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The article provides information on using the long irons when playing golf. It cites reasons for having a trouble with long irons, including the use of caveman tactics on a shot that requires smoothness and timing above else. Important elements of the new swing include the square stance and the heel plant. The significance of a good pivot in hitting firm long-iron shots is also discussed.

The authors offer tips on playing professional golf. They describe the best possible position for executing the golf swing. They cite the need for the wrists to roll over slightly at the downswing impact to ensure a high, soft hook. They suggest that golfers should draw their feet closer together than usual and dig deeply into the sand when taking an easy swing in the sand.

This article offers a number of tips for playing golf on seaside and desert courses. It advises golfers to remove the golf ball from the sand without punching it with so much forward drive. It also suggests to use the wedge, with the feet together, and hit the sand about an inch behind the golf ball.

The article offers tips for golfers on how to avoid three fundamental faults when they take the club back. These faults include picking up too quickly with hands rather than swinging the club back along the line, pulling the club up too close to the body, and starting the body action before the hands and the golf start to move pulling the body out of line. When checking the backswing in practice, the author sticks a tee about six or eight inches behind the ball on the line of the intended flight.

The article offers tips to golfers on making a good putt. According to the author, the basic principle of good putting involves keeping the blade of the putter square to the hole. He states that when a golfer fails to execute a proper putt, the reason is a wrist-related error wherein the player pulls the putter off the line and cuts the putt off to the right or the left of the hole. He recommends placing the index finger of the right hand down the shaft to avoid the wrist error.

The article focuses on the use of wood clubs by women golfers. It is perceived that the use of fairway woods give women the confidence they need to hit the ball into the air. However, iron clubs are best for women who wants to develop a good hand action. The right posture in driving the ball into the ground is described.

The article discusses how to perform the right downswing in golf. It says that learning the proper downswing is not for the average golfer, which is usually mastered by very good players. According to the author, this finesse move at the hardest point of a swing is worth learning because it can bring golfers into the ball inside the line and in a very good position to hit it accurately and squarely. Information on how to avoid error at the top of a swing is also presented.

The article offers tips to golfers on handling the long iron clubs. Golfers are advised to put up a strong left-hand grip in order to pull down the left hand on golf putts. The authors shares that the approach appropriate in getting the full distance from the club includes hitting the ball solidly. This can be done by sweeping the ball away as he apt to do on a fairway wood.

The article offers tips to golfers on controlling the golf club for a back swing. To hit the ball right, a golfer is advised to assume the classical position, in which the left hand holds the club firmly, less firmly with the right and with the forearms ahead of the hands. The technique use in forcing the weight over the left side is described.

The author talks about chip shots in golf. He argues that many golfers primarily think about the action of the right arm when executing chip shots. He relates that he concentrates on the left where it should hug the body and be kept straight. He explains that on the chip shot, the left arm pulls down and when one is about to strike the ball, one should feel himself hitting against the left arm.