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Phil Mickelson has long been considered Tiger Woods’ top rival. He doesn’t often hide his feelings for the world’s number one golfer, many times described as “icy” at best.

But Phil does realize that Tiger brings a lot to the game, especially the business end of golf.

At a recent interview at the Deutsche Bank Championship in Boston,  Mickelson admitted that not only does he miss Tiger but the whole game misses him.

“If Tiger was not around and I was able to be the No. 1 player in the world, I’d be making half as much as I am now because of him,” Mickelson said of Woods, who had season-ending knee surgery following his U.S. Open win in June. “I am very thankful that he’s in our sport and he’s had the success, the charisma and the lure to attract corporate America as well as fans to the game.

Mickelson added “We all (miss him). The ratings have suffered as well as attendance, and so the game of golf suffers when he’s not in the field. I think we are lucky to have the most recognizable, largest icon in all of sport playing ours.”

Mickelson beat Woods by two strokes last Labor Day weekend.

The Golden Bear, Jack Nicklaus, is creating a state-of-the-art golf course in Collin County, Texas.

The golf course will be the centerpiece of a planned residential and commercial community on U.S. Highway 380 in Prosper and work on the 225-acre BearsBrook golf course is set to begin next year.

Nicklaus, who has been working on the project since touring the site earlier this year said in a statement “This is a beautiful piece of property.” “It is going to be a very special project, and we are delighted to be a part of it.”

Plans are for the Prosper project to become one of Nicklaus Design’s signature golf courses, which now include about two dozen properties around the world. Prosper currently has one golf course, the Gentle Creek Golf Club, which opened in 2002. That facility has more than 300 members.

Nicklaus Design is considered one of the world’s top golf course planning firms and has worked in 32 countries.

Are you having trouble keeping up your confidence on the course?

If so take heart because even Padraig Harrington, the winner of the last 2 British opens and the last PGA Championship, has issues with his confidence!

According to an article on Reuters UK Padraig states “Most of my life I’ve been motivated by fear”. He goes on to say “I took no confidence out of winning the Open last year. I still played the same way for the following year.”

Wow! You’d think that after the recent success that he’d be at least a little full of himself. But he’s not.

Harrington said “Generally, when I play my best golf I stand over every shot worrying about where I’m going to miss it.”

So maybe a touch of fear and adrenaline can be beneficial to your game.

What do you think?

Improve Your Swing With Golf Swing Software

What do you do when you want to improve on your golf swing? Find a teacher of course. In these days we live in information is really at our fingertips. You have newspaper columns, magazines, ezines, and golf swing software, golf for learners books, and so on. So, the thing to do if you are a computer person is find you some good golf swing analysis software.

There are many types of golf swing software, like XBOX, Golf Simulator, and V1 Sports golf swing software. You could even set up your own digital video camera and film yourself, a friend, or a professional. Either way there is software that can help you.

Studying your golf swing mechanics with the use of software can open your eyes to some things that may be frustrating you. Look, listen, and learn. Using golf swing analysis software is only good if you take the time and practise after.

I have bought computer software before without the aid of a teacher, much more difficult. With a teacher skilled in the software and the game of golf itself you get the best of both worlds at your fingertips. Someone that can instruct you using the golf swing software to help analyze your game and help you improve. With a teacher will come usually a demonstration handling the golf equipment.

Golf Swing Tips:
1. Obtain Golf Swing Analysis Software
2. Find a Golf Instructor or Golf software trainer
3. Practise makes perfect
4. Find your own Rhythm to your own golf game

There is no sense in not enjoying the game. I have friends at work during golf season and wherever they can play otherwise, that it is important to them to not just have fun but a good golf game. So, it is worth using some golf swing software or equivalent to help you enjoy the game as well as learn the game of golf.

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Picture the scene – You have managed to get onto the par 4 green in 2 and now have a chance for a Birdie. You coolly walk onto the green and mark your ball and repair that pitch mark with pride. Then you consider your next shot and you realise you have no idea how to get that ball into the hole in one shot. You do not know how to putt a golf ball.

They don’t teach you putting in a driving range. The putting practice areas are never the same surface as the greens on the course. So you are faced with this great opportunity to win a hole in your golf match and yet you do not have a strategy for giving it your best shot. Now I am not guaranteeing that these tips will make you the next Padraig Harrington but for beginners they will help you learn how to putt a golf ball.

Putting Tip 1. Aim straight at the hole

For 95% of your shots you should be aiming straight at the hole. As a beginner you will not have all the skills and experience to read the greens so why all the pretence. I outrage my playing partners on the golf course by simply looking at my putting shot from a standing position and getting a general view of it. I am more likely to be thinking about the pace of the ball and whether it is downhill or uphill rather than any sideways slopes. If it is blindingly obvious that you are putting across a sideways slope then make an adjustment – this is for the 5% of shots. But for most of them go straight for the hole.

Putting Tip 2. – Imagine the hole is a metre wide.

To get the pace right you should be trying to get your first putt to within a metre of the hole. By imagining such a large area as your target you will reduce your 3 putts and make a lot of them 2 putts. Most golfers would reckon they could get the ball into a 2 metre wide hole. So do that.

Putting Tip 3. – See the ball into the hole

Before I strike the ball I imagine its route of travel across the putting surface into the hole. I consider the pace that I will need to strike the golf ball in particular.

Putting Tip 4. – Hold your breath

So you know where you are aiming and you know how hard you are going to hit the golf ball. When you are about to hit the golf ball, hold your breath – or at least do not breathe deeply. I address the ball and do 2 practice shots. Then I line up my real shot aiming for the hole and assess how I can get it into a 2 metres wide hole. Then I take a conscious breath in and out, wait 2 or 3 seconds and strike the ball. My focus is completely on striking the ball cleanly and at the correct pace. Because I am not breathing (so to speak) or moving in any other way my bodies focus is on the putt completely.

Count up your putting strikes next round and then practice these tips. See if you can reduce your putts by 9 in the next 3 months

Every golfer should invest some time and effort into fine tuning their backswing. Although there are many golf tips that can help develop better aim and form, the best advice is to stick with the basics. This holds true for beginners and amateur alike.

Mustering as much power and accuracy as possible while maintaining form and balance is the goal for every golfer. To accomplish this, you must be able to give the ball everything you’ve got, but without what is commonly referred to as “coming over the top”.

That describes a swing flaw which causes the clubhead to veer off to the outside of your target line during the downswing. The result? A horrendous slice.

Come From The Inside

The best way to avoid such a shot is to learn how to avoid coming over the top, thus keeping your clubhead from moving outside of the target line. This can be accomplished by simply working on a technique which is opposite of coming over the top: come at the ball from the inside.

More accomplished golfers can do this each and every time they try, but coming at the ball from the inside may be easier said than done for the beginner golf player. Practice, practice, practice is the key and once you get the hang of it, you can rid yourself of that terrible slice shot by making impact with the ball from a downswing which comes from the inside of the target line ever so slightly.

Train Yourself To Target The Inside

There are drills that you can practice which will help you train yourself so that you can come from the inside on your swing whenever needed. Below is a simple training procedure known as a swing path drill:

1. Take 3 tees and placed them into the turf approximately 3 to 4 inches apart from one another, and in a perfect line at a 45° angle with your target line. If you are a right-handed golfer then the line should be pointing to your left foot. Make sure that you have enough room in between each tee so that you can swing the club through.

2. Now it is time to find your swing path. Take out your 5-iron and initiate a few swings by attempting to hit the top portion of the middle tee. In order to do so, your clubhead must pass between the outside tees in a pathway best described as “in-to-out” in order to avoid contact with them.

By practicing this technique and hitting the middle tee in this fashion on a consistent basis, you are making contact correctly from the inside. If you happen to hit the outside tees then you are still coming over the top and need more practice on your swing.

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Most golf courses have 18 holes. However, in addition to these popular 18-hole courses, there are also locations that only have 9 holes.

A typical 18 hole full-size golf course can take five or more hours to play through, especially if you have a large group playing with you. The 9-hole course, on the other hand, can be finished in less than half that time.

For many players, especially beginner golfers, the 9-hole course offers more fun and enjoyment while in the beginning stages of their game.

For regular folks whom have busy lives, careers, and family, the 9-hole golf course offers a more realistic time period to get a decent game in. It’s just not practical to spend five to seven hours a day playing through a full 18 hole course.

Tip: Even if you prefer playing on an 18-hole golf course, stop by the 9-hole location on the weekends. It is never quite as busy as full courses and you will have more time to concentrate on your game skills.