Golf Practice Blog

SANFORD, Fla. - I GOTCHA Ready, the preferred warm-up system of the Champions Tour, is rapidly becoming a campus staple. Pro Line Sports, the producers of the unique egg-shaped warm-up system, recently filled orders for both the University of Florida and the Texas A&M University Women’s Golf teams.

“We’re proud to be chosen as the warm-up system for these two fine programs,” said Jim Light, Pro Line Sports President. “It’s particularly fitting that we’re entering the world of collegiate golf because we relied heavily on academia to design a system that would be all-encompassing in stretching the golf muscles prior to the round and yet simple at the same time.”

Using the advice of academic kinesiologists, the product designers at Pro Line Sports came up with an egg-shaped weighted rubber device with a tapered slot that can be quickly and easily attached to any club. The key is the three different placements of the I GOTCHA Ready on the shaft of the club.

To begin the warm up, the I GOTCHA Ready is placed in the center of the shaft and swung 10 times to help promote tempo. Then using the quick & easy twist and lock design of the I GOTCHA Ready, it’s easily moved up just under the grip and 10 swings later, the golfer’s arm muscles will allow full release through the ball. The final placement is just above the club head. With the muscle memory developed by the first 20 swings and two placements, the rest of the golf muscles are properly loosened before the first shot of the round is struck.

“I think the athletes on these two outstanding teams will find that by using the I GOTCHA Ready Warm-Up System before their practice sessions they will have a much more effective practice than ever before,” said Light.

The I GOTCHA Ready is available in three weights: 8.5 ounces for men, 5.5 ounces for women and 10.5 ounces for professionals.

Visit www.PracticeRange.com for the complete line of I Gotcha Ready swing trainers as well as a full selection of golf training aids, books and videos.

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.

For the best golf fitness training aids, please visit PracticeRange.com!

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.

For the best golf fitness training aids, please visit PracticeRange.com!

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 email from another blog & newsletter to which I subscribe…

“Happy Birthday to you!
May the Golf Gods bless you;
With a birdie and a chip-in,
Plus a hole-in-one too!

Over bunkers and hazards,
Fly your ball in between,
May your buddies be wowed,
By your drives to the Green.”

Now with the proper inspiration, perhaps for my next birthday all of our PracticeRange.com customers can get together and write a touching birthday song and dedicate it to me.

Enough about me though. As promised a few weeks ago, with the advent of the new month we have our top selling products list hot off the presses for your review.

PracticeRange.com best sellers (in order of popularity):

1. 2Thumb Putter Grips
2. Swingyde
3. The Impact Bag
4. The Grip Coach
5. Plane EZ
6. Impact Ball
7. Dynaflex Pro Gyro
8. The Plane Stick
9.The 3-Club Tour with Hank Haney
10. Venus on the Fringe

I’m sure something on this list will help clear up that last hangup with your golf game. And remember for this time next year… I wear a medium shirt and my favorite color is blue.

Shop thousands of the world’s best golf training aids, golf books and golf DVDs at PracticeRange.com and feel free to email us to request a printed catalog of our featured products.

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.

Click here to view the full line of golf fitness products at PracticeRange.com.

By RICK MARTINO
Scripps Howard News Service
Tuesday, September 04, 2007

One of the true learned skills of playing golf is the ability to read greens. Even for experienced players, this skill varies from course to course because there are many different types of grasses used on various green surfaces, and many outside factors that have an effect on the roll of the ball.

– 3. The line chosen for the putt.

Read the rest of this artice by Rick Martino at ScrippsNews.com.

For the best golf training aids to help you line up putts and read greens, visit PracticeRange.com!

By Mel Callender
San Marcos Daily Record Columnist

When should golf begin?

I believe a parent should introduce a child to all sports, allowing that child to play in a lot of different sports to see which game they enjoy the most. Should your child take an interest in golf, then there are various organizations that have programs that are geared to your child’s age. These programs can offer instruction, opportunities to play and compete with other players of their skill and age level.

Read the rest of this article by Mel Callender at The San Marcos Daily Record.

For the best golf training aids for your junior golf beginner, please visit PracticeRange.com!

Yes, I know it’s August, but we’ve decided that as we get closer to the end of summer, you may be looking to fix that one last hang-up with your golf game.

To that end, we have generated a Top-10 list of our best sellers from PracticeRange.com for the month of July, and hope to produce a list like this every month.

PracticeRange.com best sellers (in order of popularity):

1. 2Thumb Putter Grip
2. Swingyde
3. Impact Bag
4. Range Practice Ball
5. Plane EZ
6. Tac-Tic Wrist
7. Plane Stick
8. 1×2 Commercial Golf Mat
9. Swing Builder Fan
10. The 3-Club Tour with Hank Haney - DVD

Hopefully something on this list will help you iron out that last kink that has kept your game from reaching the next level this season.

Shop thousands of the world’s best golf training aids, golf books and golf DVDs at PracticeRange.com and feel free to email us to request a printed catalog of our featured products.

This guy’s wife asks, “honey if I died would you remarry?”  The husband replies, “well after a considerable period of grieving, we all need companionship… I guess I would.”

She says, “if I died and you remarried, would she live in this house?”  He replies, “we’ve just spent a lot of time and money getting this house just the way we want it.  I’m not going to get rid of my house, so I guess she would.”

His wife then asks, “if I died and you remarried, and she lived in this house, would she sleep in our bed?”  The husband thinks it over and says, “that bed is brand new, we just paid two thousand dollars for it and it’s going to last a long time, so I guess she would.”

So the wife asks, “if I died and you remarried and she lived in this house AND slept in our bed… would she use my golf clubs?”

The husband replies…”oh, no… she’s left handed.”

There’s a lot of great ways to improve your game in 2007, but planning on a new, left-handed wife, isn’t at the top of the list.  There are many very simple ways that you and your spouse can work together to improve your golf game.

The V1 Golf Swing Analysis Software allows you to capture video of your golf swing and play the clip back at full speed, slow motion and even stop-motion to determine exactly where your golf swing is “breaking down.”  It is doubly helpful, and a great activitiy to do together, to have your spouse operate the camera and computer while the other takes swings.

Also, if your New Year’s Resolution includes correcting the slice for you and your spouse, the Right Link is the way to go.  Despite the product’s name, the Right Link is suitable for right (or left-handed) men and women golfers.

Finally, in making those top three New Year’s Resolutions to improve both your family golf game, spend more family time together, and learn to multi-task, you can accomplish all three at once with Find-A-Lesson Golf Lesson Gift Certificates, providing lessons for you and all memebers of your family to grow closer by learning and playing golf together. Simply log-on to Find-A-Lesson.com to find a Gold Pro in your area!

When the average club player goes to his PGA pro for a golf lesson, the last thing he usually wants to hear is that they are going to be working on the fundamentals.  He feels “ripped off” if the lesson revolves around the golf grip, the stance and posture.  The typical reaction is: “I know all that, let’s get on to the interesting stuff.”  But, invariably, while he may well have heard it all before, he almost certainly doesn’t put that knowledge into practice and repeat those good golf habits that essentially ingrain good technique and determine the success of the golf swing that follows.

Read the rest of the Golf International Magazine article by Justin Rose, and see how even the pros use golf training aids, such as the Eyeline Practice-T, to ingrain the fundamentals of golf.