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Choosing The Best Golf Balls

Would you like some help with choosing the best golf balls for your golf game?This golf tip is from Dave Nevogt, “The Simple Golf Swing”, and will help you with choosing the best golf ball for your game and for the right price!
Dave is recommending the Srixon AD 333. You can get them for about $20 per dozen, and he finds that they perform much better than other balls in that price range. If you want to upgrade, look into the Srixon UR-X. Srixon makes the best balls available today, and many of the tour players (Vijay Singh, Jim Furuk, Robert Allenby, Henrik Stenson, Karrie Webb, Laura Davies, Boo Weekly and more) use them.They are top notch, and if you haven’t tried them, you’ll be very pleasantly surprised with their performance. The UR-X is very comparable to the Titleist Pro V1.

How the Srixon AD 333 compares: This ball promotes a high launch angle and penetrating trajectory for greater distance. The strong piercing ball flight produces a more shallow descent for greater carry and roll. The added benefit of the superior soft feel provides pinpoint control.

Srixon AD 333 Overview: The AD333 features a revolutionary cover formulation, new core construction and new aerodynamics, while maintaining the same feel and playability that have made it a course favorite for years. Srixon’s solid-core standard of excellence has never been more apparent. The core’s soft compression suits a wide range of golfers that possess average to moderate swing speed and provides the ability to maximize their distance potential.

No.1 BALL IN U.K.

The AD333 became the number one two piece ball in the UK market because people are hitting it longer and straighter.

I hope this helps you with choosing the best golf balls.

David Nevogt is the author of “The Simple Golf Swing” which guarantees to have you shooting 7 strokes lower in only 1 week from today. His golf teachings have helped over 220,000 golfers over the past 4 years.

Chipping Tips

Chipping Tips… real simple method to improve your chipping and lower your scores.

Today, we are going to visit with Bobby Eldridge, the head pro atPurePoint Golf.

Bobby has a short video, under 4 minutes, where he has some real easy and helpful chipping tips.

The most important thing in golf before hitting any shot is to have a plan for the shot and be totally committed to it. That is true even for chips.

Bobby has some easy chipping tips that you can incorporate into your game very easily. What Bobby suggests is that we use a three club system, 5, 7 and 9, and use the same chipping motion for each club. Varying the club used by the distance to the hole.

Bobby does a good job of explaining this chipping method and you should be able to pick it up with just a little practice.

As you know, the fastest way to lower your golf scores is to save more shots around the green! These chipping tips will help you lower your golf score quickly and make golf a lot more fun.

Watch the video…I think you`ll like it.

Callaway Men’s Apex Iron Set

Callaway Men’s Apex Iron Set… Callaway has created a new forged iron that gives you both distance an performance. They have made a thinner face for greater ball speed (see video for full description below). It looks like Callaway has another winner!

Here`s what Golf Digest had to say:

“When you dare to put the Apex name on an iron, you better bring your A-game. Callaway does this with touches like tungsten plugs in the sole of the long irons that produce a low Center of Gravity (CG) and a lightweight steel shaft. This is an iron with plenty of game-improvement for those who need it.” – Golf Digest

Callaway Men’s Apex Iron Set

Product Description

Conventional wisdom has been that you can’t have extreme, radical performance in a forged iron. Conventional wisdom couldn’t be more wrong. Behold, X HOT distance in a forged iron.

Details

Ultra Hot Face: Thin 455 Carpenter Steel Face Insert increases ball speeds 1mph to 2mph for more distance
Tungsten Sole Inserts: Tungsten weighted inserts in the sole of the long irons produce a lower CG, higher launch angels and maximum forgiveness
Forged Carbon Steel Body: 1020 Forged Carbon Steel body delivers soft responsive feel
High Performance Wide Groove: New high performance wide space groove delivers more consistent spin from a variety of lies
Premium Shaft Offerings: New True Temper XP95 steel shaft offering delivers high launch angles

Callaway Men’s Apex Iron Set 4.2 out of 5 based on 4 ratings.Callaway Golf Products $1,421.88

Callaway Men’s Apex Iron Set

Let me know what you think of the Callaway Men’s Apex Iron Set.Callaway Men’s Apex Golf Iron Set

Callaway X Hot Iron Set

X Hot: The New Standard in Distance

Born from Callaway complete performance, X Hot Irons have created the new standard in distance for the irons category, allowing golfers to hit a 7-iron where they used to hit a 6. Renowned accuracy is just the beginning with an undercut cavity and Speed Frame Face Technology that make the face hotter, especially on the low CG, and new feel management technology that promotes crisp, dynamic feel at higher ball speeds. Without question, these are the longest irons in golf.

Deep Undercut Cavity

Deep clubface/undercut cavity system enables engineers to precisely position the CG, increase face compliance and engineer the face of each individual iron to maximize ball speed.

Speed Frame Face

The Speed Frame Face maximizes ball speeds all across the face for longer, more consistent distance. Technology borrowed from our drivers has actually been applied to these irons to produce the higher ball speeds and explosive distance that you’re looking for.

Feel Management Technology

This technology fine tunes sound while also providing crisp, dynamic feel and playability.

Speed Step 85 Shaft

Steel shaft is available in both regular and stiff flexes along with lightweight graphite options.

Deep Undercut CavitySpeed Frame Face

Details

A combination of VFT and Hyperbolic Face Technology creates a larger sweet spot and increases ball speeds across the face for longer, more consistent distance
Deep clubface/undercut cavity system enables engineers to precisely position the CG, increase face compliance and engineer the face of each individual iron to maximize ball speed
Feel Management Technology; Produced through a dual material medallion that fine-tunes sound and promotes a crisp, dynamic feel at higher ball speeds
Speed Step 85 Lightweight Steel Shaft; Steel shaft is available in both regular and stiff flexes along with lightweight graphite options

Butch Harmon Golf Lesson

Butch Harmon Golf Lesson… learn the seven things that all great golfers do and learn who you should copy and how to do it.Here`s a Wikipedia outline of Butch Harmon…Claude “Butch” Harmon, Jr. (born August 28, 1943) is an American golf instructor and former professional player. He is the son of 1948 Masters Tournament champion Claude Harmon, Sr. and has been in the golf industry since 1965.Harmon is best known for having been Tiger Woods’ golf coach from 1993 to 2004, though they have since gone their separate ways. In April 2007, it was announced that Harmon would start working with Phil Mickelson. He has also worked with other major champions such as Ernie Els, Stewart Cink, Greg Norman, Davis Love III, Fred Couples and Justin Leonard, and with younger stars such as Nick Watney, Adam Scott, Dustin Johnson, Natalie Gulbis, and most recently Gary Woodland.

Butch Harmon Golf Lesson…

here`s an excerpt from the Golf Digest article…

7 Things All Great Players Do Here’s who you should copy—and how to do it

My time around great players started with my dad. He finished top 10 in 11 major championships and won the Masters in 1948. His closest friend was Ben Hogan. When they’d play practice rounds together, I’d tag along silently, asking a million questions afterward. My clearest memory of Mr. Hogan is how he could control his ball. He always left it in the right place, even when he missed. And he could control it through the air like nobody–high, low, draw, fade. It was incredible to watch. One day my dad asked me to play with him and Mr. Hogan. By then I was a know-it-all teenager, and I got all the way to the first tee before my nerves took over. I remember standing over that first shot: I was wearing a visor, and on my last look down the fairway I saw a pair of golf shoes out of the corner of my left eye. Mr. Hogan’s shoes. All those years watching him, and now he was watching me. I flared it right and didn’t settle down until he threw his arm around me a few holes later. Great players have a huge effect on us, because they excel at something we love to do. Here I’ll show you what I’ve learned from some of the top players I’ve coached. Some are things we worked on together; others, just like Mr. Hogan’s ball control, are things I simply marveled at. I’m sure these lessons can help you play better.

Bushnell Tour V3 Rangefinder

Bushnell Tour V3 Rangefinder … Wow… It does everything but hit the shot for you. No more guess work. Accurate to +/- one yard, only if our shot making were that accurate. The bushnell tour v3 rangefinder really does set the standard. Enjoy the review!

Bushnell Tour v3 Laser Rangefinder The Bushnell Tour v3 Laser Rangefinder features award-winning PinSeeker with JOLT technology that provides the golfer short vibrating bursts to confirm PinSeeker is activated and the laser is locked onto the flag. JOLT technology eliminates all doubt, so with that and with its new ergonomic design, the Tour v3 sets the standard for being the complete laser rangefinder package – design, performance and feel. Additional features: 5x magnification (objects appear 5x closer) 5 yards to 1,000 yards ranging performance (300+ yards to a flag) Ergonomic design and rubber grip provide stability Accuracy to within one yard PinSeeker Technology with JOLT Technology to zero-in on the flag Rainproof construction 3-volt battery and premium carry case included Posi-Thread battery door Legal for tournament play Two-year warrantyBushnell Tour V3 Jolt Standard Edition Golf Laser Rangefinder out of 5 based on ratings.Products Rangefinder

Golf SwiGolf Swing Tipsng Tips-Easiest Golf Swing…

Watch 60-year old British Pro, Brian Sparks, showing you how to swing the club with consummate ease.
He shows how you can play without all that debilitating technical stuff which only gets in the way. Learn more by getting a copy of his book or e-book, “Positive Impact Golf,” at Amazon.
Every golfer should read this book if they would like to reduce the level of difficulty and play a more comfortable and enjoyable game!

Golf Swing Tips-Easiest Golf Swing

Here`s where you can find the Kindle version of the book, “Positive Impact Golf” at Amazon with a short description.

This is the golf book anyone who plays the game must read. It will declutter your mind and free you to develop your own potential at whatever level you play, weekend amateur through to young aspiring tour player.
Brian Sparks, a British PGA Pro since 1967, helps you to demystify all of the standard golfing jargon and show you how easily you can swing a golf club and hit a ball. This book is the natural antidote to the over-complex, mechanical way that most golf teachers now think you need to be able to improve. Scientific research now proves that this is not the way we learn.
After showing you the power of traditional misconceptions about the golf swing Brian goes on to give you simple advice about how to cope with the bad shots this game will always throw your way. It is easy to understand and will prove to be the best purchase you ever made for your game. Although essential reading for all golfers it is particularly valid for women and for any man in the senior division.

For you, it will take a lot of the unnecessary effort away from your game and leave you able to play 18 holes and go on to play another 9 with a smile on your face!

Best Golf Training Aids

Best Golf Training Aids… groove your swing the right wayThe Medicus swing training club has long been considered one of the best golf training aids.

What makes it one of the best golf training aids is that it gives you instant feedback if you have done something wrong in your golf swing. If you can swing the Medicus without it breaking down you know that you are grooving the correct golf swing.

The Medicus Driver is the most popular of the Medicus clubs. The Medicus Driver improves all aspects of your swing from the takeaway to downswing.

There are seven break points with the Medicus in your golf swing. The first break point is the “take away”.

Below, we have the developers of the Medicus discussing the first break point, the take away.

The video is under two minutes long and does a very nice job of explaining the proper take away and some of things that can go wrong. If you have not seen how the dual hinge system works, I think you will be impressed by how it can help you immediately. And, by the way, you can take the Medicus to the range and hit balls with it.

All of these features combined make the Medicus one of the best golf training aids.

Ben Hogan Golf Tips

Ben Hogan Golf Tips… there aren`t many, if any, golfers to learn the golf swing from than Ben Hogan.Before we get to Golf Digest, here`s a video preview of the Ben Hogan golf swing….

Here are three of nine Ben Hogan golf tips and a link below to the Golf Digest series outlining golf tips from Ben Hogan.

Ben Hogan Golf Tips

Ben Hogan’s nine major championships speak for themselves, but he also had an authoritative voice when it came to golf instruction.

Hogan wrote two books on the golf swing — “Power Golf” in 1948 and “Five Lessons” in 1957 — that are still sought after by golfers of all levels. Known for his meticulous practice habits, Hogan constantly worked on trying to perfect his swing and these books were his outlet to share the knowledge he’d gained with the general public.

Along the way, Hogan’s lessons were sporadically published in Golf Digest as well. Here, we look back at some of these gems that are just as applicable today as when he doled them out.

1)

Accelerate Through Impact

Hogan: swing action credit: Golf Digest Resource Center

ACCELERATE THROUGH IMPACT (SUMMER, 1950)

In an article on how to hit the ball farther, Hogan emphasized acceleration on the downswing, but more through following a certain sequence of movements than by merely trying to swing hard. Hogan believed following the proper chain of events (hips, then shoulders, then arms and hands) built up more energy. Once you start from the top in that particular order, he said to “execute the remainder of the downswing with gradually increasing tempo” so that the club is traveling its fastest just after impact.

2)

Think Low Around The Greens

THINK LOW AROUND THE GREENS (EARLY SUMMER, 1951)

When possible, Hogan preferred to play low chip/pitch shots with spin, since he felt they were easier to control. To do this, he instructed golfers to keep their hands in front of the ball and low through impact. He said to keep actual hand movement to a minimum in order to avoid trying to scoop the ball.3)

Ben Hogan proper weight shift

MAKE A PROPER WEIGHT SHIFT FOR CRISPER CONTACT (MAY, 1952)

Hogan thought one of the amateur golfer’s most-common flaws is that they hit the ground before hitting the ball when using their irons. To hit down on the ball properly, he suggested golfers focus on shifting their weight to their front side on the downswing. That move will keep a person from feeling like they are falling back at impact, and it help ensures a golfer will “take turf” after making contact with the ball.

Approach Shots In Golf

Here is a golf lesson on approach shots in golf from Dave Nevogt of “Simple Golf Swing”.

This lesson is entitled “Approach Shots: What it takes to Master Them.”

Basically, your approach shot is your shot onto the green. One of the things I like to say is this, “You know your game is improving when you start fixing more ball marks on the green” – most likely meaning that you hit it on your approach, which is your objective.

Here are a couple of tips to keep in mind, and then we’ll get to the heart of this article.
Aim for the middle of the green, not the flag. Pin placements and greens are getting tougher to stick all the time. Don’t be a sucker and go for a pin that you’ll most likely miss, which will leave you in a bunker or some other position which will add strokes to your round.

Focus on alignment, not distance.

As you know, it’s not an easy task to master the approach shot, but there are some ways in which you can drastically improve the accuracy of the shot. Alignment is the key to improving your approach shots. Most golfers don’t practice their alignment too much on the practice range, but they should.

Think about this for a minute. Generally, when you miss the green it is due to alignment, not distance. Chances are, you have your 160 yard club, 150, 140, 130, etc…

And if you hit a less than perfect shot, the ball may go a little further or a little shorter. But even if that happens, most greens are deep enough that you should be on the putting surface if you have selected the club that would leave you in the center of the green.

But…alignment is another story. If you pull the ball, more times than most you really pull the ball, correct?

When your alignment is off, it’s usually off by much more than 5-10 yards!

And if you push the ball, you generally are pushing it for much of the round, correct? Bunkers, water, and uneven lies are the obstacles you face.

How are you supposed to compete? The answer is simple. Practice your alignment.

Take your home course for example. I would be willing to bet there’s somewhere in the ball park of a 160-yard par 3 on the course. Now picture that hole. What happens if you’re 5-10 yards deep or shallow? You’re probably still okay, right?

But what happens if you go right or left? That shot, more than likely, has trouble written all over it.

Summary: Go to the range, and practice your alignment. Always hit to a target.

Approach shots in golf from David Nevogt… Simple Golf Swing.