Date archive for 2009

  • Golf Tip: Warm up properly to improve your score

    8/14/09 • (0)

    By Kevin Wheeler, Forest Hills Country Club Golf Pro
    One of the most important parts of the game is to warm up. Golfers need to putt, chip and, if possible, hit 10 to 15 balls on the range.
    Normally, golfers run down to the first tee with no warm-up, hit the ball and go. We find our …

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  • Course Review: Ocean Dunes Golf Links

    8/11/09 • (0)

    Ocean Dunes
    Location: 3345 Munsel Lake Road, Florence
    Phone: 1-800-468-4833
    Website: www.oceandunesgolf.com
    Par: 71
    Yardage
    Blue – 6,055
    White – 5,613
    Red – 5,068
    Fees: Summer special $35
    Twilight: $30 (after 1 p.m.)
    Super Twilight: $20 (after 5 p.m.)
    Juniors: $10 for all day
    Power carts: $14 per person
    Pull Carts: $6
    Rental Clubs: $15
    Getting There:
    Take Highway 126 east from Florence and turn left onto North Fork Siuslaw …

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  • Golf Tip: How to stop the agonizing 3-putts

    7/31/09 • (0)

    We have all felt the anguish of three-putting a green after hitting a very good approach shot. Not only do we have to deal with the inner voice shouting quietly at ourselves, but we might have to endure the feeling of letting down a partner, or unwillingly accept those infamous ribbings from playing companions, or …

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  • Golf tip: Keep your grips clean for longer life span

    7/24/09 • (0)

    Stop to think for a moment, when was the last time you had new grips put on your clubs? Have the grips ever been changed?
    How about the last time you cleaned your clubs? When you did clean them, did you clean the grips as well as the club heads? 
    If you can’t remember or if it …

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  • Golf Tip: Practice proper alignment for more consistent ball striking

    7/17/09 • (0)

    In golf, whenever a player intends to make a full swing the rule of thumb is that you should stand with your feet, knees, hips and shoulders on a line that is parallel to the line of shot — a position described as being “square” to the target.
    Placing a couple of clubs on the ground …

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  • Golf Tip: Strong bunker play requires good set-up and practice

    6/12/09 • (0)

    Bunker play is an important part of scoring on the golf course. Better players would rather be in the sand than in the rough, because it is easier to judge a bunker shot than the thickness of the rough.
    To play shots correctly out of the sand takes a small amount of practice and confidence, plus …

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