Winter 2013 International News
2012 CANADIAN GOLF TEACHERS CUP RESULTS – September 16 & 17, 2012 Crosswinds Golf & Country Club Burlington, Ontario For the first time in Canadian Golf Teachers Cup history, the format changed to where the event’s champion had to play in the Open or Ladies division.Previously, the overall winner could come from any of four divisions (Open, Senior, Super Senior, Ladies). This didn’t slow down Super Senior-aged Bill Hardwick,...
What You See Is What You Get
Does this sound familiar to you? A golfer reads the green, gets into a good setup position (aligning his body, setting his stance and the club position), putts the ball…and the ball misses the cup. The pro may ask, “What was the matter?” The golfer most certainly will answer, “I guess I didn’t concentrate enough.” Concentration and mental fitness take up a considerable part in golf training, and there are numerous exercises for...
Golf Course Ownership..should government be involved? No!
Although I admire this country and enjoy living here, any government in my opinion, if left unchecked, has a habit of intrusion into the lives of individual citizens. An extreme example of this, of course, would be North Korea or Cuba where everything is owned by the government. Socialism, naturally, is a less-extreme form of the aforementioned, but it is my thinking that government should not be involved in capitalist enterprise....
My Trip to India
India – For most Americans, the name invokes thoughts of a far away, mystical country. My golf-teaching career recently took me there, at the invitation of Amit Saran, President of the India Golf Teachers Federation. “The Mission,” to borrow a phrase from the popular TV series of the 70’s, Charlie’s Angels, was to conduct a certification course in the South Central region of the country. With my golf bag exceeding the legal weight...
What Was So Special About Sam Snead’s Setup and Swing?
In this second article of a four-part series, John Anselmo, Tiger’s former teacher, answers the above question, as he told me when we collaborated on the book A-Game Golf. In the late 1940’s Anselmo turned professional and started playing the circuit with such players as Sam Snead. Snead became Anselmo’s idol and Anselmo still thinks Snead possessed the all-time model-swing. Anselmo is so strong in his opinion that when teaching...
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