Looking for an affordable rangefinder to improve your game? As an official partner of The Social Golfer, we are pleased to showcase their latest golf range devices and look at which model is right for you… In addition, we have a discount code available to our readers giving them 5% off their next purchase. USE CODE:…
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Spanish Golf Clubs hit by golf bag thefts in Majorca! It has been reported that Spanish golf courses in Majorca are warning golfers to take extra care when visiting golf clubs in the region. Newspaper reports follow a spate of thefts from golf bags while on the course. According to local media, golfers on the…
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Know Your Club Distances with Foresight Sports and GC Quad Technology As indoor golf studios become ever more popular, more and more golfers will get the chance to experience the benefits of today’s modern technology. We asked PGA Golf Pro Andrew Pestell and co-owner of The Swing Warehouse in East Hanningfield in Essex, to explain…
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Useful Golf Advice from PGA Tour Professionals We all have a golf buddy who shows up to the first tee boasting a new golf tip seen on youtube…this is nothing new, there has never been a shortage of golf tips in the world of instruction. Some are very useful, some are great as you progress…
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We review the latest GoGoGo Sport Rangefinder? We are always flattered when we are asked to review new gadgets and now that Rangefinders are legal to use in competition, it’s no surprise that well-established brands such as Bushnell and Golf Buddy sell well. However, let’s see how one of the lesser-known brands stack up. With…
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Looking for a new golf GPS App? Here we review the latest in golf GPS app technology, The Smart Caddie It is a common assumption that a caddie’s role is only limited to carrying the golfer’s clubs around the course. But caddies do so much more than this. They help you to navigate the course, give you…
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Phi Golf – The Indoor Golf simulator review How can you play golf when the courses are closed? We asked long-term TSGer John Barber to tell us how he has been playing through lockdown using the Phi Golf Simulator. The Phi Golf Golf Simulator. At around £200, this game is well ahead of the types of…
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Golfers are notoriously known for loving a new piece of golf gear but what are the best golf watches to buy in 2020… Golfers are always looking for new ways to improve their game and having any type of new golf gear makes it easy for them to indulge in the sport to their heart’s…
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Ever wondered why you are allowed to carry up to 14 clubs in your golf bag? And who made this rule? And why? Here we look at some of the history and rationale as to why 14 is the magic number… The reasons why golfers carry 14 golf clubs in one bag – The…
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From the outside, night golf events or tournaments are run similar to a regular daytime golf event. However, once you have produced a couple of them it becomes very clear that there are some clear differences that are like night and day! It is a completely new opportunity for charity fundraisers, event promoters, golf course,…
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Which Electric Golf Trolley Is Right For Me? So, despite saying I would continue to carry my golf bag until I can’t, the recent improvements in design, fold-up size, and battery life have forced me to rethink this stance of late. Now in my early fifties, is this the time to make the change? However,…
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Which Golf Ball is right for me? It’s a pretty simple premise that using the same golf ball in practice as you do in competitions, will help heighten your feel. It also makes for a more reliable short game but what golf ball will suit your best? And what do you need to consider? We asked…
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Srixon and Prostate Cancer working together… Many brands talk about helping people but very refreshing to hear that Srixon and Prostate Cancer have worked closely together in 2017 to raise an impressive £42,999. The sizeable donation comes on the back of another successful year for the brand in the UK, as demand for its 5th…
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Join the Women & Golf Magazine team for a fantastic golf and shopping experience in association with leading equipment and clothing manufacturer, COBRA PUMA. The event taking place at Silvermere Golf Complex in Surrey, which has the largest women’s golf boutique in the UK… Women & Golf Magazine PUMA & COBRA – Reader Day… The…
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The revolutionary RolleyGolf ‘hop-on, hop-off’, golf trolley will be on display at all its golf events in 2017… Owner of RolleyGolf, the Aspiration Group, will host almost 40 exclusive golf days this year at prestigious venues such as the four-time home of the Ryder Cup. In addition, they will also visit the Belfry; Valderrama, home…
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We love it when new golf products are launched into the market – so we were very interested to learn more when we heard about the new G/Fore golf bag! The new ‘Transporter’ G/Fore golf bag features weatherproof matte leather, tonal onyx black logos and quilted patent leather front pockets making it the ultimate luxury stand…
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If you’ve played golf long enough, you’ve probably had that “Tin Cup” moment? It might not have come on a par 5 but on a par 3 but you basically find yourself pumping most of your ball supply into the greenside water, as you stubbornly try to reach the green over a hazard. But what’s…
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Which came first – the golf club or the golf ball? The History of the Golf Ball – Where it began… In the first four hundred years of golf, there were only four types of golf ball – the Hairy, the Feathery, the Gutty and the Haskell. The ‘feathery’ or ‘featherie’, which dominated golf for…
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The world’s most famous golf simulator software is now available on the revolutionary SkyTrak – the sport’s most talked-about new game-improvement technology…. SkyTrak Partners with TruGolf for Realistic HD Golf Simulation… SkyTrak LLC, a joint venture of SkyGolf and SportTrak, is pleased to announce a new partnership with TruGolf and its E6Golf software to give…
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How many times have we all been heard to say the words, “I need new clubs!“? Probably once a round if you’re playing with some of my friends… so, should you change your equipment? And how do I go about selecting new golf clubs? Selecting new golf clubs – How to choose… Should you change your…
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Following on from our article on how they retrieve lake balls early in 2016, we now asked Scott Phillips at Premier Lake Balls, the process of grading lake balls once they have been retrieved and arrive at the cleaning factory… Grading Lake Balls… Based on customer feedback and with our own experience of over 20 years…
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Ever wondered how or why the golf ball dimples came about? We did. So we did some research into both the history and science behind the reasons… Golf Ball Dimples – The history… The reason why golf balls have dimples is based on both science and evolution. Originally, all golf balls were completely smooth. However,…
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For a guy who doesn’t play golf (or even one who does), the retrieval of ‘Lake Balls’ is somewhat of a mystery! So in order to find out, The Social Golfer asked leading Lake Balls provider Scott Phillips of Premier Lake Balls, how it’s done… Lake Balls – The Collection Firstly, let’s start with the…
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Ever topped your shots or suffered from not hitting the ball flush on the sweet spot? Well let’s discuss how we can cure your shank.. however, don’t despair, it’s something we have all done, especially when we first start playing the game, I know I did! There are many reasons why you could shank the…
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Fed up with wayward drives? Need to cure that slice? How about we get it fixed then… In this month TSG Pro Tips, I am going to cover a common lesson I give to all my students. Often when I see a golfer slice the ball, the clubface is wide open at impact (pointing right). So…
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Once again we are letting you know about a fantastic competition and your opportunity to win a six-month golf membership to Crown Golf AND win a brand new Callaway XR 3-wood in August! Membership to Crown Golf… The membership at Crown Golf comes with a number of benefits which you can find on their website. These…
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Your driving well, your fairway play is coming on but your short game needs help? It’s time to improve the game from 150 yards and in and learn here how to ‘Chip like Seve‘… are you lacking that magical touch around the greens? Let’s look at the basics of chipping along with something 90% of…
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