Blades of Worry – Turf Tips for the Traveling Golfer

travel grass poa annua bermuda greens turf talk

poa annua grass at pebble beach

By Jon Rizzi

If you’re an avid Colorado golfer, chances are you’re as familiar with bentgrass as you are with your own carpet. You know how it reacts, know how it holds approaches, and the general speed and break from course-to-course. That’s all fine and good when playing at a mile high— but look outside, winter is here and that means golf travel! So, if you find yourself in warmer weather this winter, say in California or Arizona, we have a few tips to help you dominate the putting surface.

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Putting Speed Drill: Alternate Distances

putting speed control golftec voer

 putting speed control golftec voer

Alternate distances on the practice green to help your putting speed!

Putting. It’s the easiest and quickest way to lower your scores and handicap. Just think about how many times in a round you rocket a birdie putt miles past the hole an three-putt for bogey? Or leave a six-footer short to save a gutsy par, walking away with a double or worse? GOLFTEC is here with a save-you-a-three-putt, don’t-blow-it-five-feet-past-the-hole, two-putt-and-get-out-of-here drill that breaks down the art of lag putting into one factor that’s more important than anything else on long putts: speed control.

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17 for ’17, Cont.

To become a great short putter, you need to commit to your intended line, aim the ball on your intended line and start the ball on your intended line. And what better way to see that line than with a taut piece of string?

Multi-Face Technology Sets Sigma G Apart

Ping Sigma G

A multitude of companies produce high-quality putters these days – we’ve featured a number here over the last couple of years – but it seems a distinct murmur of anticipation travels through the golf industry whenever Ping introduces a new line. It was, after all, Ping’s founder Karsten Solheim that first introduced heel/toe weighting in … Read more