How To Learn How To Approximate Distances On A Golf Course.

A golf course is different from many playing surfaces in sports. In baseball, the players know where they are going and in football, the lines are already marked for them. The sport that may relate is basketball. In this sport, the players have to know strength they have to put in long shots such as three pointers and buzzer beaters. Kickers in football have to do the same, although they… Continue reading

How to Chip a Ball Certain Distances

The best golfers that consistently put the ball into the green are the ones who know how to hit balls an approximate distance. Most amateur golfers may attempt to pitch the ball thirty yards, but find out that it goes sixty yards, and vice versa. Some people call this chip shot a pitch and it also covers the awkward partial shot. This happens in a lot of sports where one… Continue reading

Learning the driving range in golf

In the sport of golf, a driving range is an area where golfers, both amateur and professional, can practice their swing. It can also be a recreational activity itself for amateur golfers or when enough time for a full game is not available. A driving range is the equivalent of other sports’ training area. In most sports, there always seems to be certain areas designated for practice and preparation for… Continue reading

Leupold GX-II Digital Golf Rangefinder

• Features inclinometer, true golf range, club selector, etc
• Provides a maximum range of 750-yards / 675-meters
• It is weatherproof and has long battery life
• Weighs 6.8-ounces and measures 4-by 2.75-by 1.5-inches
• One-year warranty

Product DescriptionLeupold’s GX-II has all the features of the GX-I, plus is the only golf rangefinder to provide accurate ranging information that matches your personal striking distances to the slope of… Continue reading

Types of Golf Clubs

There are 4 main types of golf clubs you should get familiar with:

• Woods
• Irons
• Wedges
• Putters

Every complete set of clubs should include at least one of these types of clubs and, usually, you’ll want to have more than one of each type. Each type of club serves a purpose based on where you are on the green, and what type of shot… Continue reading

Why You Should Learn to Play Golf

If you are wondering what the benefits are to learning how to play golf, then I’m willing to bet that you fall into one of the following categories:

1. Someone has suggested golf to you as a sport you might enjoy; or,

2. You are feeling some social pressure from others, e.g., colleagues at work.

In the first case, you just have to find out whether golf… Continue reading

A Brief History of Golf

Golf is an honored and ancient sport — so ancient, in fact, that its true origins are unclear. There is evidence for tracing golf’s lineage to the Scots, the Dutch and even the Chinese. However, it is commonly accepted today to say that golf, as we know it, originated in Scotland sometime in the eleven-hundreds.

In the ‘old days’, so to speak, golf wasn’t nearly as genteel as it… Continue reading