by Tom Patri | Jul 23, 2014 | Tom's Blog
Golfers of all levels often overlook the most basic yet effective tee- shot strategy available to them. It works like this: …If you draw or hook the ball, tee your ball up as far left as you can between the tee markers and aim down the right hand side of the driving area. This creates…
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by Tom Patri | Jul 23, 2014 | Tom's Blog
Rising LPGA star Francella tries to keep the momentum after her stunning first victory (Part 4) Continued from blog entry – “Sustaining success (Part 3)” . Smart practice “I’m more about quality than quantity,” says Francella, whose routine begins on the practice green and continues to the short-game area, then concludes with 60 to 90 minutes…
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by Tom Patri | Jul 15, 2014 | Tom's Blog
Instructor is Met PGA’s Teacher of Year (Part 2, Conclusion) Continued from blog entry – “Hard work has paid off for Westchester’s Patri (Part 1)” . (Suburban Golf/Jesse Mobley). Teacher of the Year Tom Patri often hits the course with his…… dog Seve Dogesteros.………………………………………………. Patri still takes two or three trips a year to meet…
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by Tom Patri | Jul 15, 2014 | Tom's Blog
Rising LPGA star Francella tries to keep the momentum after her stunning first victory (Part 3) Continued from blog entry – “Sustaining success (Part 2)” . Staying connected Golfweek Photos/Jules Alexander One of Francella’s tendencies is for her arms to lift on the backswing and become “disconnected” from her body. Recently, a new issue arose, namely,…
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by Tom Patri | Jul 8, 2014 | Tom's Blog
Instructor is Met PGA’s Teacher of Year (Part 1) . (Suburban Golf/Jesse Mobley). Teacher of the Year Tom Patri often hits the course with his…… dog Seve Dogesteros.………………………………………………. Tom Patri’s first real stride as a golf instructor was admitting he wasn’t as smart as he originally thought. It was a tough pill to swallow, but…
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by Tom Patri | Jul 7, 2014 | Tom's Blog
Rising LPGA star Francella tries to keep the momentum after her stunning first victory (Part 2) Continued from blog entry – “Sustaining success (Part 1)” . Posting up Golfweek Photos/Jules Alexander Francella’s full swing bears a marked resemblance to Sorenstam’s in that she releases her head through impact in concert with her torso and arm swing….
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