By Tom Patri | TP GOLF SCHOOLS, Naples, FL www.tompatri.com . Practice with purpose. Build a sound putting game! In 1981 when my Florida Southern team arrived at Hop Meadow in Simsbury, CT. just outside Hartford, we encountered a long, tight course with deep rough and fast undulated putting surfaces. At our team dinner after…
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By Rick V., Team Titleist Staff On Yesterday Video . If you think about the best wedge players on Tour, or even some of the best short game players that you’ve played with personally, what are some qualities that set them apart? You might say that they have great hands or softer touch than…
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By Tom Patri I call my three vital stations the three cross roads to success. . 1: The Launching Pad (some call it the set up) All systems must be a go here or you will develop a cancer within your motion. I believe most swing cancers begin within the set up. Become a set…
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Get On the FACE CASE (Golf Tips Magazine, 2018): Fix This Simple Flaw And You’re On The Road To Improvement By Tom Patri, Golf Tips Top 25 Instructor | Photos by Vic Williams I’ll often ask folks who come to my practice tee if they could master anything about the golf swing, what would it…
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Titleist Tips: How To Test a Golf Ball BY ALLAN B., TITLEIST STAFF ON NOVEMBER 25, 2019 BALLS Whether you are a high-handicap amateur or a top-10 player in the world, consistently playing a properly fit ball can greatly enhance your ability to score. And wouldn’t you agree? The game is a lot more fun…
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By Tom Patri, Golf Tips, Top 25 Instructor in America and Bob Walton. I have known Bob Walton for over 25 years. We were introduced by our mutual friend Bob Ford Head PGA Professional at Seminole and past Head Professional at Oakmont. Bob Walton is as passionate a golfer as any living and breathing human…
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I’m sitting in the Indianapolis Airport at 5:30am waiting to fly back to paradise after a visit to my summer digs, The Hawthorns Golf and Country Club in Fishers, IN. As I scrolled through various social media platforms as I do each a.m. to see what’s happening especially in the Golf World, it’s amazing almost…
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(Posted on: May 24 2019 | V1 Video: Interactive Frontiers Blog) Tom Patri, Director of Instruction at both Hawthorns Golf and Country Club in Fishers, Ind. and Esplanade Golf and Country Club in Naples, Fla., became one of the most celebrated and accomplished golf instructors in the industry by becoming one of the most dedicated…
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By Tom Patri I remember the first time I walked off the Par 3 third hole at Bethpage Black and made my way down the then very rough rocky path and turned the slight bend to capture my first view of the incredibly dramatic Par 5 fourth hole. I was either 14 or 15 years…
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By Tom Patri Well as Steph Curry and Klay Thompson are known as The Splash Brothers due to their abilities to bury 3 pointer after 3 pointer from long distance for the Golden State Warriors as the burn opponents ripping through the Western Conference on their way to the NBA finals, two other athletes and…
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