Tom’s Blog
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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by Tom Patri | Oct 3, 2014 | Tom's Blog
Join us for the OSFLOW.® Balance and Flexibility Workshop – FREE. Meet the OSFLOW® inventor, Jürgen Lütke-Wenning from Germany and experience the flow feeling. The OSFLOW® oscillation platform centers the human skeleton in only a few minutes. It relaxes muscles and removes muscle tensions; it improves balance and flexibility, a key in your golf and…
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by Tom Patri | Sep 30, 2014 | Tom's Blog
Read the fairway like the green to knock it stiff . This story is for you if… You always try to fly the ball to the pin, and almost always fly it too far. You think the only time the ball should roll on the ground is when you putt. The Situation YOU’RE short of…
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by Tom Patri | Sep 29, 2014 | Tom's Blog
Five shots you’re bound to find in the rough, and how to execute them (Part 3) Continued from blog entry – “ROUGH STUFF: Five shots you’re bound to find in the rough, and how to execute them (Part 2)” . THE GREENSIDE CHIP In most situations around the green (7), if you can get the…
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by Tom Patri | Sep 25, 2014 | Tom's Blog
Save strokes by using your flatstick instead of your wedge . THIS STORY IS FOR YOU IF… YOUR PITCHING AND CHIPPING ARE WEAK. YOU WASTE A LOT OF STROKES AROUND THE GREEN. THE SITUATION You’ve come up short on your approach and the ball is sitting in a smooth collection area but nonetheless off the…
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by Tom Patri | Sep 25, 2014 | Tom's Blog
Five shots you’re bound to find in the rough, and how to execute them (Part 2) Continued from blog entry – “ROUGH STUFF: Five shots you’re bound to find in the rough, and how to execute them (Part 1)” . IF THE GRASS GROWS AGAINST YOU . . . . . . When confronted with…
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by Tom Patri | Sep 16, 2014 | Tom's Blog
Make your own tee to make the ball split the fairway . THIS STORY IS FOR YOU IF… You’re not very accurate off the tee. You need a shot that penetrates the wind. What It Is A LOW-FLYING, low spinning tee shot you hit with your driver. This baby is a fairway-seeking missile, and because…
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