Good news club swingers good news. Golf guru Joe Hagan, the man who cured the Webitors incurable slice, has released his book. “Nail It with 3skills golf” is an impressive tome that is sure to benefit golfers of any ability.



At first we were a little annoyed that the secrets that had been divulged to us are going to be on the open market. We aren’t just being selfish but if everyone reads this book they’ll get better at golf, which means by comparison we appear worse at golf. Actually, that is a bit selfish.



We implore you to pick up a copy, available from Hersham Village Golf Club (01932 267666) or www.3skillsgolf.com.

You can also find out more by joining the 3skills group on facebook or check out My Swing Hell in GOLFPUNK31 out now.

Get involved.

8/29/2007 12:47:46 PM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)    Comments [0] 

Need lessons, can’t rally afford them. Then look no further than Best Golf who have a critique on “other ways” to get your instruction.

We recommend reading the tuition in GP, then again we would.



”If you wish to learn how to play golf, you can hire a golf instructor to guide you. However, if an instructor is not available or you just can t afford one, you can always refer to books and magazines to know how the game is played. This can be especially helpful if you prefer self-study. Golf literature can teach you about preparation for a game, rules and etiquette, and the best and latest golf equipment on the market….

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7/31/2007 3:14:48 PM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)    Comments [0] 

Looking for a way to stay ahead in business? Bamboozle your clients and competitors with customised golf stuff. Promotional golf products could soon be the must have item for marketing geniuses and show offs alike.

Obviously we wouldn’t mention it if we had not already got involved. We see the value of brand extension as the new Whitlam GP Putter (name to be confirmed) will testify.

”“Not only is the game of golf big business, but it's big IN business too. Millions of business transactions happen on the golf courses of the world nearly every day of the year. From sales negotiations to legal settlements, the golf club is as mighty as the pen when it comes to getting business done.

It's hard to separate the social from the business aspects of a workday spent on the links, and perhaps its better that way. You see, conducting business on the golf course is just as complicated as conducting business in the boardroom. Only the environment and clothing are different.”----Says Richard Myers of Ezinearticles.com….”

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7/26/2007 2:52:32 PM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)    Comments [0] 

Calling all golf geeks, and there are enough of us about. We summon you to debate the use of gadgets in this tech heavy game of ours.

Golf gadgets have traditionally been the Chrimbo present of choice for anyone who has ever expressed an interest in the game. When a friend took up the game aged 28 he got nothing but golf tat for two years. If you go round to his house you still can’t move for putting machines and positive energy bracelets. In the end he had to tell his loved ones that enough is enough. Yet he still gets exploding golf balls every year from a zany uncle.

Not everyone is as ungrateful as this mystery friend whom we have to keep nameless for fear of antagonising his relatives. Acario Daire blogged an ode to gadgets that Matty, sorry I mean Mr Anonymous, hopes the rest of the Kennedy’s, oops we mean the rest of his family won’t read.


The greatest golf gadget since the ham and cheese putter

Take it away Acario….

” Golf gadgets are things are interest you and are useful while playing golf. You find them in many varieties and they surprise you by coming in various sizes like the stars in the sky. They are made to make the crazy game of golf more fun, a lot less strenuous and simply easier to play. They are made in all the crazy ways possible, using all the imagination and all the possible ideas they get. Unlike short-game training devices or swing aids they do not work directly on teaching you the proper techniques of the golf swing. They are excellent presents that are regularly gifted to each other on Christmas. No family goes without getting at least one gadget. They are also taken to be of traditional importance.

For most of the golfers after receiving the gifts, it becomes even more important for them to play well. The expectations that are on them become more heavy than usual, and they try much harder with more determination. Some might feel embarrassed to receive the golf gadgets, but some may think it is funny to receive a golf gadget which might help them in making their swing better. It is a known fact that gadget addicts go to any extent to buy the new gadgets that comes up. Some say gadgets help them improve their game and so buy the gadgets. But it is a fact that nothing can improve your play than a straight hard practice that nobody really wants to do let alone has time for.”

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7/17/2007 11:41:47 AM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)    Comments [0] 

The Washington Capitals star, who won the Calder Trophy last year as the NHL's rookie of the year, aced the par-3, 160-yard fourth hole yesterday at the Springfield Golf and Country Club during the team's annual Caps Care charity tournament.

Ovechkin had several chances at the hole as he greeted groups all day long at No. 4 and played a shot with them. But given his lack of golf experience, it was surprising to see the 21-year-old Russian record the hole-in-one.

"This was my first time playing golf," Ovechkin said. "I guess it's easy. Maybe it would be better if I played golf, not hockey. It was lucky, though. I have to play again now, see how I can do."

10/3/2006 4:02:39 PM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)    Comments [0] 

I went out and hit some balls today, at flags, with a pencil and card in my pocket. The 2006 revolution has begun!!

January on these shores can be a bitter experience, so I confined my golfing to the driving range and a solid month of tweaking and blister inducing discipline. The one flaw about the range, however, is that the fairways are pretty wide, in fact there is no fairway, there's no rough either and there's no nervous chipping over bunkers and the like.

It's all very well beating balls and working on your game (I even had a lesson - I have 'floppy hands at takeaway') but you can't really assess how you're playing. Your head might be right, technique may be spot on, but the one hole the 'rebuild speculum' can't see up is the one 450 yards away round the dogleg.

Two things inspired me to get out on course. Tiger Woods and tapas. 

I watched Tiger at Dubai 'playing badly' and still winning in a play off. Say what you like about the fella, and I'm not exactly running the fan club, but he knows how to win. Sat watching him (8am GMT) I thought 'Balls to it' I can do that and headed up to the course.

This is where the tapas comes in. Not exactly orthodox but hey, I was on my own. The night before I went out to a Spanish restaurant trying to educate my little sister's palate and had a huge selection of tapas. It was wonderful and I heartily recommend it to all, but something was said about how the meal was 'a series of little good things but the whole dinner was spectacular' (she's very eloquent for 15). Herein was my new golfing analogy. Golf, when you break it down is one hole of good things replicated 18 times. You could go further and say, one good swing replicated x times etc. The important thing is that you just try one little good thing at a time and keep trying little good things and then you walk off at the end thinking 'that was something spectacular'. I beat my handicap (just) with a 79.

So my advice for 2006? Think Tigers and tapas.

Web bloke Shaun

2/5/2006 9:02:30 PM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)    Comments [0]