The Golf Academy of America Phoenix Club Golf Team is back home after finishing 2nd in its first-ever trip to the National Collegiate Club Golf Association’s (NCCGA) Desert Regional at Oakcreek Country Club in Sedona. Trailing the Arizona State University Club Team by ten strokes after Saturday’s opening round, the Academy failed to make up …
Statistics suggest that roughly 65% percent of a player’s shots during a round of golf will come from 100 yards and in. Granted, 43% of those shots are putts, but you still have to be able to put it close to the hole if you really want to score. Pitching covers shots from 10-30 yards. …
Let’s be honest, it wasn’t the best of ideas. A floater from the free throw line is a pretty ambitious effort almost anytime. A floater from the free throw line when you’re playing in a summer pick-up basketball game as a high school freshman against future NBA superstar LeBron James? Well, that was just not smart. …
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Golf has two rules governing bodies – The United States Golf Association (USGA) and the Royal & Ancient (R&A) Golf Club. In my opinion, two associations (and not just one) are needed for the following three reasons: Golf is a global game. The R&A can’t be everywhere. Neither can the USGA. It makes geographical sense …
The 8-Step Swing by Jim McLean came out in 1999, and at one time or another, has been a topic of conversation among swing gurus. We recently watched the video in Golf Fundamentals, and one of our homework assignments was to identify the most important Swing Step (other than Step 6). I recommend you check …