by Tom Patri | Oct 31, 2014 | Tom's Blog
Well here we are again right on the doorstep of another winter golf season in Paradise! The day I left Friar’s Head on Long Island last week is was freezing! About 50 and blowing sideways. It felt like it was in the high 30’s. Mostly because it had been so mild up till that very…
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by Tom Patri | Oct 28, 2014 | Tom's Blog
Try these changes employed by one of my best students to get your clubface under control and get rid of that slice (Part 1) Slicers come in all shapes and sizes: tall and lanky, medium and stocky, petite, etc. But they all share one common fault: an open clubface at impact, causing shot after shot…
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by Tom Patri | Oct 23, 2014 | Tom's Blog
The more I teach golf, the more ways my clients are able to answer their own questions. So many of the people I work with, including more accomplished players, often become very bound to the results of the golf ball. Tom Patri instructs the 1955 U.S. Open Champion, Mr. jack Fleck. A long-time friend, Mr….
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by Tom Patri | Oct 17, 2014 | Tom's Blog
We have all had a few weeks to digest both the play/outcome at The Ryder Cup as it relates to our American Team as well as the fire storm that ensued after Phil decided to air it out publicly in front of the world. There are a few view points and certainly a bevy of…
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by Tom Patri | Oct 14, 2014 | Tom's Blog
Five shots you’re bound to find in the rough, and how to execute them (Part 5, Conclusion) Continued from blog entry – “ROUGH STUFF: Five shots you’re bound to find in the rough, and how to execute them (Part 4)” . THE FLYER LIE . . . . . . . Never has there been…
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by Tom Patri | Oct 8, 2014 | Tom's Blog
Five shots you’re bound to find in the rough, and how to execute them (Part 4) Continued from blog entry – “ROUGH STUFF: Five shots you’re bound to find in the rough, and how to execute them (Part 3)” . THE HIGH-LOFTED SHOT . . . . . . . Real panic time. You’ve got…
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