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There will never be a major tournament that doesn’t value elite control of distance and dispersion, but there aren’t many courses that will penalize misses as much as Southern Hills this week. Southern Hills Country Club, host of the 2022 PGA Championship, opened in 1936 and was designed by Oklahoma golf legend Perry Maxwell. Over …
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Max Homa has already established himself as one of the most likable characters in professional golf, but on Sunday he cemented himself as one of the game’s elite and a potential President’s Cup team member. It seems like it was just last year that Twitter’s funny guy narrowly avoided Q school with a flurry of …
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Amateur golfers don’t just practice inefficiently because they don’t know HOW to practice, but because they don’t know WHAT they’re practicing. The goal of this article is to highlight the importance of distinct practice objectives. According to Mark Blackburn, golfers should separate their practice into two distinct categories: technical work and skill work. He explains: As …
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If the style of play at some of the “less imaginative” courses on the PGA TOUR is often described as “bomb and gouge,” the style of play at this week’s Open Championship at Royal St. George’s might be described as “bounce and roll.” Though Royal St. George’s lacks the star appeal of many of the …
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The two most dramatic shots of Jon Rahm’s historic US Open victory were undoubtedly his putts on the 71st and 72nd holes; but the turning point of the tournament came on the tee box at 17. Rahm stood on the 17th tee box needing to make birdie. The fairway bends slightly around a canyon on …
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On Sunday, 50 year old Phil Mickelson made history by becoming the oldest player to win a golf major. He didn’t just defy age last week, he defied his recent form. According to stat-savant Justin Ray, Phil had – by far – his best ball-striking week of the season.
In case you missed it, our partners DJ and Neil from No Laying Up introduced a driving range game on Instagram named Call Your Carry. Call Your Carry is a game developed by Golf Blueprint, a popular game-improvement tool which develops tailored golf practice plans and exercises based on decades of learning theory and performance …
One of the calculations of our Mobile Launch Monitor is Smash Factor. Essentially, Smash Factor is a measure of the efficiency of the strike. It’s an after the fact calculation that divides the ball speed by club head speed.
One of the common denominators among the best distance wedge players in the world is that they tend to have a launch angle that is lower and more consistent than higher handicap golfers. Elite players rely on low-launching wedge shots to control spin and trajectory. Generally, they apex their wedges under 50 feet and launch …
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As one of the most prodigious drivers in professional golf, Dustin Johnson understands the importance of focusing on wedge distance control during his practice sessions. With the combination of DJ’s remarkable power and his wedge play, he becomes a competitor with an almost unfair edge on the golf course. Each time DJ is taking a …
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