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I heard this great tip to help cure a slice. Best of all it is simple to do once you understand it. I would have to say that I have battled with a slice in my game and I’ll bet you have too. This part of my game cost me in more than one area. So let’s take a look at the cure.

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There are golf resorts in nearly every corner of the world, focusing on nearly every sport, activity and hobby. Golf is one of the world’s most popular sports, with players taking up the sport in record numbers each and every single year. Golf resorts can be found nearly anywhere you could imagine, and offer vacations suitable for golfers at every level of the game. Read the rest of this entry »

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This will just look like another generic stereotype, but you ladies know, admit it: you all like to accessorize. Whether it is the perfect right hand ring for a night out, or the cutest tassels for your favorite golf shoes, we like to buy the little extras that make things just a little more personal. Of course, those little accessories can be the perfect gift for the lady golfer, no matter what level she is at, so give those hints to your family members!

Remember, your initial investments within your golf game should be in fairly decent clubs and for the beginner, possibly some lessons. Think of accessories as the extra bangles and baubles- not necessary, but a lot of fun to have. Yes, you do need golf balls, however, you do not need golf balls that have your name on them, albeit they are nice to have. Many companies also offer whimsical golf balls, with sayings and phrases, for example one very amusing version looks like a screaming face. While they may be cute and funny, they are not necessary to your game. The bag itself is a necessity, but if you have spent more on it than the clubs that it holds, it has drifted over to the realm of accessory. A straightforward, basic bag might be perfectly fine until your game improves, although upgrading clubs does not mean that you have to upgrade the bag as well.

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Considering that golf may or may not have been invented by bored shepherds, it is amazing the change that has taken place in golf courses. Golf courses are a testament to man’s ability to adopt and adapt to nature, sometimes bending to her will, sometimes coaxing her to bend to his. Today’s modern golf courses are beautiful, lush and a tremendous amount of work. You ask any greens’ keeper how long a day he puts in to keep his course so pristine and see what he tells you. And don’t think that the greens’ man is just a glorified lawnmower- most are highly educated, dedicated and golfers themselves. They have to know what type of grass they are dealing with, how best to water it, feed it, cut it. They have to know what type of weather conditions to watch out for that would be dangerous to their finely maintained lawns. And they have to know the fastest, most efficient ways to keep out the vermin and varmints that can destroy a course.

Back to the beginning of the sport- the game is alleged to have been started with those bored shepherds who were using their crooked staffs to hit rounded stones into nearby rabbit holes while they sat around with their sheep in the fields. In the Chinese history of the sport, the magistrate’s daughter was told to cut holes into the ground, with no indication to the depth or location of these holes. And remaining in the modern times, there are still places where the ground can be too hard to firmly seat a tee, hence the development and use of the tripod tee.

Most courses take years of planning and millions of dollars to build. The planning that goes into a course’s layout is astounding, it is sometimes more than what goes on in building a skyscraper!

Public courses usually stick with a more basic layout because they will more than likely not see the huge revenue or return that a private club or resort type course will make in a year. Basic does not mean that these are any less cared for, there is just not as many fancy frills to them. Public courses usually have some of the same amenities as the private clubs, but with less restrictions and a little more welcoming making the public course the first step in a new golfer’s introduction to the game.

No matter where you play, the next time you head to the links for a round of golf, take note of the type of grass that is growing there. Some grasses are softer and will remain bent, while others are firmer and will remain upright, especially if they are not cut short enough on a frequent basis. The way that grass grows and is cut will affect the way that your ball rolls, so it is worth noting these things before you tee up the first shot.

Because the greens see so stomping feet, part of basic golf etiquette is to help the greens keeper out by repairing any divots that you make, as well as raking the sand-traps clear of footprints after you are done there. Just how much abuse does the grass take at a typical golf course on a typical day? Let’s assume that there are 15 groups of four golfers that play 18 holes of golf on the day. That is sixty people, or a total of 120 shoe-clad feet that will stomp, trample, scuff and clump through these greens.

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