Set-up four balls – north, east, south, and west of the hole, marking a distance three feet away using coins or golf tees. This is a great drill for working on different breaks, aiming point, and speed. After you make all four putts, move back another three feet to six feet away. This will give …
In today’s Attitude & Motivation class, we watched a DVD entitled Trombone Player Wanted by Marcus Buckingham as part of our midterm exam. Wikipedia describes the British-American and New York Times best-selling author, researcher, motivational speaker, and business consultant as being “best known for promoting what he calls ‘strengths’… basing most of his writing on extensive …
One of the other midterms on the docket next week is Mechanics of the Short Game, specifically chipping and putting. Here’s a sampling of what we’re likely to see on next week’s exam: Putting Involves controlling both the distance and the direction of the golf ball Grip = the hands are placed close together. The …
Midterms start next week as we reach the halfway point of our first 16-week semester at the Golf Academy. You may think you know the Rules of Golf, and I’m not saying you don’t. But we have to know them word for word. That’s every a, an, and the. Here’s a sampling of what we’re likely to see …
European golfers have become more dominant on the PGA Tour in recent years despite the fact that in years past, the Tour was dominated more by American players. In my humble opinion, there are several reasons for this “European invasion.” Golf has truly become a global game. It is played at a very high level …