Customized Putting
There’s a new putting trend coming in golf, and since it truly is revolutionary, it promises to help the largest percentage of the 30 million golfers who play golf in America and whose handicaps remain high owing to poor putting skills. This new system for teaching putting will also come to the rescue of Golf Magazine’s 3.5 million subscribers, who I’m told putt just as poorly as they did when I was senior instruction editor, and...
Billy Casper: A Man of Faith, Family, and Golf
The year is 1970 and the “Big Three” of Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, and Gary Player are at their peak, with a newcomer named Lee Trevino threatening to crash the party. Which one of them won more PGA Tour events the prior seven seasons than anyone? The answer would be “none of the above.” No, that accomplishment belonged to a man Golf Channel named as the most underrated player in history. He would be William Earl “Billy” Casper,...
Clubfitting Basics for the Driver
No club in the bag gets as much technology put into it as does the driver. For some golfers, bashing the long ball is the most fun they have on the course. A lot of emphasis is put on driving the ball long these days, and it seems to have overtaken the short game in importance in the minds of many golfers. Actually, driving distance is somewhat important. If the average course length that the average golfer plays is around 6,200...
The Golf Club Manager and the Club Superintendent
INTRODUCTION A lot of knowledge, time, and effort are necessary to keep the golfscape functional and aesthetically pleasing. As a golf club manager, you must ensure that your superintendent has a wellorganized yet flexible maintenance schedule and reports to you weekly in this regard. THE VALUE OF SCHEDULING As with most tasks at hand, it’s best not to rely completely on your own memory for the details of what, when, and where. Notes...
Golf Strategy as it Pertains to Business… and Vice Versa
INTRODUCTION It has been my observation that many golfers who stumble their way around the golf course in a haphazard manner could improve simply by applying principles of business strategy to their game. In like manner, business leaders who stumble through daily business happenings could likewise improve their “business game” by observing and applying proper strategic golf practices. To this end, I will discuss four basic concepts...
Business Results in Golf Management
Golf is a powerful business and social tool. The interest in integrating one’s golf skills in business and one’s business skills in golf has grown significantly in recent years. There is a reciprocal relationship. If you can improve your productivity on the golf course, it’s going to help your business and, likewise, if you can improve your productivity in business, it’s going to help your golf game. Any careerminded individual who...
Teaching with the New Ball Flight Laws
In the Winter 2010 issue of Golf Teaching Pro, the article “Ball Flight Laws: A Scientific Approach” was printed on pages 26-27. The article dealt with the fact that traditional understanding of why the ball does what it does is flawed. Even today, most golfers and teachers are under the impression that the clubhead path determines a ball’s initial direction, regardless of clubface orientation. Recently, research by TrackMan™ and...
Well Intended Over Teaching
We have all been guilty of well-intentioned overteaching at one time or another. Information overload can be a bearer of misery and heartache for teacher and student alike. Over-teaching will bring on poor performance as easily as bad information. So, be aware of your dosage of medicine for the “cure” you are giving your students. In an effort to zealously help a student, a well-intentioned instructor can easily render a student...
Golf’s “Accordion” Effect
Have you ever noticed that, in a large-field tournament, the groups that go out first play faster than the groups that go out last? I certainly have. From the major tours to our US and World Golf Teachers Cups to junior events, this phenomenon is almost universal. Is there a reason for this? I’ve often referred to this stretching out of the field as the “accordion” effect, where the gaps between groups seem to get larger, not only as...
All About Teaching the Chip Shot
As with most aspects of teaching golf, unfortunately there seems to be disagreement among teachers about how to teach chipping. For example, some advocate using a wristy method while others say use no wrists; some teachers believe in using most clubs in the bag for chipping while others say use only one or two. The fact is that there is merit behind most beliefs. It is up to us to know the pros and cons of each method and when...
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