2019-10-05 16:06
When i began this Skytrak review, I was undecided on weather I should upgrade from my Optishot. The Optishot has served me well over the last 3 plus years and has helped me lower my handicap… Read More
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2019-08-12 18:53
If you play a lot of golf, you know that hitting a driver can fun but hitting a driver in the fairway is the key to good golf. The difference for me between a 85 and an 79 on the golf course… Read More
2019-02-03 18:36
Tathata Golf 60 Day Training Program has always intrigued me. I want to improve my swing, hit the ball further and once and for all, break 80 consistently. Tathata Golf seemed to be perfect… Read More
2019-01-08 02:50
Optishot putting can be very frustrating but also very rewarding when done right. Four putting or missing an easy putt can really put an end to a good round but on the other end, sinking tha… Read More
2019-01-06 00:36
When I first built my golf simulator room, I tried to use as many items from around my home to save some money. My golf stance mat is a perfect example of that. An old bunk bed provided the… Read More
2018-12-31 08:37
Believe it or not, it is possible to have the best home golf simulator on the market for under $500. That is right…UNDER $500. Golf can be a very expensive sport and time-consumi… Read More
2018-12-29 20:24
YUCK!!…those mats at the driving range just drive me nuts. I could never get a solid strike with the hard surface mats they use so I felt like I have wasted my time hitting. It spoile… Read More
2018-12-26 17:26
Yardstick Golf recently completed a survey of indoor golfers to understand their preferences and with respect to the most desired features of indoor golf simulators. We wanted to find out wh… Read More
2018-12-22 21:48
Every year at this time I like to look into getting some new golf training aids to help me improve for the next year. I am continually striving to break 80 and Improve my swing. There are ma… Read More
2018-12-21 00:31
I am always looking for creative ways to practice my golf swing on my Optishot and the other day while searching youtube, I came across the 14 club golf challenge. This golf challenge pits t… Read More
2018-11-30 01:06
Practice! As I got back to using my Optishot this fall, I began to notice that my swing was nowhere near where I wanted it to be. My iron accuracy was awful. I was slicing the ball and missi… Read More
2018-11-19 04:27
I love my Optishot and have used it almost every week for the past 3 years. It has helped me improve my swing, have fun and play more golf. The only thing i was missing was competing a… Read More
2018-10-28 04:14
As the summer weather turns to fall, our golf game tends to go into hibernation. We put our clubs in the garage and lose all the feel we developed in our golf game. But it doesn’t have… Read More
2018-08-12 17:34
“The most consistent part of my golf game is my inconsistency”. We are all looking for that consistent golf swing. We need to be able to hit our irons to the correct distance and… Read More
2018-08-10 16:51
If you want to get better at golf, you better practice and you had better hit the driving range. But which range? The driving range simulator or the real one? Well, I can tell you that once… Read More
2018-08-02 19:25
K.I.S.S… “Keep It Simple Stupid”. Want an easy golf swing that can help you become a consistent golfer? Look no further than the Stack and Tilt Swing. I have been se… Read More
2018-07-31 19:26
I am an average golfer trying to break 80 on a consistent basis. I have looked at what its going to take and the research tells me that in order to break 80 I am going to need to hit th… Read More
2018-07-31 15:28
The Optishot setup seems simple but I am not a builder, in fact, I have never built anything in my life. Never played with legos as a kid, never built a fort and was never any good working w… Read More
2018-07-30 07:15
When I first got my Optishot, I had a hard time deciding on which course I should play. With 15 Optishot courses to choose from the options can be overwhelming. You don’t want to spend… Read More
2018-07-26 04:13
You want to hit golf balls at home, then an Optishot golf simulator at only $300 is a steal. The problem is that you also an impact screen, a mat, a computer, a projector…blah bl… Read More
2018-07-16 06:58
Want to putt better? Well, here is the answer you have been looking for, it is called “Pop Putting”. Once I committed to the Pop Putting method, I immediately began to putt bette… Read More
2018-07-02 16:44
As the great basketball star Allen Iverson once said “We’re talking about practice! We’re talking about practice… We ain’t talking about the game! Y… Read More
2018-06-27 17:45
For the better part of my life, I was known for my tremendous fade. I played my fade to the best of my ability, playing the right side of the fairway to a mediocre mid 80’s round. I wa… Read More
2018-02-26 03:30
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2018-02-18 19:06
I had been using my golf simulator all winter when I finally got the chance to show all my buddies how much my golf game had improved. The 5,000 shots on the Optishot 2, (what I considered t… Read More
2018-01-27 02:01
So you want to break 80??? Well…you better be a good putter. Learning how to putt better does not have to be struggle. There are tools and putting aids out there that make improving y… Read More
2017-12-28 05:23
Golf is NOT a seasonal sport…if you want to be a good golfer and improve, you must play during those miserable winter months. Owning a golf simulator such as the Optishot or Skytrak i… Read More
2017-08-14 01:45
What is the key to making more 6 footers? Is it the grip, the putter face, distance control or something else. Just like the full swing there are many different thoughts on proper putting. T… Read More
2017-08-12 17:19
According to the PGATour.com website, when looking at short iron accuracy from 100-125 yards out, the top golfer in 2017 from this distance is averaging 15 feet 2 inches from the hole. Does… Read More
2017-08-09 15:47
Hit the ground in the same spot every time, enough power to play the course and controlling the shot direction. Those are the fundamentals of the Stack and Tilt golf swing. If you are lookin… Read More
2017-08-06 14:08
According to Dave Pelz, PGA Pros get up and down roughly 60% of the time when they miss a green…thats right 6 out of 10 times they save par. If you look at my last few rounds I would… Read More
2017-07-29 14:15
If you are looking for a fun and affordable golf simulator then the Optishot 2 does the trick. It is easy to use, tracks the most important swing statistics and provides a great simulation e… Read More
2017-07-27 19:51
Have you seen the youtube videos of Tiger Woods or Jordan Spieth hitting balls on their home golf simulators. Many tour pros will use a golf simulator to practice during the winter or to pre… Read More
2017-07-26 04:21
It doesn’t matter if you have chosen OptiShot, Skytrak or TruGolf as your simulator, you need these golf simulator accessories to make your experience complete. The golf simu… Read More
2017-07-21 06:05
As any top golfer will tell you…the key to success in golf is consistency. You have to be able to hit the ball consistently. The best way to get this accomplished to limit the movemen… Read More
2017-07-14 03:40
As you get older you learn that you can’t do the same things you use to do. In golf you figure out that making a long sweeping swing like the pro is just not going to happen. You are w… Read More
2017-05-07 20:02
Two shots in the water followed by a ball in the woods and duck hook off a border fence…wow what a difference a month of not using my Optishot golf simulator had on my golf game. I ha… Read More
2017-04-30 02:52
Aaron Braddeley, Mike Weir, Charlie Wii, Dean Wilson and Steve Elkington. What do all these tour pros have in common? If you guess that they all have won the PGA Tour, you would be correct b… Read More
2017-04-28 15:59
36 holes in one day will surely tell you a ton about your golf game. My first 18 hole rounds this spring came in one outstanding day this past week and boy did I learn a lot. Besides the fac… Read More
2017-04-14 23:37
At heart I am a contrarian. I like to take the side that may not be most popular. That I why I am intrigued by the Stack and Tilt golf swing. The Stack and Tilt golf swing goes against many… Read More
2017-04-07 18:48
Simple, repeatable and Consistent. Those are the traits I look for in a good swing. As an average golfer, I have to be able to have a swing that works on the course even if it may not be per… Read More
2017-04-06 14:55
The Masters Tournament is underway in Augusta Georgia and is definitely on my bucket list of things to do. I have heard nothing but good things about The Masters Tournament and like the broa… Read More
2017-04-05 18:35
Spring is finally here (though it continues to rain) and I am ready to try my new golf swing on the course. My swing is far from perfect but after 3 months of home golf drills I am ready for… Read More
2017-04-03 15:13
As an average golfer looking to improve, I am always searching for the perfect golf app. I would love to have an app that I can use every day in my practice sessions. Thinking a comprehensiv… Read More
2017-04-03 04:41
My golf simulator is broken!!! What am I going to do? I have had my Optishot golf simulator for almost 2 years now and had a great experience improving my game. My swing has gotten better as… Read More
2017-04-01 02:54
One the most difficult tasks I have faced in improving my golf swing is trying to start my downswing with my lower body first. Most of the great golfers start their downswing by shifting the… Read More
2017-03-28 19:10
20 putts, 2 three putts and 0 one putts! Those are the putting stats for my first 9-hole round of golf of the year. My goal has been to break 80 consistently but with those putting numbers… Read More
2017-03-25 23:11
If I am going to break 80 consistently then I had better improve my downswing. Most professionals agree that what you do on the backswing is not as important as what you do to reach impact… Read More
2017-03-25 17:47
This winter I have been locked in my garage hitting ball after ball on my golf simulator in an attempt to improve my swing. Over 5,000 shots, 20 plus drills, and multiple simulator practice… Read More
2017-03-19 15:10
The dreaded “Duck Hook” or what some like to call a “Snap Hook” is a ball that starts out straight and dives dead left. It usually results in a shot out-of-bounds or… Read More
2017-03-18 17:24
The first golf round of the year is always an exciting yet nerve racking time. Expectations are sometimes higher than they should be. For me, the expectations of this first round are truly s… Read More
2017-03-18 15:30
There is an old saying that says “the best way to learn something is to have to teach it”. I will attest to that statement as both a teacher and a coach. The way to understand so… Read More
2017-03-13 15:05
Remember the old saying “Be careful what you wish for” because it may come true. For the past twenty plus years I have hit a moderate slice in golf. In fact, I became very good a… Read More
2017-03-13 04:06
Another week in the books of my Break 80 Challenge. This past week was focused on improving my impact position. I went to work using 3 golf impact drills: Peter Kostis’s 2 x 4 Drill, S… Read More
2017-03-11 18:06
Today’s technology has changed the way golf swing instruction is now done. Video lessons are now the rage. You will rarely find a top instructor that does not video a player’s sw… Read More
2017-03-09 15:51
Learn something new everyday! This week I really turned my research to improving my swing plane and trying to get an inside out path. As I was looking into the correct plane and came across… Read More
2017-03-07 20:26
I am an average golfer trying to break 80 on a consistent basis. The research tells me that in order to break 80 I am going to need to hit more greens and fairways, hit the ball farther, and… Read More
2017-03-06 16:01
One of my favorite parts of being a high school football and basketball coach is breaking down film of our team and our opponent. I spend hours at a time analyzing game and practice film in… Read More
2017-03-05 01:00
This week’s focus is on my golf impact position. I have been able to get my swing consistently on a straight or inside swing path so now I want to focus on my impact position. I need t… Read More
2017-03-04 21:12
This week’s goal was to be able to get a true inside swing path. I really want to develop a consistent swing that is inside to out producing a slight draw. The slight draw is the type… Read More
2017-03-03 16:25
One of the first things you learn if you are trying to improve your golf swing is the proper swing path (the direction the club moves around the body in relation to the ball).This path is im… Read More
2017-03-02 20:27
I stumbled upon this amazing book as I was searching for drills from the top 50 golf instructors. I already had drills from many of the top instructors such as Jim Mclean and Hank Haney but… Read More
2017-03-01 16:23
I have been practicing golf everyday now for the past month and have learned many things along the way. Golf has become a passion of mine and being able to track my stats with my Optishot Go… Read More
2017-02-28 15:52
Learn something new everyday! Today, I decided to do a little more research on the golf takeaway and how to get into the right position. I am always looking for that visual image that I can… Read More
2017-02-27 15:11
So the first month of my Break 80 Challenge is in the books and I am excited to analyze the results. The first month was focused on improving my iron accuracy and developing a “Go To S… Read More
2017-02-26 01:05
Last week was such an up and down week that I really didn’t feel very good about my swing. In fact, I was downright frustrated. It started out okay but soon turned into questioning wha… Read More
2017-02-25 18:57
The hit TV show How I Met Your Mother made famous for me the term Doppelganger; a person who resembles another. The five characters in the show randomly come across their look-a-likes throug… Read More
2017-02-25 02:17
Week 4 Working On: Inside Out Path To recap my Break 80 challenge, last week I concentrated my efforts on getting my swing path more inside out and was somewhat successful. I want to continu… Read More
2017-02-21 17:39
Learn something new everyday! Today, I ran across a video that showed many of the classic old school golfers lifting their left heel on their backswing. As they took the club back the left h… Read More
2017-02-20 16:27
Everyone is looking for a great golf swing system. One that is simple, effective and repeatable. For the average golfer, it is important to have the mechanics of the swing down so that the m… Read More
2017-02-18 16:51
Week 3 Working On: Swing Path To recap my Break 80 challenge, the first two weeks I concentrated my efforts on the impact position (releasing the club and contact). I have seen both improve… Read More
2017-02-16 16:20
“The music was coming in choppy” said Mariah Carey’s manager after her poor performance on New Year’s day. As any great musician knows, if the tempo and rhythm of a s… Read More
2017-02-14 23:49
Learn something new everyday! Find that daily “Aha Moment” that helps to make sense of the very complex. That is what I strive to do everyday with my golf swing. The golf swing i… Read More
2017-02-13 16:17
What do you look for when searching for a good golf drill? With the thousands of drills out there how do you narrow down your choices? Well, if you follow this site you know that I try to he… Read More
2017-02-11 04:43
Week 2 Working On: Clubface Contact This week I am going to be working on the clubface contact at impact. I need to have great contact with the ball at impact to have any chance to break 80… Read More
2017-02-11 00:42
Best Impact Drills One of the hardest things to do in sports is to hit a golf ball straight. In order to hit the ball straight a golfer must bring the clubface back to the exact same positio… Read More
2017-02-08 16:28
I am not a builder, in fact, I have never built anything in my life. Never played with legos as a kid, never built a fort and was never any good working with my hands. I am not handy around… Read More
2017-02-06 17:14
The average PGA pro drives the ball 289 yards off the tee while Dustin Johnson led all golfers in 2017 with a whopping 319 yard average drive. They have swing speeds in the 110-120 mph range… Read More
2017-02-04 17:36
Week 1 Working On: Club Release Since I want to hit a slight draw (a Go To Shot), I am looking for a slightly open clubface. If my club release is done incorrectly then I will be hitting &ld&hell…Read More
2017-02-03 16:12
Paper clips instead of pistols and gum instead of guns, MacGyver from the 1980’s tv show would use anything at his disposal to save lives. He could turn anything he had into a tool for… Read More
2017-02-01 16:11
The A Swing Review Last year, when I first decided to improve my golf game I came across a book that really caught my attention. The book called “The A Swing” by David Leadbetter… Read More
2017-02-01 15:59
So you are now on the fence…Should I buy a home golf simulator? The answer is “Yes”. Simulators are no longer just an expensive way to play a golf video game. With t… Read More
2017-01-30 16:22
BORED WITH PRACTICE “We talking about practice…not a game…practice!” I have said those words so many times as I am working my way through my 50 best golf drills. I… Read More
2017-01-29 20:27
“Neither snow nor rain nor gloom of night can keep them from the completion of their rounds” Is this your golf motto? Most golfers hate playing in bad weather and as a… Read More
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