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comprehensively looks at every aspect of the game. If you like a particular video then you simply click the favorite function for quick reference. Furthermore each video is accompanied by a set of video notes in short form if you wish to review the specific techniques. The app also comes with a swing tab which allows you to view your swing and analyze it with some simple Golf Digest Tip Plus Cost Free Rating 8.5/10 drawing tools - a great added feature. At $7.99 Everyday Golf Coach represents lots of value, though as mentioned is up against stiff competition when you consider the high definition quality videos and audio of the apps that are on the market. - Strategy - Full Swing - Swing Sequences - Short Game - Putting - Golf Workout The Lesson Builder section allows you to choose the area of your game you want to work on, or alternatively you can search by instructor. With 122 tips, over 700 detailed instructional images and nearly 80 videos from some of the best instructors in the world, this section provides a smorgasbord of great content. The video instruction is short, punchy and very easy to understand. Lesson Builder allows you to add instructional content to a specific area of your game. For example, if you want to work on a part of your short game such as chipping, you can click on the chipping category which includes 38 tips. You can then drill down to find one or more of the related chipping topics, and from here either watch or read through and click the + sign to add to your lesson. If have a favorite tip click the heart symbol to save to your favorites on the home screen for easy access. The My Lesson option in this app is simply a tool to reference your lessons to date. Well it’s fair to say that we have been spoiled with the Golf Digest Tips Plus golf app. This app provides instructional content in both written and video form from the likes of Jim Flick, David Leadbetter, Jim McLean, Stan Utley, Hank Haney, Rick Smith and many of the top 40 under 40 instructors, and yes, it’s free! Navigating through the app on the home page you have the option to go straight into Tips & Videos, My Lessons, or Lesson Builder. Let’s begin with Tips and Videos. In this section you can look at the following areas of the game: Jeff Ritter Golf Cost Free Rating 9.5/10 The Jeff Ritter Golf app is packed with value, with over 4 hours of downloadable quality content to enjoy absolutely free of charge. Jeff Ritter is one of the world’s most prominent golf instructors and this app allows everyone to have an opportunity to benefit from his unique coaching methods. Jeff makes this difficult game seem effortless with his creative approach to coaching. Listen to interview >> Onto the negatives… Sometimes the videos fail to open when you press play, which is frustrating. In most videos I found that the instructor who wrote the article doesn’t appear in the video. Finally, I found that occasionally I would click to open a video on pitching, instead it opens a video on putting!? Overall great app here by Golf Digest, I don’t think we should underestimate the fact that this app is completely free and although we have seen much of this content in Golf Digest publications over the years, to have it all in one space is priceless in itself. In the My Videos section of the app, Jeff provides video instruction on chipping, pitching, bunker play, putting and swing plane. These videos are completely free of charge. If you want more, the full collection of Jeff’s videos are available to purchase. For example you can purchase high definition instructional video sets covering key areas of the game, such as a series of 10 putting lessons for $3.99. You can do this by clicking the catalogue icon within the My Videos section of the app. Jeff is all about giving, and this section is packed with value. The JRG Media section includes 4 podcasts of radio shows with Jeff, and a sample chapter of his book “Your Kid Ate a Divot! – JUNE 2011 GOLF INFUZION MAGAZINE 13 Continued over page >>

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