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Develop right muscles with weighted club
Sports, Brett Brasier, Published on 28/02/2024
» I'm asked regularly on how you put backspin on iron shots. The obvious answer is that if you hit the ball solidly, the loft of the club will automatically put backspin on it. But my answer is invariably too simple, as the average golfer thinks there's a secret that makes a middle-iron shot land on the green and dance backwards.
Let your left heel come up for real free flowing swing
Sports, Brett Brasier, Published on 21/02/2024
» A retired golfer has the time to practise the short game. Short shots don't require strength or flexibility. Certainly, the older golfer can't hit the ball as far as the younger player but once you reach the fringe of the green young and old become no worse than equals. Nothing sharpens your focus and improves your touch if you just use one ball in practice for getting up and down.
Keeping your head down for too long will hinder swing
Sports, Brett Brasier, Published on 14/02/2024
» A golfing myth is that we must keep our heads down -- in fact, keeping it down too long will hinder your swing. Keeping your head down too long prevents a good follow-through because a golfer can't swing past hip-high with the head down and not give up something good in the finish to do it.
Like chess, it is forever challenging
Sports, Brett Brasier, Published on 31/01/2024
» The term 'average golfer' is often used but sometimes l wonder, what is the average golfer. I read somewhere that statistics show that the average male golfer shoots around 92. Personally, l find this hard to believe. Playing from stringent tees and holing every putt -- most golfers won't break 100.
Grip correctly to reach your full potential
Sports, Brett Brasier, Published on 29/11/2023
» If you have a questionable grip, the chances are you're not going to reach your full golfing potential. A bad grip will force you to make unconventional swing adjustments to be able to hit the ball squarely.
Golf good activity for seniors
Sports, Brett Brasier, Published on 01/03/2023
» Golf is a great game for those of us walking up the 17th hole of life.
Simple tweaks to your natural swing can work wonders
Sports, Brett Brasier, Published on 13/11/2022
» Correct posture is crucial for consistent, accurate and powerful ball striking and you don't have to be an athlete or any particular size or shape to achieve great posture over the ball.
The three needed ingredients for success
Sports, Brett Brasier, Published on 25/05/2022
» When I start teaching any junior golfer, I tell them that their golf club doesn't know whose hands are holding it, as does the ball have any idea of who's sending it on its way.
Tiger unlikely to dominate golf again anytime soon
Sports, Brett Brasier, Published on 10/04/2022
» Call me a wee bit cynical but just how wonderful everything regarding Tiger Woods makes me remember what short memories many in the media have.
Golf isn't as demanding as many of us assume it to be
Sports, Brett Brasier, Published on 25/10/2020
» We were talking together about how golf is a lonely game, and in spite of its association with conviviality and sociable club life, it is essentially a highly introverted pastime.