With little green to work with or a pin placed just over a bunker, adding the flop shot to your repertoire can instantly help reduce your score by offering a closer putt for par or birdie.

The only way to really learn, improve and enjoy golf is out on the course, The traditional flat surfaced practice ground is a good starting point to get a grip of the swing or improve the fundamentals, but it doesn't fully prepare the golfer for the 'real life' conditions on the course.

One of the differences between a low and mid to high handicapper is often the number of different shots the low handicapper has at their disposal especially when it comes down to the ball being nestled in an difficult or uneven lie.

We all want better rotation, it's drummed in to all golfers. The better the coil, separation the more power we can produce.  So how can we do that just with our eyes?

The Key to the Keeping Good Form at the Top of the Back Swing

Whats it going to do for me?  Early extension is when your hips move forward towards the ball on your down swing. This will often make you come up away form the ball creating a hook or a block.

Cleveland Golf/Srixon have announced the launch of its very own short game app in association with Golf Monthly magazine. 

There are lots of putting training aid products on the market but how many help you judge the distance ?  The Paceyourputt putting mat helps to do just this, designed to help golfers control distance, check alignment and improve the ball roll.

If you're looking to get your game in shape for the start of the season then what better way than combining a golf break with tuition. 

Watch the video playlist on how to the use the Aim-Mate training aid to improve your golf with over 40 uses including on the driving range, practice greens and on the golf course during social rounds.

Ever wondered what additional services we provide and why you would need to upgrade your account ?  We've been tracking scores online for over 10 years and have strong evidence that shows that those tracking the advance stats online save on average 3 shots per year on their handicap.

A British sports coach has launched a new training aid which uses elastic resistance bands to help a golfer to build width, consistency and power in the golf swing.

Butch Harmon has announced the upcoming release of his comprehensive golf instructional two-DVD set "Butch Harmon About Golf presented by Titleist."

If your aim is off with any part of your game then maybe it's time to look at a training aid specifically for alignment.

LifeAID Beverage Company (LifeAID) has announced the launch of GolferAID.  GolferAID contains 2691 Mg of active ingredients in the form of vitamins and supplements targeted at enhancing the array of functions required while playing a round of golf - power, focus, balance, endurance and flexibility.

Any product or training aid that quotes 'hit it longer' will make you stop and take note.  The Power Hip Rotator is designed to help improve rotation and core muscle strength with the ultimate aim of increasing distance to hit it longer with 'Powerless effort to Effortless Power'.

We've recently reviewed the Nikon 350g laser range finder and now Nikon along with PGA Advanced Professional Ben Clayton from Hindhead Golf Club have put together 8 videos to show you how to use a laser range finder for better course management.

We featured indoor golf wayback in 2010 with our feature on 'all you need to know about indoor golf' but here we take a look at aboutGolf.  aboutGolf is a world leader in golf simulator and golf performance technology with over 20 years exeprience in developing and applying innovative, state-of-the-art technology to enhance and improve the game for golfers at every level.

GolfBand is a revolutionary new training aid designed for golfers of all levels and abilities to improve balance, stability and arm to body connection, for a more powerful, controlled and consistent swing.

iGolfApps is a company focused on golf and iPhone apps with a mission to provide applications to improve your golf game and get more enjoyment on the course. 

With several apps already available we check out

SwingPlane is an advanced video swing analysis app on the iPhone.  SwingPlane captures video using the built in video camera. You can easily analyze your swing with its playback and drawing tools, making it easy to see if your swing is on plane, check your set up angles and monitor head movement, shoulders dipping etc.

Chip and pitch your way to lower scores with Golf Monthly’s short game app inconjunction with Gary Smith for the iPhone and iPad.

Calculate the stimp (speed) reading of a golf green. iStimp uses the iPhones accelerometer and complex algorithms to work out the stimp reading as if you were using the real thing.

NLP Golf is your personal mind guru on the iPhone.  Consisting of 46 separate neuro linguistic programs (free and In-App purchases) between 25-30 minutes each, this app will allow your unconscious mind to unlock your golfing potential.

Golfshake’s Online Golf Coach, Dean Halford is pleased to announce that the first Optishot Demo Centre in the UK is now open at their HQ in Dummer, Hampshire.

We've been stat tracking for over 10 years and analysing the data of 100,000s of rounds and it makes very interesting reading to see how the average golfer stacks up. But do you know how your game stacks up ?

The Accelerator Pro is a portable indoor putting trainer designed to allow golfers to practice and develop three key putt lengths with perfect alignment, backstroke length and acceleration on a high quality true-roll putting surface.

aboutGolf-the world leader in indoor golf simulator and golf performance technology-introduces aG Balance Pro, a revolutionary, new dual force plate technology that provides detailed analysis of weight transfer during the golf swing. 

PGA staff at The Carrick on Loch Lomond available for golfers of all abilities to improve their game for the 2011 season

The pioneering Quintic Consultancy has revealed its latest Ball Roll Putting Analysis Software that allows each element of the roll of a golf ball to be summarised graphically and numerically in a way that was formerly only available for full swing analysis software for irons and woods.

Golf enthusiasts can now have private indoor golf tuition in the comfort of the Birmingham Golf School.

It's kind of an obvious hypothetical end result to make, focus your golf game and shoot lower but how many of us do this ? 

So we should all focus more right ? well this is what GolfMission aims to do providing the on course focus through challenge‐based games.

The most common problem for golfers is the slice, and how to stop slicing the golf ball. To solve this problem you must first understand why you slice the golf ball, before you can stop slicing. The slice is caused by a club path that is too much out to in, or over the top, and a clubface that is open. 

The Putt Pad is a new putter training aid designed to help golfers accurately identify and hit their putts on a specific line.  With additional measuring marks the Putt Pad can be used on the backstroke to assist with hitting the ball with the desired speed.

Web retailer www.Putterfingers.co.uk has added a new range of Modular Portable Putting Greens to their existing range of mini golf equipment and general golf training and practice aids.  These new astrograss based portable putting surfaces have been introduced at an extremely competitive price point

Putt Pucks® from Dinamic Golf is the ultimate putting system, featuring three innovative functions in one stylish aluminium design.  

Firstly use the three targets individually or together as an instant rebound tool – simply hit your ball against your puck of choice and the rebound will tell you whether your putt was hit straight, pulled or pushed. For those lacking in confidence take aim at the outer puck, the exact same size as a golf hole. 

The new multi-use Practice Pod Pro is designed to aid in the correct body position, orientation and direction of the golf swing and can be used with all clubs. The easy set-up three-rod system helps golfers learn to set up squarely, as well as hit draws and fades. A shoulder alignment mirror is included to help self-monitor proper shoulder and head positioning. 

The new SKLZ Power Wedge is designed to aid in proper weight transfer and timing during the golf swing and can be used with all clubs. The Power Wedge is a compact device that is positioned underneath the golfer’s right heel, and emits a properly sequenced “click” sound as the club passes through impact when the golfer correctly shifts his or her weight to their front foot.

The Extra 20 Yards is a revolutionary new piece of golf fitness equipment that has been carefully designed to specifically increase strength in the correct muscles for golf and subsequently improve club head speed.

Many other sports have equipment designed for training needs such as exercise bikes, rowing machines and treadmills. Now, for the first time ever, a weight machine has been designed specifically for golfers.

The Extra 20 Yards combines weight training technology with a scientific understanding of the golf
swing to create a piece of equipment that enables you to exercise all of your golfing muscles in one movement.

Already being used by over 130 tour pro's the UniPutt eliminates wrist brake and movement from the putting stroke.

By doing so it makes the stoke more solid and consistent over small putts but also longer ones as well. See what we thought.

Simple and V-Easy to use this YES! Golf training aid is a must.

Recently launched, this YES! Golf training aid is geared to help every part of your game.  Very simple but very effective, see what we thought.

Simple and effective alignment aid Aim-Mate launched this year at the London Golf show and it has since proved a great success.

AimMate is a game improvement aid that you can use for every part of your game.  Take it down to the range and hit balls off it or take it to the putting green to help you get the ball in the hole.

We gave it a go to see how effective it actually is.

The 1st, 2nd and 3rd placed players at last year's Open Championship had one thing in common – not their clubs, nor their sponsors, but their coach.

A lot of good things have been coming out about Rife Putters in the last few weeks, the most recent being they had four of the top five places in the Ricoh Women’s British Open without paying or sponsoring a single player to use one of their brands.

In the Scottsdale putters , a solid feel and consistent response come from an innovative insert developed after extensive player testing.

With multiple victories, including being in the bag of The Open Champion, the Tour-S specialty wedge provides golfers versatility and creativity around the green and on short approach shots.

The K15 iron/hybrid set allows golfers to customise their sets to bring improved ball flight and consistency to their games.

The K15 Series is engineered to help golfers bring their shots back on line and back in play. Using an innovation known as Straight Flight Technology, PING engineers developed the super-game-improvement line with product features that promote straighter and longer ball flights.

Rife helps Shin to victory and to the top of the world rankings.