Top 10 Things I Wish I Would Have Done as a High School Golfer.

Errors I see high school golfers make.

Wearing layers: you can't put on what you don't have. At least wear a hat to keep the heat from escaping out of your head when it's cold. 

Club selection around the green. Pitt when you can, chip if you have to, pitch if you must and Lon when it's your only option.  

Expecting to hit my best shot all the time and coming up short. 

Hitting the ball as hard as I can, every shot. Why hit a hard six iron when you have a five iron in your bag? Goal is 80% and make solid contact. 

Know your carry yardages, especially with the wedges. 

Practice what they are already good at. Use the boxes and gates at Bluff Creek. 

Understand that trajectory control is distance control. 

No preshot routine or visualizing the shot. 

Aim at the widest part of fairways and stop trying to hit it over trees and bunkers when you don't have to. 

Play to the 80-100-yard markers rather than 40-80-yards. 

Buddies Golf Program

New for 2015 is a Buddies Golf Coaching Program. 

Here's how the program works: 

Two buddies train for two hours for $90/player

Three buddies train for three hours for $90/ player. 

Four players train for four hours for $90/player. 

Add nine holes for $25/player

Whether you are a high school golfer trying to make the team, or have a few friends that are trying to play better golf, this program will be customized to assess your current game, align your clubs and swing, design purposeful practice sessions and guarentee improvement. 

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Crazy golf idea

Have got this really cool teaching system where I can teach anybody how to make their most natural , powerful and consistent golf swing in 90 minutes. I just came up this crazy idea to put a course together that teaches my secret method. Actually I don't know if it's a secret but I've never seen anyone else use this method. I showed it to a few friends and it works like gang busters. Any case, before I release the program, I want to make sure I really cover everything. So can you help me out and tell me what your number one challenges when you're trying to learn your golf swing?

Why I teach golf

For me teaching golf is about helping people set and achieve goals. It's not about creating a great swing, although they sure are fun to watch, it's about helping a junior set a goal of making their high school team or more significantly playing college golf. The education they can receive will change their entire lifeand that is one of my driving motivations. Teaching golf to me is about helping people enjoy their lives better. You will play more golf if you get the ball better. But if you hit the ball better you may need some new friends. Playing golf is different than building a swing. Playing golf is about managing the course and managingyourself. Playing golf is learning to get along with others and enjoy their company. Playing golf is about overcoming obstacles assessing risk and taking a chance every once in a while.

If your ready for a coach and a long term program, call me at 952/401-4653 to schedule your $99 90-minute Discovery Session. 

Tiger Woods Swing Changes

I must say I'm a little surprised that Tiger Woods picked Chris Como as his coach/consultant, but Chris is a really bright guy, very humble and always willing to share. I've had a few different discussions with him at different events and He's always been very engaging and sincere. 

I like Tigers new posture, maybe it's his old posture and my going back to his natural swing elements. Simple biomechanics the more you tip over the more string and put on his back, his new foster looks more athletic and upright. I think Tiger was getting too much weight forward in his previous swing it looks like he is back showing it out and loading morelike his natural right-sided pattern that he grew up playing with. It'll be interesting to see what he does with his grip, I still think it's a no relatively weak position for how fast his hips are. What are your thoughts?

Why I Think Tiger is Splitting from Sean Foley

Does your swing match your body type? Tiger's didn't and in my opinion that's why he's splitting from Sean Foley. I think Tiger was looking for something less taxing on his back and Foley and his method is designed to be efficient and the least taxing on your back. This is not meant to be a knock on Foley, he is obviously brilliant, but he picked the wrong model for Tiger.

Tiger grew up as a rear post golfer, he loaded into his right side and fired into his left side. In studying Sean Foley's teaching model, he teaches a front post or more of a Stack and Tilt style golf swing. Stack and Tilt is really a front post procedure, a golfer who balances best off their lead hip and stays forward throughout the golf swing, which is believed to be the best procedure and least taxing on the spine. If you keep loading the lead hip and it's not your dominant procedure, it's going to start hurting and the pain will show up in the lower back. Remember the site of pain is not always the cause of pain. The problem is the golf swing is a full body motion. The spine is important and acts as the swing center of the golf swing. The hips are the power source for transferring power from the lower body to the upper body. Every part of the body is important and too much emphasis on one area of the body leads to a breakdown in another, which happened to Tiger.

I've seen Foley work with Tiger time and again trying to set his weight forward at the top of his backswing and Tiger keeps wanting to sway into his right side, a sign that he is seeking his natural movement pattern which is loading into his right side. It's a great swing for irons but not necessarily off the tee where power is more important. Let's face it, golf is a power game at the elite level. Those writing about how Tiger should go back to hitting fairways and sacrificing accuracy are crazy. How often do you hit your seven iron closer than your wedge? Would you give up 60-yards off the tee for? No way! There is a direct correlation to distance and scoring.

Athletes, especially Tiger, need to be healthy to practice. An injured athlete can't practice. If you can't practice, it's hard to build confidence. If you do not have confidence, you can't compete to the highest levels you're capable of.

I think Tiger should seek Mike Adams who teaches at his home course in Florida, The Medalist, or his younger counterpart, EA Titschler, and go back to his natural swing.

One of the reasons we asses golfers before giving them swing advice is to avoid building golf swings that are in the long run, detrimental to the health of the golfer. Playing a game should not hurt, if you're sore after a round of golf, chances are your procedure doesn't match your natural movement pattern.

If you haven't completed your "Discovering Your Natural Golf Swing Assessment" or know someone that is playing in pain, come see us!

PING G30 Now Available

Our new PING fitting equipment is in! Come out and try the new equipment! An emphasis on speed with no sacrifice in performance sets the new G30 standard and G30 SF Tec (Straight Flight Technology) drivers apart. To generate faster clubhead speed and ball velocity for longer drives, turbulators were engineered onto the crown of the 460cc heads. Proven in wind-tunnel testing to reduce aerodynamic drag and create efficient airflow, the added speed from Turbulator Technology provides measurable distance gains for all skill levels. At address, they create a captured appearance with the ball and assist with alignment and inspiration.

The G30 drivers' CG position is the lowest and farthest back of any PING model, ensuring optimal launch conditions and an even higher MOI in both axes for extreme forgiveness and maximum energy transfer. A new high-strength, lightweight T9S titanium face is thinner and hotter to optimize face deflection for faster ball speeds and longer drives. Another source of power is the TFC 419D high-balance-point shaft. The CG is closer to the grip end, allowing for a heavier head, which increases the MOI and contributes to the extremely low CG. The result is more energy, momentum and inertia for greater distance with accuracy.

The adjustable hosel has the same mass and outer diameter as PING's fixed hosels, providing the benefits of adjustability with no sacrifice in performance. Trajectory Tuning+ Technology offers five settings, allowing you to optimize your ball flight by increasing or reducing loft by 6/10ths of a degree or one full degree, to maximize distance and control. Settings are standard, +0.6°, +1°, -0.6°, and -1°. The G30 SF Tec driver is for golfers whose swing path produces tee shots right of their intended target. Weight is positioned near the heel to help square the face at impact. Combined with a lighter swingweight, these factors improved shot bend in player testing by 12 yards compared to the G30 standard driver, steering the ball into the fairway with unmatched consistency.

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