Stroke Saver: Learn Your Distances To Score Better

Coming up short of your target is a horrible feeling. I know, as it was probably the biggest flaw in my game so far this year. I believe the second biggest flaw was thinking that the club would get to the target I was shooting for. While that may sound like the same issue, it…

Equipment Deals: Full Sets, Demo Drivers And Lethal Balls

Golfsmith.com currently has some amazing deals on full club sets. Top brands like Adams, Lynx and MacGregor all have deals running up to 50% off. Even the $1000 Adams Tight Lies complete set is available on this special. If you’re thinking a bit more budget conscious, you can snag a set of the Lynx Predator…

Equipment Review: Taking The Vice Pro Plus Ball For A Spin

  So a funny thing happened on the course the other day… Well, maybe it was funny to me, but to the people I was playing with, they didn’t find it as funny as they did amazing. When I took the first tee, I didn’t tee up my usual Wilson Zip ball, but instead, took…

Stroke Saver: Know Your Limits And Keep Making Pars

Standing over your tee shot, par 3, 186 yards, water to the left, bunkers behind and a group of trees keep you from .bailing right. The flag is playing back left and you are in complete control of your round. What do you do? The answer to that question is really, what can you do?…

Playing A Round: Riverbend Golf Complex, Kent WA

Today’s round at Riverbend Golf Course in Kent was due to be a hot mess. Seattle has been in the midst of 90+ degree heatwave, but today was different. The weather at 8:30 in the morning was cooler and there was a decent breeze blowing throughout the course. What could have been a round featuring…

Budget Beater: Skip The Cart And Carry Your Clubs When You Can

The health benefits of walking a round of golf are one thing, but when your bigger concern is your bottom line, carrying your bag while you play can be a huge money saver. When I say huge money saver, I’m probably not doing justice to the amount of money per year that you will save…

Stroke Saver: Plan For That Blow Up Hole

We’ve all been there. We’re cruising through a great round, hitting the ball fantastically, making some long putts, and then it happens… The Blow Up Hole. It starts off with something small, like a drive that finds a bad patch in the rough, or even worse, that rolls into that bunker that we know we…

Budget Beater: Don’t Fall For Fake Sales

In my quest to lower my total putts per round, I’ve been eyeing the Wilson Staff Infinite line of putters due to their great aiming system. When I stumbled across this sale, I thought it was great, at first. Then I realized what they were doing with this ad. First off, the $49.99 price tag…