Instructor is Met PGA’s Teacher of Year (Part 2, Conclusion) Continued from blog entry – “Hard work has paid off for Westchester’s Patri (Part 1)” . (Suburban Golf/Jesse Mobley). Teacher of the Year Tom Patri often hits the course with his…… dog Seve Dogesteros.………………………………………………. Patri still takes two or three trips a year to meet…
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Rising LPGA star Francella tries to keep the momentum after her stunning first victory (Part 3) Continued from blog entry – “Sustaining success (Part 2)” . Staying connected Golfweek Photos/Jules Alexander One of Francella’s tendencies is for her arms to lift on the backswing and become “disconnected” from her body. Recently, a new issue arose, namely,…
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Instructor is Met PGA’s Teacher of Year (Part 1) . (Suburban Golf/Jesse Mobley). Teacher of the Year Tom Patri often hits the course with his…… dog Seve Dogesteros.………………………………………………. Tom Patri’s first real stride as a golf instructor was admitting he wasn’t as smart as he originally thought. It was a tough pill to swallow, but…
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Rising LPGA star Francella tries to keep the momentum after her stunning first victory (Part 2) Continued from blog entry – “Sustaining success (Part 1)” . Posting up Golfweek Photos/Jules Alexander Francella’s full swing bears a marked resemblance to Sorenstam’s in that she releases her head through impact in concert with her torso and arm swing….
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One thing that gets in the way of consistent performance around the greens is confusion. Which club should I use? Where should I play the ball in my stance? How long should the swing be? The game can be much more simple when you realize you can hit a whole bunch of different shots without…
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I have been giving today’s topic a great deal of thought lately . Given above average talent which 6″ is more important to playing championship golf . The 3″ either side of impact or the 6″ between a players ears ? We have seen many incredibly unusual swings win world class events . Jim Furyk…
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. WHO: Davis Love III WHAT: Seven-iron to nine feet for birdie WHERE: 442-yard par-4 14th hole at Forest Oaks WHEN: Final round of the Chrysler Classic of Greensboro . WHY Instead of sulking after a poor season during which he missed the Ryder Cup, Love retooled his swing and rejuvenated his attitude. So while…
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PGA Professional Tom Patri discusses how to transform golfers with nice swings into competitive players PGA Professional Tom Patri is president and founder of TP Golf Services in Naples, Fla. He works in conjunction with Fairway Fitness™ and The Health Club of Naples. Among Golf Magazine’s Top 100 Teachers in America, he’s a former Metropolitan…
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Meaghan Francella worked hard to become a first-time LPGA winner. Here’s how she did it, and why her keys can help you (Part 3, Conclusion) (Photography by Leonard Kamsler) Continued from blog entry – “Get Tour Tough (Part 2)” . . Make More Putts Pros make their living on putts from inside 10…
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Set the order of your students’ priorities for more effective golf instruction (Part 6, Conclusion) Continued from blog entry – “The Six-Spoke Approach, Set the order of your students’ priorities for more effective golf instruction (Part 5)” . Spoke No. 6: Mechanics, the mainstay of the traditional golf lesson. Originally, I listed the conventional golf lesson…
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Meaghan Francella worked hard to become a first-time LPGA winner. Here’s how she did it, and why her keys can help you (Part 2) (Photography by Leonard Kamsler) Continued from blog entry – “Get Tour Tough (Part 1)” . Eyes Up at Impact Meaghan used to hang back a bit through impact, and that is a…
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Set the order of your students’ priorities for more effective golf instruction (Part 5) Continued from blog entry – “The Six-Spoke Approach, Set the order of your students’ priorities for more effective golf instruction (Part 4)” . Spoke No. 5: Time management – a practice routine. Most students have demands on their time – a job,…
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Meaghan Francella worked hard to become a first-time LPGA winner. Here’s how she did it, and why her keys can help you (Part 1) (Photography by Leonard Kamsler) I have been fortunate to work with Meaghan Francella for more than 13 years now, since my days as a teaching professional at Westchester Country Club. You already…
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Set the order of your students’ priorities for more effective golf instruction (Part 4) Continued from blog entry – “The Six-Spoke Approach, Set the order of your students’ priorities for more effective golf instruction (Part 3)” . Spoke No. 4: Equipment and the fitting process. It’s been enlightening as a clubfitter to learn how equipment affects…
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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. I do agree, of course, that the final resting position of the ball is ultimately…
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Set the order of your students’ priorities for more effective golf instruction (Part 3) Continued from blog entry – “The Six-Spoke Approach, Set the order of your students’ priorities for more effective golf instruction (Part 2)” . Spoke No. 3: Analysis with perspective. With the aid of Peter Sanders at Golf Research Associates in Stamford, Conn.,…
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Well just last week every golf writer and every TV golf talking head on the planet was ready to pass the crown of greatest golfer in the universe to 20-year-old Jordon Spieth. Then just as at Augusta almost a month earlier the young man ran into a brick wall Sunday at TPC. The wall is…
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When to leave your driver in the bag, how to pick the right club for downhill shots and when to pull the trigger (Part 2, Conclusion) Continued from blog entry – “If it doesn’t look like a driver hole, it’s not. (Part 1)” . Q: I know I don’t need to hit driver on every…
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