Today's Golfer Magazine Issue 298

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FREE WITH THIS ISSUE: BALLS BUYING GUIDE

FREE Balls Buying Guide

Our 32-page guide has absolutely everything you need to know about balls so you can buy better and play better!

We've showcased a dozen different premium golf balls, a dozen mid-priced golf balls and a dozen budget golf balls so you can pick the best ball for you without breaking the bank. We also delve into the differences between 2-piece and 5-piece golf balls.

As well as showcasing the balls, we got three TG readers to take part in a blind test - the results were suprising! We also got PGA Pro James Ridyard's perspective on all thirty different golf balls.

THE BIG BALLS SHOWCASE: PREMIUM, MID-PRICED AND BUDGET

Our big showase this month consists of thirty golf balls - ten premium priced balls (over £35), ten mid-priced golf balls (between £20 and £35) and ten budget golf balls (for under £20). With golf balls from TaylorMade, Callaway, Bridgestone, Nike, Srixon, Titleist, Wilson, Pinnacle, MD Golf and John Letters, there's loads of great balls to pick from.

BLIND FAITH: TG READERS ON A BLIND TEST

We all assume that well-known or more expensive golf balls will perform better for us. But what if you had no idea wat you were hitting and chose purely on performance? Well, that's exactly what we did, with eye-opening results...

BALLS TEST: THE PRO'S PERSPECTIVE

AT TG we pride ourselves on carrying out the most detailed and honest Tests to ensure you, the reader, can make an informed choice that will benefit your game. This year to further improve the consistency of our Tests we decided to employ the same PGA Professional each month – that man is James Ridyard.

IN THIS ISSUE

	FIRST TEE This month in Firt Tee we take a look at Adams Golf's new Tom Watson Performance edges, the revolutionary Flip Face putter by Odyssey, Cobra's brand new Special Edition orange AMP driver, the £2.6 million refurbishment at Farleigh Golf Course in Surrey, and so much more!
	HOW TO HANDLE PRESSURE Where amateur golfers feel pressure, successful Tour pros will sense an exciting challenge. This tells us straight away there is more than one way to tackle being in a position to shoot a great score. So we need to have a positive view of these situations so we excel when it matters most... Play your best when the heat is on by changing your strategy and relishing the challenge, says TG elite coach Rob Watts.
	OLYMPIC GOLF Golf's inclusion in the Rio 2016 Olympics gives the world's best players the chance to compete on the greatest stage and enables the sport to flourish around the globe. It’s been a long road for golf to become part of the Olympic movement again. But after a 112-year absence, the International Golf Federation have finally proved the value of golf to the greatest sporting show on the planet.
	MY GOLFING LIFE: MARK RAMPRAKASH Cricket legend and dancing champion Mark Ramprakash wants golf to fill the void as his illustrious career at the crease draws to an end.
	THE SIMPLE WAY TO STOP HOOKS Try these moves to change your shoulder plane ad stop the ball hooking, by TG elite coach Adrian Fryer.
	2-FORE!-1 FOCUS This month's 2-Fore!-1 focus includes The Grove, Stone haven, Vale Resort Wales NAtional, Ufford PArk, Saltburn by the Sea and so many more brilliant courses where you can save 50% on a round with a 2-Fore!-1 voucher.
	TRAVEL We showcase three fantastic places for you to consider travelling to for your next golfing trip. We take a look at Central Algarve in Portugal, the Costa del Sol in Spain and County Cork in Ireland.