Practice

Maggie has special guest and life-long friend, Cathy Johnston-Forbes, on the show.  Cathy was an accomplished junior, amateur and professional player as well as Major Champion on the LPGA Tour.  She currently teaches in the Kitty Hawk area at Kilmarlic Golf Club.  Listen carefully as two southern-accented friends speak of […]

How much should I play this fall? How much you play on the weekends during school is a personal preference. It is important that your school work is a priority.  College coaches care about your scholastic aptitude.  It shows discipline. If your high school golf is in the spring, then […]

Learn a Safety Shot ….What is a Safety Shot? A Safety Shot is a “Go To” shot that may be 10 yards shorter than your normal shot and it may not be as pretty, but you know it is going to be in play. First, what happens when you get […]

How to Mentally Prepare for “Those Moments” “Those Moments” happen every round.  They occur when our mind wanders from the present to the future and past.  You know this is going to happen at some point. Stop kidding yourself that it will not. Everyone has a breaking point. At some […]

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.

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 […]

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 […]

Skill Long putts, distance putting Why? Gaining distance control is vital to posting low numbers, and setting up 2-putts. Game Putt 9 times from 30-60 feet Putt to within 3 feet of hole Play this game once daily for at least a week Scoring If ball ends inside 3 ft, […]

Maggie Minute- Keep a Notebook Put your swing cues and mantras in a little notebook to have handy for helpful tips for yourself before or during a round.