27 Ways To Play Smarter This Season
Discover new ways to lower your scores, ranging from easy swing tips to better fitness and strategy decisions or upgrading to the latest golf kit
27 Ways To Play Smarter This Season
Everyone that plays golf is trying to get better - it enhances our enjoyment and keeps us hooked because the process of improvement is an endless one. Perfection can never be attained and so there is always progress to be made. Golf is also a game of fine margins with so many dimensions to it - whether it’s the technique you employ, the equipment you use or the decisions you make - it all has an impact on the outcome. Given these complexities, a smarter more considered approach is often the most effective way to achieve lower scores faster. One brand that understands this more than anyone is Garmin.
It has an expansive array of products designed to help the golfer get the information they need to make better choices during practice and play, whether it’s understanding how far each club in the bag carries or how far it is to reach the bunker off the tee. Crucially, Garmin’s products do this in an unobtrusive way, complimenting the way a golfer goes about his or her business while always being there at the right time when required. Whether that’s through it’s various GPS watches that include the brand new Approach S70 with its AMOLED touchscreen display and fitness features, its versatile Approach R10 portable launch monitor or cutting-edge Approach Z82 rangefinder, the tools you need to cleverly plot your way around the course are right there in front of you.
Below, we’ve compiled 21 ways to play smarter this season across every area of the game from driving to putting, fitness to strategy, along with some crucial buying advice when it comes to investing the latest technology that can accelerate your improvement journey. These insights will assist every golfer, regardless of age or skill level, so explore the content that rings a bell with you and lower scores will come sooner than you might think.
Swing Tips
Golf Downswing Sequence Explained
Inside Takeaway Golf Fix
How To Stop Coming Over The Top
How To Stop Hooking The Golf Ball
How To Get A Straight Left Arm In Your Golf Swing
Why Do I Pull My Iron Shots?
How To Stop Striking Your Irons Heavy
How To Spin The Golf Ball
Reverse Overlap Putting Grip Explained
How To Build The Right 14-Club Set For Your Game
Fitness
10 Simple Golf Stretch Exercises Everyone Can Try
Best Golf Workouts: 10 Exercises For Every Golfer To Try
Strategy
Golfing New Year’s Resolutions... How To Commit Both On And Off The Course!
Confidence In Golf: Why Does It Go And How Can You Rediscover It?
How To Calculate Distance In The Wind
How To Open The Club Face In Golf
Buying Advice
Best Garmin Golf Watches
7 Traps To Avoid When Gifting For A Golfer
Product Reviews
Garmin Approach S70 Watch Review
Garmin Approach Z82 Laser Rangefinder Review
Garmin Approach S42 Watch Review
Garmin Approach S12 GPS Watch Review
Garmin Approach R10 Launch Monitor Review
Garmin MARQ Golfer Watch Review
Garmin Approach G12 GPS Review
Garmin Approach S62 GPS Watch Review
Garmin Approach G80 GPS Review
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Joel has worked in the golf industry for over 14 years covering both instruction and more recently equipment. He now oversees all equipment and video content at Golf Monthly, managing a team of talented and passionate writers and presenters in delivering the most thorough and accurate reviews, buying advice, comparisons and deals to help the reader or viewer find exactly what they are looking for.
One of his career highlights came when covering the 2012 Masters he got to play the sacred Augusta National course on the Monday after the tournament concluded, shooting a respectable 86 with just one par and four birdies. To date, his best ever round of golf is a 5-under 67 back in 2011. He currently plays his golf at Burghley Park Golf Club in Stamford, Lincs, with a handicap index of 2.8.
Joel's current What's In The Bag?
Driver: Titleist TSR3, 9°, Fujikura Ventus Black 6 S shaft.
Fairway wood: Titleist TSR3, 15°
Hybrid: Titleist TSi2, 18°
Irons: Titleist T150, 4-PW
Wedges: Titleist Vokey SM10, 50°, 54° and 58°
Putter: LAB Golf DF3
Ball: 2023 Titleist Pro V1x
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