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Understanding Putts Per Round Numbers
By Paul Myers One of the most basic statistics you can keep for your golf game is the number of putts you take per round. This is an easy stat to track while you play, simply by noting the number of putts you took on each hole right below the total score that you...
Mick Yelovich Long Drive Q&A
Age: 29 Height: 6'9" Weight: 320 Driver Specs: 49.5 inches (the way the LDA measures), 6.5 degree Sponsors: Krank golf, Hirzl golf gloves Special Accomplishments: 3rd place RE/MAX...
What happens when you go for the Green in Two
By Paul Myers One of the most exciting shots in golf is when you make the decision to go for the green in two on a par five. To even consider going for the green, you must have hit a good drive that has covered enough distance to put you within reasonable range of the...
Birdie or Par: Percentage from the Fairway
By Paul Myers One of the best stats on the PGA Tour that indicates how well a certain player is performing is their conversion percentage of birdies from the fairway. The equation is quite simple – of the total number of approach shots that a given player hits from...
Your Questions Answered
By Jaacob Bowden Member Question: Hi Jaacob, I have seen and enjoyed some of your articles on distance. I am in Minnesota and I got an Optishot simulator and am using it for training as well as fun. I am trying to work on tempo. A general feeling I have is that when...
Top Touch Drills for Putting
By Geoff Mangum Distance control in putting is the foundation of all other putting skills (reading, aiming, and stroking). This is also control of the ending pace of the ball as it enters or passes the hole, so that this pace is all the way, affords a wide hole for...
Muscle Building for Golf
By Adam Young Hitting the ball far is a pre-requisite for top-level golf these days. While there are certain mechanical changes you can make to optimize ball launch (launching it high with low spin), increasing your swing speed goes a long way to hitting it incredible...
Graham DeLaet: Better late than never?
By Paul Myers Given the talent that is obvious when you watch Graham DeLaet play golf, you might think that he would have burst onto the PGA Tour scene a little bit earlier in his career. After all, he was a standout performer at Boise State University in his college...
What Should I Do Equipment-Wise to Get the Most Accuracy with the Driver?
By Tom Wishon Ever noticed that the vast majority of advertisements for the latest and greatest new Driver are all about the promise of more distance? As we discussed last month, distance rules in the marketing focus of most golf companies because they know distance...
Justin Moose Long Drive Q&A
Age: 29 Height: 6'3 Weight: 245 Driver Specs: Callaway XHOT 2 440 cc 3.1 degrees of loft, xxxphlexxx liquid 2 xx shaft Sponsors: Callaway Golf, Xxxphlexxx golf...