Dear Mr. Patri, This is Jason, who you played golf with today at Island’s End. I had a feeling I would find you on-line, as I ascertained from our brief interaction, that you were a golf coach. I just wanted to say that I thought your teaching and demeanor was outstanding. So much so, that…
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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 component the shot requires. There are several ways to skin this cat. Allow me to simply share a few…
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Tom, Hope all is well. Wanted you to know I shot 76 yesterday. Been working hard with all your suggestions and paying dividends. Hope to see you next year. —Vinnie Frey, Sr Golfer
Tom, thank you so much for my golf lessons. You can be proud. I shot 42 on front nine and 46 on back nine for a 88. I have improved tremendously with all my clubs but especially on my chipping, pitching and putting. I am playing the best I have ever played in my life….
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Welcome to Golf Talk Live! As I continue moving into my 8th Season here on Golf Talk Live, I’m excited to feature one of my favorite guests: Tom Patri – Founder/Owner of TP Golf Services. More on Tom: One of Golf Magazine’s Top 100 Teachers in America & Golf Tips Magazine – Top 25 Instructor…
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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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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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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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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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