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Does teeing it lower in the wind always help?
By Thomas Devine, PGA Teaching Professional, Oulton Hall
A common myth I hear a lot on the lesson tee is that teeing it down lower when playing in to the wind will help you keep it low and under the wind. Well, I’m sorry to disappoint but that can often not be further from the truth. Let’s investigate more!
I’m sure you will have all experienced on of those toe strikes that start aggressively hooking to the left; and the opposite ones that come straight out of the heel and curve out to the right. This is a direct result of a something called horizontal ‘GEAR EFFECT’ that occurs on off centered strikes.
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Kick Start 2016 – Get Fit, Play Better!
By Rachael Tibbs, Golf Fitness Trainer, Oulton Hall
With the start of every New Year comes resolutions and plans to change our lifestyles; whether it’s our eating/drinking habits, activity levels or physical appearance. As a result of this many of you will be heading back to the gym this week in a pursuit to get fitter and leaner. Unfortunately over 75% of people do not stick to their resolutions as their expectations are too high and the number of changes they set is far too many for them to possibly achieve. People also realise they don’t want to make the sacrifices they think/need to make to achieve these goals and then find themselves back in the same old habits as last year and probably the previous years before that.
Research has shown however that if a goal is defined and the need/desire for change is great, then there is more likely to be adherence to the resolution. There may be a greater motivation to hit the gym if you have an event/wedding that you are working to, or if say your current diet/food choices are negatively impacting your health – these are factors that create that desire. A great example for us golfers would be improving our golf scores and handicaps, there is much scientific research and visible evidence (on the Professional tours) to support the improvement of golf performance through gym based programmes and physical conditioning.
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Chipping off Winter Lies
By Iain Fulton, PGA Teaching Professional, Belton Woods
So February is here and with it the many challenges this time of year presents. Courses playing longer with little or no run after all the rain, the golf ball not flying as far, 3 or more layers of clothing restricting our swings and generally just feeling cold.
That’s before we have to deal with some of the tricky lies our golf balls end up in. Often we encounter lies around the green when the ball sits on either little or no grass but we still need to get some loft on the chip shot.
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