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 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...

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 I have a nephew who’s thinking about taking up golf. So his father and I have been discussing which set of golf clubs to get him. He’s a good athlete and will probably become a good golfer...if he sticks with it. But with all of the other interests he has, it’s not yet a foregone conclusion that that he’ll develop a love of the game and devote the kind of time it takes to improve. Making a big investment in brand-name clubs at this point just seems a little bit “risky.” So even though his Dad...

By GBB Staff Introduction If you want to up the ante on the amount of exercise and physical exertion you experience during a round, you can impact that by how you decide to get around the course. You can choose to walk the course while carrying your bag, you can choose to ride a motorized cart, or you can choose to walk while using a push cart.  Walking / Carrying Your Bag For those wanting to maximize the workout, walking and carrying your bag is clearly the most physically demanding option. A round of golf that includes taking up to...

By GBB Staff Introduction Why are the drivers being used by amateurs not the right ones for them? Because the dirty little secret in driver design is that most of them are initially engineered for pro golfers or very low handicap players. And then, when the manufacturer needs to market that same driver to high handicappers, they simply make some superficial modifications. But the driver itself still has its original DNA as a club that was made for very strong players -- a heavy head, a heavy shaft, lower lofts, lower spin rates, etc. That may be what Tour players...