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Anger on the golf course is a common occurrence, and unlike fear, it tends to linger and grow. However, with a few simple steps, you can manage it, as Michael Anthony, author of “The Mental Keys to Improve your Golf,” explains on this episode of Golf Smarter Tips.

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Taking a page from golfing legend Moe Norman to answer a listener’s question about backswing and golfer’s elbow, Kirk Jones of the Golf Institute of Technology draws the distinction between (more…)

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From the yips, to crippling paralysis to simple doubt, fear on the golf course can seem insurmountable. But, overcoming it is simpler than you may think, as Michael Anthony, author of “Mental Keys to Improve Your Golf” explains on this episode of Golf Smarter Tips.

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In March, 2007, Sports Illustrated revealed the identity of one of the unsung heroes of Tiger Woods’ victory in the 2000 U.S. Open at Pebble Beach by 15 shots. Rock Ishii, Director of Product Development for Nike Golf Balls convinced Tiger to go with his design. Rock speaks in depth about golf ball design, care, and maintenance on this episode of Golf Better @ Edwin Watts Golf.

Rock also answers questions from Richard of New Hampshire, who writes, “Of today’s golf ball manufacturers who makes a ball that will respond well to an old Persimmons drivers and woods?” and Wayne of Wisconsin who writes “I use lower compression balls … and have not been able to recognize any real difference in performance between golf balls, other than the sound made at impact. Am I just not good enough to recognize the differences?”

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After the setup and the stance comes the motion of the swing, and the first part of the motion is setting the club as Kirk Jones of the Golf Institute of Technology explains on this episode of Golf Smarter Tips. For instance, one should take the club as one piece in both hands, a concept that is so simple, people automatically over-complicate it.

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Mike Ellis, Senior Instructor at Shadow Ridge Golf Course at Marriott in Palm Desert, CA, talks about why the Faldo Institute is unique to other golf schools on episode #118 of Golf Smarter. Focusing on the (more…)

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Everything you experience, including fear and doubt on the golf course, has a fact and an emotion attached to it. Controlling the positive impact of those elements is what Michael Anthony, author of “The Mental Keys to Improve Your Golf,” explains on this episode of Golf Smarter Tips.

If you have any questions that you’d like Michael to answer on the show, please go to GolfSmarterTips.com and click on the button labeled “Ask The Experts.”