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Protecting Your Skin While You Golf
Disclaimer: This article is going to be more serious than all of my others, and I am going to sound like my mother. Golf is a great way to spend time outdoors, but unfortunately golfers expose themselves to the sun in the process. Skin cancer is a major problem for golfers,…

Get out of Jail
I want to give you all a get out of jail free card, but you’re going to need to know when to use it. One of the greatest downfalls of golfers is that they don’t know how to get out of jail. It’s not a place you want to be, and you need to get out in the right way. Unfortunat…

Book Review: Harvey Penick’s Little Red Book
For those of you who aren’t familiar with Harvey Penick, he was a golf instructor from Texas who was the teacher behind many hall of fame careers. He taught thousands of golfers throughout his seven-decade career, and was a humble man who has a true passion for golf and teac…

Book Review: Every Shot Counts
Let me start off by saying that I found Every Shot Counts absolutely fascinating, and it was a real eye opener. Every Shot Counts is essentially Moneyball for golf. However, it’s not a story about the success of the system, it’s the author actually presenting it. Mark Broadi…

Playing in the Wind
For a long time the biggest Achilles heal of my game was playing golf in the wind. I naturally hit the ball very high, and sometimes with a lot of spin. That’s a really bad combination to have when things start to get gusty out there. Whenever I would step onto the golf cour…

The Best Golf Rangefinder for Your Game
Knowing your exact distances on the golf course is crucial information that can help lower your scores through improved decision making. Distance measuring devices featuring GPS and laser technology have made this process much easier for golfers over the past decade. In this…

Let’s Gamble! My Five Favorite Formats
Most of my golfing life has been stroke play, and to be honest it can get lonely sometimes. If you can get a good foursome together it’s fun to get a little wager going, and try out a few different formats. I wanted to make a list of my favorite golf gambling games to give y…

Knowing Your “True” Distances
Knowing how all kinds of lies, winds, and elevation changes will affect your shot length is important to playing consistent golf. How many of you have struck that perfect 7 iron from the fairway, and watched the ball track towards the pin with complete satisfaction? You’re h…

Putting: Let’s Get Real!
To me putting is the most difficult part of golf. In order to make a putt you need to do three things properly: 1) Make the correct read 2) Choose the right speed 3) Put a good stroke on the ball (not push or pull it) Even if you still do those correctly the ball might not g…

Breaking 100
I’ve spoken before about how I think managing expectations is one of the most important parts about becoming a better golfer. In this article I will talk about how you can strategize to consistently break 100. The first step is changing what you expect of yourself on the cou…

Guaranteed Lower Scores!!!
Alright hopefully I got your attention with that title, I am taking a cue from infomercials. I have seen too many swing systems and golf products promising “guaranteed” results to your game. Golfers willingly eat them up because they are looking for the holy grail of lowerin…