Stories, tips, and guides from the world of golf and travel. 8 posts found.
A mid-handicapper should carry 6 to 9 golf balls for 18 holes. Here is what the loss data, the Rules of Golf, and the cost math actually say about how...
Ryan WilsonThe average male golfer swings a driver about 93 to 94 mph, squarely in regular-flex range. Here is why most 15-handicaps play stiff by mistake, what...
Ryan WilsonFor a 10-to-20 handicap, a good score on a par 72 is a round in the 80s, and breaking 90 is the defining benchmark. Here is what the data actually say...
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EquipmentA rangefinder removes yardage guesswork, but the data does not show it lowers a mid-handicapper's score on its own. Here is the honest case, the rules...
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EquipmentA 15-handicap is the average male golfer, and real on-course data shows what that means club by club: about 236 yards with a driver and 155 with a 7-i...
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EquipmentThe best irons for a 10–20 handicapper are forgiving, cavity-back game-improvement irons, not blades. Here's the loft data, a distance-by-handicap cha...
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EquipmentA premium golf ball buys a mid-handicapper 30–50% more greenside spin and about 1–3 tee yards. Here's the price math, the robot data, and when it's ac...
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EquipmentForget what the pros play. Here's what a 10–20 handicapper should actually carry, with real Shot Scope data on hybrids vs. long irons, a club distance...
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