Friday January 23rd 2015, 10:00am – 12:00noon at Vineyards Country Club, Naples 34119. Join us for the OSFLOW.® Balance and Flexibility Workshop – FREE. Tom Patri – avoiding golf injuries. RSVP: jrudolf@osflowusa.com or 239 331 9692. .
. . “Today it is more common to find struggling golfers who are spending a huge amount of money, time, energy and emotion attempting to find or fix positions in their backswings, impact points or follow-throughs. They totally disregard pre-swing flaws that are responsible for in-swing deficiencies.” — Chuck Hogan .. YOU CAN…
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(Part 1) If you’re like most golfers, you are a chronic slicer who wants to draw the ball. You probably have good intentions. You want to hit crisp shots that start out slightly right then, ever so slightly, move from right to left. Instead, however, most shots probably go to high and too far right….
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You might think I’m crazy after all it’s still January. However as a golf nut and somebody who loves if not lusts the first right of spring, Augusta and April is truly heaven on earth. The reason I begin watching closely now is start to scout whose game will round into form and peak at…
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A Fireside Chat with Tom Patri and Friend TOM PATRI, GOLF MAGAZINE TOP 100 TEACHER IN AMERICA, Teacher of the Year in both The Met PGA SECTION and The South FL PGA SECTION + A SECRET SPECIAL GUEST! (A Two Time Winner on a MAJOR TOUR!) HEAR THE INSIDE SCOOP ON YOUR FAVORITE PLAYERS! Listen to a…
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Long ago in a land far away, I had a youngster show up on my lesson tee during my Westchester CC days. In fact it was the last day of my teaching season that year (mid 90’s). He was not a wealthy country club kid, but a middle class public course kid from Staten Island,…
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JANUARY 31ST – FEBRUARY 7TH TP GOLF is proud and excited to announce a week of WORLD CLASS club fitting and equipment evaluation with world-renowned “Cool Clubs.” Cool Clubs is considered by many industry club professionals, as well as many PGA Tour, LPGA Tour, and Champions Tour players as the leader in club fitting. Cool Clubs will be visiting TP GOLF SCHOOLS and available for…
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Saturday January 10th 2015, 10:00am – 12:00noon at The Lake Lodge & Beach Club at The Quarry, Naples 34120. Join us for the OSFLOW.® Balance and Flexibility Demo – FREE. Tom Patri – avoiding golf injuries. RSVP: jrudolf@osflowusa.com or 239 331 9692. .
A Fresh Mental Approach is All You Need to Get Your Sand Game On Track (Part 6, Conclusion) Continued from blog entry – “A LINE IN THE SAND (Part 5)” . . A LITTLE PRACTICE GOES A LONG WAY: I’m always surprised how many golfers who complain about “yipping” their sand shots never practice them….
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A Fresh Mental Approach is All You Need to Get Your Sand Game On Track (Part 5) Continued from blog entry – “A LINE IN THE SAND (Part 4)” . FlNE-TUNING THE SHOT (PART 2, Conclusion): Likewise, you can adjust to different hardnesses and depths of sand. If the sand is very firm and shallow,…
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13 GIRs (missed two greens by a yard or so). 30 putts (no three putts). 3 birdies no doubles. Missed 7 birdies from 15 ft in (one from 6, most from 12-15 range). Did not miss a fairway with the driver. Two bad shots (mishit four iron on 13 and a pull nine iron on…
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Everyday at Westchester Country Club, our beautiful and spacious driving range gets a tremendous workout. Almost never is there space that is not occupied with members swinging with vigor long into the evening hours. Conversely, at Westchester we have a really super short game area with several bunkers, 2 huge pitching, chipping and putting green…
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A Fresh Mental Approach is All You Need to Get Your Sand Game On Track (Part 4) Continued from blog entry – “A LINE IN THE SAND (Part 3)” . FlNE-TUNING THE SHOT (PART1): . Golfers who re-learn the simplicity of this shot invariably say, “Okay, now that I can get it out every time,…
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Harry Cooper’s legacy in golf has lasted long after his playing days . Tom Patri remembers when he and Head Professional Tom Kennedy were first hired at Westchester Country Club in Rye, N.Y. Patri, director of instruction, was just settling into his new office in February 1991 when out of the dead of winter, an…
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A Fresh Mental Approach is All You Need to Get Your Sand Game On Track (Part 3) Continued from blog entry – “A LINE IN THE SAND (Part 2)” . DON’T “HANDCUFF” YOURSELF : . . . When someone asks me for help with bunker shots, I’ll ask the player what he or she is…
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By Tom Patri Extraordinary Golf Fred Shoemaker . The Art & Zen of Learning Golf Michael Hebron . The Egoscue Method of Health Through Motion Peter Egoscue with Roger Gittines . Golfs Best Kept Secret Carey Mumford . Golf: The Body, the Mind, the Game Bob Ford and Dick Beach . Golf in the…
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A Fresh Mental Approach is All You Need to Get Your Sand Game On Track (Part 2) Continued from blog entry – “A LINE IN THE SAND (Part 1)” . PERFECT YOUR SAND DIVOTS: . I recommend that you practice taking “sand divots” without a ball. For an average-length bunker shot (40 to 50 feet),…
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A Fresh Mental Approach is All You Need to Get Your Sand Game On Track (Part 1) . Golfers talk about the “yips” on the greens, a nervous affiiction that disrupts the basic execution of the stroke. Well, I’ve seen many golfers flinch on greenside bunker shots just as on a three-foot putt. Result: they…
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Typically, golfers are taught to keep their left arm straight. It’s like a mantra—Don’t bend your left elbow. The advice is sound in principle, but not necessarily a must for a good golf swing. This is not to say the left arm can be allowed to totally flex (1). This will lead to a wide…
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Rethinking one of golf’s oldest swing instruction ideas — the “stiff’ left arm (Part 2, Conclusion) Continued from blog entry – “Why a Soft Left Arm is Better (Part 1)” . Keep the left arm supple to reduce tension and you’ll become a more powerful hitter. First let’s consider the three basic types of takeaway that are…
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