http://fairwaygolf.com/golftips Develop Your Golf Game with Tips from the Worlds Leading Teachers Mon, 17 Mar 2008 02:09:13 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en You’ve heard it. C’mon, be honest, you’ve heard that voice in your head. It’s the voice that seems to show up just in time to sabotage your success. We’ve all heard this unwelcome intruder and we’ve all been influenced by it but you don’t have to give in to it ... http://fairwaygolf.com/golftips/5-ways-to-silence-negativity/2008/03/09/ Would you like to hit the golf ball further? Yes! After all, it’s as much about ego as it is about need. Whether it be the little old lady valiantly driving the ball 150 yards on the long, cruel course, or a senior golfer who only took up the sport ... http://fairwaygolf.com/golftips/hitting-the-golf-ball-further/2008/03/09/ For a straight golf shot, one must start with a straight or SQUARE club face: face pointing to the intended target. Often times golfers do not know what "square to the target" looks like. The vertical lines on the club face should be parallel to the intended target line. To see ... http://fairwaygolf.com/golftips/tips-from-the-pros-face-is-square/2008/03/09/ David Leadbetter (born 27 June 1952) is regularly ranked as the worlds leading golf instructor, originally from Worthing in England. He began his career on the European and Southern African tours, but had little success as a player. Having an interest in the techniques, mechanics and psychology of the sport ... http://fairwaygolf.com/golftips/david-leadbetter/2008/03/09/ The Rules of Golf and the Rules of Amateur Status is published every four years by the governing bodies of golf (R&A/USGA) to define how the game is to be played. The Rules have been published jointly in this manner since 1952, although the code was not completely uniform until ... http://fairwaygolf.com/golftips/the-rules-of-golf/2008/03/09/ Claude "Butch" Harmon, Jr. (born August 28, 1943) is one of the world's best known golf instructors. He is the son of 1948 Masters champion Claude Harmon, Sr. and has been in the golf industry since 1965. Harmon briefly attended the University of Houston, and served in the U.S. Army ... http://fairwaygolf.com/golftips/butch-harmon/2008/03/09/ In golf, the yips is a movement disorder known to interfere with putting. The term yips is said to have been popularized by Tommy Armour — a golf champion and later golf teacher — to explain the difficulties that led him to abandon tournament play. In describing the yips, golfers ... http://fairwaygolf.com/golftips/the-yips/2008/03/09/ One of the top five golf instructors in the world, Jim McLean has worked for 20 years with top touring professionals such as Ben Crenshaw and Cristie Kerr as well as beginning golfers to improve their skills. The Jim McLean Golf School was created with this in mind to provide ... http://fairwaygolf.com/golftips/jim-mclean/2008/03/09/ Having experienced pure or involuntary weight-shift, with the drill described, how best should a golfer convert it into a meaningful backswing which starts with both arms on the handle? • Set up in your usual address position • Then, without getting out of posture or turning the shoulders, move the arms sideways until ... http://fairwaygolf.com/golftips/hitting-the-golf-ball-further-part-ii/2008/03/09/ I’ve spoken with many PGA Teaching Professionals over the years and the most common phrase I hear from them when talking about their students is, “If I could only get my students to…”. As a former Tennis Pro I understand the frustration of watching a student try so hard to get ... http://fairwaygolf.com/golftips/if-i-could-only/2008/03/09/