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My dilemma with my metal woods explained
Open and frank, my game with driver, woods and hybrids is very, very poor. Up to a point where I whiffed, shanked or topped balls. Pathetic, I know. I was better once, had lessons when it got worse,...
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Ball Showcase: Golfclub Mannheim-Viernheim
I wanted to play Mannheim-Viernheim for quite a while now and finally, a couple of weeks ago, I made my way to this course to check it out for the first time. Not my last time, to spoil it a bit. It’s...
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Ball Showcase: Golficiency 2019
Looking through the ball showcase category of this blog, I realized that indeed I only discussed and presented a small fraction of balls I actually collected over the years. As the idea of an online...
View ArticleLate 2020 season progress
Yesterday I went to the range with my clubs in the hunt for some answers to what’s wrong with my long game currently. As it turns out, there’s isn’t so much wrong after all. I put my 9-year old...
View ArticleHands up, who’s playing fantasy golf?
If you’re like me, you really love all aspects of the game: The difficulty, the outdoors, the technical aspect, the social aspect, the ability to discuss it, the fact that every course in the world is...
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What a show, Bryson DeChambeau!
Bryson DeChambeau is the 2020 US Open champion and seriously left the golf world stunned about his performance at Winged Foot Golf Club, NY. DeChambeau is a phenomenon. He’s special in many aspects...
View Article“The greens at Winged Food West tumble downhill like a marble staircase”
Winged Foot Golf Club in Mamaroneck, NY is said to be one of the hardest golf courses to shoot low scores on. And quite fittingly it was the venue of this year’s US Open. As a matter of fact, there...
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Yes, I bought a chipper and I don’t regret it
I know what you are thinking right now. And you may have a point, but hear me out. It won’t disappoint you. When I lived in England, I unfortunately haven’t had much time to play golf. But when I did...
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My second visit to St. Leon-Rot was just as fabulous as the first
It was only much slower, but that wasn’t my fault in all fairness. St. Leon-Rot is one of these famous golf complexes that scream golf quality. It features two courses and they used to be on...
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The grand dame of Mallorcan golf courses: Golf Son Vida
As the weather turns colder and more miserable outside here in Central Europe, it fills me with great memories of late 2019, when I played golf during winter, which in Mallorca feels nothing but great...
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New Golficiency Service: The Golf Travel Advisor
This is the beginning of a new category of articles and posts which will, quite irregular to start with, surface here on Golficiency. Over the years of golf travel and golf travel preparation, I was a...
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A chilly and damp comp day 2020
Last weekend I played my first and only tournament of the 2020 season. This year truly is remarkable I have to say. It feels weird. Usually I play around 10 to 15 tournaments a year. Actually almost...
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Nice autumn round at Golfclub Friedberg
Despite being not far from where I live, I never played this course before. Today was the day, and it was a pretty good day indeed. All the other courses in my region held their season closing...
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Golf courses closed down again
Just when you thought you were lucky because golf was considered an individual sport with all its COVID-19 perks, it gets closed again for some dumb reason. COVID-19 strikes back and we’re in the...
View ArticleAnother thing to learn from the pros: Repair pitch marks on the green
It might become a new series on the blog; there are indeed so many things to learn from professional golfers. So, in this inaugural post on things to learn from pros: be the heck thankful to the...
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With golfers in mind: Sheraton Mallorca Arabella Golf Hotel
One great golf trip almost guaranteed, if you happen to start it right. And that includes deciding for the best accommodation that caters all your needs as traveler, golfer and hedonist human being....
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Golf Travel Advisor: Caribbean golf in the Bahamas
When I went to the Bahamas years ago, I wasn’t after golf or lush green fairways. I wanted to sit by the pool, on the beach, have some tropical drinks and enjoy the sun. And I did exactly that. There...
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Sky and golf.tv: What the heck are you doing?
Just when you thought you got access to the best golf broadcasting service, you realize it’s still not the way it should be. It would be so easy though. I was a long-time Sky subscriber. Already when...
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2021 mid-year status report
Hi there, I’m still alive. Sorry for all the silence here. As far as my golf progress goes this year, I can report the following: Tournaments played: 0Rounds of golf played: 0Driving range sessions:...
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The day you play your best but can’t get the credit for it
This is a rather old thing I found on the internet but I had to giggle and thought you might like it as well. Imagine you’re a keen golfer, you get out to the course every time you can, every time...
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Back to (golf) life!
Every now and then there is something that comes to an end. For good. Then there are the things that pause, for some reason, and later resume, again for a good reason. The latter is what is supposed...
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The 14 clubs rule is troubling me
I am a person that is sticking to rules, no matter what. This includes golf rules I adhere to. There is one rule however that I question from time to time. Not really questioning the existence per se,...
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Hilly, narrow and quirky, that‘s Italy‘s second oldest golf couse
Apart from skiing in Austria earlier in the year, this trip in May was the first summer-holiday-like we scheduled in 2022. And after all the Corona-mess this really felt like a true holiday again,...
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Ball Showcase: Menaggio e Cadenabbia Golf Club
2nd oldest course in Italy I played in May 2022. Beautiful old setting, classic parkland but a tad quirky as they needed to increase length over the decades to eventually reach par-70. Still worth a...
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2022 mid-comp-season update
Just in case you are interested, I wanted to give you a short update on how my comp-season is going so far. In short: not so good, or not the way I wanted. Most definitely not the way I wished and not...
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Biggest ups and downs in my whole golf experience
Last week I was competing in just another Deutsche Bank tournament that was staged at my local club, just around the corner. It‘s not a hilly course but still my game was up and down. It‘s one of...
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Belek planning underway
To set the scene in case you are not aware, Belek is a small town in Turkey. It‘s situated on the south coast that they call „Turkish Riviera“ and actually there is one 5-star hotel next to each other...
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Ball marker of the day. A new category on Golficiency
It sounds pretty lame, granted, but what I try to achieve here is not putting on display some boring plastic ball markers but rather showing off with some pretty outstanding pieces of coins from all...
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PGA Sultan at Antalya Golf Club, off-season experiences.
During my recent stay in Belek, Turkey, it was no question if I should squeeze some golf rounds into the family break, it was more a question of how often my wife would approve to be alone with the...
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Season 2023 started
The weather has been dreadful the first months of the year. Rain, rain and rain in March, April and the beginning of May. And while I type this, it‘s pouring down again. I was glad that I managed to...
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