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Guide to The Masters

Guide to The Masters

We have made it! We’ve slogged through the cold days and dark nights of winter. The clocks have gone forward and spring is here. In golf terms we have waited nine long

10 Apr 24
3 reasons why golfers should consider golf insurance
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3 reasons why golfers should consider golf insurance

TOP 3 reasons why golfers in the UK should consider buying a specialist golf insurance policy: By investing in a specialist golf insurance policy, UK golfers can access enhanced protection tailored to their

10 Apr 24
Visual Tech Golf Balls
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Visual Tech Golf Balls

To many, golf has often been paraphrased as the rather pointless pursuit of trying to hit a little white ball into a hole 18 times. It is a futility that all of us

19 Mar 24
Best Golf Clubs for Beginners 2024
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Best Golf Clubs for Beginners 2024

Starting out in golf can be a daunting business – golfers have their own language and set of behaviours. They get irritated if you leave your trolley on the wrong side of the green,

30 Jan 24
Golf Gift Ideas for Christmas 2023

Golf Gift Ideas for Christmas 2023

For the golfer and non-golfer alike, Christmas can be a bonanza of well-considered, practical or stylish gifts, or a collection of items that quickly find their way to the cupboard under the stairs.

04 Oct 23
Best Golf Wedges 2024
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Best Golf Wedges 2024

You may have heard of the ‘scoring zone,’ which is generally regarded as the part of the golf course within 100 yards of the green, as you play the hole. The reason it

30 Mar 23
How to Hit a Flop Shot
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How to Hit a Flop Shot

Phil Mickelson did not invent the flop shot but he has become such a master of its execution, and in the process made par or birdie from almost impossible situations, that other tour

25 Jan 23
How to practice putting
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How to practice putting

Before honing your putting on the practice green, you first need to decide what it is that needs to improve. Happily, when putting, as with every other shot in golf, you only have

25 Nov 22
How to Fix a Hook

How to Fix a Hook

Ben Hogan, one of the greatest golfers to ever pull on a pair of spiked shoes, once said: ‘I hate a hook. It nauseates me. I could vomit when I see one. It’

23 Nov 22
How to Fix a Slice
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How to Fix a Slice

Ninety per cent of golfers are right-handed, and 90% of golfers slice, therefore this article will look at the problem from the point-of-view of right-handed players. If you are left-handed, you will need

17 Nov 22
What is a Golf Handicap?
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What is a Golf Handicap?

At its simplest, a golf handicap is a measure of your ability as a golfer. Almost uniquely in sport, the handicapping system lets players of all levels and abilities compete against each other

04 Nov 22
Best Electric Golf Trolleys 2024
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Best Electric Golf Trolleys 2024

There is a perception that electric trolleys are for old codgers or the lame, or obese people who struggle to walk up a flight of stairs, never mind make their way around 120

24 Oct 22
How Does a Golf Rangefinder Work?
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How Does a Golf Rangefinder Work?

What is a rangefinder? A Golf Rangefinder [https://www.americangolf.co.uk/gps-bags-equipment/optical-rangefinder] is an electronic bit of equipment, directed by a global positioning system (GPS), to tell you, to within a

20 Oct 22
Pitching, gap, lob and sand wedges: What you need to know
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Pitching, gap, lob and sand wedges: What you need to know

You would imagine that, as your experience of golf grows, your understanding of the game would increase exponentially. Problem is, the deeper you get into the game, the more there is to find

17 Oct 22
Best Winter Golf Gloves in 2023
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Best Winter Golf Gloves in 2023

The only part of you that touches the golf club, and therefore dictates everything that will happen during the swing, is your hands. It is, therefore, or should be, self-evident that your grip

07 Oct 22
Spiked vs Spikeless Golf Shoes: Which should you choose?
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Spiked vs Spikeless Golf Shoes: Which should you choose?

Choices in golf equipment of all types is virtually limitless and nowhere is this more clearly demonstrated than with golf shoes, which are now available in a dazzling array of styles, colours and

29 Sep 22
Golf Gift Ideas for Christmas 2022
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Golf Gift Ideas for Christmas 2022

For the golfer and non-golfer alike, Christmas can be a bonanza of well-considered, practical or stylish gifts, or a collection of items that quickly find their way to the cupboard under the stairs.

27 Sep 22
The Best Budget Golf Balls for 2023
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The Best Budget Golf Balls for 2023

We golfers are an idiosyncratic bunch and never more so than when choosing which ball to play. For example, I regularly tee up with a man who will only use a Titleist Pro

15 Sep 22
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