Golf Handicap 2

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Well, before you start the process of getting that free iPod, I ll take you through what s required. Then, you can decide for yourself how free it really is.

After you log on, the first thing you will be required to do is register, which means providing your name, address, email address, etc. Sounds easy so far.

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I ve been providing golf instruction for many years. And while I enjoy giving golf lessons and discussing golf tips, there s something to be said about golf instructional videos as teaching aids. Increasingly popular, videos have several advantages other instruction methods don t. Below are four advantages that I especially like about videos.

1. Visual Learning

We re all different and we all like to learn in our own way. Research has found that two major categories of preferred learning styles exist visual and auditory. (Those who use both are referred to as balanced listeners.) In other words, when it comes to learning new information we prefer to use either our eyes or our ears,

depending on how our brain works. About 65 percent of us are visual learners. The rest are auditory or balanced learners. I see this theory at work in my golf lessons all the time. People prefer to see a technique or a specific shot executed, enhancing the learning process.

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Preparing for a golf tournament, as golf instruction explains, is one of the keys to playing your best golf. If you play in golf tournaments, develop a pre-tournament routine that prepares you for the day ahead.

One challenge when preparing for a tournament is time. You might not have much before teeing off, so make sure you get to the course early as possible. A pre-tournament routine gets the most of the time you have and lets you work on a lot of things in a short amount of time. Structure in practice is something that golf lessons preach anyway.

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Supposedly, Tiger Woods used his driver only once in winning the 2006 British Open. In its place, he used low irons and fairway woods. I m not sure exactly sure how many times he used his driver, but it wasn t much, highlighting something I advocate in my golf lessons and golf tips knowing when to leave the driver in the bag cuts strokes from your score and your golf handicap.

Tiger succeeded at the British Open because he played smart golf. That requires strategically positioning the ball when you have to, which in turn means sometimes using the 3-wood, a hybrid club, or a low iron off the tee. Here are some tips on when to use each.

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Options for Improving your swing

The concept of getting the ball from a tee to a hole in a green is simple. But as
we know it is easier said than done! The trick is to develop a grooved swing to
be able to place the ball where we want to consistently and predictably. These
are the hallmarks of a winning game and they are difficult to attain unaided.
There are several options available for golfers who love the game and want
more accuracy and distance:
Lessons with a professional the better ones use video!
Books and Video instruction
Gadgets and Gizmo swing trainers
The Internet
Without video analysis can you be

sure you are using the right tool and using it
correctly?

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