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Interview with World Golf Hall of Fame and LPGA Tour Winner, Juli Inkster
Join Maggie as she speaks with Charlotte (NC) based instructor, Karen Palacios-Jansen, LPGA Teacher of the Year and Top 50 Instructor. Karen explains the benefits of fitness for overall health and your golf game. Take the 30-day challenge at www.cardiogolf.com.
Interview with LPGA Tour Player, Alejandra Llaneza
Dreams Do Come True I have read this article several times and keep it on my desk. I made it a goal to reach out to Coach Brian Hearn (now at Centre College) and recently spoke with him. I was not disappointed as he recounted the article and we shared […]
Why Practice? …or HOW to Prepare for Competition? How many times are you great at practice and poor in competition? Probably more than you would like. It is time to stop “practicing” and start having proper preparation for competition. Let’s think of it in terms of your classroom studies. Would you […]
Improve Coordination One Hand at a Time Add a little of this at each practice session to improve your strike on the ball.
Count Your Clubs Before Leaving the Course Get in a habit of checking your clubs after each round and practice session.
You can learn lots from caddying. Have you ever thought about caddying for a professional golfer? Did you know at nearly every professional event, there is an opportunity to sign up to be a “local” caddy? I recently played in an event and one of the other pros had a…...
Place: Chipping green Needed: balls, wedges, 9 iron, etc. Skills Gained: 1. chipping with varying degrees of difficulty 2. chipping under pressure Why? Attempting to chip consecutive shots in a row within a specified range applies pressure. Game: Start 1 foot from the edge of the green. Chip 10 in a […]
Place: Golf course Items Needed: Golf Ball, Putter Skill Gained: putting under pressure distance control 1 and 2 putting during play Why? Learning distance control is vital to posting low scores, and setting up 2-putts. Practicing pressure putts encourages confidence and simulates conditions during tournament play. Become skilled at making putts […]