Jim Newell

The Fade Shot in Golf - When you Want the Ball Going to The Right

Many years ago at the end of one my very infrequent golf lessons, I asked the instructor how to move hit a fade shot. He was a certified PGA teaching professional so I was pretty sure he would be able to give me correct information. It turns out that hi... Read >

Concentrate on Swing Faults to Improve Your Golf Swing.

Golf swing faults are hard to pin down. Some are consistent and quite common, faults like a slice or hook ball flights, swinging over the top, or casting. Others are more subtle, like releasing wrist cock and lag to early, reverse pivot or not swinging t... Read >

The Full Swing - Golf Swing Basics - Precise, Purposeful, Powerful.

Many recreational golfers have never had professional lessons or instruction in the golf swing basics. Many learned their swing from those who introduced them to the game, or by watching other players. I first swung a golf club at age 25 mimicking what I... Read >

Short Game Shots Overview - Pitch, Chip, Bump and Run, Flop.

Surely you have heard "drive for show, putt for dough", meaning that the real scoring is done with the short game. In reality if you don't get down the fairway you are still not going to score well. You really need to be good at all phases of the game. T... Read >

Working The Ball - Fade, Draw, High, Low.

Although at times it seems like the golf ball when hit chooses its own flight path, this is not true the ball only responds to how it was hit. Was it hit by a square, closed or open club face, was it hit with 21 degrees or 34 degrees of loft, was the club... Read >

Golf Driving Tips to Reduce a Slice

I'm not sure that you have a problem with slicing your golf ball, it is however a good bet that you may now have or at one time had a slice. 80% of all amateur golfers have experience with this swing fault. Before we can start to cure your slice, we need... Read >

The Backswing in Golf - Defines The Success of The Swing.

The backswing of the modern golf swing is the most important phase. All of the parts of the swing that have been put in place up to this point are preparation of the backswing. All that follows is directly influenced by the quality of the backswing. Th... Read >

4 Top Online Marketing Tools...

There's an old saying that goes like this, "necessity is the mother of invention", perhaps you've heard it. Let's look at an example of it being used. Online marketing of products or information was in its infancy 10 years ago, and it had a huge disadvant... Read >

5 Ways to Apply the Pareto Principle in Common Sense Marketing

There has to be a reason that some part of a business does better than other parts, why some employees are more productive than others, why some sports team dominate their sports etc. There really is a logical explanation, and once you understand what it ... Read >

Improving Your Game…You Can Practice Bowling at Home…No Bowling Lane Needed!

Many of the various bowling information sources suggest that practice will help you improve your bowling game and help you raise your bowling average. They are right, concentrated practice will improve your game. The kicker is that bowling requires a l... Read >

Bowling Instruction - Getting From Beginner To Intermediate

More than 50 million Americans participated in the sport of bowling at least once last year. About 4 million participate in a weekly league each year. While these figures are not as high as they were in the bowling peak of the 1960s and 70s it is easy to ... Read >

So You Want to Learn to Bowl, This Sport Might be a Great Choice!

Bowling is one of the few lifetime sports, once you learn the game you can play, even at a competitive level if you desire, for the rest of your life. You can play and compete as an individual or as part of a team. Organized leagues, open bowling and tour... Read >

How can a Golf Bag Help You Play Better?

Seems like a silly question, however using a golf bag that matches your style of play will make the game more enjoyable and if you are enjoying your game more, you will usually play better. In recent years there have been vast improvements in how golf bag... Read >

A Revolution in Golf Clubs

The golf club of today, is not your Daddy's golf club! In days past you had your choice of 5-6 major brand names, you did not have a lot of choice about how your clubs were made, how they were fitted, what materials were used, etc. Wow has that changed... Read >

Hit Your Drives Longer and Straighter – Is a Square Driver in your Future?

The major golf club makers have done it again…just when you finally have your latest driver dialed in to your swing and desired flight path…they offer new and different technology that is advertised to let you hit longer and more accurate drives! N... Read >