Written by Karl Morris on Tuesday 11 August 2020
Play better golf by avoiding these four common mind game misconceptions. Competitive golf,” said the great Bobby Jones, “is played mainly on a five-and-a-half-inch course… the space between your ears.” “Don’t ever try to tell me golf is not 99.9 percent a mental game,” said Jack Nicklaus. “I believe my creative mind is my greatest weapon,” said Tiger Woods. Related: Why the harder you try,...
Written by Rob Jerram on Monday 13 July 2020
Marc Warren shares the putting philosophy that helped him to a fourth European Tour victory. After a six-year wait, the 39-year-old Scotsman secured victory at the Diamond Country Club as the European Tour and Challenge Tour season returned from a four-month break due to Coronavirus, thanks largely to an exceptional performance on the greens with his Odyssey Prototype iX #1 and...
Written by Karl Morris on Friday 10 July 2020
Why trying harder may be making you worse at golf – and how to fix it In most sports, trying hard is easy to see and its benefits obvious; consider a midfielder working to close down his opponent, a bowler steaming in to gain speed or rugby backs getting off the line fast to counter an attack. It is culturally wired...
Written by Dustin Johnson on Monday 29 June 2020
Two-time Major champion Dustin Johnson reveals the secrets to his huge driver distances – and what you can copy from his golf swing. As you can imagine, I’m often asked how I’m able to hit the ball so far off the tee. Most people assume it’s all down to swing speed, but there’s more to it than that to be one...
Written by Adrian Fryer on Monday 22 June 2020
Knowing how to grip the golf club correctly is one of the game’s fundamentals and crucial to creating a good golf swing that will help you lower your scores and handicap. Follow this four-step process to ensure your golf grip is better than ever. RELATED: Best Home Golf Practice Nets 1. Add a kink to the lead wrist Place your gloved hand to the side...
Written by Chris Ryan on Tuesday 7 April 2020
How to turn in the golf swing. All you have to do to build a better top-of-the-backswing position is move your upper body in two different directions. When you understand both, you can start to build a backswing that will give you better balance, rotation and power. Related: Lower your scores with strategy tips from the world’s best golfers 1. Bend sideways Stand upright, with your...
Written by Rob Jerram on Monday 20 January 2020
Race to Dubai winner Lee Westwood on how his experiences can help you think smarter and play better From advice on how to master the basics to more specific pointers on putting and short game, 25-time European Tour winner Lee Westwood shares seven of his best tips to help you get better at golf. Related: Lee Westwood – My 25 Years on...
Written by David Armitage on Wednesday 8 January 2020
Help improve stability, rotation and train your movement with these eight drills One of golf’s best training aids is dangling off the rim of your bag. From tee to green, here are eight ways you can put your bag towel to better use. Related: Lower your scores with strategy tips from the world’s best golfers These tips come from TG Top 50 David Armitage:...
Written by Adrian Fryer on Wednesday 11 December 2019
There are nine strategy mistakes we all make on the golf course: Here’s how to avoid them We all have ideas about how we play the game, and where we lose shots… but how accurate are they? Thanks to modern shot data technology, we now know. Leaving approach shots shy of the green may be an accepted, common strategic error, but...
Tuesday 26 November 2019
Use these eight quick pieces of advice to help improve your mental game on the golf course As part of our fast fixes series, we asked the Mind Factor’s Dr Karl Morris to give us his most simple and effective tips to help improve your mental attitude. Here, he talks us through eight quick mental strategies that alter how you react on...
Tuesday 26 November 2019
Get better in a hurry with our hand-picked selection of simple and effective tips and drills… for your swing, your brain and your golf bag It’s generally accepted that in golf, to make genuine strides forward with your game you have to invest a huge amount of time, effort and expense. Nonsense. Any coach will tell you that five minutes...
Written by Rob McGarr on Saturday 9 November 2019
Avoid embarrassment and costly mistakes as a beginner with our invaluable guide to becoming a fully fledged golfer. So you want to take up golf? Good for you, and welcome to a lifelong relationship with a sport (and before you say it, yes, golf is a sport, it’s in the Olympics and everything…) that will bring you joy and despair, highs...
Written by Oliver Morton on Wednesday 6 November 2019
Get on top of bunkers once and for all with this targeted five-point plan. According to the statisticians, bunker shots constitute a relatively small proportion of the total shots we play during a typical round. But this doesn’t tell the full story. The mere sight of a heavily-trapped green or a particularly deep bunker can strike fear into the poor sand...
Written by Gareth Johnston on Tuesday 5 November 2019
Discover the preparation, strategy and skills that will take your par 3 performance to the next level Check the stroke indexes on the scorecard of your home course and you’ll likely find the par 3 holes are ranked among the easiest. It seems logical; after all, the shorter the hole, the fewer opportunities it gives us to mess it up. RELATED: Me And...
Monday 30 September 2019
Inside the European Tour’s fitness and wellness truck When the European Tour’s physiotherapy unit was first founded in 1992, the idea of warming up, working out, and devoting half an hour to recovery after 18 holes was little more than an afterthought for most golfers. “When I first turned pro, I was the only one in the gym, except Vijay [Singh],” Tiger...
Written by Michael Catling on Monday 23 September 2019
Lucas Bjerregaard reveals his time-saving tips for better ball striking Lucas Bjerregaard knows better than most how unpredictable golf can be. Tipped for big things after beating Tommy Fleetwood to win the European Amateur in 2010, the Dane had just three Nordic Golf League titles and two missed cuts from three Major appearances to his name in the seven years that...
Monday 19 August 2019
For anyone who’s sliced it OB, three-jabbed from nowhere, duffed a chip or left a bunker shot in their own footprints, this is for you… It won’t have escaped your notice that not all of golf’s crimes carry equal punishment. We might not enjoy a necky drive that cuts off into the rough, but when you compare it to the big yahoo...
Sunday 4 August 2019
To get more out of your clubs, tailor your approach to each. TG Top 50 coach Chris Ryan shows you how… While we tend to group golf technique into one desirable set of rules, the fact is that your set of clubs consists of a range of weapons, designed to achieve differing objectives and demanding different key skills. Here, TG Top 50...
Tuesday 16 July 2019
Royal Portrush Head Professional Gary McNeill shows you how to play the Key Shots players will need at the Open this week From how to hit a stinger to the bump and run with a seven iron and finding the fairway off the tee, learn the key shots players will need this week from Royal Portrush Head Pro Gary McNeill. How to…...
Monday 24 June 2019
Zen Green Stage: The first computer controlled putting green If you’re serious about your putting, you need to get yourself on one of these. Unlike those lightning-quick putting mats in American Golf or the miniature versions from Argos, Zen Green Stage can recreate real-world putts at just the touch of a button. In a matter of seconds, you can tilt the stage...