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Jack Moorehouse
Member since 30th October 2006
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05th September 2008
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Accuracy off the tee is critical to scoring low. Hitting a 175-yard drive that finds the fairway beats hitting a hitting 225-yard drive that lands in deep rough almost every time. In deep rough the high grass grabs an...
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06th March 2008
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Two students taking my golf lessons have similar games. Both hit the ball fairly straight. Both are good at avoiding trouble when they can. And both have good short games. Their golf handicaps are also similar—one h...
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04th March 2008
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There are only three ways of getting a ball close to the hole from a short distance—a chip, a pitch, and a lob. The pitch and the lob are lofted shots. They're great when you have an obstacle, like a bunker or deep ...
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03rd March 2008
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Most players who take golf lessons from me don't have an official golf handicap. That comes as no surprise to me since most recreational golfers don't have a golf handicap anyways. Of the more than 26 million golfers ...
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29th February 2008
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Teachers field all sorts of questions during a golf lesson. Not all of them are about the golf swing. In fact, many are not. During a recent lesson a student asked about golf gloves. A serious golfer, she wanted to kn...
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29th February 2008
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When you've given as many golf lessons as I have, it doesn't take much thought to figure out that slicing is golf's most common swing error. In fact, many weekend players who attend my golf instructions sessions for t...
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19th February 2008
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Good golfers learn to get out of trouble with a minimum of damage. Damage control is what keeps their scores and golf handicaps low. Watch Tiger Woods, Ernie Els, Sergio Garcia, or any other golfer with a low golf han...
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18th February 2008
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The hardest part of giving golf lessons is diagnosing a student's problem. I give hundreds of golf lessons every year and the most difficult part of working with a new student is diagnosing his or her problem. Once I'...
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18th February 2008
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This article is the second of a two-part feature describing exercises I use in my golf instruction sessions. We discussed Part I in the last article.
Last week we said that no single swing is right for all golfers....
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26th January 2008
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What does throwing a baseball and swinging a golf club have in common? They both use the ground to add some power to a motion. You wouldn't get anything on your throw or hit the ball very far if you didn't. You wouldn...
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25th January 2008
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Golfers are a demanding lot. We all want more distance in our dries. (Who wouldn't want to step up to the tee and belt a 300-yard drive?) We want pinpoint accuracy, so we can put the ball right where we want it when w...
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24th January 2008
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The key to hitting longer, straighter drives is squaring your clubface at impact. Anything less this results in either a weak drive or a slice or pull. To ensure you attain the correct impact position, your swing must...
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24th January 2008
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Chopping one's golf handicap down to single digits is many a golfer's dream. It's why one practices. Knocking strokes of your handicap is a sign of improvement and how well you're playing at the time—a sign that say...
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24th January 2008
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This article is the first of a two-part feature describing exercises I use in my golf instruction sessions. We will discuss Part II next week.
If there's one thing I've learned in the years I've been giving golf le...
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23rd January 2008
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If you've been reading my golf tips newsletter, scanning golf Web sites, or perusing golf magazines, you've probably come across the term center of gravity (COG). More than likely, you've seen the term in conjunction ...
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