shots

    Wednesday, July 30th, 2008

    To master the pitch shot means that you must learn to swing the right club with the exact amount of force, thus allowing the speed of the clubhead and loft of the iron to send the ball flying directly toward the hole. As the old saying in golf goes: “Just let the club to the [...]

    Pitch & Run Or Bump & Run Shots

    Monday, July 28th, 2008

    One of the best short game strategies to keeping the ball low, while running through the greens on a windy day is known as the “bump and run”. Many golfers refer to it as the pitch and run.
    Selecting The Right Club
    The best club to pull out of your bag when the bump and run is [...]

    Golf Tip – Using The Mirror To Check Your Alignment

    Thursday, July 24th, 2008

    You can spend thousands of dollars for golf lessons and hire the most reputable trainer in the sport to help you improve your game, but there are times when all you need a mirror and 30 minutes of your time.
    Let’s get into it…
    Awareness of the clubface is vital when you try to swing the club [...]

    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 [...]

    Easy Ways To Relieve Tension On The Golf Course

    Monday, July 21st, 2008

    When playing golf it is easy to sense when you start to lose your tempo. Your golf swing feels quick and jerky rather than slow and fluid. You become aware of the fundamental disconnect between your upper and lower body and maybe between your hands and arms.
    If you lose your tempo, you’ve lost your focus [...]

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