http://www.advanceyourgolf.com The Golf Blogger - Golf Tips - Strategies - Golf resources - Learn to Play Golf Tue, 23 Jun 2009 09:04:54 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en With golf being such a popular sport and with most players getting hooked and taking it very seriously artificial grass is becoming more and more popular as a solution to the maintenance involved in ‘real grass’ putting greens. There have been big steps forward in the creation of this much specialised ... http://www.advanceyourgolf.com/2009/06/23/artificial-putting-greens-could-be-the-answer/%  When playing golf there is a standard handicap system that is used by all golf courses. It is used in matches and tournaments. The idea behind the handicap system is to try and level up the game to make it an even playing field and a more competitive competition.  A ... http://www.advanceyourgolf.com/2009/03/30/beginning-golf-%e2%80%93-the-golf-handicap-system-will-help-you-with-competitive-play/% Beginning Golf – Important things to remember! Golf is one of those sports that you get hooked on yet when starting out there are so many things to take in it can be daunting and even scary!! If you remember the following tips I am sure you will find the sport ... http://www.advanceyourgolf.com/2009/03/24/beginning-golf-%e2%80%93-important-things-to-remember/% Full release golf grips have been warmly welcomed as the best thing that has happened to golf clubs this century, Before you jump in an buy the first set you find it ma be wise to consider your options and the types available.   Using a full release golf grip should help ... http://www.advanceyourgolf.com/2009/03/23/full-release-golf-grips/% When one looks at the history and public awareness of golf, it is easy to see how this supposedly most relaxing of games has received attention from wits through the ages. The trend for humorous golf quotations was arguably lead by writer and traveller Mark Twain, who when asked to ... http://www.advanceyourgolf.com/2009/03/03/golf-%e2%80%93-a-good-walk-spoiled/% When people daydream about becoming the best of the best, the top of their chosen field, few pause to consider the potential drawbacks that such elevation may bring. Yet, for those who are truly remarkable within their own discipline, being so vastly superior to all the other competition can be ... http://www.advanceyourgolf.com/2009/03/03/woods-and-federer-a-friendship-of-champions/% In terms of the sports modern society is used to, golf has one of the longest and most interesting histories. This is a sport that has been dominating the public conscious for nearly 500 years, and as with anything with roots in Medieval times, has been forced to adapt and ... http://www.advanceyourgolf.com/2009/03/03/a-history-of-balls-and-holes-golf-through-the-ages/% If someone came back from the golf course and told you that they had “chunked an approach that left them having to take a Mulligan, and then ended up on the apron, before lipping out and relying on a come-backer to save par”, you would be entirely within your rights ... http://www.advanceyourgolf.com/2009/03/03/interpreting-golf-terminology-%e2%80%93-a-thankless-task/% Watching golf can be a very confusing way to spend time if you are a novice to the sport. Like any sport, it has its own scoring system, but that is a little idiosyncratic in itself. Then there is the way the players dress, which in some cases is enough ... http://www.advanceyourgolf.com/2009/03/03/watch-the-birdie-no-wait-was-that-an-eagle/% When you take up golf, one thing that you will almost always seek to do is get membership of a club. The fact that a club is both something you use to hit a golf ball and something you join in order to get the chance to hit a golf ... http://www.advanceyourgolf.com/2009/03/03/golf-clubs-%e2%80%93-no-the-other-kind/%