Fitness plays an extremely important role in any sport as it not only helps you improve your game, but also reduces your risk to injury.

A barrier to be overcome is the willingness to have, or invest in, coaching. According to a recent survey less than 30% of English golfers have had a lesson in the last twelve months. Our PGA training not only equips us in how to coach golfers it also gives us the ability to develop individual education and development programmes and plans. Programmes and plans made up of coaching, practice and real game feedback designed to improve your golf. So why not come and have an i...

Golf courses abound in Costa Rica. Scenic greens are outlined with rainforest canopies, tropical birds, monkeys and natural waterways. Nine and eighteen-hole golf courses challenge even the best golfer. Tee times are guaranteed, as Costa Rica is still one of the golfing world?s best kept secrets.

If you're really looking for more consistancy in your golf swing then stretching exercises that are "golf specific" will help your shoulders a lot! These types of fitness stretch exercises are designed to specifically help your back and rotator cuff area.

There are really six basic golf swing fundamentals that need to be learned, and managed whether you're a beginner or a pro. The Grip Simply put the grip is just how you hold the club in your hands. There are three regular grips that golfers choose from, selecting the one that feels most comfortable to you is important, and then sticking with it so you don't have changing variables as you learn. Single Overlap Grip: (assuming a right handed golfer) The pinky finger on...

If you are crazy about golf, there are lots of places to go and enjoy it. But what about if you are crazy about golf and the rest of the family hates it. Why not find a vacation spot where you can enjoy your golf, but the wife and kiddies can lay or play on the beach? The Costa Blanca in Spain is the perfect spot for you. There are many wonderful golf properties in the Costa Blanca that are minutes away from the beautiful beaches of this area. Golf early, and you can join you...

Walk into any golf shop and you will be greeted with the sight of dozens of different kinds of golf clubs. From drivers, to fairway woods, irons, wedges, and putters, there are literally thousands of potential combinations of golf clubs available, and all of them are expensive. Anyone considering new golf equipment, whether they are an experienced player or raw beginner, should give thought to used golf clubs. Used golf clubs present many advantages to the golfer aside fro...

The leading manufacturers have taken the options for Irons beyond a simple ?players club? or ?game improvement iron?. They now offer variations in between, increasing your choice. That means that you need to take more care when purchasing your clubs and we need to evolve the fitting process. A fundamental part of the PGA apprenticeship is learning how to ?fit? golfers both from ?static? measurements (your dimensions, posture etc) AND from ?dynamic measurement?. The dynamic...

General information about choosing the right golf ball for your best game.

What's the big difference between a pro and amateur golf player? No it's not more expensive equipment. All it is sometimes is the technique and power behind the golf club. Also known as golf swing speed or club head speed, this is where the power comes from to launch your drives towards the green. It's the first thing a beginner player should learn after they have a grasp on basic technique. Learn how to swing better, not harder, but with a higher club speed. It's the club he...