The Golfing Lad

Choosing golf balls as a beginner can feel overwhelming. With dozens of options at varying prices, how do you know what’s right for your developing game? This guide cuts through the confusion and gives you straight-up recommendations — the kind a playing partner who actually knows this stuff would give you on the first tee. We’re not going to tell you that every ball “transforms” your game or that the right dimple pattern will fix your slice. That’s marketing noise….

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If you’re chasing every possible yard, the right golf ball makes a real difference. Modern distance balls are engineered to maximize ball speed, reduce spin off the driver, and optimize launch angle — and the gap between the best and worst in this category is bigger than most golfers realize. After spending time on the course and at the launch monitor with all seven balls below, here’s exactly what we found. Quick note before we get into it: if you’re…

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I’ve put a lot of launch monitors through their paces over the years, and most of them do one thing pretty well: give you numbers. Ball speed, launch angle, spin rate — you get a readout, you scratch your head, and you try to figure out what it means for your swing. The Rapsodo MLM2PRO does something different. It gives you the numbers and the video to go with them, automatically, on every single shot. That combination sounds simple on…

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Let me be straight with you: the FlightScope Mevo+ is not a toy. It’s not something you grab on impulse or buy to feel good about yourself on the range. At $1,999, it’s a serious purchase for serious golfers — the kind of device that, when used consistently, actually changes how you practice and how fast you improve. I’ve spent months with this thing, indoors and out, and I can tell you it earns its price tag in a way…

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Look, I’ll be straight with you: the Garmin Approach R10 is the launch monitor I actually recommend when a buddy at the range asks me what to buy. Not because it’s perfect — it isn’t — but because it hits a sweet spot that nothing else in its price class touches. It measures the stuff you actually care about, it connects to simulation software that’s genuinely fun to use, and it fits in your bag pocket. For most golfers looking…

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If you’ve been standing over a 160-yard approach shot trying to remember whether that bunker on the left is 145 or 155 yards away, you already understand why GPS watches exist. The Garmin Approach S70 takes that basic premise — knowing your distances — and layers on so many intelligent features that it genuinely changes how you experience a round of golf. This isn’t just a watch with a yardage number on it. It’s the closest thing to having a…

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Every great golf swing starts with proper posture and setup. Before you even move the club an inch, your address position has already decided the quality of everything that follows. Get this foundation right and the swing becomes far more natural. Get it wrong and you’re fighting your own body from the very first move — compensating, re-routing, and wondering why the ball keeps going where you didn’t want it to go. I’ve stood on the range and watched hundreds…

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The best putters in the world don’t just have great strokes — they read greens expertly. A perfect stroke on the wrong line still misses. It doesn’t matter how silky your tempo is or how perfectly you strike the ball if you’ve aimed at the wrong spot. Green reading is the part of putting that nobody wants to do the work on, and that’s exactly why getting good at it is such an easy way to drop shots off your…

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The fastest way to lower your scores isn’t buying a new driver or obsessing over swing speed—it’s fixing your short game. Shots inside 100 yards make up 60–65% of your total strokes every single round. That stat never gets old, and it never stops being true. Yet most amateur golfers spend 80% of their practice time beating drivers on the range. No wonder handicaps stay stuck. If you’re serious about shooting lower numbers, the short game is where you need…

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Hitting greens in regulation is where rounds are won and lost. Tour professionals hit 65–70% of greens; the average amateur hits somewhere between 25–35%. That gap isn’t purely talent — it’s technique, preparation, and smart decision-making. The good news? Every single piece of that puzzle is fixable with the right approach and some dedicated range time. This guide covers everything you need: proper ball position, reading your divots, dialing in distance control, picking the right club, and the mental side…

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