The ReFiner Golf Library of Golf Swing Articles
A series of articles about golf, golf instruction, and golf training aids.
IS IT TRULY POSSIBLE TO DRAMATICALLY IMPROVE YOUR GOLF SKILLS?
By Rick Bradshaw, Director of Instruction - Dent/Bradshaw School of Golf
2004 & 2006 North Florida Section PGA Teacher of the Year
Can your game take a dramatic swing for the better? The answer is definitely, emphatically yes! I've read numerous articles in magazines over the years showing statistics that people never really get better at golf. Well, I've got my own statistics over 25 years and over 100,000 lessons taught. In the April, 2005 edition of Golf Digest, one of my students; Lance Byars, was featured as most improved golfer of the year. On a national level, Lance statistically improved his handicap the most by lowering his index from a 24 to a 3 between 2004 and 2005. Golfers who truly apply themselves - and work on the fundamentals of the golf swing and short game - will improve significantly.
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How an Empty Box Improved My Swing
By JOE COLEMAN
When I first started playing golf my swing was amazing-at least I thought so. The problems in my game came from the wrong clubs, the wrong golf balls, and the wrong tees- essentially, all of the equipment in my bag. Once I started replacing my generic equipment with better-designed alternatives, I soon realized that those elements would only get me so far-I needed to examine my swing.
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Seven Tips to Better Golf
By James Sheldon
What are the seven magic keys to unlocking your golf potential? That question can't be answered. You could spend a round of 18 just debating it. There are not seven specific tips, hints or secrets that are going to make you compete with Phil Mickelson or Tiger Woods. However, by taking note of these seven very practical, surefire tips, you will improve your game; and maybe you'll find yourself smiling more as you approach the green on the 18th hole. Grab a pad and paper, or click print, and add these few to your growing knowledge!
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How to Take Strokes off your Golf Game by Mastering the Mental Part of it
By Jon Tonti
The game of golf can be broken down into two parts, muscle memory and the mental game. Muscle memory is simple. So long as you have a decent swing you can lower your handicap by increasing your muscle memory, and you do that by, of course, putting in range time. By contrast, the mental game is something that is complex as the human mind itself and even professional golfers who have muscle memory down cold endure occasional breakdowns of their mental games. How, then, is an amateur like you supposed to master the mental game? Well, a number of mental practices you can put in your bag will shave more strokes off your game then any gimmicky golf ball.
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