More Golf Terms- C & D..

10:53 am May 20, 2009

Caddie: The person who get paid to carry your golf clubs around
with you on the course as you play the game. They also offer advice
on the course and how to play the game.

Carry: How far a golf ball flies through the air.

Cart: The small vehicles that golf players use to drive around the
course with. Standard motorized carts hold 2 or more players. Also
can refer to a small dolly that travels on 2 wheels and is pulled
manually (often referred to as the “pull cart”).

Casual Water: Puddles that have accumulated on the course
through rainy weather. These puddles of water are separate from
standard hazards of the course.

Cavity Back Iron: A particular type of iron that has the majority of
it’s club head’s weight distributed around the perimeter. This design
helps create a bigger head and a larger “sweet spot.” The back of the
club head is basically just a large cavity. This helps reduce the mass
in the center of the head and the back.

Certified PGA Professional: Someone who has met or exceeded
the golf teaching standards of the Professional Golfer’s Association
of America.

Check: The action of the golf ball as it stops rolling because of the
amount of backspin on it.

Chip: A shot that is typically played right from the edge of the
green.

Closed Face: A club face that points to the left of the target
(assuming a right handed golfer).

Closed Stance: A stance where your body alignment faces the right
of your intended target (for right handed golfers).

Club Face: The bottom section of the club that makes contact with
the golf ball.

Clubhouse: Usually a large indoor area located on a golf course that
has restaurants, pro shops, restrooms, & conference rooms.

Collar: The strip of grass that separates the green from the rough or
fairway.

Coming Over The Top: The direction of the club as it moves
through the downswing and into a right-to-left pathway across the
ball (assuming a right handed golfer). Another term for this direction
is the “out-to-in blow.”

Compression: The squeezing in of a golf ball that results from the
force of impact with the club head.

Course Rating: The difficultly level of the course itself. The higher
the course rating number, the more advanced & difficult a golf
course is.

Crossed Over: The club shaft direction facing towards the right of
the target when it is at the top of the backswing (assuming a right
handed golfer).

Cross Handed: A specific putting grip where the left hand is placed
below the right hand (assuming a right handed golfer).

Cup: The hole itself.

Cupped Lead Wrist: The backward bend of your lead hand when
striking the ball. The lead hand is the one that is closest to the hole
after you set up for your swing. (For right handed golfers, the lead
hand is the left hand.)

Cut: A shot that bends towards the right (assuming a right handed
golfer).

Deloft: To decrease the amount of loft on the club face by simply
tilting your club shaft in the direction of your intended target.

Dimple: The hundreds of small indentations that every golf ball
has.

Divot: The small chunk of grass and dirt that is removed from the
golf course after the ball is hit.

Dogleg: The curved pathway from the tee to the cup has turns either
left or right.

Double Bogey: When you complete a hole with 2 additional shots
over par for that hole.

Double Eagle: The completion of a par-5 hole in 3 shots less than
than par.

Downhill Lie: The stance where the front foot is below your back
foot at address.

Draw: A shot that bends to the left (assuming a right handed golfer).

Drive: The initial shot taken from the tee.

Driver: The longest club in your bag, it sends the ball a greater
distance than any other golf club.

Driving Range: A facility built specifically for golf players to
practice their swings. Each driving range has separate booth-like
areas where you can knock balls as far as you want. Some driving
ranges also have areas where to practice your short game.

Drop: When you place a golf ball back into the game after it was
considered unplayable.

Duff: To totally mess up or miss a shot, such as to “screw up” or
“ruin” the shot.

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Playing The Wind

12:37 pm May 17, 2009

Playing the Wind

In United States, where most courses are inland, wind is only an
occasional factor, and many players don’t know how to manage it.
Some simple strategies will help you battle the breezes.

Shots will be affected by gusts over 10 miles per hour. Hitting into a
headwind, your ball loses yardage. Into a tailwind, the ball flies
farther, then runs after landing. Crosswinds can move the ball
well off your intended line. So when it’s gusty, plan your shots
carefully.

Facing a headwind, take one extra club for every 10 mph of draft: If
you usually hit a 7-iron 150 yards, you’ll need a 4-iron when hitting
into 30-mph gusts. Resist the impulse to swing harder; make a slow,
three-quarter swing (your hands rising only to shoulder height).

Finally, a headwind exaggerates a shot’s bend: If your normal shot
flies left to right, a headwind will move it farther right, so aim more
to the left.

Tailwinds straighten out curve balls, so don’t aim so far away from
the target. Take less club, because not only does a tailwind keep the
shot in the air longer, it brings the ball down on a shallower angle so
it rolls after landing.

Ride a crosswind. Into a left-to-right gust, start your shot well to the
left and let the wind bring it back. Aim five yards off the target for
every 10 mph of breeze.

In any kind of wind, try a low-flying “knockdown” shot when hitting
from the fairway. Take a club or two more than the distance dictates,
and set up open — your feet and body aimed slightly to the left.

Play the ball back in your stance (almost in line with the right heel),
with your hands angled forward.

Choke down on the club and keep a firm grip. Swing slowly to
shoulder-height, then pull down and through with your left arm and
hand. Restrict your follow-through so you finish with the club
pointing at your target…..

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Stop Slicing Instantly

8:28 am May 16, 2009

Straighten Your Slice…

The banana ball is one of the ugliest shots in golf and one of the
most common. If it’s your shot, these tips will help you go straight.

A) Set Up Square:

At address, your shoulders, hips, knees, and feet must be parallel to
the target line (the imaginary line from the ball to your target).
During practice, place a club across your toes and the other key spots
to check for proper alignment.

B) Strengthen Your Grip:
Most players who slice have weak hands or a weak grip. In either
case, the hands don’t roll over at impact, so the clubface is open
(pointing right) when it meets the ball.

Encourage a proper “release” of the hands by strengthening your
grip: Turn your hands away from the target so that at address the
“Vs” formed by the thumb and forefinger of each hand point toward
your right shoulder.

C) Don’t Choke The Club:
Hold it tightly enough so you’re in control, but loosely enough that
someone could tug it out of your hands.

D) Hands Ahead:
Many slicers start with the hands behind the ball. At address the left
hand should be ahead of the ball so a straight line could run down
the left arm, through the hands, to the ball.

E) Head Behind:
If your head isn’t behind the ball at address, chances are you aren’t
shifting yourweight properly in the backswing. Encourage the headback
position by swiveling your chin to the right before starting the
swing.

F) One-Piece Takeaway:
Starting the club away from the ball in “one piece” means moving
your body parts together. Visualize your arms as two long sides of a
triangle, with the base a line across your shoulders.
When you start your back-swing, think of turning the entire triangle
- shoulders, arms, and hands, right down to the club – together.

Don’t break your wrists too early in the backswing: let them hinge
naturally as the club swings up past waist height.

G) Solid Right Side:

Body sway during the swing leads to poor contact. Keep your lower
bodystill by using your right leg as a brace. Don’t stiffen it so much
that you can’t make a good turn, but keep it firm so it can support the
swing.

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