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  It’s always a contentious subject. Just what constitutes a gimme? I’ve seen some horrendously long putts given in my time, particularly by my own team members when in a team match. Much to my anguish, “papa don’t like to concede nuthin”. I’ve also been made to putt mere tap in’s, where it would be ... Read More

  “I’ve known a great many worries in my life, yet many never happened” – Mark Twain We’ve all been there, and the feeling is not nice. Your ball just sits off the edge of the green , not far from the pin. You can’t putt, the grass is just too long, and you can’t ... Read More

  Out on tour, a lot of the fellas will play practice rounds together. Usually the same guys will play with each other week in week out no matter where the tour is that week. It’s a chance to scout the course, get a feel for conditions, have a little friendly competition and also put ... Read More

  “If the average guy hits five or six greens, that means he must miss at least twelve. Of those, maybe four times he can chip his ball onto the putting surface. Which leaves eight pitch shots. Other than driving or putting, that makes pitching the most important shot in your bag” – Hank Haney ... Read More

  Vilfredo Federico Damaso Pareto, Was born in 1848 to an exiled noble Italian family in Paris, and believe it or not he could have quite an effect on your golf game. How could a stuffy old Italian economist and university professor help you with your game? Here’s how. Pareto was an economist by trade, ... Read More

  Let’s talk about the short game. Now for me the short game is the poor relation in golf. It’s the thing everybody knows you should practice if you want to lower your scores, but no one does. No idea why. Maybe it’s because we are all obsessed with striking the ball perfectly and the ... Read More

  I heard this on the radio the other day, so it must be a true story. Apparently there is a restaurant owner in London who is fed up with smartphones. Turns out he’s got the right hump with people coming to his restaurant for a nice meal and instead of conversing with each other, ... Read More

  “You can talk to a fade, but a hook just won’t listen” – Lee Trevino Never has truer word passed the lips of a professional golfer. The fade shot, the shot that start’s left of target and gently drifts to the right (assuming you’re a right handed player) is one of the safest shots ... Read More

  Back in the day when I was giving a lot of lessons, I’d have student after student turn up asking me if they could all learn to do the same thing. Something which is nye on impossible. Something that even the greatest players in the world never even attempt to do. Because they can’t. ... Read More

  “The more I practice the luckier I get” – Gary Player Practice, as I well and truly know, is a luxury for many who subscribe to this little email ditty. Life has a habit of getting in the way, a trip away for work, a family occasion, jobs that need doing around the house ... Read More