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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...

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  Holiday Reflections: My introduction to golf

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

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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...

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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....

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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 197 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 197 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 197 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...

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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...

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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 –...

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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...

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  A guide to calling in penalties

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

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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...

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  Carl Pettersson And The Long Driver

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

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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 203 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...

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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 204 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 204 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...

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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 206 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 206 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...

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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 209 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 215 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 215 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...

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  The real numbers behind driving the ball on Tour

  By Rich Hunt GolfWRX Contributor In the era of modern technology, advanced fitness regimens...

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  Tiger and Phil: Where do they go from here?

  By Seth Kerr GolfWRX Staff Writer In 2006, Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson won...

  • Posted 216 days ago
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  Get Rich or Die Trying: Charlie Beljan’s Miracle Week

  Golf is the most individual of sports, and therefore among the most difficult. You...

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  The Top-10 Announcers in Golf

  By Chris Hibler GolfWRX Contributor I’m an American, born and bred. I needed to...

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  Five Things You Can Learn from a (Good) Musician

  By Dan Ross GolfWRX Contributor NOTE: This article might be more helpful if you...

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  The Coach, The Student, The Relationship

  By Matt Stansfield GolfWRX Contributor When Tom Lehman hoisted the 2012 Charles Schwab Cup...

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  Smartphones and competitive golf

  By Chris Hibler GolfWRX Contributor In a tournament this past weekend I inadvertently opened...

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  14-year-old qualifies for the 2013 Masters

  By Dennis de Jesus Jr. GolfWRX Contributor By now you’ve heard about Guan Tianglang,...

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  How to build an intimidating bag of clubs

    It’s said that scratch golfers are among the top 1 percent of golfers...

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  Ian Poulter Rises in the East

  There are those who claim with some justification that golfers are a rather boring...

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  Golf simulators: For bad weather and great golf

  By Dennis de Jesus Jr. GolfWRX Contributor The snow has fallen.  Another golf season...

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  Poulter wins in China: Is he ready for a major?

  By Pete Pappas GolfWRX Staff Writer You’ve heard it hundreds, if not thousands of...

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  Graphite Design makes a bad move closing its doors

  Strategies don’t often change in the middle of a hot streak. That’s why it...

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