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It is important to begin the backswing correctly because the path that the backswing takes will dictate how well the shot is executed.To begin a smooth backswing, the first move should be a subtle kick of the right hip to the right. That motion should set off a chain reaction where a one piece take away follows with a weight shift.Work on bumping the hip to the right (for right-handed players) to

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Creating club head lag is what produces an effortless swing. You can choose to swing as hard as possible on every long distance shot or you can swing easier and use lag to your advantage and achieve quality distance and shot accuracy.Club head lag is nothing more than the club following the hands and club handle through a shot. That creates leverage and produces additional club head speed to hit

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The one piece take away is the most important part of the golf swing and sets up everything else to follow. A proper take away leads to effective golf shots. An improper one leads to errant shots with questionable contact.The one piece take away is easy. Start the backswing with a kick of the of the hip to the right and then move the club up and 1/4 of the way back using the body in 'one piece'

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Understanding club bounce is easy. First of all, bounce is engineered into wedges to prevent them from digging into the ground. Bounce is most notably a part of greenside sand play to skim the club underneath the ball instead of digging deep into the sand. Playing the right bounce is also useful depending on fairway course conditions such as soft or hard.In technical terms, clubhead bounce is the

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Golfpedia is a work in progress as many post have yet to be updated. Any comments or suggestions that you have regarding the blog are welcomed.

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The start of the downswing should be a quiet kick of the front hip towards the target followed by a weight shift to the front foot. Doing this will allow the club to drop into the slot position and allow the body to properly unwind to complete the swing.Avoid the common flaw of starting down with the hands and upper body. A downswing that starts down with the hands and upper body pushes the club

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Club head speed is the acceleration through the golf ball that is required to send the ball on its way. The more club head speed that is achieved, the further the ball will travel. Men tour players generate an average of 115 MPH of club head speed. The typical week end golfer produces about 90 MPH of club head speed.Club head speed is measured in MPH. Club head speed is the speed in which the

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Golf is truly a game of opposites. That is, to send the ball up you must hit down. To hook it left, you must swing through to the right. The opposites go on and on. In short, with golf the golf ball will often do the opposite of what the human mind believes it should while trying to impose what seems logical when swinging through the ball.The tempo in which the golf swing is made has a tremendous

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.nobr br { display: none }EventsDate (2010) LocationSBS ChampionshipJanuary 4-10The Plantation Course - Kapalua Resort, Maui, HawaiiSony OpenJanuary 11-17Waialae Country Club, HawaiiBob Hope ClassicJanuary 18-24SilverRock Resort, La Quinta Country Club, Nicklaus Private at PGA WEST, PalmerPrivate at PGA WESTThe Century Club of San Diego InvitationalJanuary 25-31Torrey Pines -San Diego,

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Mizuno MP-68 Forged Irons. Pure Ball Striking & Maximum Ball Control! The new MP-68 irons with 3D Muscle Technology are the next generation of muscleback irons. The innovative 3D muscle is the result of extensive computer optimization to deliver the ideal COG location that is lower and more face centered providing a penetrating and workable ball flight for complete

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Mizuno MP-68 Forged Blades

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Although the TaylorMade TP Series golf balls have been in play for several years now, I just can't get enough of them and they are without a doubt my preferred choice in golf balls. Although I sample and play with many different brands, the TP Red Series is the go to ball for my level of play. I strongly believe that the TP Red goes about 10-15 yards further than the Titlist's Pro V1 and is just

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TaylorMade TP Series Golf Balls

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The chip and run is a variation of the basic chip that releases towards the hole with minimal check spin. A chip hit with check spin causes the ball to bite into the green upon landing which slows its forward progress. That type of chip is useful during short range situations or when the green slopes away to get the ball to slow down.The chip and run is a chip shot played over a longer distance

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What constitute a successful chip? The simple answer is when the chip falls into the cup. -That however won't always be the case so getting it close almost every time should be focus of chipping the ball. Successful chipping involves carry the ball a short distance over uneven terrain and landing the ball just on the green to roll out like a putt and to stop near the hole.The goal of any chip

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Get a leg up on the short game and wedge play by developing distance wedge distances inside 100 yds. Establishing average distances for different wedges and swing lengths is the key to sticking the ball close to the hole on approach shots to create birdie opportunities.Inside 100 yds should represent a scoring opportunity provided that no prior swing mistakes were made.Below is my 3 x 3, 100 yard

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Playing well from within 100 yards of the green is dependent on a reliable distance wedge swing. The distance wedge swing is slightly different from the full iron swing and is designed for accuracy and control.Unlike a normal iron swing where the hips rotate through the swing followed by upper body, arms and club, the distance wedge swing is about controlling the swing with the upper body

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2010 tournament events by tour and organization.PGA TourLPGA TourChampions TourEuropean Tour Nationwide TourPGA of AmericaUSGA

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Below is a simple 3 x 3 matrix of various wedge distances based on three backswing lengths (in green). The three backswing lengths are the 7:00 position, the 8:00 position and the 9:00 position. Image the golf stance as a clock with the top of your head representing 12:00 and at the bottom, between your feet, as 6:00 to understand these values. The left arm is the dial on this clock and its

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The pitch and run is the same setup as the basic pitch shot. The only difference needed to reduce backspin and get the pitch shot to roll out after landing is to allow the clubface to turnover through impact.Allowing the clubface to turnover imparts roll producing sidespin on the ball.To encourage the roll producing sidespin, focus on letting the right forearm roll over the left through impact.

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How do you hit pitch or wedge shots that hop hop hop and stop or even spin back? The answer is in the lie. To put extra backspin on the ball on a wedge shot requires that the golf ball is on a perfect lie. That is; sitting up in the fairway will with no grass behind the back of the ball. Grass that is caught in between the ball and the clubface will affect the wedge's grooves ability to bite on

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The basic pitch is nothing more than a mini version of the full swing with a couple of subtle differences than normal.To hit effective and consistent pitch shots, setup by positioning the ball in the middle of the stance. The feet should be narrow or shoulder width apart. The majority of the weight should be on the balls of the front foot. The body should be slightly open and in turn the clubface

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Adding some check spin to your chips is easy and only requires one minor adjustment through impact to slow the golf ball down. Adding a little more backspin to a chip is especially useful when chipping downhill.Try this: Make your normal chipping stroke through the ball, hitting down and making crisp contact of course BUT during impact, keep the clubface open. That is, do not allow the clubface

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The setup to hit the basic chip shot is simple. In fact, hitting the chip is probably the easiest shot in golf to make.Practice with an 8 or 9-iron. Address the ball by positioning the ball 1-2" back in the stance. The feet should be close together to encourage a steep descending blow. Open your stance so that the body lines (feet, hips and shoulders) are pointed slightly left of where the ball

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