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Great Golf Sites and Communities You Shouldn’t Miss

David Horne —  February 4, 2013 — 5 Comments

At View From The Fringe we love golf. In fact, we are always looking for the best golf blogs, sites and communities. Here are a few golf sites we think you should check out. Most you’ve probably heard of and some you haven’t. We’re going to stay away from the normal sites that get on these lists like GolfChannel.com, PGATour.com or Golf.com, and focus on some less obvious but high quality golf sites.

We’d recommend you subscribe to any of these (after you subscribe to our favorite golf site :)

Alexa Rankings:

Alexa ranks top sites in terms of traffic. Here are our favorites from their list with their rank.

#9.  Golf WRX - Large golf community with editorial content, reviews and news.

#27. USGA - The governing body of golf in the US has stepped up its content in the last year.

#28. Oobgolf - Great community of golfers with good game tracking abilities, editorial content and reviews.

#35. Golf Shake - Similar to oob but UK focused. Has community, score tracking and blog articles.

Alltop.com: Golf

The Golf Girl - Patricia is one my favorite golf folks on Twitter and she has a great golf blog too. It’s obviously focused towards female golfers but the content is good and engaging.

Armchair Golfer – Neil is a fantastic writer and covers golf news and opinions.

Geoff Shackleford - Prolific and solid golf writer. In addition to all he pens for Golf Digest, Geoff puts in “A” work here.

Hooked on Golf – Tony doesn’t pull any punches. He calls them like he sees them, and all of golf is fair game.

More Great Golf Sites…

Wei Under Par – Stephanie covers all things golf with wit and charm.

Golf Pigeon – Golf social network, community and curation site. There’s nothing in golf that slips by the pigeon.

Golf Views – Rob does a great job at reviewing the latest in golf equipment. He also has a nice “what’s in the bag” series featuring recent winners on tour.

Golf State of Mind – Covers the mental game and alternative golf coaching. Helpful for golfers of all skill levels.

Of course these aren’t all the sites. I’m sure you have your favorites. Let’s hear them!

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Be Yourself. Be Awesome. from Kikkor Golf

One of my favorite brands. I’ve written about them before, here.

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Top 10 in 12

David Horne —  December 31, 2012 — Leave a comment

In 2012, these were the top posts:

  1. How to Win Scramble Golf Tournaments – an oldie but goodie. This post gets a ton of search traffic. A lot of people play in Captain’s Choice events. Makes me wonder if I should do an ebook on strategy for different golf formats. What do you think?
  2. Lessons from a Father to his Son – Golf is unlike any game in the world. This essay is a brief look at some of the lessons my father taught me.
  3. Myth of the Open Qualifier – A great peak into the process and gamble that is qualifying for a PGA Tour event. Kevin O’Connell doesn’t pull any punches in this one.
  4. (Golf)Ball Control By Gareth Maybin – These trick shots are pretty stellar. Best I’ve seen in a while. The “William Tell” is amazing.
  5. Training the Eyes, Mind and Body for Golf - This post will make you think twice about how you practice.
  6. A Golfer’s Creed Revisited – Take this to heart. Enjoy every shot you take.
  7. How to Play Your Best Golf After a Break – Might want to store this one up for spring but the three keys for playing well after a break will help big time.
  8. Why Are Handicaps Important – A little perspective on the handicap.
  9. How to Choose a Golf Instructor – Before you take lessons read this.
  10. Putter Fitting 101 – Yep. You should also have the putter fitted for you. Here’s a few tips.

Thanks for being a part of the View from the Fringe community. We’ll be stepping up our game in 2013. Hope you stay with us.

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2012 Ryder Cup Ready: 9 Hopes and Questions

David Horne —  September 27, 2012 — Leave a comment

ryder cupI love watching the Ryder Cup. The first shot for the 2012 Ryder Cup is less than 24 hours away. Here is a list of hopes and questions I have for this year’s event.

  1. I hope the USA will end its run of horrible looking uniforms. I’ve seen some previews and all looks good so far. 
  2. I hope the matches are close enough going into Sunday to keep the interest of the fans.
  3. Will we see the Rory vs. Tiger singles match?
  4. I hope people will remember this is still just golf. Let’s have fun.
  5. I hope Phil, Tiger, Kaymer and Poulter show up with their A games
  6. Since we had the social media olympics, will this be the social media Ryder Cup?
  7. I hope the TV coverage is better than the PGA Championship. PGA America needs to give more content instead of commercials.
  8. I hope the weather holds up. But a little breeze will make it interesting.
  9. Who do you think will win the cup? Please leave predictions in the comments
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Putter Fitting 101

Kevin O'Connell —  August 21, 2012 — Leave a comment

Why am I using a new putter? Because the old one didn’t float too well. ~ Craig Stadler

Most amateurs will spend time and money getting fitted for their drivers every year but won’t come out of pocket for a new putter. I get it, we all want to hit it farther and getting on a launch monitor testing new drivers is fun. I enjoy it too! But trust me when I say hitting it 5 yards farther will not help you get better. However, getting properly fitted for your putter is vitally important to helping you improve your scoring and handicap.

The good news is a new putter shouldn’t set you back as much as a new driver. The bad news is most off-the-rack putters won’t fit you right. They will need to be modified slightly. Length and lie angle are the most important factors to optimizing your putter for set up and stroke. And both can be easily adjusted with the help of a reputable club maker. It is important to spend time getting personally set up so you can eliminate variables and focus solely on making more putts.

Some basic fitting fundamentals to think about:

  • Eyes over the ball or just inside the ball to help you see the correct line
  • Putter head should be relatively flat on the ground
  • Arms hanging comfortably with hands 3-4″ from the body

A putter too long will force your hands out of position and get the putter/ball position outside your eye line with the toe of the putter up in the air. This causes mishits on the heel and usually causes the path to come inside.

A putter too short with force you to bend over too much with your eye line outside the ball causing the opposite; heel up in the air with mishits on the toe and the path starting outside the line.

In either situation a mishit occurs and the path of the putter is not correct making it impossible to consistently start the ball on the correct line. You may make some putts like that but over time it will be very difficult to putt consistently well.

There is no perfect method to putting, but the key is consistency and knowing you’ll get the ball started on the correct target line. A properly fit putter will help you eliminate variables and make more putts.

Have you ever been fitted for a putter?

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