Spring has arrived and for a lot of people elsewhere in the country that means plenty of golf on the horizon through the summer. Golf in Palm Desert will be winding down soon here as this part of California starts to see searing temps, but greenskeepers in other regions are getting to work in preparation for all those ready to arrive and get their round in. Speaking of greens, it is always frustrating when you are strong off the tee, make a great approach onto the green, but then see your first attempt at a put go wrong and unexpectedly so. Any golfer is going to tell you that putting is often ..read more

In any instance with developed muscle memory, it will be 100% beneficial if you go through the sequence of whatever it is, being firm yet loose and relaxed simultaneously. A golf swing may be the best example of how muscle memory development is critical to be consistent with movement in athletics, and any golf pro at a Palm Desert golf course will tell beginner golf learners that. Many golfers will stretch for golf at home before they leave for the course, and it’s a good idea if you get sore. So that’s what we’ll look at here with this blog entry: good stretches for golf that you ca ..read more

Pencils and paper were the extent of everything when it came to tracking any aspect of a golf game for the first 100+ years of the game, but nowadays the only time you’re scribing out scores is when you’re doing mini-golf with the grandkids. Sure, there may be exceptions to that, but nowadays, there is so much that you can do with your phone related to any game where performance matters. Golf is definitely one of them, and you’ll find that most avid golfers are using at least one app on their phone to enhance their golf game.  Certainly, I’ve seen a few of them here with golf in Palm Dese ..read more

Precipitation happens, and if you’re going to book a tee time at any golf course in Palm Desert, you’re not going to let a little bit of the wet stuff stop you from getting your round in. Now, if it’s a torrential downpour we’re talking about, you may want to skip the links then, but if it’s just a shower, there’s no reason you can’t get out on the course and enjoy your day. Some people actually enjoy the smell that emanates from the freshly cut grass as the water mixes with it, although we’re sure that does nothing for your swing. You’ll want to be mindful of your grip though, and that’s what ..read more

Being a club member at a private golf course definitely has a lot of advantages. However, there are just as many people who can’t afford it as there are ones who wouldn’t be able to golf often enough to make it worth it. You will find that often the members at private clubs are retired, and we can certainly see the appeal in golfing multiple times every week if you’re enjoying retirement. The vast majority of golf enthusiasts swing their clubs on public golf courses in America, and we believe ours here is the best public golf course in Palm Desert.  We’re getting ready for the s ..read more

Being confident in your abilities goes a long way in the game of golf, and a lot of skill development goes into having that type of confidence in your game. There’s a lot to be said for believing your abilities and consistency with them will likely lead you to outperform your competitors. Some say it is even best to be cocky and confident and that it’s been a trademark of the best athletes for generations. That may or not be true, but you need to have at least some of that belief if you’re going to be wagering with them on that happening. People have been making golf game bets betwee ..read more

Footwork plays a role in performance with all sports, and golf is no exception. While there may be course grass under a golfer’s feet the same way there is for a football or field lacrosse player, no golfer is going to running a post route and planting their foot in the grass hard after sprinting 15 yards downfield. Nonetheless, the function of your feet in your golf swing is something to consider and that is the most basic point to be aware of when asking are golf shoes worth it. If you’re the most casual of golfers and your focus is much more on enjoyment rather than performance  then y ..read more

There’s 24 hours in a day, and if you’re like most people you probably spend 7 or so of them asleep. When you’re lying down there’s nothing under your feet, and that’s a darn good thing. But the rest of the time there is something beneath your feet, and you’re probably in footwear of some sort. Hopefully a good portion of that time is spent on a golf course in Palm Desert, and you’re wearing golf shoes. If so it’s going to be grass under your feet while you’re on the links, but have you ever given much thought to what type of grass is found on most golf courses? You probably know it’s plenty g ..read more

Here we are in October, and for some people it might seem odd to be blogging on new golf gear trends when for most parts of the country there’s going to be fewer people on the links from here on out. But you need to remember that Palm Desert is a Coachella Valley golf course, and for us the golf season doesn’t begin at the same time as most elsewhere in the US simply because of climate realities here as compared to wherever else outside of California and the US Southwest. Average daily temperatures to the East of us may be ideal for a round of golf between May and August, but here they’d be wa ..read more

Everyone who golfs will have been told to ‘let the club do the work’ when learning to how to swing a golf club properly, and for most of us that learning occurred a long time ago. But a capable golfer doesn’t just happen, and we need to remember that everyone is going to be at a different point in their golf discovery journey. Sure, the club does do the work,  but the club is only as good as the hands it’s in. Whether or not those hands are capable of making that club do what it should remains to be seen. We have plenty of golfers who are still fairly new to the sport that come to our Pal ..read more