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Being that we all live in North Florida I wonder, do people rather play golf or watch golf on TV. Being a golf instructor you would think I'd much rather play golf than watch on TV. For the most part I would rather play golf except when Tiger Woods is playing!

This week Tiger Woods will be playing in the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill.  Tiger has played in two events on the PGA Tour this year and has won both, he is the leader of the FedEx Cup and if that wasn't enough he is the best player to EVER play the game!

We are watching history and as a golf nut I would much rather watch Tiger play golf than play golf myself!  So I pose the question to you:

Playing Golf in the wind can be very difficult for most amateur golfers.  Most golfers think that swinging faster is going to help the ball through the wind.  It is actually the complete opposite; the smoother you swing the better in the wind.  Why?

When you hit the ball regardless of the golf club you generate spin on the golf ball.  More spin with the wedges and hopefully less speed with the driver.  The harder you swing the more spin you create on the golf ball.  When you are hitting golf balls into the wind the wind will affect a ball that has more spin than a ball with less spin.