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Repair the green, respect the game
Sports, Brett Brasier, Published on 01/04/2026
» Ball marks, shoe damage such as spike marks and scrapes or indentations caused by equipment or a flagstick are regarded as damage to the putting green and therefore may be repaired. Also included would be old hole plugs, turf plugs, seams of cut turf and scrapes or indentations from maintenance tools or vehicles, animal tracks or hoof indentations, and embedded objects such as a stone, acorn, hail or tee and indentations caused by them.
Why pressure and practice games matter
Sports, Brett Brasier, Published on 16/07/2025
» It's been proven that the brain can't learn unless you are challenging it with random tasks. Showing up to the range and hitting your driver for hours on end won't do much to improve your golf game. This is exactly why practice games are so effective. They simulate real pressure that you will feel on the course and encourage you to practise like you play.
Fairway to heaven: Tips for seniors
Sports, Brett Brasier, Published on 09/04/2025
» For those of us walking up the last few holes of life here are a few facts that you should be fully aware of, even though they are a little depressing.
Staying in the swing beyond 60
Sports, Brett Brasier, Published on 04/12/2024
» As l edge slowly and carefully out of bed whilst discovering new twinges of pain, the reality of having to smack a little ball around a course later in the day becomes a worrying harsh reality.
The key to success on the golf course
Sports, Brett Brasier, Published on 27/03/2024
» Rather than a relaxed feeling be 'at ease' on the golf course. Positive thinking on the course is an important ingredient in the recipe for good rounds and negative thoughts are pure poison for the golfer. You need to believe with all your heart that the shot you are about to hit will be a good one. For this you'll need complete confidence.
A good shoulder turn will add power and consistency
Sports, Brett Brasier, Published on 30/08/2023
» Rotation keeps coming up when attempting to analyse the swings we use when negotiating a small ball around a golf course.
Overthinking your swing will hurt you
Sports, Brett Brasier, Published on 19/04/2023
» Overthinking about what you must do during your golf swing is a failure of many a golfer whether a beginner, good amateur or top tour player.
Horschel says he's done apologising for his style
Sports, Brett Brasier, Published on 24/04/2022
» We are all not cut from the same cloth and the way we control our emotions as we are challenged by this game differs -- some of us just bemoan a bad shot while others throw a club or two.
Donald could skipper Europeans in Rome
Sports, Brett Brasier, Published on 18/02/2022
» The next European Ryder Cup captain could be Luke Donald as the 44-year-old Englishman has been supported by previous captain Padraig Harrington to lead the troops out in Rome.
Age is just a number for top-notch golf coaches
Sports, Brett Brasier, Published on 17/10/2021
» If you can relate your age to a round of golf, I should just about be halfway down the 15th.