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Admiration Of A Better Player Is A Good Thing
I like to think we all seemed to have our heroes and greats in our early years. Growing up in front of a television had us dashing around with a sword or packing a six-shooter at our side. Depending on what we were watching at the time, whether it was in ...

Golf Vacation Schools - Choose the Perfect Golf School Vacation for Your Game
Golf Schools, like golfers, come in all shapes and sizes. Don’t make the mistake of attending any golf vacation school. Do your homework and find the right match for your personality, learning style, and golf game. How do you decide which golf school ...

Have You Played Chicago Golf Courses?
When most people think of Chicago, they usually think of a big city, lots of tall buildings, maybe Oprah. That’s accurate, but did you know that Chicago is the home to dozens of golf courses? Chicago was designed as “Urbs in Horto”, the City in the park. ...





Golf instruction - The right way to get your game going
 
Unless you are born a natural golf player, you will need golf instruction if you expect to improve your game. Employing a professional golf pro can help you target the weaknesses in your swing and diagnose your hooks. A professional golfer will be able to share with you some of the secrets of the trade and show you simple mind games that will help you focus better, before and after every shot you take on course.

Even the best amateur golfers out there, although they probably don't want to admit it, take tutoring from the pros. Natural born athletes like the Michael Jordan's and Michael Schmidt's of the world need help from the pros every once in a while to improve their game by pointing out the slight faults in their back swings or how they look up in their short game. Even the elite of golfers seek out advice from those who are considered the gurus for golf instruction when they are in a decline or losing distance on their drives.

In other words, it isn't a bad thing that you want golf lessons. That is exactly what the golf pros are for. That is the reason why they have trained hard and become certified by the PGA. It isn't easy to be certified as a golf pro. It takes years of hard work, studying and training to obtain


that qualification. Part of their learning process is to learn how to, not only teach golf but to plan a club tournament, deal with club members and even run the club shop. Even after they have qualified as a golf pro, they still enrol in the occasional seminar or course to brush up on new teaching techniques.

Of course, golf instruction is a crucial aspect of this training and their work. This is the reason, after all, why English and Scottish golfer first came to America at the start of the twentieth century. Several decades after they had established the PGA to spread the word of golf and teach Americans how to play, golf is now played and taught all over the world. Those Scottish and English players sure made tough competition for themselves.

About the author:

Simon Ashton is the founder of Golf Equipment Instruction Guides A website created to give advice on purchasing the right Golf Equipment and Instruction Guides on how best to improve your game of golf. Golf Equipment Instruction Guides aims to be an informative, unbiased site for your daily golfing needs and news.


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Jack Nicklaus still wows golf fans
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Tiger Woods the only one who can measure progress
Kansas City Star
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al.com

Alabama women's golf team leads NCAA Championships by two shots after one round
al.com
The second-ranked Alabama women's golf team saved its best for last Tuesday and finished the first round of the NCAA Championships in first place. The Crimson Tide's top four golfers combined for six birdies and no bogeys on their last three holes to ...
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Naples Daily News

Slow play damaging golf's appeal
Toledo Blade
After playing a round of slow-poke golf with Glen Day, Nicklaus christened him "All Day." In 1995, Day was assessed a penalty in the middle of a round for his on-course paralysis. Would you care to guess how many times the PGA Tour has penalized ...
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Europe's version of The Players Championship
The Associated Press
By DOUG FERGUSON, AP Golf Writer – 1 minute ago JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Two weeks after the best Europeans came over to Florida for the PGA Tour's premier tournament, the favor is not being returned at the European Tour's flagship event.
McIlroy, Donald battle for golf's top spotNinemsn
Why lack of terrestrial coverage means golf's media appeal is below-parMirror.co.uk
Former Liverpool FC manager Kenny Dalglish is back in the swing at BMW PGA ...Liverpool Echo

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