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Sun, December 8, 2019 | 04:10

Let your natural left-hand position match clubface position

Let your natural left-hand position match clubface position

To hit your ball far and straight, you need to swing your club fluidly on the proper plane. More important, you need to swing your club full tilt, squaring the clubface to your selected target. To do this, you need to have control of your club during the swing. And to this end, you first need to grip your club properly.

Kim Jeong-kyoo | 2017-12-06 16:02

Hit your approach shots farther with pinpoint accuracy

Hit your approach shots farther with pinpoint accuracy

To lower your score, you first need to hit your tee shots longer down the middle of the fairway. More importantly, you need to hit approach shots farther with pinpoint accuracy. Three tips here will help you hit irons longer and more accurately.

Kim Jeong-kyoo | 2017-11-29 18:26

How to make a proper finish position

How to make a proper finish position

Losing your footing or control of your club during the swing, you will finish off-balance. This shows you’ve committed some faulty moves during your swing. Or rather, you’ve hit poor shots. Make it a habit to hold your finish after every shot. A proper finish position features good balance, with your belt buckle facing the target. Also, your right heel rests off the turf, you...

Kim Jeong-kyoo | 2017-11-22 16:05

Park Sung-hyun sweeps 3 LPGA awards

Park Sung-hyun sweeps 3 LPGA awards

Korean golfer Park Sung-hyun clinched the LPGA money title as she shared the LPGA Tour’s Player of the Year award with Korean golfer Ryu So-yeon, Sunday. In the points-based race, Park and Ryu earned 162 points each, for the first time in the 51-year history of the player-of-the-year race.

Baek Byung-yeul | 2017-11-20 17:26

Use your lower body to hit big drives

Use your lower body to hit big drives

Your clubhead speed comes mostly from your arm swing and wrist hinge. But to hit your ball long to your maximum, you need to learn to use your body to create more power. Making good use of your body, you will boom your tee shots way farther. Unquestionably, to hit your ball farther, you need to prepare properly. Make sure your left shoulder is higher than your right shoulder ...

Kim Jeong-kyoo | 2017-11-15 16:29

Four tips to break your distance barrier

Four tips to break your distance barrier

By adding only 10 to 15 yards to your shots, you will enjoy your golf game much more. Increasing distance takes time. You will rarely increase your distance without pain and patience.

Kim Jeong-kyoo | 2017-11-08 14:28

Rookie Park Sung-hyun takes No.1 in women's golf

Rookie Park Sung-hyun takes No.1 in women's golf

Korean golfer Park Sung-hyun jumped to No. 1 in the Rolex Women’s Golf Rankings released Monday. The 24-year-old moved past Ryu So-yeon, who had held the top position for 19 consecutive weeks, by 0.03 points to become the first rookie player to reach the top spot in the history of the LPGA Tour. Making her LPGA Tour debut this season, Park has claimed two LPGA Tour titles, an...

Baek Byung-yeul | 2017-11-07 17:43

Tips to help you increase your swing speed

Tips to help you increase your swing speed

To increase distance, you need to hit the ball on the sweet spot. Of course, you need to speed up your club to your maximum a split second after you hit the ball. Several tips here will help you increase your swing speed or hit the ball on the sweet spot.

Kim Jeong-kyoo | 2017-11-01 16:33

Two simple ways to create extra power off the tee

Two simple ways to create extra power off the tee

If you can add just 15 to 20 yards to your tee shots, your game will become far easier. You can then hit your approach shots with shorter clubs, sending the ball close to the pin. Here are two simple ways to create extra power off the tee.

Kim Jeong-kyoo | 2017-10-25 18:20

PGA Tour chief upbeat on Korea's 'golf craze'

PGA Tour chief upbeat on Korea's 'golf craze'

JEJU - CJ Cup @ Nine Bridges golf tournament ended on a high note on Jeju Island, Sunday, as Justin Thomas became the inaugural champion of the first U.S. PGA Tour event held in Korea. “It’s an honor to be in this golf-crazed market,” said PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan to the media on Sunday, giving a thumbs-up for the third official PGA Tour event held in Asia.

Baek Byung-yeul | 2017-10-24 16:50

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