One of the more interesting debates we’ve had in Managing Golf Facility Operations with PGA Professional Warren Pitman is whether to invest in gas or electric golf carts. Leasing vs. purchasing is another argument altogether, but if you lease, the company you’re leasing from is responsible for routine maintenance and repairs, there’s no capital expense, and …
Golf is a lifetime sport, and it should be. But the activities we do and the positions we put our bodies into for an extended period of time at work or at school leave us susceptible to some nagging injuries that can pop-up out on the golf course or at the driving range. There are things we do in …
The 10-Minute Stretching Routine Every Golfer Should Do Read More »
One of the benefits of attending the Golf Academy of America is that the school has a great reputation in the golf industry. It’s also extraordinarily well-connected, and it’s not uncommon for GAA instructors to invite industry professionals to speak to different classes on various issues. For example, Todd Sones, who was recently named one of Golf Digest‘s …
Guest Speaker: Leisure World Director of Golf Visits GAA Read More »
Success is the sum of small efforts repeated day in, day out. -Fred Barr
Even those who aren’t golf equipment fanatics will admit that it’s an incredibly vibrant industry-within-an-industry. Each week, there seems to be new woods, wedges, putters, or irons coming out of Carlsbad, California, Phoenix, Arizona, and everywhere steel, titanium and tungsten are cast and forged. The Golf Academy of America tries to stay on top of all the cutting-edge equipment, …