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One wrong move, two strokes gone
Sports, Brett Brasier, Published on 31/12/2025
» Giving or asking for advice like "What club did you use?" from anyone except your caddie or playing partner results in a penalty of two strokes in stroke play or loss of hole in match play. Unsolicited advice from strangers or spectators is okay, but the player must not encourage it.
Golf made simple: Key rules every player should know
Sports, Brett Brasier, Published on 01/10/2025
» Carrying on with some basic 'easy to understand' golf rules that we all need to know well. To correctly drop a golf ball, you must release the ball from your hand at knee height, allowing it to fall straight down without touching your body or equipment before hitting the ground. The ball must then land and come to rest within the defined relief area for that required situation. Should it bounce away from the dropping area you can try two more times. If still unsuccessful -- you can then place the ball. If you drop the ball incorrectly, you simply must re-drop it without penalty, but you incur a penalty if you play the ball from a wrong place after dropping it.
How the original 13 rules shaped game
Sports, Brett Brasier, Published on 25/09/2024
» I'm always getting questions regarding the rules, and I answer them as best l can however, as we all know -- our rules can be somewhat complicated and catching out even the world's best players. Therefore, it's interesting to see how simple & refreshingly uncomplicated they were back in the day.
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.
From swing flaws to success: Fixing hitting from the top
Sports, Brett Brasier, Published on 24/04/2024
» The question a golf coach must consistently deal with is how to persuade their student to stop hitting from the top without becoming too technical or offering more advice than can be absorbed just in one session. I'm aware of five ways of conveying this feeling, one of which is to ask the student to try and hit the ball on the toe of the club for a while. Another is to place two balls on the ground about two inches apart and have the student hit the inside ball without touching the other.
Nong-O's journey to redemption begins
Sports, Published on 07/02/2024
» Muay Thai icon Nong-O Hama is still hungry for world title glory.
Hands must be touching each other
Sports, Brett Brasier, Published on 06/12/2023
» Thank you all for the feedback from last week's tip on the grip.
Unsung Chen takes three-shot lead at China Open
Sports, Published on 05/11/2023
» Shenzhen: Little-known young Chinese golfer Chen Guxin is threatening to record a shock victory in the US$1.5 million Volvo China Open after carding a six-under-par 66 to take the third-round lead on 14-under yesterday at Hidden Grace Golf Club in Shenzhen.
Get your elbows in proper position of pointing at hips
Sports, Brett Brasier, Published on 19/10/2023
» If you have ever seen Ben Hogan set up to hit a ball, you'll notice that his elbows were pointing directly at the corresponding hip.
Atthaya, 7 Thais chase major crown
Sports, Published on 23/06/2022
» BETHESDA: Defending champion Nelly Korda and her rivals -- including eight Thais -- will chase a record US$9 million purse at this week's KPMG Women's PGA Championship after organisers announced a doubling of prize money for the event on Tuesday.