months, following a successful amateur career including winning the 2007 Scottish Amateur Championship at Prestwick Golf Club, where he beat Keir McNicoll in the final 4&3. Prior to this in 2005 he reached the final of the 2005 Amateur Championship at Royal Birkdale, beating Lloyd Saltman in the semi-final. John is sponsored by Swanston Golf Club www.Swanstongolf.com Ping Golf (equipment) http Bunker Mentality (clothing) www.Bunker-Mentality.com Morisons Solicitors http He is is very …
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John Gallagher Cack-Handed Professional Golfer – Episode #17
November 30th, 2009
The Cribs on Gonzo…playing crazy golf…
November 30th, 2009The Cribs on Gonzo playing crazy golf. Also, there’s a live performance of Another Number…and a small interview at the end.
Golf Swing Takeaway Tip – Achieve Better Placement With Your Ball
November 29th, 2009
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Just like in any other sport, it would certainly be of much help if you could get hold of tips for your golf swing. As we all, know, not all of us are born with the talents and skills that Tiger Woods has. Thus, many a golf swing takeaway tip would surely come in handy. With these handy tips, you will surely find yourself achieving better placement with your ball.
The first tip that you should know pertains to the address stage. The most important thing to do here is to assume the proper stance. Make sure both of your arms are straight during this stage. At the same time, your arms have to be relaxed, but not too relaxed as well. Remember to have your arms pointing downwards. Also, your hands have to be at a distance of just a palm’s width from your own body.
At this point, you should have formed a triangle with both of your arms. This is actually the first part of your takeaway swing. The next thing you should do is to move your created triangle backwards for your back swing. But you have to remember not to rotate your arms. Just allow enough movement for your wrist. This way, you can cock your wrists for your swing normally.
As soon as your hands reach your waist, you should have your shoulders begin rotating. At the same time, make sure your back wrist will not be in a cupped position.
A lot of golf instructors, and even the professionals, would actually recommend that you count while executing this part of the golf swing sequence. This is because through counting, you will inevitably develop and maintain your own tempo. This is how you should count: one, for your address; two, when you reach the top of your back swing; three, when you enter transition and on your way to your down swing. With the maintenance of your tempo here, your overall swing would have a better and smoother rhythm. Pretty soon, you will achieve a more natural flow for your swing.
Always keep your balance when making your swing. Much emphasis is made on the position of the arms, but you also have to keep balance in mind. You can achieve this by keeping your legs bent. This allows easier and more effective shifting of your weight, giving you a better swing, and even more power and torque.
By keeping these tips in mind, you will soon notice significant improvement in your swing. There is indeed much good that you can get with the typical golf swing takeaway tip.
Always remember that these are mere Online Golf Tips [http://www.bestonlinegolftips.com] and they will remain in theory until you yourself apply them. Thus, practice is the key here. Make sure to dedicate enough time to practice your swing, and for sure, you will be on your way to executing it perfectly.
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Golf Pro Lesson Tilted Spiral part 3
November 29th, 2009Shawn Clement, Director of the Richmond Hill Golf Learning Centre and top 25 Canadian PGA Teacher as rated by Score Golf Magazine, adds one more twist to the tilted spiral video to help with your perception of where you are sending the momentum of your swing www.shawnclementgolf.com
Golf Swing Drills – 3 Golf Swing Tips to Break 80 and Crush Your Buddies Next Time on the Course
November 28th, 2009
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Golf swing drills and training is never going to be fun, but practicing is an important aspect of golf that must be done to consistently hit the golf ball straight and accurately. The question is what type of training should you implement into your golf routine? The following three golf swing tips will help you to hit the ball at a whole new level.
1. The first thing to work on is a proper stance. Keep your feet as wide as your shoulder with the ball between your feet. Your back should be straight, not hunched over. Angle your left foot slightly to the left with your right foot straight ahead. Keep your head down with your eyes focused on the golf ball until after you hit the ball, there is no need to immediately turn to look at the flight path of your shot.
2 Next work on your grip.This will take fine-tuning until you comfortable during the golf swing. You do not want your grip to be weak, but at the same time not overly firm A week grip will often cause the golf ball to slice. A strong grip will not allow the golf club face to rotate into the correct position at the time you are striking the ball. Practice swinging the club until it feels comfortable with the golf clubs that you are using as every set is slightly different.
3. A great way to improve your swing is to video yourself so you can analyze what your swing looks like. This was a great benefit to me and I realized how awkward I really looked when I was teeing off. Plus if you do this with your buddies, you can scrutinize each other’s swings and see what you are doing wrong.
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Golf Club Grips Can Affect Your Swing And Cause You To Slice Or Hook
November 27th, 2009
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One of the most important part of your golf swing is your grip and you will have spent many hours over your golfing life trying to get it right but perhaps the most overlooked aspect of equipment in your golf bag is the golf club grip itself.
If you think about it your club’s grip is your only connection to the golf club but most golfers don’t generally give the club grip a second thought.
Golf Club Grip
Your club’s grips play a significant role in golf and are an important part of your equipment. The proper-sized grips on your clubs is one of the most important parts of the equipment in your golf bag and one that you have complete control over.
Older grips with smooth, hard, shiny patches or wear spots will cause the club to slip in your hands and affect the position of the club face at impact. Grips that are worn will slip and force you to tighten your hold on the club resulting in less accurate shot making.
The surface tack on newer grips allows a lighter, easier grip with better control of shots and less hand fatigue build-up during your golf round.
New grips promote better golf shots
Newer grips promote a good golf swing and better release at contact benefiting all levels of player. The proper size of grip reduces the tension in your hands helping you make a better shot.
Experts advise golfers to have their grips replaced at least once a season.
With new grips your golf club should feel good in your hands and you should feel confident and connected to the club head.
The Correct Grip Size
Not only does the age and condition of your grips affect the way you hold the golf club the size of the grips is equally important. The correct grip size is probably the most important part of having a good grip.
If the grip is too small the club could twist in your hands, the result of tightening your grip and squeezing the club at the bottom of the swing. The result is a closed club face at impact.
When the grip is too large the club could come loose at impact, opening the club face, resulting in a slice.
In either case, too small or too large, you’re not going to make a good, solid impact with the ball and never achieve any level of consistency.
How to Check your Grip Size
If you have a proper fitting golf glove you can simply check the size; small, medium or large. Alternatively, you can check with your existing clubs.
If there is space between your fingers and palm when you wrap your leading hand around the grip, when setting up to address the ball, your grip size is too large. If the tips of your fingers are digging into your palm then your grip size is too small.
Your grip size is correct when your middle and third fingers just touch the pad of your palm.
Re-gripping your Clubs
Golf grips are available in many styles and sizes and are fairly easy and fast to replace. It can be done at your club by your professional or with a little trial & error you can quickly and easily regrip your own clubs.
The feel of having new grips is almost like having a new set of clubs. Re-gripping will not only make your clubs feel new again but with new, correct sized grips you will have better traction and the tack to provide the basis for better golf shots.
Conclusion
- Your club’s grips should be replaced at least once per season
- New grips are a great way to make old golf clubs feel new
- The feel of new grips is like having a new set of clubs
- New grips will give you better control and feel
- Golf grips are easy and fast to replace yourself or by your pro
- New golf grips are one of the easiest things that can help improve your game
If you want to start enjoying your golf more and reduce your handicap – You Can! With the right information at your fingertips and a few simple and easy to learn techniques you can take control of your golf game and enjoy each and every round you play even more with your newly re-gripped golf clubs.
Golf Pro Lesson Tilted Spiral Part 1
November 27th, 2009www.shawnclementgolf.com Shawn Clement, Director of the Richmond Hill Golf Learning Centre in Toronto and one of the top 25 CPGA Teachers as rated by Score Golf Magazine, shows you an interesting spin on a golf analogy from a kids park apparatus;
Antique Golf Clubs – How To Quickly Spot The Best
November 26th, 2009
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Many people today are searching for antique golf clubs for collectors items. Very simply, these items have a lot of value to a lot of people, and many golfers are interested in having them for their souvenir collection. Here are some important tips and information help you find the right antique golf clubs set for you.
Keep in mind, becoming a golf clubs collector is not very easy. Many people make it out to be as easy as pie, but it really is not. For instance, you need to know a lot about golf clubs, the history of the game, and also the best golfers before you go and purchase golf clubs.
Before you go out and start looking for the right antique golf clubs set to buy, you must make sure that you know what to look for. Quite simply, without this knowledge, you can easily be ripped off.
First of all, absolutely the first thing you must do when you are ready to start your golf club collection is start reading books. These can include a golf clubs pricing guide, a history of the game of golf, and also a book that would usually be designed for golf club collectors. A great book to start out with is antique golf collectibles, price and reference guide.
Next, you want to start reviewing the reference materials and beginning to be able to spot collectable golf clubs on your own. This is probably the hardest part, especially when you are first beginning.
Today, many people are selling really very inexpensive golf clubs for an exorbitant prices, and you can easily be ripped off if you don’t know what you are looking for. If you do your research, you will start to be able to spot these scams, and also be able to spot the best antique golf clubs for your collection set.
The next step you want to take is to decide what category you want to focus on. Don’t try to become a jack of all trades and master of none; try to focus your efforts on one area of golf clubs collectibles and stick with it. This is the only way to actually spot the best deals.
For instance, there are graphite shafts, steel shafts, and other categories to focus on. Each category has its own different ways of valuation. By focusing on one category, you will become expert at that, and you’ll spot the best deal with antique golf clubs.
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Mario Golf Advance Tour – Marion Club Tournament
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Top 25 Golf Pro Lesson; Hogan Power Drill
November 25th, 2009www.shawnclementgolf.com Shawn Clement, Director of the Richmond Hill Golf Learning Centre and Top 25 CPGA Teaching Professional, shows you one of the best drills for the Hogan Power Move; for more info, log onto www.golflearningcentre.com
