After a discussion of the 26 individual parameters that the TrackMan launch monitor measures, our Golf Fundamentals class discussion shifted to the principles of the golf swing. There are a total of 14 principles. Of those 14 principles, there are three pre-swing principles: grip, aim, and set-up or GAS for short. The three grips are the […]
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On Mondays, we always play a tournament round at a different course throughout the Valley. Today’s course was a special treat: Moon Valley Country Club in Phoenix. After playing Ahwatukee Country Club last week, this was like going from the outhouse to the penthouse. It was the first chance I’ve had to play a round with my
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The Rules of Golf are overly complex, but I have to learn them. On Thursday, we took a quiz to test our knowledge of a few of the definitions we’re supposed to learn, and I did not do well. But this was just a trial run. Next week’s quiz is for real, and I have
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For the 3rd time in his last nine tournaments, Tiger Woods has withdrawn because of an apparent back injury. This time, Woods blamed the fog delay that pushed back the start of his round by more than two hours. Or maybe it was because Woods was +2 thru 11 holes and +15 thru his last
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Several years ago, while I was up in Cary, North Carolina, covering the Champions Tour’s SAS Championship, I ran into a guy at Prestonwood Country Club who was literally running from hole to hole walking off yardages and making notes in what appeared to be a primitive yardage book. I had to ask him who
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