Listen, before anyone yells at me, aeration is an important necessity for greens. Aeration helps air and water get deeper into the dirt. It also prevents the soil from getting too compact, all of which is good for the grass’ root system. It’s really, really important.
Pros do think about their swings, and they certainly work on improving them. The difference is they don’t eliminate swing thoughts entirely. But they do limit the thoughts they have.
At Oak Hill that week, Jason Dufner was at his sharp-shooting best. He hit 75 percent of his greens in regulation firing at seemingly every pin- all thanks to this one brilliantly simple swing thought.
Research for the Titleist Performance Institute found that golfers’ grip strength isn’t just important in its own right, it correlates with overall strength.
Researchers found that skilled golfers had a higher angle of attack (meaning they hit up on the ball more), and faster clubhead speed than the group of average golfers.
[ getty images: Andrew Redington ] Jason Day is on the comeback trail, a journey he hopes will lead him back to world No.1. But in order to accomplish that task, Day is going to have to forge a new path. And it’s his golf swing that holds the key. Speaking to the media ahead of the Read more…
Earlier this week on the Golf IQ podcast we broke down a few ugly stats about regular golfers’ games. Not as a way of draining confidence from average golfers. But instead, to learn why these mistakes happen, and crucially, how to prevent them.
If you’re wondering why limited hip mobility is a bad thing for your golf swing, Dave Phillips explains that it can cause two common faults that make hitting the ball consistently more difficult.
On Thursday at the 2023 Masters, we got the best of golf’s rules process. A couple of sensible conclusions that didn’t result in penalties for anyone involved, despite some initial questions.
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