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The Ultimate List of Golf Course Types – Ten Unique Design Styles

January 9, 2021January 9, 2021 by Golf Club Style

Do you know all the different styles of golf course? You might be surprised to discover just how many exist. Chances are you have already heard of Links, Parkland and Desert. But other styles are more niche. Have you ever played a Woodland Golf Course? How about Heathland, Sandbelt or Snow? We put together the ultimate list of golf course design styles. How many have you played? The Famous Three Styles Of Golf Course Links Golf Courses This is truly …

Golf Psychology – Dealing with Stress

January 5, 2021January 5, 2021 by Ryan Osborne

Everybody gets stressed. Even the most blissed-out yen master has to deal with that feeling of anxiety – it’s part of being human. The golf course is – unsurprisingly – one place where stress makes a regular appearance. And not just for big-time PGA Tour players – performance anxiety can strike even the most casual player. The thing is, stress isn’t always a negative thing. In fact, it’s necessary to have a certain amount of stress to perform at a …

Case Study – My Own Golf Goals For 2021

September 20, 2021December 31, 2020 by Golf Club Style

This is a short follow up post from my last article on selecting golf goals for the new year. I will highlight the golf goals I have chosen for the new year and why I selected them. WAIT, don’t stop reading yet. I know you are probably thinking, “I don’t care what some random blog writer is trying to achieve next year, I’m going to go back to looking at Christmas pictures of people I don’t even like on Facebook”. …

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New Year Golf Objectives – Setting The Right Goals For A Successful Year On The Links

December 31, 2020December 30, 2020 by Golf Club Style

Regardless of what we desire in life, it is essential that we set goals to give us direction and keep us on track. There are several further benefits to setting goals. They help us make important decisions, prioritise what matters, and motivate us to move forward. A list of carefully planned and considered objectives can often be the difference between success and failure. We all know golf is an ongoing pursuit of continuous improvement. The satisfaction is not only in …

Golf Psychology: The Importance of Visualisation

January 6, 2021December 23, 2020 by Ryan Osborne

If your teacher or your parents ever told you to “stop daydreaming”… well, the jokes on them. It turns out your daydreaming ways could help you become a better golfer. By harnessing that active imagination, you can focus your thoughts into ‘visualising’ success. It’s a massive part of every pro’s game, and it takes no physical skill to master. So, how do you paint a picture of success and then actually make it happen? Let’s take a look. Why Visualise? …

Can You Really Improve Your Golf At Home?

December 20, 2020December 20, 2020 by Golf Club Style

Unless you are fortunate enough to own a house on a golf course, your options for improving your golf at home are somewhat limited. You could do what I did when I was a kid and try to chip balls from the grass in your back garden through your bedroom window … trust me when I say risking a glass windowpane is a pretty good way to simulate tournament pressure! (before anyone feels too bad for my parents, I was …

An Introduction to Golf Psychology

December 23, 2020December 11, 2020 by Ryan Osborne

They say golf is like life – only more complicated. That’s why, from the first tee all the way to the final putt, being mentally prepared is crucial. Perhaps more than any other sport, golf is a mental game. A golfer can have great technique and a mastery of a wide variety of shots. But without a strong inner game, it can all fall apart in an instant. But can you really prepare? Isn’t a strong mind something you’re born …

Beyond The Modern Fundamentals – An Alternative Five Lessons Of Golf From Ben Hogan

December 6, 2020December 3, 2020 by Golf Club Style

Ben Hogan’s 1957 book, “Five Lessons: The Modern Fundamentals of Golf” is considered by many professionals to be the ‘bible of golf instruction’. Unsurprisingly the book is divided into … you guessed it … five lessons! The first four lessons look at different fundamentals of the golf swing including the grip, stance and posture, the backswing, and the downswing. The final lesson is a review. Despite being published over sixty years ago many modern professionals and ‘golf gurus’ believe the …

The Ageless Record Breaker – What You Can Learn from Bernhard Langer

November 27, 2020November 27, 2020 by Golf Club Style

Bernhard Langer, one of the world’s leading golfers throughout 1980s and 1990s, recently returned to Augusta National, an iconic golf course that he knows as well as anyone. In addition to winning two green jackets during his successful career, the German professional golfer recently became the oldest player to make the tournament cut at 63 years young. The Rise of Bernhard Langer Bernhard grew up in a little town in Germany about thirty miles from Munich. You could say it …

How To Practice Golf Like A Tour Pro

January 6, 2021November 21, 2020 by Golf Club Style

There are some parts of golf you have no excuse for getting wrong. You can always grip the club correctly. You can always have the proper stance, good posture and accurate alignment. These are the parts of the game you have time to set up correctly because they occur before you even begin the backswing. The only thing standing between you and performing these actions perfectly every time is the amount of care you take. Good news, there is another …