At Hooton Golf Course, we have our very own indoor teaching facility, featuring one of the latest swing analysis programmes available! It's a fantastic piece of kit, and can really help you understand your swing. Using the DV Camcorder, you can get a good, clear picture of the point of impact. Th...

Do you want to have perfect golf swing, like professional players have? Of course you do! All golf players want to have perfect golf swing!  But golf is a difficult game to master. It takes a lot of  time and practice to improve your golfing skill. So, here are a few of my tips to help you...

There is no way that you can separate a good golf fitness tip from a good, well executed golf swing. The golf swing is the most strenuous part of the game, so focusing on it is vital. The basics of a proper golf swing are universal. A proper golf swing actually consists of three separate segments t...

Driving is a very important aspect of golfing. Getting it right not only helps you to get better score, but it also boosts your confidence. Here are a few tips from our side that will help you in driving longer and straighter. First of all you need to understand two things – the driver is the lon...

So if you’re at the point with your golf game that you’re considering adding to your beginner set, you’re likely in the market to buy some wedges. If you’re like most beginner or amateur golfers, you'll probably have limited knowledge with regard to the wedges that are available to you. Sure your bu...

Make sure that you remove the flag when putting on the green. This is because if your ball makes contact with the flag you'll have to add an extra two penalty strokes to the scorecard. This counts if the flag is in the hole or not. With match-play scoring it's not entirely the same. If your ball ma...

Golf is a game that is very different from other sports. With most other sports, you are playing against an opponent. In golf, you are playing against several. With most other games, if you fall behind, you can rally to make up for lost time by trying to keep the opponent at bay. In golf, when you m...

You're probably thinking 'Why would I want to do this?!'. If you're an avid golfer and want to improve, then doing what it says in the title will be something that you will need to do. On a regular basis, you see people on the range that will continuously hit their driver over and over and over and...

3 Tips for managing your golf in the rain It rains, that's life. You have to play golf in the rain (unless you are constantly in the sun), although you may not like it. If you are a serious golfer you will know that to improve your golf and survive in bad weather conditions, you need to experience ...

Golf is one of those games that can be very frustrating, and a bad shot can change your near perfect round into a miserable day. Every golfer makes mistakes, and this blog entry is designed to help you deal with them. You can't follow a bad shot with another because you should approach the shot in a...

Ball position is very, very important. That's why I like you to think of a constant ball position. Always position the ball off the logo on your shirt. If you don't have a logo on your shirt, position the ball in line with your left breast. The only thing that changes is the width of your stance -wh...

The Proper Golf Grip This week's blog from Dave, our golfing expert is all about the proper golf grip; what it is, and how it's made: The great Ben Hogan wrote in Five Lessons, The Modern Fundamentals of Golf, "Good golf begins with a good grip...The grip is the heartbeat of the golf swing." I agr...

Golfers, Leave That Flag In! Ever since I started playing golf, I didn't quite understand why people took out the flagstick when they were off the green. Whenever golf announcers saw a pro pulling out the flag when off the green, they would always comment that the golfer was trying to hole it. But ...

The Top 3 Things You Need To Do To Play Your Best Golf One You need to breathe on the golf course. “Breathe? I always breathe, if I didn’t breathe, I’d be dead!” What happens to some golfers on the golf course? Why do you stop breathing normally? As you’re set-up over the golf ball, try to take ...

Your Golf Game Needs a Pre-Shot Routine What's one of the things all professional golfers have in common?  You guessed it, they all have a pre-shot routine they they follow almost to the letter.  Now why is it that so many amateur / recreational golfers don't follow this cue from the pro'...

Etiquette & Rules Take some time to learn the rules of golf... and the etiquette, as this is just as important as being able to hit the ball 300 yards. The game of golf is about honesty, honor and respect, not just hitting a ball around a grassy park. You can get a copy of the official rules a...

What are the Top 3 mistakes Golfers make? The number three mistake is being in too much of a hurry to improve. Many Golfers want to improve 15 strokes overnight, and that may not be a realistic goal. Small incremental improvements allow you to build confidence and a consistent golf swing that yo...

This weeks blog from Dave is all about increasing club speed: As many of you have become aware, golf is a game of opposites. Some of you may have found this out the hard way by playing some awful shots but don’t feel bad, we have all been there! What I mean by opposites is that you need to hit down...

Many Golfers hit the practice range – just for the simple fact of hitting golf balls, or because they just read about a new tip and they want to see if it works. However, when a Golfer goes to the driving range just to hit golf balls without a PLAN – they’re setting themselves up for disaster. Do y...

This week, and every Monday from now on, we will be having a blog written by one our resident golf experts; Dave from Hooton Golf Course. Dave began playing golf aged 13, and joined  the Junior section at Hooton Golf Course. By the age of 17 he had a handicap of 2 and was playing regularly for ...