Golf 7 ‘Golf Schools’
We will be holding several 2 / 3 day Golf Schools in all the States and Territories of Australia in 2008, with a maximum of 30 people per day. Golf 7 Golf Schools will be run by our Golf 7 PGA Professional Paul Crangle.
These will be split into two groups – beginners on day 1 and advanced on day 2. Each school will cover all aspects of the game, using the GASP swing analysing technology, mental approach to the game, and rules / course etiquette.
Each student will also receive a complimentary DVD of their swing improvements and free link to the GASP programme.
These dates will be posted on the Golf 7 members website and also emailed to you. It is necessary to book and pay in advance and will be on a strictly first come first served basis.
for more info visit: http://www.golf7.com.au/public/services.asp
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100 HOW TO PLAY RESORT GOLF
BY BOB CARNEY
• "Ride the horse in the direction he's going," said the Zen master. In the case of resort golf, that could serve as your owner's manual. Resort golf is here defined as 5½ hours of riding a cart along a concrete path punctuated by the occasional knee-high fizzer. There are ways to make it enjoyable, and they begin with Beverage and work their way down the cartpath to Love the One You're With:
• Create complicated competitions. The more bookkeeping the better. Try the Nine Pointer. You and your partner play for three points a side and three points on the 18: Your ball against one opponent; your partner's ball against another opponent; your team's best ball against your two opponents' best.
• Get into the gadgets. Read the GPS hole strategy ("Take note of the snowy egrets in the mangroves to your right"), get your exact yardages and order lunch. If you've got one of those carts that talk back and stop you when you're about to drive into an alligator-infested water hazard, give it a test.
• Make it 18 rounds. Resort golf is not ideal for scoring well, because no one can concentrate that long. So make every hole a different contest.
• Meet new friends. If you get hooked up with players much worse than you, enjoy the company, but don't pretend to be either a teacher or a golden retriever. They'll locate their own shots.
golf.discoversouthcarolina.com/
5 tips that go far - golf tips - Brief Article
by: Pete McDaniel
Top teachers of the PGA tell you how to hit for distance
When it comes to our struggle to find 10 extra yards, nobody knows more than the PGA of America's 24,000-plus members. Every day they deal with ex-linebackers who can drop-kick it only 180 yards off the tee, softball sluggers who can't reach second base with a 46-inch titanium driver and ordinary folks like us who haven't reached a par 5 in two since . . . well, since ever. Every day on the lesson tee PGA professionals find ways to help. If anyone knows how to turn a powder puff into a power hitter, it's a PGA professional.
On the pages that follow, five of the PGA of America's best teachers share some favorite power tips. Leading off is Rick Martino, 1997 PGA Teacher of the Year and the PGA's new director of instruction, based at PGA headquarters in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. Next are Linda Mulherin, head professional at Drumlins Golf Club in Syracuse, N.Y., and Dr. Gary Wiren, author of Super Power Golf and master professional at the PGA National Resort and Spa. Martino, Mulherin and Wiren are among just 27 PGA professionals in the nation who have attained Specialty Certification in Teaching.
Lori VanSickle, director of golf at the DuPont Country Club in Rockland, Del., is currently the only PGA professional certified in two fields of expertise (tournament operations and teaching), and Ken Morton Sr., director of golf at Haggin Oaks Golf Complex in Sacramento, Calif., is the 1998 PGA Golf Professional of the Year.
From backswing to finish, these PGA professionals and their colleagues can tell you how to hit it -- and how to hit it longer.
Pivot forward and hold finish
By Rick Martino
A good forward pivot can pay off in extra yardage. Most amateurs pivot too slowly on the downswing and lose power through the hitting area. They cut short the follow-through, finishing with the right shoulder still over the right leg (above). Pivot forward from the spine with speed, so your right shoulder ends up over your left foot, pointed at the target and in a powerful position at the finish. ractice holding your finish until the ball lands. (Note: In the middle picture above, I've exaggerated my finish position for this drill. As you practice, I recommend you do the same.) Measure the amount of your pivot by the position of your right shoulder in relation to your feet. Right over left means power and distance. A good way to check that you have shifted your weight correctly is to finish in a position that allows you to point your right index finger at the target. If you can do that, it means you've turned your body sufficiently and moved your weight over the outside of your left foot. Hands lead clubhead
By Linda Mulherin
As Jim McLean explained earlier, some players lose power by having their hands in the wrong position where it counts most -- at impact. Ideally, the hands are ahead of the clubhead when it compresses the ball. For many amateurs, the left wrist breaks down (inset), and the clubhead arrives first, adding loft to the club and producing too much height and too little distance. Focus on the wrist position of your lead hand at impact by swinging into a bag of clothes, an old tire or an impact bag. To hit the ball farther, your wrist must arrive before the clubhead.
Strengthen muscles
By Dr. Gary Wiren
Golf is a game of "through," not "to." A lot of us are not strong enough to deliver the clubhead squarely to the back of the ball at maximum speed. In effect, we hit at the ball instead of through it, losing distance in the process. The purpose of the device shown here (a broom is also effective) is to strengthen golf-specific muscles by creating progressive resistance during the swing. If you feel more resistance through the hitting area, that's a sign you're hitting through the ball. As your muscles strengthen, your swing speed will increase. The payoff is extra distance.
Power in your back pocket
By Lori VanSickle
To create enough spring release on the downswing, a player must achieve a 45-degree hip turn on the backswing. Most amateurs either have too much lateral movement, which creates sliding, or don't maximize hip turn, which restricts usage of the hips, thighs and buttocks -- larger muscles and tremendous power sources. Try to put your right hip into your right back pocket.
Use a full-length mirror or window to check the position. Your hip will turn back naturally toward the ball on the downswing, producing a powerful move through impact.
Single-handed drill creates speed
By Ken Morton Sr.
From the address position, swing the club back with the dominant hand. The body should turn naturally and the wrist set into a cocking position at the top, the weight of the clubhead resting on the pad of the index finger. Synchronize the hand, arm, upper and lower body on the downswing, the hand falling into position as the body rotates and the weight shifts. Release the club through the hitting area and all the way to the finish. The club should rest back on the index finger at the finish. The drill is the same for the opposite hand, except the club will rest on the thumb at the top of the backswing and again at the finish.
More info click: http://www.findarticles.com/
100 HOW TO PLAY RESORT GOLF
BY BOB CARNEY
• "Ride the horse in the direction he's going," said the Zen master. In the case of resort golf, that could serve as your owner's manual. Resort golf is here defined as 5½ hours of riding a cart along a concrete path punctuated by the occasional knee-high fizzer. There are ways to make it enjoyable, and they begin with Beverage and work their way down the cartpath to Love the One You're With:
• Create complicated competitions. The more bookkeeping the better. Try the Nine Pointer. You and your partner play for three points a side and three points on the 18: Your ball against one opponent; your partner's ball against another opponent; your team's best ball against your two opponents' best.
• Get into the gadgets. Read the GPS hole strategy ("Take note of the snowy egrets in the mangroves to your right"), get your exact yardages and order lunch. If you've got one of those carts that talk back and stop you when you're about to drive into an alligator-infested water hazard, give it a test.
• Make it 18 rounds. Resort golf is not ideal for scoring well, because no one can concentrate that long. So make every hole a different contest.
• Meet new friends. If you get hooked up with players much worse than you, enjoy the company, but don't pretend to be either a teacher or a golden retriever. They'll locate their own shots.
golf.discoversouthcarolina.com/
5 tips that go far - golf tips - Brief Article
by: Pete McDaniel
Top teachers of the PGA tell you how to hit for distance
When it comes to our struggle to find 10 extra yards, nobody knows more than the PGA of America's 24,000-plus members. Every day they deal with ex-linebackers who can drop-kick it only 180 yards off the tee, softball sluggers who can't reach second base with a 46-inch titanium driver and ordinary folks like us who haven't reached a par 5 in two since . . . well, since ever. Every day on the lesson tee PGA professionals find ways to help. If anyone knows how to turn a powder puff into a power hitter, it's a PGA professional.
On the pages that follow, five of the PGA of America's best teachers share some favorite power tips. Leading off is Rick Martino, 1997 PGA Teacher of the Year and the PGA's new director of instruction, based at PGA headquarters in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. Next are Linda Mulherin, head professional at Drumlins Golf Club in Syracuse, N.Y., and Dr. Gary Wiren, author of Super Power Golf and master professional at the PGA National Resort and Spa. Martino, Mulherin and Wiren are among just 27 PGA professionals in the nation who have attained Specialty Certification in Teaching.
Lori VanSickle, director of golf at the DuPont Country Club in Rockland, Del., is currently the only PGA professional certified in two fields of expertise (tournament operations and teaching), and Ken Morton Sr., director of golf at Haggin Oaks Golf Complex in Sacramento, Calif., is the 1998 PGA Golf Professional of the Year.
From backswing to finish, these PGA professionals and their colleagues can tell you how to hit it -- and how to hit it longer.
Pivot forward and hold finish
By Rick Martino
A good forward pivot can pay off in extra yardage. Most amateurs pivot too slowly on the downswing and lose power through the hitting area. They cut short the follow-through, finishing with the right shoulder still over the right leg (above). Pivot forward from the spine with speed, so your right shoulder ends up over your left foot, pointed at the target and in a powerful position at the finish. ractice holding your finish until the ball lands. (Note: In the middle picture above, I've exaggerated my finish position for this drill. As you practice, I recommend you do the same.) Measure the amount of your pivot by the position of your right shoulder in relation to your feet. Right over left means power and distance. A good way to check that you have shifted your weight correctly is to finish in a position that allows you to point your right index finger at the target. If you can do that, it means you've turned your body sufficiently and moved your weight over the outside of your left foot. Hands lead clubhead
By Linda Mulherin
As Jim McLean explained earlier, some players lose power by having their hands in the wrong position where it counts most -- at impact. Ideally, the hands are ahead of the clubhead when it compresses the ball. For many amateurs, the left wrist breaks down (inset), and the clubhead arrives first, adding loft to the club and producing too much height and too little distance. Focus on the wrist position of your lead hand at impact by swinging into a bag of clothes, an old tire or an impact bag. To hit the ball farther, your wrist must arrive before the clubhead.
Strengthen muscles
By Dr. Gary Wiren
Golf is a game of "through," not "to." A lot of us are not strong enough to deliver the clubhead squarely to the back of the ball at maximum speed. In effect, we hit at the ball instead of through it, losing distance in the process. The purpose of the device shown here (a broom is also effective) is to strengthen golf-specific muscles by creating progressive resistance during the swing. If you feel more resistance through the hitting area, that's a sign you're hitting through the ball. As your muscles strengthen, your swing speed will increase. The payoff is extra distance.
Power in your back pocket
By Lori VanSickle
To create enough spring release on the downswing, a player must achieve a 45-degree hip turn on the backswing. Most amateurs either have too much lateral movement, which creates sliding, or don't maximize hip turn, which restricts usage of the hips, thighs and buttocks -- larger muscles and tremendous power sources. Try to put your right hip into your right back pocket.
Use a full-length mirror or window to check the position. Your hip will turn back naturally toward the ball on the downswing, producing a powerful move through impact.
Single-handed drill creates speed
By Ken Morton Sr.
From the address position, swing the club back with the dominant hand. The body should turn naturally and the wrist set into a cocking position at the top, the weight of the clubhead resting on the pad of the index finger. Synchronize the hand, arm, upper and lower body on the downswing, the hand falling into position as the body rotates and the weight shifts. Release the club through the hitting area and all the way to the finish. The club should rest back on the index finger at the finish. The drill is the same for the opposite hand, except the club will rest on the thumb at the top of the backswing and again at the finish.
More info click: http://www.findarticles.com/
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