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Zen Chili
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Develop great rhythm and tempo in your golf swing by practicing bunker shots
July 4, 2010 - 9:54 am
Tags: bunkers, sand traps, Short Game, Tempo
Posted in Getting better, Swing Theory | 2 comments
Bunker play. What comes to mind for you? Does it fill you with fear? Do you think, “how many shots will it take to get out”?
This is one of the areas that amateur golfers practice the least. And it’s one area where the average golfer can really save a ton of strokes. So practicing bunker [...]
Stuck in a slump? It may be the best thing for you.
June 28, 2010 - 1:07 pm
Tags: slump
Posted in Getting better, Mental Game, ball striking | 4 comments
Golf is a game full of up and downs, and I’m not just talking about saving par.
What I mean is that everyone’s “career” with golf, whether playing professionally or playing on the weekend with buddies goes though periods of highs and lows. Whether it’s missing 5 or 10 cuts in row, or shooting 10 strokes [...]
US Open: Strategy, Ball Striking and Putting will determine winner
June 17, 2010 - 10:10 am
Tags: Course Management, Mental Game, Putting
Posted in Majors | No comments
Watching the marquee group on usopen.com, you begin to get a sense for what these players are facing. This is a stern test of golf on a scale that is hard to me imagine for me not having played any conditions like that in my life.
The rough is truly punishing, the fairways are fast and [...]
Golf Course Review: Richter Park Golf Course
June 14, 2010 - 2:09 pm
Posted in Review | 4 comments
Richter Park is nestled in the hills of Danbury, CT. It is within driving distance of New York City, but more likely played by the residents of Danbury, Fairfield County, and Westchester County. A 6,744 yard layout from the back blue tees, Richter Park is not a monster in terms of length. It is however, [...]
Sometimes in golf we need to unlearn before we can learn
June 14, 2010 - 11:05 am
Tags: Course Management, Mental Game, Practice
Posted in Game Sense, Mental Game, Practice | No comments
The last couple of weeks have been up and down in terms of my scores, but I have learned some very valuable lessons along the way.
In my last five rounds I have two of my best scores for the season, two of my worst, and an average round. What does that tell you? It tells [...]
Practice unusual shots to develop creativity
June 7, 2010 - 1:54 pm
Posted in Practice, Short Game | 2 comments
Lately I’ve been having so much fun practicing my short game, that I almost don’t feel like going to the driving range.
I’ll bring my bag out to the practice area and I have a sleeve where I keep 10 practice balls. The sleeve allows me to quickly pick them up, and drop balls anywhere I [...]
What were the great players of the past thinking when they played golf?
June 1, 2010 - 7:37 pm
Posted in Swing Theory | No comments
Ever wonder what Ben Hogan, Jimmy Demaret, Jackie Burke Jr and other great players of the past were thinking while playing golf? What would be it be like to in their heads as they prepared to hit a shot, and how would it differ from the way many players approach the game today? Eben Dennis [...]
A half-day with my coach Eben Dennis
June 1, 2010 - 12:55 pm
Posted in Lesson | 5 comments
On Friday, May 21st I spent a half day with my coach Eben Dennis at The Links at Hiawatha Landing.
We started out at the driving range working wedges down to the driver. During that part of the session we reviewed some of the principles of Power Feel Golf on which my game is currently based. [...]
‘The Ringer’ putter and tour of KAF Manufacturing and Roll-Master Golf
May 26, 2010 - 6:21 am
Posted in Equipment | 4 comments
A few weeks ago I had the opportunity to visit the Roll-Master putter manufacturing facilities. During that short visit I got to see first hand how putters are designed and made. Roll-master makes the “Ringer” line of putters. The putter is unique in that it makes a bell-like tone, much like that of fine crystal, [...]
Fore! Golf Marathon at Crystal Springs
May 24, 2010 - 1:56 pm
Posted in Swing Theory | No comments
On Wednesday, May 19th, I played in the golf marathon for the Jack and Jill Late Stage Cancer Foundation at Crystal Springs resort in New Jersey.
It was one of the best golf experiences I have had in my life. The resort is beautiful and the Crystal Springs golf course is a very challenging layout. Although [...]
