October has arrived and with it the past chapter of my life has come to a close. No longer am I a golf professional building a golf course. Now I am a golf professional operating what I consider to be… Read More
August 1st, 2008
Golfing in Wet Weather
With the week of weather we have just experienced, I thought a good topic for this week’s column might be waterproofing your golf bag or possibly an introduction to duck hunting… Then it hit me! How many times have you… Read More
July 14th, 2008
Golfing Tempo
While running from one spot to the other, dodging construction crews and listening to the incessant ringing of my cell phone the week prior to opening the golf course, it dawned on me the hectic pace of everything around me… Read More
July 7th, 2008
Bunker Shots
September already… it seems like it was only a couple of weeks ago when we first started discussing spring and getting ready for a new golf season. Now the air is finally cooling off and the kids are back in… Read More
June 30th, 2008
The Backswing
Today we begin the backswing… The shape of the full backswing is half of an elongated U. The most critical part of the backswing to create this shape is the first eighteen inches of takeaway, here your club head must… Read More
June 23rd, 2008
Address Position for Swinging
Grip, Stance and Posture… We are moving towards the sound elements of a golf swing. Today we put them together to actually get into our address position and aligned towards our target. How we approach the ball is one of… Read More
June 16th, 2008
Sound Address Position
Since everyone spent last week perfecting their grip, today we will move into our address position…. Address to most people consists mainly of being square to their target line; this is of course a major factor, but not the only… Read More
June 9th, 2008
Developing a Good Grip
As promised last week, today we begin on our mythical journey towards developing a reliable and effective golf swing. Over the coming weeks we will touch on subjects from club selection to hitting a draw and a fade, but today… Read More
June 2nd, 2008
Helping with Golf Course Maintenance
This being my first year in the Ozarks, and the recent weather patterns has caused me to now twice acknowledge the coming of spring and with it Golf Season. I cannot say I am certain, but I hope this beautiful… Read More
May 26th, 2008
Pitch Shot
The short game, as we discussed last week, is not only the most important part of a good scoring round it is also the most complex. From any spot around the green there may be a multitude of different shots… Read More
