PART I CWGM: What was it like to come to Westchester Country Club? TP: After spending two years at Bellport Country Club, I realized I did not want to be a head professional. My real love was teaching and playing. I really did not like being indoors. When John Kennedy became Director of Golf at…
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Continued from blog entry – “Stretch ‘em Out for Golf and Life” Roll the Head Loosen the neck and shoulder muscles by rotating or rolling the head several times in each direction (see photo on the left). Just to save some time, as well as to make sure the muscles are warm, you can do…
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Part 2 (CLICK HERE FOR PART 1) A word of advice: Many individuals do stretching exercises that are great for the overall body but are not golf specific. They don’t activate the muscles that work in the course of a golf swing. The exercises on these pages do just that. Exercise (1) stretches the quad…
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Part 1 Most people forget, or choose to ignore, that there is this thing going on called the aging process. The body doesn’t respond very well when you sit around all winter, then make a few light swings and think you’re ready to go. You’re not. You need to make your muscles stronger and more…
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Take time during the off-season to get your equipment in shape. Start with changing your grips. Most Tour players I know change their grips at least twice a month. I don’t know any amateurs who change them twice a year. So put fresh grips on now, whether they need it or not (and chances are…
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Working on your grip is the easiest thing of all, because you can do it in the evenings while you’re watching your favorite television show. Simply put your hands on the club correctly, take them off and put them back on, repeating this as many times as you would like – 100 times a night…
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Tom had a wonderful junior career with 15 junior titles crowned by his 1976 Met (MGA) Junior title. The Met Junior is the oldest junior event in the country. His college record was equally successful with 5 wins, twice named 1st Team All-American while attending Florida Southern College. Tom finished his collegiate campaign with a…
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Three or four months without a putter or a chipping club in your hands is a long time, and expecting to get your touch back quickly is unrealistic. Fortunately, keeping (or developing) your short-game touch during the winter is pretty easy. Stay active with a chipping or pitching club. Chip shots into a pillow (1),…
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I walk down the range at the Buick Classic every year, and I don’t see a Tour pro who doesn’t have a wonderful opportunity, based on his setup, to hit a good shot. I walk down the practice tee with my members and I see hardly anyone with a possibility at a good shot. Yet…
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Dear Junior Golfers and Parents I received the below correspondence recently from the AJGA and wanted to pass it along to everyone. I teach and coach my kids to be the very best junior golfers they can be and that would always include the best possible competitive arena ! The AJGA is that arena ….
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Mark King had plenty of reasons to smile Thursday morning. The affable CEO of TaylorMade-adidas Golf was up early for an appearance on Golf Channel’s Morning Drive. He shook hands with PGA Merchandise Show attendees, signed a couple of autographs, took some pictures, and even received a hug from TMaG brand ambassador Natalie Gulbis. Minutes…
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The important thing is to have a game plan. Put your priorities in the proper order, develop a regimen and stick to it. When the snow melts, you’ll be glad you did … Tip #3 Identify Your Ball Position One of the most difficult factors in addressing the ball is establishing the correct ball position….
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By Tom Patri with Fry Dennis If you’re a snowbound Northerner, the best way to get in shape for golf in the spring is to stay in shape for golf all winter long. The problem with most amateur golfers is that they put their bodies in the closet along with their clubs and forget about…
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Thursday, February 14th, 2013 at Twin Eagles during The Ace Group Classic Pro-Am Visit the Cadillac Booth on the driving range to sign up for a 10 minute lesson with Tom Patri and great giveaways! 9-10am: Sign up for a 10 minute lesson 10 am: Open clinic/demonstration 1-2pm: Sign up for a 10 minute lesson…
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A lesson from Tom Patri: Continued from prior blog entry – Part 1 When working with a student in front of a mirror, I’ll ask them to align themselves as if hitting a shot into the mirror. I’ll ask them to set up in their launching pad position. Once in their launching pad, I’ll ask…
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February 1, 2013 Time: 1:00-5:00 pm Dear Quarry Golfers. Please Join us for this amazing opportunity to work with your entire PGA Professional Staff including Golf Magazine’s Top 100 Teacher in America, Tom Patri. The entire staff will circulate the practice faculty answering any and all of your questions and help you with things that…
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A lesson from Tom Patri: Continued from prior blog entry Conditions of the finish include the following: A level shoulder condition. A level hip/pelvic condition. A vertical right foot. A right knee that finds a relationship with (touching and behind) the left knee. A vertical spinal column. A level head and level eyes looking level…
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Each golf season, as a full-time teacher/coach, I reexamine 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 technique information evolve. The how-to’s, if you will, explode in abundance to the point…
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My good friend John Ondrush has opened a wonderful indoor training facility in Syosset on Long Island. Any of my New York students would do well to stop by and introduce yourself to John. Tell him I sent you! Visit www.golffitacademy.com. This facility offers a wide number of golf related training services. For those of…
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If someone had told you Tiger Woods would come back this year and win three events, but none of them majors, what would you have said? P.S., the events he has won so far have all been on great layouts against quality fields. If I had then told you he was going to be right there in…
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