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What You Can Learn From Your Glove

Submitted by Brant on February 28, 2013 - 2:13pm

Editor's note: This article was written by PGA Professional Jeff Ritter and originally appeared on Golf Tips Magazine. It is republished here with the author's permission.

Where Are All the Women (Golfers)?

Submitted by Brant on January 4, 2013 - 9:49pm

Editor's Note: This post was originally posted on www.twodaymag.com, and reprinted here with the author's permission.

By Anya Alvarez

While watching TV, I flipped to the Golf Channel to get my daily dose of golf coverage.

They were running a special on the PGA tour and the best moments of the year from the tour. Certainly they would have a same special for the LPGA, right?

Nothing. Of course I was disappointed. There have been a lot of great moments this year on the LPGA, and there are many untold stories of lady professional golfers whose stories deserve to be heard.

Finding THE Perfect Swing vs. Finding YOUR Perfect Swing

Submitted by Brant on November 11, 2012 - 7:54pm

Read the title again. What’s the difference? I believe there is. There may be no such thing as THE perfect swing, but there is certainly a limit to each of our physical and mental abilities. Our own personal limits are very hard to define, especially in golf, since there will always be missed putts, mis-hit shots, etc.

Product Review--Canon Powershot ELPH 100HS

Submitted by Brant on August 19, 2012 - 4:15pm

Over the past few years, it's become very easy to get your golf swing on video. There's no shortage of devices that can film video, espeically smart phones. The video quality from smartphones is typically very high, but it's not always the best for recording high-speed movements--like the golf swing.

The naked eye can see movements at up to 30 frames per second (fps), and that is the speed that most smartphones and cameras record video. This is great for slow moving objects, like your kids opening Christmas presents, but will cause any fast moving thing to be blurry in the video.

LPGA Tour vs. PGA Tour Stat Comparison

Submitted by Brant on July 6, 2012 - 1:21pm

With the US Women's Open in my home state of Wisconsin this week, I was curious to compare statistics between the PGA Tour and the LPGA Tour. Some interesting things came up.

In the past, I had heard that the putting stats were much better on the PGA Tour vs the LPGA Tour, and this doesn't appear to be the case anymore. The increased competition and the growing number of very talented and young players on LPGA Tour have appeared to raised the level of play. But the players on the LPGA Tour continue to hit it straighter (more fairways and greens).

Randomness in Golf

Submitted by Brant on May 21, 2012 - 7:50pm

Count me among the many that have been influenced by Nassim Taleb’s books, The Black Swan, and Fooled by Randomness. And not surprisingly, I thought about how they can apply to your golf game. The subject of these books is randomness—how unusual things can happen that nobody has thought of, expected, or prepared for. These can be both good and bad. Past performance is not indicative of future results!

In Defense of Belly Putters

Submitted by Brant on April 14, 2012 - 7:14am

Since Keegan Bradley won the PGA Championship last fall using a belly putter (becoming the first to win a major using a longer-than-standard putter) there has been talk about whether these types of putters should be banned.

Why the Fascination With Distance?

Submitted by Brant on February 4, 2012 - 4:35pm

Over the years, I’ve seen players of all skill levels become obsessed with hitting the ball farther. And I can’t figure out why this is. PGA Tour stats continuously show no correlation between driving distance and scoring. As of this writing, of the current top 10 in PGA Driving Distance, only one shows up in the top 10 for scoring average. Every golfer says they want lower scores, but most continue to spend thousands on new equipment that promises a few extra yards, and practice greens all over are lonely, desolate places. A long drive does not guarantee a birdie.

Has Golf Instruction Gotten Too Complicated?

Submitted by Brant on November 12, 2011 - 7:44pm

It’s no secret that technology has greatly advanced in all aspects of golf—clubs, balls, agronomy and even shoes and apparel. It’s not surprising that golf instruction has also advanced in technology, and the website on which you’re reading this blog is an example of that. High speed video, sophisticated software models of swings, launch monitors, simulators, mobile apps and gadgets have all be used regularly by golf instructors. But how does this high-tech stuff help the average golfer who’s struggling to break 100?

Set Up Like An Athlete

Submitted by Brant on October 25, 2011 - 1:08pm

Golf is a sport, right? Those who say it isn’t a sport, have no idea how much athleticism it takes to swing a club over 100mph (120+ for the elite players), and hit a very small ball into a very small hole that is a quarter mile away. Oh yeah, there are numerous obstacles in the way as well.