March 2008
HOW TO
COVER STORY: PLAY CONSISTENT GOLF IN 2008
Make this your best year ever, with David Leadbetter and our staff of 35 top players and teachers
JUMP-START YOUR GAME
Don't wait for next season to improve your swing.
By Steve Stricker
JACK'S PUTTING BASICS
Book bonus: How the Nicklaus stroke can help you on the greens.
By Jim Flick
BREAKING 100-90-80
With these specialty shots you can break your scoring barrier.
By Jonathan Yarwood
EQUIPMENT
THE LATEST GEAR: Women's clubs
NEW LOOKS: What's the best clubhead shape?
By Max Adler
BOMB & GOUGE: Debating the USGA's ball tests
WHAT'S IN MY BAG? Mark Calcavecchia
LESSON TEE
SWING SEQUENCE: STEVE FLESCH
He was a two-time tour winner in '07. Here's how he did it.
By Ron Kaspriske
HANK HANEY
Let your waggle preview your takeaway
TOM WATSON
Stand tall and deliver
JIM FLICK
Six steps to a perfect grip
JIM MCLEAN
"Knuckles down" for great irons
JOHNNY MILLER
Safety on driving ranges; Tiger's new calm; what tour players hate most
FEATURES
VÁMONOS!Mexico is home to some of the most stunning golf holes you will ever see.
By Peter Finch / Photos by Stephen Szurlej
IT'S NOT EASY BEING FRED
Despite his laid-back image, Couples aches in his back and in life.
By Jaime Diaz
DEAR GOLF DIGEST, PICK ME!
We received more than 24,000 contest entries. Who will get to play Torrey Pines under U.S. Open conditions on national TV?
By Craig Bestrom
THE 50 BEST 19TH HOLES
Selected by the editors of Golf Digest.
By Ron Kaspriske
MY SHOT: CASEY MARTIN
After battling his leg and the PGA Tour, straight talk about his belief in his fellow man ... and Bigfoot.
Interviewed by Guy Yocom
FINAL EXAM
NASCAR's Jimmie Johnson.
Interviewed by Brian Murphy
TRAVEL DIGEST
LIVING LA QUINTA
Golf and the good life in one of California's premier destinations.
By Matt Ginella
LONG DRIVES
Taking the Shelby GT500 for a spin in northern Michigan.
By Matthew Rudy
THE GRID
Comparing the golf and amenities at four major resort destinations
Q&A: JULI INKSTER
When you've traveled the tour for a quarter century, those frequent-flier miles start to add up
THE DIGEST
ON THE TEE: Why Ryo Ishikawa is a Tokyo golf giant
THE GOLF GURU: Was Bobby Jones really a pro?
RULES: Hey, that bird just took my ball
STYLE: Marty Hackel on how to swing in style
COLUMNISTS
JERRY TARDE: Editor's letter
TIM ROSAFORTE: The Shark and Tiger won't cross paths
DAVID OWEN: A language all our own
STINA STERNBERG: Those women caddies in China
DAVE KINDRED: A weekly foursome that ended too soon
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