Golf’s Word of Fairness
EQUITY: “The quality of being fair or impartial; fairness; impartiality… the application of the dictates of conscience or the principles of natural justice to the settlement of controversies” –www.dictionary.com. In a USGA Rules of Golf video of some years ago, host Peter Alliss said something to the effect that not every situation in the Rules is fair, nor meant to be so. A ball that lies in a divot hole in the middle of the fairway...
Teaching Sand Shots
Most poor players dread it, while most good players relish it: the greenside bunker shot. The difference is that poor players have bad technique and a lack of confidence, while good players know that this shot offers one of the largest margins of error in golf. Proper sand explosion technique hasn’t changed in many years. The player should have an open stance, an open clubface relative to the stance (with the end result the clubface...
What’s Your Favorite Golf Instructional Book and Why?
Way back when in the 1800’s, the first two pure instructional books were published – Golf in America: A Practical Manual by James Lee (1895) and How to Play Golf by H. J. Whigham (1897). Since that time, thousands of instructional books have been penned by practically every guru golf instructor and great tour player, with each and every notable presenting their own take on golf swing technique. Can all these methods be right? The...
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