VideoJug golf gladiator Rickard Strongert shows you how to conquer the elements. Triumph over nature and keep your golf equipment fully primed for battle in drizzle, shower or monsoon. Keep dry when playing golf in the rain.
The perfect golf swing is the Holy Grail for all golfers. In the second part of his series on building a better golf swing, David Blair offers a simple lesson packed with tips and drills to help you groove a new swing and smooth out any faults. Build the correct golf swing.
The low golf shot is particularly useful when you are playing a links course and the wind is blowing, as it stops the ball ballooning and losing distance in its flight. It's also the best way to punch the golf ball out from beneath the branches of a low, overhanging tree. A lot of golfers play this shot the wrong way . Keep the golf ball low.
Rickard Strongert explains that to hit a golf ball between your legs, the club you should use is an iron. You should also keep a narrow stance and lift your left leg at the start of the down swing. Start off slowly, but in time you will be impressing all of your golfing buddies. Hit a golf ball between your legs.
James McCormick from Deerfield Golf Club gives some tips for playing a better game of golf in this how-to video. By controlling the length of the backswing, the pitch shot distance changes. Watch this video golf tutorial and learn how to hit a pitch shot different distances. Hit a pitch shot different distances.
Golf monster Rickard Strongert shows you how to fade the ball, a technique useful when you want to make the ball follow a right-shaping fairway from the tee. Hit a fade shot in golf.
Justin Rose shows us how to overcome the mental part of the golf game. Staying positive can have a great influence on how well you play. Overcome the mental part of golf.
Rickard Strongert explains that to slice the golf ball, you must move your left hand under the club, so that your grip will be weak. You also should aim off-target and protect the right hand side. Slice the golf ball.
Shoe Golf is like frisbee golf, but without the frisbee. Just an empty street and your shoes. Our affable host breaks down every part of this brand new game, from scoring to penalties in front of the one of the most beautiful backdrops we've seen. Play shoe golf.
This video teaches you how to warm up your back before a round of golf to prevent back injuries. Warm-up your back before playing golf.
How to stop shanking - here is a guide to avoid shanking in your golf game. Stop shanking your golf shot.
Looking up too early. There is a common misconception among golfers that looking up too early leads to topping the ball. Videojug golf ace Rickard Strongert explains why this idea exists, and the real causes of topping the ball. Stop topping the ball in golf.
Rickard Strongert, the Duke Ellington of golf, explains how to play with a perfect swing rhythm. Get rhythm in your golf swing.
Golf king Rickard Strongert explains how to avoid hitting fat shots and avoid carving divots the size of hedgehogs out of your local golf course. Stop hitting fat shots.
Do you write left-handed or throw a dart left-handed but play golf right-handed? If you answered yes, then the chances are you may be trapped trying to make the wrong golf swing. The more logical, natural swing for you is left-handed. Coach to lefties, Jeremy Dale, shows you how to make the change by reversing your swing. Switch to left-handed golf.
Golf guru Rickard Strongert lets us in on yet another golfing secret, with his perfect guide to how to hit a draw. Hit a draw.
Rickard Strongert gives the lowdown on reaching those tricky pin positions with a crafty backspin shot. To get backspin on your golf shot.
Rickard Strongert explains that the secret to using a backspin trick shot is hiding a golf ball in your pocket. You must put two balls together in a bunker and line them up in the direction you are planning to hit the shot. You have to use your sand wedge, take a full swing, and make sure that the club head makes full contact with the ball before touching the sand. Use backspin in golf.
The way you place your hands on the golf club will have a direct relationship to the flight of your ball, as demonstrated in this how-to video. If your grip is too weak, the clubface angle at impact will be off line, which will cause the ball to curve. The bottom edge of the clubface needs to be straight to the target line in order for the ball to fly straight toward the target. A good golf grip would be considered neutral, that is, neither weak nor strong. A neutral grip will allow your hand...
One size doesn't fit all when it comes to the pace we play at. Swing tempo varies greatly from player to player, from the slow, easy tempo of golfers like Ernie Els, to the rapid-fire action of guys like Lee Trevino.
Learn how to lob the golf ball high into the air with control, and land it with stop and spin, by practising this tricky shot into a golf range basket. Having difficulty playing?If you are having problems starting the videos, you may need to click the play button twice and wait a couple of seconds. Hit an accurate lob shot.
The perfect golf swing is the Holy Grail of all golfers. In the third and final part of his swing build program, David Blair gives you a full swing exercise that will train you to swing the golf club in one flowing movement rather than a series of awkward angular stages. Learn full swing exercises.
Sometimes strange things happen on the golf course, you are outdoors after all. In this video from the New York Times, PGA golf pro Bryan Jones offers advice on what to do in stranger circumstances.
More than 90 per cent of golfers come up short of the pin on their approach shots - fact.Golf course designers place the majority of hazards at the front of the hole - fact.
Target golf... Nick Bradley explains why excellent alignment at set-up is crucial if you want to hit pin-seeking iron shots.Just a few millimetres out in your alignment at address can equate to yards out when your golf ball lands on the green. And that can make the difference between a birdie and a bogey.Use Nick's aligment drill and you've got no excuse for not hitting irons spot-on, every time. Hit straighter irons.
There would be 9 teams of 2. Everyone on Jackass will have a golf cart and they will be the driver of there team. Then they would pick one of the producers or other celebrities to be the passenger. The passenger will do things to mess up there opponents. They can shoot paintball guns or throw baseballs to mess up the other drivers. The Golf Cart Derby will be the exact same thing as a Car Derby but you guys will be using golf carts and having a passenger messing up other drivers ahahaa. It wo...
Even if you never plan on visiting a golf course for the rest of your life, it's still a good idea to have a few golf tees lying around the house. You never know when you might need to replace a small cap, stake a picnic blanket to the ground on a windy day, and (assuming that they are clean and new) hold a thick sandwich together.
In this tutorial, we learn how to swing a golf club like Tiger Woods. First, position yourself in line with the flag. Once you have put your ball on the tee, place a leaf in a line towards the direction you're aiming for. Use these two points to position your club on the ground, then stand with your body parallel to the club. From here, grip the left hand correctly and put the club on the ground. Place in the left hand so the shaft lies across the forefinger. It should fit under the heel of t...
Hit the fairway with a fade... Jason Brant shows you how to shape your tee shot from left-to-right in the air on a dogleg hole. It's not just a useful golf shot to master for this situation, it's a great way to guarantee you'll find the fairway every time. Colin Montgomerie swears by it, now you can too. It's a great golf shot to have in your armoury. Hit a fade of the tee.
This is a video demonstrating how to improve your shoulder turn during the golf swing. Get a shoulder turn like pro-golfer Tiger Woods.
Two wrongs don't make a right, and if your swing is erratic, it probably means you are compensating for a bad set-up or grip. Golf gladiator Rickard Strongert explains some of the most common such mistakes. Improve your swing.
Golf titan Rickard Strongert explains how to play high - invaluable when you need to get over something. Hit high shots.
Get to know your club's sweet spot and learn how to tee up with golf giant Rickard Strongert. Tee up with different clubs.
Golf colossus Rickard Strongert describes how to play a low punch shot, a useful technique for dealing with wind on playing through trees. Hit a punch shot.
Golf expert Rickard Strongert shows how to set up in five easy steps! Set up in five steps.
Don't let your game go downhill on a downhill lie. Golf mountaineer Rickard Strongert has good advice on hard hills and shows you how to get over your hurdles. Hit from a downhill lie.
Justin Rose shows us how to make a smooth take away of our club on every shot. All you need is a driving range and an extra golf ball to use this take away technique. Make a smooth take away with your club.
To get maximum control over your pitch shots you need to learn to swing the body, not the arms. David Blair demonstrates how the weight of the golf clubhead can do the work for you. Set the triangle between the arms and the body and maintain this throughout the swing. Pitching will become easy. Make pitching easier.
Rickard Strongert explains that to spin the ball on the clubface, you should pick up the golf ball and bounce it first. After establishing a rhythm, you should move the club in a clockwise direction which will allow the ball to spin. This is extremely difficult, but extremely cool. Spin the ball on the clubface.
Fizz those irons... You always know when you've struck an iron shot sweetly, it feels effortless and fizzes off the golf clubface with control. The pure strike sounds solid as the ball compresses off the clubface with the turf. There are three main faults that ruin the chances of golfers achieving a pure strike. Nick Bradley shows you how to identify them Strike irons pure.