Golf Practice Blog

When I haven’t played for several months, the first thing I want to do is crank up the driver and lauch a bucket.  It’s hard to get excited about spending time around the practice green searching for the ”feel” you know will take weeks or longer to get back. 

We all know, nearly 60 percent of the shots in a round are played within 100 yards so isn’t this the area we should practice at the beginning of the season?

Here’s a great tip from Jason Sutton that will start your season off on the right foot by practicing off the “right foot”.  It’s called the Stork Drill and it will focus you on hitting short shots with a solid impact first. 

Stork drill: Hit chips, pitches and sand shots with your rear foot off the ground and up on your toe for balance. This places most of your weight on your front leg to give you a descending angle of attack, essential for solid contact.  Here’s a link to Jason’s full tip.

After getting back consistent and solid impact, restablishing your touch and feel around the green will be much easier. 

Bringing out the big dog and launching a large bucket can wait.

We’ve taken notice lately that many of our customers purchase certain items as a specific group. Though we present “recommended items” on the bottom of most training aid detail pages, our customers often will surf accross the entire site in order to find the three specific things that either their pro recommended or that they saw on the Golf Channel.

To that end, we have created ten new training packages that we feel will allow our customers a one-stop-shop for the most beneficial combinations of some of our best selling items. What’s more, we’ve applied a discount to the entire package that you can’t get by purchasing them separately. We’re adding new packages all the time, so if you don’t see a compilation of your favorites yet, keep checking back.

Take a look at all of our Training Combo Packages here under the training aids category.

If you have an idea for a training combo that you think would be beneficial, please feel free to contact us.

By RODNEY PAGE, Times Staff Writer
Published October 11, 2007
TampaBay.com

Alyssa Serino is eight-years-old, but she already has a room full of medals and trophies from various junior golf tournaments. She quickly figured out that the first place trophies are much bigger than the others, so she is going to try to win more of those.

Don’t feel bad, Tony. Alyssa, who lives in Oldsmar, has been beating plenty of kids since she discovered golf as a six-year-old. She plays on the U.S. Kids Golf tour during the summer and plays on the Greater Tampa Bay Junior Golf Association tour in the winter.

Read the rest of this article by Rodney Page about one of Tampa’s youngest golfers at TampaBay.com.

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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.

Lehman says he presents a “reach, teach and send” message, believing that golfers can grow in the image of Christ “through Scripture passages at every hole, small group Bible studies [and] golf retreats,” and then be sent out to fulfill the Great Commission. Thus far Lehman has helped about 24 churches host In His Grip invitationals, which average about 100 men per tournament.

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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 flexibility and body strengthening can make all the difference, helping you pursue your favorite hobbies with less pain and for longer. The point is to strengthen muscles around the injured spot and to counteract the effects of repetitive movement.

Click here to read the rest of this article by Jody Robbins from PhillyBurbs.com.

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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.

And many in the game won’t like the cure.

Click here to read the rest of this article about Hal Sutton, written by Richard Oliver of the San Antonio Express News.

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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.

Westlake resident Matt Smalling believes weekend golfers should also follow Woods’ example and try to improve their performance by increasing their fitness level.

Read the rest of Bob Buttitta’s article from the Ventura County Star.

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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.

If you’re quenching your thirst with flavored waters like Glacéau’s VitaminWater, two 20-ounce bottles add up to 250 calories. Go ahead, read the fine print.

Click here to read the rest of this article from the Golf Press Association by Katharine Dyson.

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By JOE E. CERVI
The Pueblo Chieftan

Fresh air. Green grass. Authorized hookey. The chance to learn a life sport free of charge.

Ortiz is one of many kids who was introduced to golf for the first time in high school. As a member of the Eagles’ team, Ortiz hits range balls and practices as often as he likes, travels to tournaments and gets instruction free of charge.

Click here to read the rest of this article from the Pueblo Cheiftan by Joe Cervi.

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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 those hit with your driver, is clubhead speed. Clubhead speed is essentially the rate of speed at which the club impacts the golf ball. The higher the rate of speed, the farther the golf ball will travel. So it only makes sense when hitting driver that clubhead speed becomes an integral component of the game.

Read the rest of Sean Cochran’s article about increasing clubhead speed at PGATOUR.com.

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