We got some sad news at the Golf Academy recently. Dr. Jordan Mackner, who’s in his first semester teaching Anatomy, Exercise, and Bio-mechanics at the GAA, will not be back for the last few weeks of the semester because he has cancer. Dr. J was first diagnosed with cancer several months ago, and after undergoing a […]
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Dr. Robin Farran teaches Advanced Rules of Golf at the Golf Academy of America and is widely regarded as one of the preeminent USGA Rules Officials in the entire country. Dr. Farran emails out seminar discussion incidents on a regular basis. Here are his rulings for the week of November 20th: Scenario 1 Player A’s ball is
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There’s a lot going on in Golf Club Fitting with PGA Professional Gary Balliet. As our 3rd Semester comes to a close, we’re talking about how to fit golfers for specific clubs as well as how to fit women, seniors, and juniors. Fitting for Women As a general rule, women don’t take divots because they’re not
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A: A four-person team event in which each player hits his/her tee shot and the best shot is selected. The player whose shot is selected steps aside for the next shot. All other players then play the next shot from the position of the selected ball, placing or dropping within one club length of the
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In Golf Club Fitting with PGA Professional Gary Balliet, we’ve already learned about the Club Fitting Variables, and now we’re learning how to fit wedges and putters. Wedge Fitting The standard length of wedges used to be 35 inches. Today, there is now standard, although there are common lofts, lie angles, and degrees of bounce:
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