Face drift is one of the most damaging putting problems a recreational golfer can have — and one of the hardest to identify, because it happens faster than conscious perception and often feels completely square even when it isn’t. If you’re a golfer who consistently misses putts on the same side, struggles with short putts […]
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The Short Answer A root swing flaw is the single fault in your swing that causes the other faults. Fix it, and three or four of your other problems quiet down on their own. Ignore it, and every drill you do is treating a symptom — which is why you can practice for a year
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Somewhere in every slicer’s improvement arc comes a dangerous moment. The ball stops banana-ing and starts drifting — a gentle move left to right, landing in the short grass, adding up to a perfectly respectable golf shot. And the golfer keeps tinkering. Because it’s “still curving,” and straight is the goal, right? That’s how golfers
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If you’re seeing an unexpected charge from Performance Golf on your credit card statement — typically around $299 — you’re not alone. This is one of the most searched topics related to Performance Golf, and it has a specific, well-documented explanation. This page tells you exactly what the charge is, what your options are, and
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Every slicer has done the mental math on the tee: “If I could just hit it straight, I’d be 20 yards farther up there.” You’re underestimating it. Considerably. A slice takes distance away through four separate mechanisms, and they stack. Then it takes strokes away through a fifth mechanism that never shows up on a
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Article-At-A-Glance: Fix Your Slice Before Saturday A golf slice is caused by a combination of an outside-in swing path, an open clubface at impact, and poor pre-shot setup — and most of it starts before you even take the club back. Ball position and stance alignment are the two most overlooked slice fixes, and you
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If you’ve searched “TaylorMade RS1” or “RS1 golf club” and ended up looking at a confusing mix of iron sets, putters, and wedges from completely different manufacturers, you’re not alone. This is one of the most common search confusion problems in the current golf equipment market — and it costs golfers real time as they
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Article-At-A-Glance: What’s Really Causing Your Slice Your slice comes from one of two causes — an open clubface at impact, an out-to-in swing path, or a combination of both — and fixing the wrong one wastes your time on the range. Clubface angle is the dominant factor in where your ball starts and curves, accounting
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Article-At-A-Glance: What Lie Angle Actually Does to Your Putting Putter lie angle is the angle between the shaft and the sole of the putter — and getting it wrong quietly causes left and right misses on every single putt. Most putters ship with a lie angle of around 70 degrees, but that number is just
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Article At A Glance: Stop Guessing Why Your Ball Curves Right A slice is caused by one of two things: an open clubface at impact, an out-to-in swing path, or a combination of both — and each has a different fix. The Traffic Light Method gives you a simple, repeatable system to diagnose exactly what
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