Anchor points are how we use the ground during the golf swing. You have to push off at a certain point to create force. If your feet were off the ground even by just a couple of inches, you couldn’t swing the club. Anchor points are how you use ground force, and they determine how much speed you can […]
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Jordan Spieth incurred a “monitoring” penalty at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship because he took too long to putt. Under the European Tour’s new policy on slow play, a second penalty would mean a fine of just under $3,000.
Today in Capstone Management Study of Golf Operations with PGA Professional Warren Pitman, we were talking about ClubCorp and specifically, CEO Eric Affeldt. For the second year in-a-row, Affeldt finds his name atop Golf Inc.’s “Most Powerful People in Golf” list, which ranks individuals’ influence and their organizations’ ability to positively impact the golf industry. The
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Amateur Bryson DeChambeau leads Rory McIlroy by two strokes at the Abu Dhabi Championship. DeChambeau is the first golfer to win both the U.S. Amateur and the NCAA Individual Championship in the same year since Ryan Moore in 2004.
For homework this week in Advanced Teaching, we were asked to write down our personal teaching (swing) philosophy. Again, for those of us who are leaning toward pursing a career in golf instruction, this is a really important step. It can be an awkward and uncomfortable task to ask yourself the question, “What do I
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