There’s no denying that autumn has arrived. There’s a chill in the air, golden leaves are falling in the wind and it’s been chucking it down with rain. With the change from hot and dry golf two months ago to the start of chilly, wet and windy conditions, autumn and...
Why on earth do we keep playing this game? I asked myself that question a lot during a very poor round of golf last week. Let’s just say my score was just short of a total that gets the crowd on its feet at a cricket match but less so in golf, unless it’s to go to...
Do you play with the same type of golf ball all year round? I don’t anymore. And here’s why I choose to switch when the seasons change and the colder days set in. It all started back at school. Not Q-School, more like Grange Hill without the glamour. School physics...
Historically in the winter, when the phone rings and those words ‘Fancy a round of golf today’ emanate from someone’s lips, my usual response would always have been ‘I’m busy’. It’s cold and the air's damp, the course is wet and muddy, the bunkers are hard, the...
In the last few weeks I’ve learned to love winter golf. It’s been a great opportunity to keep fit, gather data and force myself to try different shots that help reduce my scores. Fair-weather golfer I’m usually a ‘fair-weather golfer’. For me, warm and sunny...
What’s found its way into your golf bag during the Autumn, other than mud covered clubs? As we move through the seasons to the winter months, I like to reassess all those things I've stuffed in all those huge pockets that the modern golf bag provides. Here are some...
