Archive for September, 2007

Friday, September 14th, 2007

Golf Teaching Pro Discovers Common Interests Unite Hearts

Kay Adkins
Baptist Press
Sep 13, 2007
GRAPEVINE, Texas (BP)–By personal experience, teaching golf professional Scott Lehman discovered a principle that many church men’s ministries are discovering as well: Where there is a common interest in an activity, there is an inroad to a man’s heart. About 10 years ago, Lehman for the first time in his life […]

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Thursday, September 13th, 2007

Reverse Swing to Prevent Back Pain

By JODY ROBBINS
CTW Features
The most common injuries are sorted into two categories: chronic and traumatic. Chronic injuries occur thanks to repetitive movements, a tennis swing, for instance. Traumatic injuries happen, quite obviously, because of a more sudden occurrence, like taking a hard hit on the sports field or a car crash.Either way, proper stretching for […]

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Thursday, September 13th, 2007

Sutton Works to Put Golf on Right Path

Richard Oliver
San Antonio Express-News
FREDERICKSBURG — The sun had long ago nestled into the rich green hills of the Edwards Plateau, disappearing in another spectacular splash of light and color, when Hal Sutton settled into a chair in one of the rustic, cedar-scented cabins at Boot Ranch.
The celebrated golfer had a sermon to deliver. Tucked away […]

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Wednesday, September 12th, 2007

Strength and Conditioning Identify Golfers’ Weak Areas

from VenturaCountyStar.com
By Bob Buttitta
Wednesday, September 12, 2007
When Tiger Woods showed up on the PGA Tour 10 years ago he ushered in a revolution in golf, one which included a higher commitment to physical fitness by most players.Seeing the world’s best player spend so much time in the gym has forced most PGA players to try […]

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Tuesday, September 11th, 2007

Jim Hardy is PGA Teacher of the Year for 2007

The state of Texas has a long and proud history with the game of golf, and it’s current players and teachers are no exception.
Houston’s Jim Hardy has been named the PGA Teacher of the Year for 2007.
“Being honored like this is a very humbling experience,” said Hardy. “You always kind of hope such things come […]

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Sunday, September 9th, 2007

PracticeRange.com Adds Calendars to Product Line

Though a bit early for the holiday gift-giving season, the staff at PracticeRange.com has decided to add 2008 golf-themed wall and desk calendars to its offering of golf books. We have 12- and 16-month titles available for the 2008 and 2008-2009 calendar years, and there are plenty of options to choose from:
1. Amazing But […]

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Saturday, September 8th, 2007

Are These New Waters, Sports Drinks Really Good For You?

By Katharine Dyson
Golf Press Association Contributing Lifestyle Editor
While recently playing golf on a hot sticky day with my friend, we were waiting for the par-3 green to clear.“I really have to lose some weight,” he said. “I’m trying but nothing is working.”
He is not alone, as 66 percent of Americans are overweight and struggling.
At the […]

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Saturday, September 8th, 2007

Golf A Sport That Provides Lessons That Last Forever

By JOE E. CERVI
The Pueblo Chieftan
Fresh air. Green grass. Authorized hookey. The chance to learn a life sport free of charge.
Hard to believe that J.J. Ortiz was almost forced to play golf.
The East High School sophomore is a baseball player, and golf, a sport as foreign to him as any, was something other kids played.
“My […]

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Friday, September 7th, 2007

Birthday Brings in September Top Sellers List

Of course, you had no idea it was my birthday on September 1st, so it’s ok that you didn’t get me anything. However we did have lots of orders for golf training aids over the long weekend, so I’ll consider that enough of a birthday gift from our golfing community.
I did receive an interesting […]

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Friday, September 7th, 2007

Increasing Clubhead Speed for Your Tee Shots

By Sean Cochran
From PGATOUR.com
As we continue with our series on golf fitness exercises to improve your game it is time to discuss clubhead speed. Over the past couple of weeks we have been discussing tee shots and the benefits of golf fitness training for this aspect of your game.
An integral component of tee shots, especially […]

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