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Why worry about what you eat before, during and after your round of golf?  Because what you eat, can determine if you play a mediocre round of golf or a great round of golf.  It may not be the norm for golfers to follow special diets like other elite athletes, but it will become so soon. In the last couple of weeks, … Read More

Nuts aren’t just for Chipmunks… Nut Facts •  Walnuts are the richest known food source of melatonin, a hormone with powerful antioxidant properties to fight disease. •  Peanuts are actually not nuts at all, but rather a legume and they grow underground, unlike other nuts that grow on trees. •  80% of the world’s pecans come from the United States with Georgia leading … Read More

Between work or volunteering, household chores, typical errands, raising a family and maintaining general sanity, days are packed to the gills with more important things to do than play golf. Let alone cook a healthy meal after you have just spent 4 to 5 hours on the golf course.  Most of the time after a round of golf, you’re hungry … Read More

Would you change the way you eat if you knew certain foods could help you play better golf? Managing your food intake, hydration levels and adding certain nutrients to your diet can not only help you concentrate and focus more on the golf course, but also help you keep your heartbeat steady as you make an important shot or putt, … Read More

Managing your food intake, hydration levels and adding certain nutrients to your diet can not only help you concentrate and focus more on the golf course, but also help you keep your heartbeat steady as you make an important shot or putt, help your muscles fire faster for more power, help you fight fatigue so you can play and practice … Read More

If your scores haven’t been improving this season, then maybe it is time to step up the practice around the greens.  Over the past few weeks, I have been posting tips and drills to help you improve your short game. The short game does not typically require power associated with tee shots, but rather skill to control the distance the … Read More

The best putters in the world strike their putts with a square clubface with precise speed.  Most of these great putters use a pendulum-style stroke, keeping the hands and wrists relatively quiet. The arms, shoulders and putter move back and forth as a single unit while the head and lower body stay still. Any head or lower body motion can … Read More

If your scores haven’t been improving this season, then maybe it is time to step up the practice around the greens.  Over the past few weeks, I have been posting tips and drills to help you improve your short game.  To view more short game tips visit my blog at www.kpjgolf.com. Cardiogolf Bunker Core Workout To hit good sand shots, … Read More

To develop feel around the greens for those shots that 80 yards or less, you need to spend tons of time practicing.  By simply hitting hundreds of pitch shots to a target, you can figure out how far to swing the club back to hit the distance you need.  But who has time to stand on the range and hit … Read More

Although the task of chipping may not seem like a highly athletic activity, the more fit and athletic you are the smoother and more accurate you can chip. In order to chip correctly, you need to bend from your hip sockets and hold your spine angle throughout the stroke.  If your core is weak and inflexible, then you will inevitably … Read More