Is a round of golf better for you than a workout?
Golf is an increasingly popular sport. Golf is actually a powerhouse of all the core ingredients that doctors recommend for optimum physical and mental health and wellbeing.
Playing a round of golf could be better for you than a quick, intense workout, according to new research from Maastricht University. Scientists looking into the healthiest ratios of activity and inactivity found that doing moderate activity for longer periods of time leads to more significant improvements in blood fats and insulin than an hour of intense exercise. Scientific proof that walking around the golf course for a few hours is healthier than a fast and furious session at the gym.
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Coping with sloping lies
By Matthew Turnock PGA Professional at Mottram Hall
There are basically four types of sloping lie shots, each of which will require adjustments to your swing and stance. Almost any slope, no matter how slight will affect the impact of the club face on the ball. You will need to adjust your address position and / or your swing to account for these situations.
There are two side hill situations, where your feet are more or less level with each other, but higher or lower than the ball itself.
There are uphill and downhill sloping lies, where your left foot is higher or lower than your right foot.
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Developing a junior golfer – Get them off to a flying start
By George Boden, PGA Teaching Professional, Telford
When a child starts golf and is showing early promise that little bit of us hopes that we may be coaching the next Rory McIlroy or Stacey Lewis and, somewhere out there, one of us is.
The early development of a junior golfer is perhaps the most crucial stage of in their golfing life as their progress is heavily reliant on the support and help from those around them.
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