Favorite Golf Bet

Favorite Golf Bet

The brand of golf I play is a little bit different than what you watch on Sunday with the PGA.  The purse is also smaller.  What I want to introduce to you are some simple bets that keep your focus on the game, and your hand in the money.  If you bring your bottle of...
Best Golf Balls for a Shanker

Best Golf Balls for a Shanker

You might be wondering what the best type of golf ball is to use with your bottle of GolfLic.  We answered this question so many timse via email and social media that we thought a blog post might do us good.  Today we will discuss what is the best type of golf ball...
Review of Top Golf

Review of Top Golf

We at GolfLic and the Shanker’s Blog like to keep up with advances in golf that make the game more fun.  We also share an affinity for any service or product that helps people learn the sport.  Yesterday we took our GolfLic, gloves, and golf game to a relatively...
Why golf is a mental challenge

Why golf is a mental challenge

It has happened to everyone who has strapped on a pair of golf shoes and swung a club.  You get to the third hole.  The hole you birdied yesterday.  This hole is a piece of cake.  You hit the ball into the water, then into the trees, then shank it, then 4 putt.  Holy...
First Golf Lesson of the Season

First Golf Lesson of the Season

It is finally warming up outside and the time changes will mean that golfing in the afternoon is now a real possibility.  One great way to start the golf season is with a lesson from a local pro.  I waited 32 years to take an actual lesson and carried many habits with...