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McIlroy shoots course record to win the Quail Hollow Championship
May 3rd
Rory McIlroy put on an incredible performance to win The Quail Hollow Championship.
“I suppose I got into the zone, I hadn’t realized I was going in 9, 10 under. I just know I got my nose in front and I was just trying to stay there,” said McIlroy after the round. In his post round interview he also said that he was really seeing his shots, and hitting them, and that he saw his lines much clearer. He wasn’t being technical or addressing the ball full of swing thoughts. He was visualizing and executing, and it’s a great way to play golf.
One of the amazing things about that round is that he stayed in the zone and in the moment. He wasn’t trying to break the record. He wasn’t forcing shots. He recalled a similar time that he had been in the zone like that and it helped keep him going.
Understanding the new USGA Groove Rule
Jan 29th
Cleveland Golf has put together an excellent video explaining the new controversial USGA groove rule. It does it clearly and concisely and explains how and why the USGA wanted to increase accuracy off the tee. Take a look and let me know your thoughts.
Spotlight Swing: Anthony Kim
Jan 28th
Here is a nice Face On view of Anthony Kim with a driver. (Driver)
What you can learn from the groove change
Jan 23rd
As we know the USGA has adopted a new groove rule that went into effect this month for the PGA Tour. These new “v” grooves are not as sharp and have 40% less volume than box grooves. While this change does not affect the vast majority of amateur golfers we can all learn by how PGA Tour players are adapting to the change.
Amateur players should watch how the pros approach shots from the rough especially close to the green. Because these new grooves don’t have the same kind of bite, tour players have adapted by playing the shots differently.
How this helps amateurs
Amateur golfer typically do not have the swing speed or technique to generate the kind of spin the pros do. The example the pros have set the past few years typically does not translate well to amateurs. Although those shots (high spinning, stop on a dime shots) are beautiful to look at, most amateurs just aren’t going to pull them off very often. But now we have an opportunity to watch shot making return to the game.
Spotlight Swing: Hunter Mahan
Jan 11th
Hunter Mahan has a wonderful swing that we can learn from.
Hunter’s swing is uncomplicated and allows him to be very consistent. Watch how he gets on plane, and stays on the same plane coming down. There is no wasted movement, no extra effort added. It is a swing that conserves as much energy as possible to be transferred into the ball instead of into compensations.
Doesn’t it just look like a simple, repeatable motion?
Steve Williams to support Tiger
Dec 5th
Not exactly a shocker. Tiger Woods’ caddy Steve Williams has stated that he will continue to support his boss.
See the original article.
Pro’s Slow Motion Swings
Nov 10th
Here are some of my favorite swings from the PGA Tour.
Anthony Kim
Vijay Singh
Zach Johnson
Tiger Woods, first athlete to a billion
Oct 1st
So Tiger’s got another honor. First athlete to earn 1 billion dollars. That’s 1,000,000,000, or 1 thousand million. Crazy.
He has earned it. He has an amazing track record, legions of fans, has singlehandedly kept the golf industry alive, and even when he doesn’t play, he almost wins the tournament (except for the British Open, or The Open as it is called, where he missed the cut).
As someone who is working toward becoming a scratch golfer, Tiger’s accomplishments seem so unreal. Don’t get me wrong, the man is not perfect, and he is not a saint. He is a human being, with an enormous amount of talent, at the right place, and the right time, and has an incredible work ethic to top it off.
It just amazes me that anyone could accomplish what he has. I think human potential is virtually unlimited, and for the most part untapped, except for a few people who somehow make extraordinary things happen.
Winged Foot – HSBC Premier Golf Outing
Sep 22nd
Photo by: Joe Vericker, PhotoBeaureau Inc.
Yesterday was a pretty amazing day. My good friend, Greg Tobler, who runs an Audio Video services company, specializing in corporate events, film and tv sound production, and professional sports broadcasts, invited me to help him out with a gig at Winged Foot Golf Club. Truly hallowed ground in the golf world, and an absolutely amazing place to see the sunrise.
We were there to help HSBC Premier with their AV needs for their golf outing. I think HSBC ran a great event. Everybody at HSBC was so nice including Theresa Childs and all the volunteers. I met Paul Lawrence, President and CEO for HSBC Bank USA and he was charming and personable. I learned a bit about the HSBC Premier product and I wish I would have known about it earlier because it’s great if you travel, live or are moving overseas. It seemed like everybody at the outing had a great time. Not only did they play in an incredible setting, but everybody played a shot or two with Retief Goosen. Retief Goosen is European and PGA Tour player, winner of 2 US Opens and the 19th ranked player in the world. I even got the chance to spend a couple of minutes with him. I was a bit nervous approaching him, but he was really classy, down to earth, and easy to talk to. I asked him a couple of questions and you could tell that he really thought about the answer he was about to give.
