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If you’re looking for a practical gift for the golf lover in your life, then you might want to consider getting this golf gift set, it has all of those little things that many golfers could use but find themselves without.

Details: This gift set is the perfect gift for the golfer on your list.or yourself. The set come with a set of 10 neoprene iron headcovers, set of six foam practice balls, 100 2 +” golf tees, a 4-ball clip on-your-bag caddie, two-sided club cleaning brush, deluxe divot tool set, a pocket ball retriever, and a wet scrub brush. The whole set comes shipped in a great metal range ball basket too-a value of 70.00!

Golf ACCessory Gift Set

It’s that time of year, time to look for those perfect gifts for our friends and loved ones - and if you have a golf lover in your life, this basket could make a great gift.  It has golf accessories as well as lots of really tasty snacks - not your typical basket - have a look:

The 19th Hole

They’ll be on par with this slotted wood crate filled with golf accessories and goodies to enjoy after a long day on the course, including: a bottle of Forest Glen Chardonnay, corkscrew, golf wine bottle jacket, golf club brush, tees, golf balls, ball marks, divot tool, biscotti, Cheddar Cheese, East Shore Specialty Pretzels, Hunt Club Snack Mix, Carr’s Black Pepper Water Crackers, Macy’s Romano Garlic Cheesesticks, and Walla Walla Onion Crackers. Due to the alcoholic content of this gift, an adult signature is required upon delivery.

The 19th Hole

In golf, everything counts. Good equipment, fitness, grip, stance, posture, balance, swing. All important. But mastering a good grip is pretty straight forward. With guidance, a good swing is achievable with moderate practice. There are thousands of programs that teach fitness.

But the proper stance, posture, and balance seem to elude many. So here’s some advice about how to get set on that all important ‘middle-ground’.

Nothing kills a good swing, and lowers scores, like improper tension. Of course, you have to have a firm grip and you need to coil and spring on the swing. But when your body, as a whole, is tense your mind is tense. Take a couple of deep breaths. Loosen up those neck and shoulder muscles.

Read the full article on balance and posture in golf.

You can use golf training aides no matter how high your skill level is. Whether you’re a scratch player or a scrappy beginner, you can always stand to improve your game. After all, you want to be able to beat your friends consistently and win those bets on who can drive the farthest, who can make that tough double-break putt, and who can match up hole to hole.

The best way to ensure total domination of the other players in your group is to train and practice. Buy those buckets of golf balls at the driving range. Tinker around the putting green shot after shot. Practice your short game in your backyard during those free moments between hotdogs on the grill. And don’t forget to stretch!

Read the full article on golf training aides.

There are dozens of sometimes clever, sometimes ridiculous tricks for improving your swing. We’ll review some shortly. And hope they’re viewed as clever, not ridiculous! But, first, some basics.

STANCE AND BALL POSITION

Your feet should be about shoulder-width apart (unless you are Mr. Universe); slightly less for short irons, wider for long irons and wedges. Aim the club directly at the target and imagine a line between your position and it. That’s the target line. Your body should be parallel to the target line, with the line of the shoulders perpendicular to the club face. Imagine you’re standing on a ladder on the ground, with your feet on one side, the target line on the other. One rung connects you to the ball. If you’re driving, you know you have the ball teed correctly if the top of it is slightly above the club’s head. For a putt, since the common putter has a short, flat face, it should align along the ladder rung.

Read the rest of the article on golf swing drills.

Grip, stance, balance, posture, swing plane, backswing, downswing —— enough already! So much to think about just to hit a hard little ball straight ahead two hundred yards. So let’s take it a step at a time.

No single aspect in isolation determines whether or not you have a satisfying swing. Grip is essential, so are balance and the rest. To get them all working in concert, relax and take a good deep breath. Anxious tension in the arms commonly leads to a poor swing.

Move your heels apart to about shoulder width and don’t be afraid to jut your butt. Take a firm grip, but don’t squeeze the life out of the club. That produces that evil tension.

Read the rest of the article on golf swing tips and Golfing Eighteen.

As if last week’s loss to Yang Yong-eun wasn’t shocking enough, this weekend he blew a final round lead and was thus defeated again, this time by Padraig Harrington at the Dunlop Phoenix.

The Golf Channel reports: “After both players birdied the par-5 18th, Woods missed a birdie putt from just outside 10 feet on the second extra hole. Harrington tapped in a short birdie putt for the win.”

Read the full story.

One Lucky Fan Will Win Chance to Caddie for PGA Tour Golfer Camilo Villegas at the 2007 Tournament 

MONTEREY, Calif., Nov. 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Casting calls are
familiar to many celebrities who participate in the AT&T Pebble Beach
National Pro-Am, but a “caddie call” has an altogether different script.
AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) today announced “AT&T Caddie Call,” a program that will
give fans a chance to show their golf knowledge and enter a sweepstakes for
a chance to caddie for PGA Tour professional Camilo Villegas during a
practice round the week of the 2007 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am.

Fans enter by going online to participate in the AT&T Caddie Call — an
interactive game where they must answer questions on the rules of golf.
Questions will be presented as a computer simulation or video footage.
Those who answer all nine multiple-choice questions correctly are entered
into a sweepstakes to caddie for Camilo.

The grand prize includes airfare, hotel accommodations and passes to
the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, as well as the opportunity to caddie
for Camilo during a practice round. Other golf fans who enter can win AT&T
Pebble Beach National Pro-Am merchandise and autographed memorabilia from
Camilo.

The contest is open to legal residents of the United States aged 18 or
older as of Nov. 15, 2006. The promotion runs through Jan. 27, 2007. Fans
can go online at http://attblueroom.com/sports to play.

No purchase is necessary to enter. Void where prohibited. For the
Official Rules, visit http://attblueroom.com/sports or send a
self-addressed stamped envelop to: AT&T Caddie Call Rules, P.O. Box 13198,
Bridgeport, CT 06673-3198.

The 2007 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am will be held from Feb. 5 to
11, 2007.

Here’s more in our series of golf tips and game information: 

Golf — Slicing: Pizza Good. In Golf, Bad.

There are as many different ideas about how to cure a slice as there are experts. But there are some fundamentals on which most agree.

What Is It?

A slice is a ball flight that curves from left-to-right (for right-handed golfers, right-to-left for the left handed). There are different causes for this, but the two main ones are a swing from over the top so the clubhead cuts across the target line. The second, related, cause is presenting a clubface that stays open and produces a left-to-right spin.

At a downswing speed of around 100 miles per hour, with sixty rotations per second just after impact, that can produce a large deviation from the target line. The initial momentum of the ball sends it straight, but as the ball slows, the spin factor becomes dominant.

Read more on improving your golf slice.

In 1744, the Company of Gentlemen Golfers was established in Edinburgh and then codified the first rules of play. They’ve been evolving ever since. The official USGA rules, plus decisions, covers over five hundred pages. So, no brief article can cover every facet. The following is highly simplified.

In general, the idea is to hit your own golf ball the fewest number of times in order to reach a hole that starts a couple of hundred yards distant. Remember, the rules may not always be fair, but like your parents’ rules — they’re rigid.

Read more on golf rules and etiquette.