SEPTEMBER 2005

FEATURES

Make that putt!
24 PAGES OF PUTTING TIPS, DRILLS AND GEAR TO IMPROVE YOUR GAME

HOW TO BE A GREAT PUTTER
Golf Australia’s resident therapist, The Swing Doctor, reveals some of the putting techniques used by the game’s best putters and how you can use them to slash strokes from your handicap.

PUTTING SPECIAL - BUILD A BETTER STROKE
The Swing Doctor looks at an Aussie putting aid invention that helps isolate your problems on the greens and gets you holing more putts.

THE 20 BEST AND WORST PUTTS OF ALL – TIME
It is usually with a putter in hand that the agony and ecstasy of this wonderful game emerges. Brendan James casts an eye over some unforgettable, and forgettable, putting moments.

THE DRILL SERGEANT
Golf Australia Teaching Editor, Mark Gibson, explains the importance of developing a good alignment routine for better putting.
Read the tip here

JUNIOR JOURNAL
Glen Whittle shows you how to find the real middle of the hole.
Read the tip here

WEAPONS OF CHOICE
Choosing a new putter can be a long and drawn out process. Here, Denis Gallagher narrows the field, with 17 of the latest flatsticks on the market.

READERS’ CHOICE AWARDS
Cast your vote in the 2nd annual Golf Australia readers’ choice awards and win a Gold Coast golf holiday.

FROM HUMBLE BEGINNINGS
Jim Webster looks back at the highs and lows of the past 100 years of the Australian PGA Championship.

BRITISH OPEN REVIEW: TIGER’S PERFECT 10
Tiger Woods cruised to his 10th major in fine style. As Brendan James writes, The King has returned to rule world golf.

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT CLUB ROAD TEST #1
Ben Hogan BH-5 Irons.

CLUB ROAD TEST #2
Cleveland Launcher 460 Comp driver.

THE RIGHT SHOE
Golf Australia presents some the latest golf shoes and spikes for 2005.

BALL ROAD TEST
Precept Laddie Xtreme.


TRAVEL
THE CUT – PORT BOUVARD
Western Australia’s newest layout will attract golfers from across the globe, writes Brendan James.
Read the review here

Pebble Beach Golf Links
Carmel, California
Read the review here


INSTRUCTION

PGA PERSONAL LESSONS
Kurt Stegbauer
Sutherland Shire Golf Academy, NSW:
Getting impact right for consistent play.

Mark Paterson
Avondale GC, NSW:
How to finally get rid of that slice.

David Saunders
Narrabeen Golf Academy, NSW:
Golf’s greatest myth dispelled.

BATTLE OF THE SEXES
Teaching pro Lorien Scott puts our combatants under the microscope and gives them ‘The Big Fix’.

DEPARTMENTS
TEEING OFF
AROUND THE TRAPS
SRIXON TRIVIA QUIZ
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
INSIDE THE ROPES
RULES FORUM
GOLF GETAWAYS
RESULTS & TEE TIMES
FEATURES

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