By Tom Patri We all face the struggles of golf and most often place the blame cruelly and squarely on ourselves. Man I stink! You stupid idiot! God I’m so bad! I hear folks inflicting this incredibly damaging self-talk upon themselves every day I go to my teaching tee. The noted sports psychologist Dr. Bob…
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The Launching Pad and Finish Condition Can Fix The In-Between!! By Tom Patri, PGA Each golf season, as a full-time teacher/coach, I re-examine techniques that I use, as well as the techniques of others in my area of the golf industry. During the past ten years, we have watched golf instruction, as well as golf…
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To Putt Well, It’s Important; To Master The Art Form, It’s Vital By Tom Patri, PGA | Photos by Vic Williams At TP Golf Schools in Naples, Florida, every day I go to the lesson tee I will try — in an admittedly pre-meditated manner — encourage my students to spend time with me on…
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. By Tom Patri, Top 25 Instructor, with Bob Walton | Photos By Russell Kirk 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…
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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 be. You can imagine some of the answers I…
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By Tom Patri, Director of Instruction, The Hawthorns So many amateurs come to me completely spooked by the Darth Vader of golf, how to play out of bunkers without fear. It’s funny: from day one I embraced bunker play; perhaps it was the creative aspect the shot required. There are several ways to skin this…
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By Tom Patri, Director of Instruction, The Hawthorns If you want to get confused go chase the latest and greatest, if you want to improve find an old school fundamentalist. The fundamentals that built this game 100 years ago are still relevant today! The Set Up as many of you call it ( I prefer…
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How many people do you think I have seen in my career swing the club violently from outside to in across the intended target line or commonly referred to as over the top? Wouldn’t you like to eliminate those awful deep gouges and those awful pulls slice? What if we had a fool proof way…
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By Tom Patri, TPGOLF Schools ~ NAPLES, Fl. Gary Woodland has been a champion on many fronts even before he claimed the US Open crown this past Sunday at iconic Pebble Beach. Gary of course has been a PGA Tour Champion 3 times before Pebble this past week and although never a winner of a…
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