Archive for December, 2015
Golf Quiz
Golf Quiz
So how good is your Golf Knowledge, try this quiz from www.paulsquiz.com
- What is the name of the Amateur golfer who set the 1998 British Open golf tournament alight and has since gone to obscurity?
- Which golfer is known as the Walrus?
- Which course is the traditional home of the Masters?
- What is the name of the resort in Southern California that is generally recognised as the American Golf capital, due to the high number of golf courses and year round sun-shine?
- what is the maximum amount of time allowed to look for a lost ball?
- In 1967 which golfer made the first televised hole in one?
- Who won his only British open Golf Championship at Royal St Georges, Sandwich in 1985?
- Over how many holes is the British Open Golf tournament contested?
- Who did Nick Faldo sensationally beat to win his third Masters?
- In August 1996 who made his surprising debut as a pro in the Czech Open
- Which South African won the British Open in 1949, 1950, 1952 and 1957?
- Which trophy is played for by women golfers from the United States in competition with Britain and Ireland?
- Which US golfer had 11 successive tournament wins in 1945?
- Which US president’s home was alongside the course on which the US Masters is played?
- Who captained the European team to victory in the 1995 Ryder Cup?
- Who headed the European Order of Merit between 1971 and 1974?
- Who is nicknamed ‘The Great White Shark’?
- Who is ‘The Golden Bear’?
- Who opposed the US in the Ryder Cup between 1973 and 1977?
- Who was involved with John Daley in the 1995 British Open play-off?
- Who was the first Englishman to win the US Open after World War II?
- Who was the first German to win the German Open?
- Who was the first non-American post-war winner of the US Masters?
- Who won the English Amateur Championship in 1975 aged 18?
- Who won the US Masters in 1986 for a record sixth time?
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Great Improvements Made
Had a client of mine pop in for a lesson today and we made some tremendous upgrades to her swing. The key thing we focused on was improving her body turn/pivot.
As you can see in the above image (left picture) the swing before we made any changes. The hip turn was poor and as a result the swing had got long with a cupped left wrist which caused a very open clubface.
The main focus was incredibly simple; we focused on letting the right leg straighten a little in the backswing (right picture above). This in turn naturally shortened the golf swing as the core was more engaged. This also made it easier to get the left wrist in a much flatter position at the top of the backswing. Having the left wrist set better in the backswing ensured a square clubface which made it so much easier through impact which resulted in soft baby draws!!
The left picture above shows that the club was over plane in the downswing, this was a direct result all stemming from a poor body pivot which lead to a long swing with an open clubface. This makes it hard to control the accuracy of the golf shots and also lacks power and distance was being lost.
The right picture above shows the swing being on plane and in balance with a square clubface. Once again the swing thought was very simple, just let your right leg straighten a little in the backswing and hay presto we upgraded the left wrist position, clubface position and downswing plane which all lead to much greater accuracy and powerful iron shots.
Mark Wood
PGA Advanced Professional
UK’s No1 Golf Coach
The Best Golf Lessons in Sussex and Kent
Improve Your Chipping Around The Greens
IMPROVE YOUR TOUCH AROUND THE GREEN
A lot of golfers struggle when it comes to the close shots around the greens, this is an area that will improve your scores significantly if you become very good at chipping.
In this video tip PGA Golf Coach Mark Wood talks about the importance of distance control when chipping and how you can go about improving it.
If you practise this you will become a better chipper of the golf ball.
Mark Wood
PGA Advanced Professional
UK’s No1 Golf Coach
The Best Golf Lessons in Sussex and Kent
HOW TO STOP THINNING YOUR WEDGES
HOW TO STOP THINNING YOUR WEDGES
It is so frustrating after you have hit a couple of reasonable shots on a par 4 or par 5 and are left with a nice 70 yard pitch into the green and then it happens, you skull it right across the back of the green!!
On minute you are looking to finish the hole off in a tour pro like fashion and the next minute you are searching for your ball in the long grass….
Lets stop this pain and watch the video as PGA Golf Coach Mark Wood explains the main common reasons as to why you might be thinning your wedge shots and how to fix it instantly.
Mark Wood
PGA Advanced Professional
UK’s No1 Golf Coach
The Best Golf Lessons in Sussex and Kent