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Lowering your golf handicap is a common goal among golfers, indicating an improvement in skill and consistency. Here are some strategies and tips to help you lower your handicap:

1. Quality Practice: Focus on deliberate practice rather than just hitting balls. Spend time on specific areas of your game, particularly those that are weaknesses. Utilize practice facilities to work on driving, chipping, and putting.

2. Take Lessons: A professional golf instructor can provide invaluable advice tailored to your specific needs. They can identify and help correct flaws in your swing, stance, grip, and overall approach.

3. Improve Your Short Game: Many strokes can be saved around the green. Spend more time practicing putting and chipping. These shots make up a significant portion of your game.

4. Course Management: Learn to play smarter, not just harder. This includes understanding when to take risks and when to play conservatively, choosing the right club for the situation, and knowing how to read the course and conditions.

Rory McIlroy finds himself in contention at the Dubai Desert Classic after carding a 9-under 63 on Saturday to pull within 2 shots of leader Cameron Young after three rounds of play.

Testers Wanted!

Callaway has come a long way with their golf balls in recent years, putting a focus on quality and overall improvement throughout their entire line. During the 2023 MyGolfSpy Golf Ball Test, the Callaway Chrome Soft X was in the top three for high swing speed golfers looking for a high-spin golf ball and was a good fit for those looking to lower their ball flight. The Chrome Soft X was rated as one of the fastest balls for high-speed players.

It was not just in high-speed testing that various Callaway golf balls performed well. The Chrome Soft was recognized as an ideal choice in other categories for both low and mid swing speeds. Callaway was complimented for making great strides since the previous golf ball test.

There is a new ball coming from Callaway and we are looking for your feedback! 

While we cannot spill any details on what this golf ball is or how it may perform (we will leave that up to you), we are excited to get these into the hands of our testers!

Do you want to be a tester for this Callaway “white box” testing opportunity?

While 2024 has already blessed us with a ton of exciting new products, I for one, am just as excited about all of the great 2023 product going on sale.

I’ve got an eye for this sort of stuff, and I’m always on the hunt for the best deals in golf.

This one is up there with the best.

Right now you can snag the Best Spikeless Golf Shoe of 2023 for just $63.

Yep, you’re reading that right. For less than the cost of two-dozen golf balls you can buy one of the most comfortable, stable spikeless golf shoes on the market.

Sam Burns fired a career-low 61 to take a one-shot lead over Michael Kim and a two-shot lead on amateur Nick Dunlap after two rounds at The American Express.

Mexico's Omar Morales, a junior at UCLA, shot his second straight 1-under 69 on Friday to take a one-shot lead after two rounds of the Latin America Amateur Championship. A win would earn him a spot in the Masters, the U.S. Open and the British Open.

Amid ongoing talks with Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund and a slew of American sports owners, golfer Jordan Spieth says 2024 is "a big year" for the PGA Tour and its future plans.

Lydia Ko and Ayaka Furue took a share of the 36-hole lead entering the weekend at the LPGA Tour's season-opening Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions.

Jack Burke Jr., the winner of the 1956 Masters and PGA Championship, died on Jan. 19, 10 days before his 101st birthday.

The post Jack Burke Jr., Masters champ and World Golf Hall-of-Famer, dies at 100 appeared first on Golf.

How did Cobra's Darkspeed driver perform in this year's robotic testing? GOLF's Fully Equipped crew highlights the special traits.

The post Cobra’s Darkspeed is a ‘unicorn’ driver in 1 important area appeared first on Golf.

Jack Burke Jr., who was the oldest living Masters champion and staged the greatest comeback ever at Augusta National for one of his two majors, died Friday morning in Houston. He was 100.

On this week's episode of Subpar, University of Texas coach John Fields explains how Cody Gribble changed the trajectory of his program.

The post The pro who changed the trajectory of the Texas golf program, according to its coach appeared first on Golf.

Fat and thin strikes with your irons will erode your confidence. Luckily, there's an easy fix. Here's what it is.

The post Train yourself to hit more pure — and powerful — iron shots with this drill appeared first on Golf.

Cameron Young shot an 8-under 64 and will take a 3-shot lead into the weekend at the Dubai Desert Classic.

Identifying the hardest public course in the United States isn't easy. But we have a little-known candidate in mind. Meet The Pfau Course.

The post ‘Absolute brute’: Why this college course might be the toughest you’ve never heard of appeared first on Golf.

The most anticipated golf sneaker drop of the early season has arrived. Act fast, these shoes won’t sit for long. The Air Jordan 1 Low G has received a stylish makeover and is available now in three new colorways.

Worn on Tour by the likes of Tony Finau, Nelly Korda and (sometimes) Justin Rose, the Air Jordan 1 Low G is the hottest sneaker-style golf shoe on the market. And, if early reactions are any indication, these simple, subtle colorways are bound to sell out quick.

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Each shoe features a waterproof leather upper, the iconic Jordan Jumpman logo on the tongue and the Wings logo on the heel. All sit atop a new gum outsole complete with a beefed up traction pattern that’s nearly identical to the OG Air Jordan 1.

I’ll say it again: if you’re on the fence, just take the plunge. I rock a pair of these to work (and to the range) on a weekly basis and let’s just say, I’m going to be snagging all three colors to rock and stock.

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MyGolfSpy Ball Lab is where we quantify the quality and consistency of golf balls. Today, we’re reviewing the 2023 Kirkland Performance+ V3. To learn more about our test process, click here.

About the Kirkland Performance+ V3

What better time than now to take a look at the newest ball from the Kirkland Signature Performance series as it comes on the heels of a new driver and new iron set released by Costco’s golf division in mid-December?

This ball is available in two-dozen, 24-count packages which may be appealing to those golfers playing courses with impenetrable jungles out-of-bounds and/or water hazards on every hole.

The Kirkland Signature ball can be classified as a mid-high launch, high-spin ball. We certainly experienced this during our 2023 Golf Ball test.

The Kirkland Performance+ V3 is produced in Vietnam in the SM Parker factory that makes the PXG Xtreme ball.