golf hole
golf hole
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by Bill Maitland - 2006-12-04
You can not dig your club in, or feel with your hands as it is against the rules. So, you use your feet.Dig and shuffle your feet until you are sure about what lies beneath the surface.Know that the s...
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2.
by Bill Maitland - 2006-12-10
Practice is needed to perfect your bunker play.It is not a nice feeling to be in a bunker and not really know how the ball will behave when you hit it out, or if you lack total confidence to get the b...
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3.
by Bill Maitland - 2006-12-18
You walk into a bunker and it is hard.No sand except that which is compacted and wet.Not a nice find and not an easy shot, or is it?Do I play a chip shot? Do I try to hit the ball cleanly from the sa...
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by Bill Maitland - 2006-12-26
The first thing I want to say about putting is that it is a very personal thing. When you play you will see many different styles, grips, stances, swings, and of course types and shapes of putters.Ar...
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by Bill Maitland - 2007-01-20
First a look at the alignment of the putter blade as you place it behind the ball. If you have your putter shaft laid back from the vertical the blade will be laid back too.This creates more roll on t...
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by Bill Maitland - 2007-01-20
Here is a tip that will allow you to control the putter head and send it along the right line every time.When you take your putter blade back and then hit your put, it has to be on the same exact line...
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by Bill Maitland - 2007-02-12
Like any golf shot, you have to prepare to put. On the tee, you prepare with a routine that you go through before you hit your drive, don't you? What do you do? You might have a couple of practice s...
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by Bill Maitland - 2007-02-12
When you are assessing the contours of the green between your ball and the hole, you can stand, squat, or lie on our belly. Ok, lying on your belly is not an option, but I include this to make a poin...
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by Bill Maitland - 2007-02-12
This is something that was a bit of a mystery to me in my early days. I would hear people talking about the grain on the green and how the ball would go fast if the grain was leaning towards the hole ...
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by Bill Maitland - 2007-03-14
Sometimes we all have a sort of aversion for the golf hole. We see it, but somehow it seems impossible to get the ball to fall. It is not a matter of hitting the ball too hard, or off line. It is one...
