At one time, courses were only really categorized as private or public

Private courses
Are for members only. Visitors may play on payment of a Green Fee. Costs of the green fee vary considerably depending on time courses often have twilight rates after a certain time of the day frequently there are Winter rates between certain months of the year. The rate will also vary depending on whether the visitor is introduced by a member or not.

Many courses will not allow visitors at the weekend (unless introduced). Some courses do not allow visitors at all, unless they are introduced, but these are a small minority. If in doubt about whether you will be able to play on arrival at a course, or whether the cost of a round falls within your price structure, give the Club Secretary or Professional a call beforehand. In the vast majority of cases you will receive friendly Read the rest of this entry

The swing is one of the critical aspects of golf training, and the perfect swing can mean the difference of many strokes. It is a basic technique of the game, and needs to be practiced with patience and care. For people who would rather train in privacy and at their leisure, many companies offer swing aids.

The swing aid is generally a circular guide mounted vertically on its stand, which offers support and guides the club in a neat arc, as perfect as you can get it. Repetitive use of this device trains your muscles to move in the correct arc, the end of the club outlining the circumference of a perfect circle. Using a training aid is a good idea when you don’t want to waste time at the course, practicing the basics. The device is portable to a limit, and can easily be installed in a backyard or even a garage for uninterrupted training time. Most of the units come with a tra Read the rest of this entry

Golf is one of the most popular sports today. In fact, there are over 20 million golfers around the world. As always, the main problem is about swinging the golf club right and achieving that perfect golf swing. So here comes The Simple Golf Swing System by David Nevogt. This system would help you with 3 problems that most golfers experience: inconsistency, slice and distance.

The simple golf swing system also aims to help golfers reduce handicap by 50% and the slice corrected. It will also teach you the correct way to hold or grip a club as well as the interlocking and overlapping types of grip.

Golfers will also discover the secrets of aligning the club face, hitting more greens and the easiest way to make an impact with the ball at every shot.

The great thing about this s Read the rest of this entry

Every golf player knows it from experience. Tensing up during play courts disaster. Your golf swing should be easy and fluid. But just how do you develop that kind of free swing?

The real pivotal center of the stroke isn’t the hands wrist or head. It’s the point exactly between the two shoulders.

All of the muscles of the body are below that pivotal center in action and putting energy in propelling the club forward.

Now let’s address the muscles that are controlling the head.

If you keep your head still, you can preserve the pivotal center constant in relation to the ball.

Balance is paramount and if your arms are straight, the elbows are bent and you hit the ball at the toe of the club instead of the center of the face, this will give you the correct distance.

When you come back to the ball, there’s more power transfe Read the rest of this entry