Many golfers use "links" and "golf course" interchangeably. But the term "links" is actually a specific type of golf course. A true traditional links course has the following geographic characteristics:
To the common objection that if the anchored stroke were better, everyone would be using it, Nager said that manygolfers who might benefit don't use the stroke because they believe it is not the proper way to play.
The problem is that manygolfers are bound to what Sheppard calls a three-way contract, in which a player agrees to use three articles of a brand like Titleist, for example during gameplay.