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Why hitting chip shots is the best warm-up
Sports, Brett Brasier, Published on 19/06/2024
» The main difference in swinging a 7-iron and a driver is that you want to hit your driver slightly on the upswing, or at the lowest point of the swing. There are coaches who want their students to practise with a 3-iron thinking that if they can hit a 3-iron all others will be a piece of cake. Perhaps this is true, but this could be looked at as back to front -- because it's easier to learn to hit a good 7-iron first, so when moving to a 3-iron it would not be an issue.
How to hit reasonable shots on long greenside bunkers
Sports, Brett Brasier, Published on 04/05/2023
» Long greenside bunker shots have the reputation of being one of the most difficult in golf.
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.
Move that reshaped pros' lives
Sports, Brett Brasier, Published on 11/04/2021
» JH Taylor, James Braid and Harry Vardon sat down together in 1901 and over a beer and a fag discussed how best to form the first association of professional golfers.
Short-tempered golfers remain a source of amusement
Sports, Brett Brasier, Published on 07/06/2020
» It's now 25 years since I battled through the traffic and submitted my first golf tip to the sports editor of the Bangkok Post, and on reflection, of all the tips I've submitted over the years, I've not touched on the profanity in golf!
Faulkner, flamboyant and eccentric
Sports, Brett Brasier, Published on 21/07/2019
» Flamboyant and some say "a wee bit eccentric" was Max Faulkner. According to golfer and commentator Peter Alliss, Faulkner never possessed a half decent set of golf clubs, yet he won the last British Open at Royal Portrush back in 1951. His clubs consisted of a mixture of stiff and whippy shafts with three 1-irons of varying lengths.
Political correctness forced upon Garcia
Sports, Brett Brasier, Published on 07/04/2019
» The term political correctness is used to describe language, policies or measures that are intended to avoid offence or disadvantage to members of particular groups in society. Let's include golfers here.
Time to plan things ahead
Sports, Brett Brasier, Published on 30/12/2018
» As golf heads into 2019, it is interesting to envisage how a top male player puts his upcoming schedule together, and what would be his priorities.