Thursday 11 January 2018
In our biggest questions answered series, we decided to find out – just how big is the sweet spot of your irons? All of the best golf iron’s actual sweet spot, like any club, is no bigger than a pinhead. It’s the point on the club where, when you hit a golf ball, the centre of gravity is moving directly towards...
Written by Michael Catling on Tuesday 1 December 2020
In our ‘golf’s biggest questions answered’ series, we decided to put the myth to the test and find out if trees really are 90% air? There won’t be a golfer on the planet who hasn’t found themselves behind a tree only for a playing partner or mate to say “Just go for it, trees are 90% air”. But is there any...
Thursday 11 January 2018
Find out why our TG Top 50 coach Karl Morris think you should focus less on how your swing looks and more on how it works. So tell me, who has the best swing in golf? I suspect right now your mind’s eye is probably focusing on Adam Scott, Ernie Els, Louis Oosthuizen, Rory perhaps. I further suspect it hasn’t alighted on...
Thursday 11 January 2018
In our ‘golf’s biggest questions answered series’, we put the question to Henrik Stenson’s coach Pete Cowen – is a range lesson or a playing lesson better for your game? Most of us would really only consider a lesson on the range, and a big part of that is because you always feel like you hit it better on the range.
Thursday 11 January 2018
In our biggest questions answered series, we decided to ask the experts: Is a 3-wood more accurate than a driver off the tee? As it turns out, yes it is. But that doesn’t mean you need to start copying Henrik Stenson and hit a lot more three woods off the tee, as it doesn’t necessarily mean it is the right play. “When...
Thursday 11 January 2018
What type of hybrid should you choose: Wide body, narrow body or utility iron? Read this and find out! We’ve all boomed a Sunday best drive down the middle on a tough par 4, only to stroll to our ball and realise there’s more than 200 yards left to the flag. A few years ago you’d have been full of dread...
Thursday 11 January 2018
Centre Shaft putters Review: We put four of the latest centre shaft putters to the test. Centre-shafted putters have been part of the game for as long as most of us can remember. Back in the ’60s and ’70s, you were almost the odd one out if you didn’t own an old-school ‘bullseye’ or ‘golden goose’ putter. But since Ping introduced...
Thursday 11 January 2018
Which new golf driver should I choose? With dozens of new clubs on the market it’s difficult to know where to start if you want a new one. To help narrow down your choice we recommend that you start by looking at your swing speed and realising which design traits might aid your game. Don’t know your swing speed? It’s not that...
Thursday 11 January 2018
Have you ever thought about how often you should replace your golf grips? Most of us are guilty of keeping the same grips for longer than we’d like to admit, but could that be negatively affecting our performance on the course? In our biggest questions answered series, we posed the question to Craig Watson from Golf Pride – just how often...
Thursday 11 January 2018
Should I really ditch long irons in favour of hybrids? We put this question to equipment expert Tom Wishon as part of our biggest questions answered series Once upon a time, using hybrids was seen as a sign of weakness. Now, Tour pros are using them, and so should you. “Even a golfer who plays off five or six would be better off...
Thursday 11 January 2018
What is the best pre-round practice drill? We asked top tour coach Pete Cowen as part of our biggest questions answered series “If you are flexible enough to do it, then the wide stance drill is very, very good because it gets every muscle in your body working for golf,” says top tour coach Pete Cowen. “Start by getting your feet as...
Thursday 11 January 2018
Struggle to get over terrible shots? As part of our biggest questions answered series, we asked performance coach Karl Morris at themindfactor.net how to deal with your emotions after a bad shot. Consistency has always been held as one of the key goals of golfing performance. But have you ever really asked yourself what consistency really means? I think most of...
Thursday 11 January 2018
Don’t play to your handicap as often as you’d like? Join the club. But just how often SHOULD you be getting in the buffer zone? Judging by the way most golfers behave, you’d think anything less than 90 per cent of the time is unacceptable. Most of us are guilty of throwing a paddy if we don’t can that six- footer on...
Thursday 11 January 2018
In our biggest questions answered series, we decided to find out – what SHOULD you order at the half way house? Your biggest worry shouldn’t be whether to pair your bacon bap with ketchup or brown sauce, but whether you should be eating one at all, as our expect thinks making it the norm could hinder your ability to make a...
Thursday 11 January 2018
As part of our biggest questions answered series, we decided to ask the experts – just why do some people get stuck on the same handicap for years? It’s one of the most common groans I hear – the golfer who feels doomed to exist at a set level of competence, from the 22-handicapper to the pro who can’t break through...
Thursday 11 January 2018
Stroke indexes; how are they allocated, the myth about difficulty of the holes and what else you should know As part of our biggest questions answered series, we decided to find out – just what are stroke indexes and what should we know about them? Angry golfers take heed. The stroke index is not designed to penalise you, even though it may...
Thursday 11 January 2018
In our biggest questions answered series, we decided to find out just how you can tell when your grooves are worn out “Watch for fliers,” says Scott Manwaring, Callaway’s Director of R&D, Irons and Hybrids. “Fliers are the best read since it removes the variability of the green and landing conditions. If you start to notice the ball is flying higher...
Thursday 11 January 2018
In our biggest questions answered series, we decided to find out whether you can still play well after drinking the night before! We’ve all been there. The banging headache; the bleary eyes; and the unmistakable nausea that only comes from ordering that greasy kebab in the early hours. It always seems like a cocktail for disaster when you’ve got to negotiate...
Thursday 11 January 2018
In our biggest questions answered series, we crunched the numbers to find out just how often you should get up and down or hit greens in regulation depending on your handicap What’s the best part of your game? You might knock it past your partners on a regular basis, or be deadly from six feet… but how do you know whether...
Thursday 11 January 2018
In our biggest questions answered series, we decided to finally find out which is better – and whether you should keep the pin in or out? We all know people on either side of the debate, and you might have a particular preference on having the flag in or out when you are around the green. But lets face it, there’s...