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Mind the green for better play
Sports, Brett Brasier, Published on 25/03/2026
» If you lay down the flagstick, place it off the green to prevent doing any damage to the green and to hinder it from getting in the way of play. Generally, if there is no caddie, the player closest to the hole will be regarded as the one to look after and tend the flagstick when applicable. Try not to hang around after putting; therefore, after everyone has holed out, immediately walk to the next tee.
Old tricks and new science in green reading
Sports, Brett Brasier, Published on 27/08/2025
» I have to be honest and say that the 'Feet Feeling Method' for finding the break in a putt has never excited me. This involves using your feet to feel the slope of the green while you walk around it. The Plumb Bob Method in finding the line of any putt involves using your putter as a plumb line to judge the slope. To do this, you need to stand behind your ball, at a right angle to the hole, and hold up your putter so it covers the ball. Then, you align the shaft of your putter with the ball. If the shaft seems to tilt to one side, it indicates that the green also slopes in that direction and you then allow for this.
This is the secret to stability
Sports, Brett Brasier, Published on 05/03/2025
» There's a little test you can do to ensure that when you set up over the ball everything is in the right place. See if you can rock backwards and forwards when addressing the ball, if you can, then your weight is correctly distributed. If you can only move your toes, then too much weight is on your heels. The reverse is also true. If you can only lift your heels your weight is too far forward.
Do these drills to keep your head still
Sports, Brett Brasier, Published on 01/11/2023
» Every golfer is willing to offer words of wisdom and advice about keeping your head still, and each time a bad shot comes around the chances are you'll hear the comment that it was because you moved your head.
Brush the ground first for solid fairway wood shot
Sports, Brett Brasier, Published on 14/06/2023
» Fairway woods can make or break a round of golf, especially for seniors and women. Being able to hit consistent fairway woods can be the backbone of a good round. And successful too.
'Lefty' becomes hero instead of TV commentator
Sports, Brett Brasier, Published on 30/05/2021
» Phil Mickelson's British Open victory at Muirfield in 2013 was supposed to be his last hurrah but he had his second hurray last week at Kiawah Island's windswept Ocean Course, one of the hardest layouts in the world.
Relax and keep your 'eyes over the ball'
Sports, Brett Brasier, Published on 23/08/2020
» I had Mr Pars on the phone moaning that he is tired and needs a rest to get back some energy.
Relaxation vital to make a good putt
Sports, Brett Brasier, Published on 12/01/2020
» It is a great help to be able to simply turn your head while standing over a putt to see straight down the line to the hole.
Strive to finish in perfect balance
Sports, Brett Brasier, Published on 15/07/2018
» The proposed US$10 million match between Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson managed to 'push my buttons' and I'm only hoping that they are playing for their own money or everything goes to charity -- let's see.