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  The looming “Fiscal Cliff” of golf clubs

  I had this article about 90 percent completed when Tom Wishon posted his article:...

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  A look back: McIlroy’s knockout year

  Rory McIlroy ended the past season as golf’s undisputed heavyweight champ. Any ideas to...

  • Posted 143 days ago
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  A PGA pro’s battle with ulcerative colitis

  It was April 2010, and things in my life were going great. I was...

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  Pulled In A New Direction? How To Putt Sidesaddle

  Now that the shoe has dropped and the two major governing bodies of golf...

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  The way clubs are sold has harmed golf

  Tom Wishon served as Vice President of GolfWorks from 1980 to 1986. From 1986 to...

  • Posted 152 days ago
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  Understanding distance variance

  Sometimes it can be a blow to the ego to go to a new...

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  PGA Tour: 10 things to watch for in 2013

  Come-from-behind victories. Sunday meltdowns. Thrilling major championships. Dominance. An indescribable Ryder Cup. To many...

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  How to liven up pro golf

  Maybe it’s just me, but it seems like the PGA Tour is in the...

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  Growing Up Golf Part 4: Lesson Time

  Click here to read more stories from Kadin’s series, “Growing Up Golf.” As my...

  • Posted 158 days ago
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  Anecdotal Observations on the Bomber-Golfer Paradigm

  As the wise sage Samuel Roy Hagar reminded us, “There is only one way...

  • Posted 158 days ago
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  10 Great Tweets from the 10 Best Golfers on Twitter: 2012 Edition

  In the grand tradition of Golf Digest’s “Tweets of the Year,” I present the...

  • Posted 158 days ago
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  The Frost Delay: Building a Fitness Routine (Part II)

  First off, I’d love to start off with a quick follow up to the...

  • Posted 161 days ago
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  From Bore To Score — Look The Part On Your Next Vacation

  Many recreational players unknowingly sabotage their golf vacations by a lack of proper planning. ...

  • Posted 161 days ago
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  GolfWRXer gets fit for 913′s at TPI

  Buying new golf gear is fun, but buying a new driver is like buying...

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  Eight shots that deserve a mulligan

  Let’s start by clarifying that we are not here to debate the use of...

  • Posted 163 days ago
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  Holiday Reflections: My introduction to golf

  I did not receive my introduction to golf from either of my parents. I...

  • Posted 164 days ago
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  Navigating the Brave New World of Online Golf Instruction

  Online golf lessons are cheap and fast. And if you do a search on...

  • Posted 169 days ago
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  Senior golf blog: From the forward tees

  Something both strange and wonderful has happened to me in the last few years....

  • Posted 169 days ago
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  Top-10 Golf Reads…errr…Listens!

  As a Los Angeles guy, born and raised, one thing that I am experienced at...

  • Posted 169 days ago
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  The art of the post-work round

  For most of us, golf is not a job. Maybe we wish it was,...

  • Posted 170 days ago
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  Not ‘POY’ material, but three Tour players who were great in 2012

  Tomorrow, the PGA Tour will announce the winner of the Jack Nicklaus Award, which...

  • Posted 170 days ago
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  Changing St. Andrews: “Like drawing a mustache on the Mona Lisa”

  It’s a common occurrence: a golf course is cosmetically and strategically altered in preparation...

  • Posted 170 days ago
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  The Frost Delay: Building a fitness routine

  So I’d better start this out with an admission: I’m a pre-Tiger golfer. While...

  • Posted 174 days ago
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  The tournament you’ve never heard of at the golf course everybody loves

  When great American golf courses – or just great golf courses in general –...

  • Posted 174 days ago
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  Why do golf’s ruling bodies keep making the game more difficult?

  Golf is one of the most difficult games on the planet. So why is...

  • Posted 174 days ago
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  A guide to calling in penalties

  I have a confession to make. Well, not really a confession, that would mean...

  • Posted 175 days ago
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  Are Today’s Golf Courses Unfair to the Average Golfer?

  For the past two decades, there has been little movement of in the scoring...

  • Posted 175 days ago
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  Carl Pettersson And The Long Driver

  One of the interesting cases of 2012 was Carl Pettersson. Pettersson switched from a...

  • Posted 175 days ago
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  Why You Should Be Playing Heavier Equipment

  While I’ve been playing golf for the last 35 years, I only started tinkering...

  • Posted 176 days ago
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  “Picking a shaft based solely on swing speed isn’t a great idea”

  I see a lot of threads/post on here about golfers selecting shaft flex for...

  • Posted 176 days ago
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  Have you taught a golf “Einstein?”

  MY BACKGROUND: I have been active as a professional educator for approximately 14 years....

  • Posted 177 days ago
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  The Frost Delay: Setting up an indoor hitting area

  This is Part Two of Gedman’s Series, “The Frost Delay: A Winter Golf Survival...

  • Posted 177 days ago
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  You threw your club. Now what?

  Throwing clubs is a lot like paying taxes. Not everyone does it, but most...

  • Posted 177 days ago
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  Is the secret found “in the dirt” or through instruction?

  Ben Hogan once wrote: “I have learned by laborious trial and error, watching a...

  • Posted 179 days ago
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  Op-ed: The focus on equipment has hurt golf

  The marketing machine that the golf industry has become, churning out new drivers, irons...

  • Posted 179 days ago
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  “We can build golf as an option for every young person in the US”

  There are more than 200,000 Little League teams in the United States at this...

  • Posted 179 days ago
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  The guide to working in a big-box golf store

  Working at a big box store is a thankless job. The pay isn’t great,...

  • Posted 182 days ago
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  Boston Golf: From the penthouse to the basement

  My short odyssey began Friday, when I played at a golfer’s penthouse. The Granite...

  • Posted 188 days ago
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  We Are All Losers When it Comes to Equipment

  By Sean Foster-Nolan GolfWRX Contributor Being as dedicated to golf equipment as we are,...

  • Posted 188 days ago
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  Growing Up Golf Part 3: “Golf Association”

  Click here to read more stories from Kadin’s series, “Growing Up Golf.” Cold weather...

  • Posted 188 days ago
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