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With "Better Golfing" I hope to get you to relax about the game of golf, enjoy it to the best of your ability, accept your limitations, retain your competitive edge and celebrate your achievements. We need to learn to enjoy to the full those days when "everything goes right" and accept the times when "absolutley nothing you do works". I welcome your participation by way of anectodes, questions and opinions - please contribute freely. With your input I hope to make this a place where we can all enjoy the game more and all move on to "Better Golfing".

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Golf is probably the most mysterious game of all and is pretty unique in many aspects. First and foremost it is a game that involves a static ball. In most other games the ball is moving at a high speed and the participants either have to hit, catch, kick, dodge, steer or guide it somewhere. There are no two golf courses that are the same, and all golf course are altered daily by moving the teeing ground and or moving the pin location. No two shots ARE EVER the same. Participants have an array of up to 14 clubs to choose from for each shot. It is a game where the partcipant is the referee. The game relies on the honesty of each golfer to ensure the rules are adhered to. How unique is that? Golf is played year round - weather permitting. There are only 34 rules in golf. These 34 rules and the various definitions cover any situation that may arise in the course of a round of golf.

Tuesday, May 8, 2007

Its All In The Grooves

I have just published and article entitled "How to get backspin on your golf ball" in which I stress the importance of keeping your clubs clean.
As the grooves are one of the main aids in getting the ball to spin - they grip on the ball and twist it, much like the strings on a tennis racket - it is important they are kept clean for maximum effect.
One of the reasons it is difficult to get spin from a grassy lie is because the grass gets between the ball and the blade and negates the effect of the grooves. Sand on the other hand is more abrasive and can assist in getting spin, which is why some shots out of bunkers spin.
The whole affect of spin is a result of the ball "climbing" back over the club face and over the grooves resulting in backspin. Again using tennis as an analogy - it is much like the drop shot where the face of the racket is used to cut across the ball. The spin imparted on the ball as a result of this action causes it to stop dead on landing.
Having written the article I was motivated to go and practice a few lob shots with the aim of getting the ball to stop as close as possible to where it landed. It was also a good excuse to get out of the house for a while.
Horror of horrors when I took out my lob wedge to find that the grooves were totally blocked, literally caked, in dirt! So out came the hot water, wire brush and cloth. I stood the club in the water for a few minutes to soften the dirt and then brushed it clean. The result was an "as new" 60 degree lob wedge. And my practice session was very rewarding.
So don't be like me. Remember to play golf with a wet cloth and wipe your clubs after each shot. This simple practice will mean your clubs will be ready to go at short notice and will not only give you maximum enjoyment during your game but will also extend the life of your clubs.
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