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USGA Handicap System Abbreviations

The USGA Handicap System enables golfers of all skill levels to compete on an equitable basis. It’s important to know the abbreviations when posting a score & reviewing scores for local & away events. Here are a few definitions of score type if you see them posted next to a score: “A” = Away “AI” = Away Internet “C” [...]

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TaylorMade Performance Lab in Bolton, Massachusetts

This writer had a chance to see a MATT (Motion-Analysis-Technology-by TaylorMade) System at the PGA Village in Port St. Lucie, Fla. in January. We were part of a media tour and didn’t get a chance to actually try it out. How fortunate it was a month later to have a call from Steve Tolpa, manager of [...]

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Golf Swing Analysis with V1 Golf …Video!

This is a new and improved golf swing. See and Learn how to improve your swing with a golf swing analysis.

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Jeff Martin PGA Pro playing to his Mental Game

First Tee Jitters “Standing on the first tee of my first major at Baltusrol, my mental game was gone.  My knees locked and I wanted to use my driver rather than the 3 Wood I’d practiced with.  I just wanted to be sure to hit the ball.  It didn’t really matter where.  I just wanted to [...]

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Gramma Goes To Golf School

To say that I was apprehensive when my husband told me he was sending me to golf school is an understatement. I would be in class with other golfers, all more experienced than I am. But, being the good natured soul that I am, off to school I went to get some great golf tips [...]

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