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By GBB Staff Introduction Have you ever met a golfer who wasn’t interested in hitting the ball farther?  Neither have I. Added distance is the Holy Grail for everyone who plays the game, and golfers will do almost anything to find it. They’ll spend a small fortune on new clubs, year after year, believing all those self-serving claims by the manufacturers that their latest driver is (once again) the magic wand that will give them 10-20 extra yards. Eventually, though, golfers usually find that the answer didn’t lie in that expensive new club. The truth of the matter is that...

By GBB Staff Introduction We survived the cold days and frost delays of winter. Spring can be nice, but the weather and course conditions are “hit or miss”. Temperatures are rising. Schools are out and your local pool is open for business. What does all of this mean? It is time to put away your long pants and pullovers – it is time to play some summer golf. One of our favorite things about summer golf is the amount of daylight. Play early in the morning, just after lunch, or in the early evening. Summer is the only time of...

By GBB Staff Introduction If you’re a beginner or intermediate golfer who is trying to improve, there are several features that you should be looking for in any new set of golf clubs. Those features include things like a cavity back design with perimeter weighting which makes the clubs more forgiving when you miss the sweet spot, a low center of gravity that makes it easier to get the ball up into the air, a wider sole that makes it less likely that you’ll hit a fat shot, etc. In short, these types of features make the game a little...

By GBB Staff Introduction My son recently became interested in golf. To get him started, I temporarily gave him an old set of mine. But in a conversation with the professional at our local club recently, I learned that, although my intentions were good, I may have unwittingly made a mistake by doing that. What he shared with me is that, when beginners learn to play with hand-me-down clubs that were used previously by someone else, there is a real risk that they will pick up swing flaws as a result of trying to adapt their developing swing to clubs...

 By GBB Staff Introduction Golf is a sport that requires both physical and mental skills, and it can be quite challenging to enjoy your golf round if you don’t approach the game with the right mindset. Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced golfer, the following tips can help you have more fun on the course. Start with a positive attitude: Your attitude is one of the most important factors that affects your enjoyment of the game. Before you step onto the course, take a few deep breaths and remind yourself why you love golf. Focus on the positive aspects...