While playing on the South African Sunshine Tour back in the mid 60's I used a Persimmon Driver with a steel shaft. I still managed to hit the ball around 300 yards. However, that is a far cry from today's power hitters who use specially prepared drivers made of Titanium, have wound graphite shafts and golf balls that not only travel at 260 feet per second (the legal limit) but have dimple designs that carry the ball further and further!
Swing by Swing presents a video by Golf Digest that has a . . .
When you mix one of the best players in the world, Rory McIlroy, and the #1 trick shot team in the world, the Bryan brothers, you get a whole lot of fun! Bose presents Training Day with Rory McIlroy and the Bryan brothers. Watch some incredible shots that require perfect timing! And oh, by the way, they shot this at Whistling Straits!
One of golf’s top players meets the game’s trick-shot masters. Rory McIlroy learns the ins and outs of golf trick shots from the team that started it all, the . . .
America's Funniest Videos has many funny golf videos, but this compilation takes first prize! The first clip has been seen hundreds of times but is still very funny. The guy in the 5th video looks surprised that the club broke. That always amazes me. What did he think was going to happen? And you couldn't re-enact #10 if you tried all day! Check these out - all good for your daily chuckle!
I think it was Lee Trevino who said: "I would rather be lucky than good!" Here are some lucky shots where these Tour players would totally agree! What was your luckiest shot? Post your comment below!
For extreme sports enthusiasts and also golfers, one of the best inventions yet is the Go Pro camera. This 2.6-ounce waterproof video camera is now the top-selling camera worldwide. It can be attached to your hat, your clubs, etc. and capture exactly what it sees. Sometimes the results can be amazing!
Golfers can get views of many more details in their swing, more than ever before. They will know if they are achieving the correct motions and positions prescribed by their golf instructor, or not. Get a . . .
The 1st ever World Trick Shot Championship was held at Celtic Manor in Wales in 2005. Players from all over the world came to play against each other and see who could come up with the most outlandish trick shots. In the end Paul Barrington was declared the winner. Do not know if there was a 2006 version. Does anybody know? Post your comments below.
Watching Tiger bouncing ball on the clubface while shooting an ad a few years ago made all of us go out and try to see if we could do it as well. Not as easy as it looks. But for those of you who are masters of the bouncing ball here is a new twist. Spin the ball on the clubface! One very important ingredient has to happen at the end to make it work. Check it out!
Have you ever wanted to get good at golf tricks? Well, look no further than this educational . . .
How many times have you hit a great shot, only to find your ball on the "wrong" side of the tree? You could take a drop, but that would be a penalty shot. And “playing safe just isn't sexy” says Blair O'Neal for Golf Digest.
Golf Digest has produced a series called 'The Sexiest Shots in Golf Video Series' and I must admit, Blair O'Neal and LPGA Tour Player Anna Rawson make the tips simple and fun to watch.
In # 8 in our series "My Best Shot" brought to you by Golfing World, Sir Nick Faldo recounts the greatest shot of his career at Muirfield during the 1992 Open Championship on the 18th hole on the final day. Needing a 4 to secure victory, Sir Nick hit a laser 3 iron to just past the flag, allowing him two putts for victory. Great stuff!
Every week we watch in awe as PGA, LPGA and European Tour players extradite themselves from really tough situations. How do the players do this? Well the answer is simple - they practice trouble shots. They cannot see into the future to know what kind of trouble shots they are going face. However, if they practice trouble shots either on the range or on the course during a practice round, when they finally have a tough situation, they can call on those practice hours and figure out a way to get the job done. So, if you want to . . .
This is one of the very first funny video's I saw about 8 years ago. However, a really funny video never gets old. As an instructor, I find this even more humorous, because it is so close to the truth! JC Anderson does an incredible job of explaining the secrets of the Pros in a nice and uncomplicated manner. NOT! Thanks to PGA TOUR for reposting this gem!
I remember to this day, Gary Player giving me a ball at Kensington Golf Club, after he had holed out his second shot and the par 4 4th. I kept that ball for years, and somewhere in my various moves throughout my life, it went missing. But the thrill of getting the ball from the great Gary Player was awesome! The look on this kids face after Rory McIlroy gives him a ball sums it all up! Here are Viral Golf Videos #20, 21 and 22. Come back tomorrow to see the next 3.
