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Golf Potpourri
by
Mac Stevenson

Make Your Christmas Gift Special

Christmas affords the opportunity to give that special guy
or gal in your life a golf gift that's unique and useful.

Many affluent adults are hard to find presents for because
they've reached a station in life where they buy the
grown-up toys they want. Golfers are different; they never
think they have the just-right equipment that will lead
them to the promised land of great golf.
Here are some novel gifts that are certain to please:

Richard's videos provide a present that is useful
and practical that golfers can utilize throughout the year.
Some of his videos that have stood the test of time
include: (1) "Short Game Clinic" (2) "Off Season
Maintenance" (3) "The Rights and Wrongs of Golf" (4) "How
to Practice Clinic" (5) "Power Steps" (6) "Driver, Putter,
Wedge". All or any of these videos will please the golfer
in your life and improve his or her golf game.

Another novel gift for golfers--who are facing
several months of frigid weather--is the equipment to
practice short shots indoors. It isn't expensive, but it's
original. You'll need to buy just three pieces of
equipment: (1) a net mounted on a stand, (2) a chipping mat
made of astro-turf type material, and (3) a dozen plastic
practice balls. These three items can be purchased in a
pro shop or golf shop. And they're not expensive; the net
sells for around $15, the mat about $30, and the balls
$3-$4. If you want to make this the perfect gift, include
Richard's short-game video--"Short Game Clinic"--and your
golfer will be all set for a winter of productive indoor
practice.

In addition to putting on the rug, golfers can practice
chipping and pitch shots indoors during the winter months.
A word of caution: Be sure you use proper fundamentals
during indoor practice or your efforts will be
counterproductive.

The fundamentals for these shots are simple and available
on Richard's instructional videos. For chip shots, open
your stance slightly, keep your weight mainly on the left
foot, choke down on the club (usually a 7-, 8-, 9-iron, or
pitching wedge), place your hands ahead of the ball, keep
your wrists firm, make sure your head is steady, and strike
the ball with a descending arc.

The perfect time to get out of your easy chair and practice
for a few minutes is during TV commercials. You can set up
this practice area almost anywhere in your home.

Most golf courses sell season memberships to their driving
ranges, and this will be an unusual and appreciated
present. Your golfer will think kindly of you during every
session on the driving range. The PGA professional at your
course can help you with this one.

A gift certificate for a series of lessons from the pro
makes a useful and unique gift. This is something the
golfer in your life might not buy on his or her own.

If your special golfer owns a cart, you can buy a cover for
the winter weather. Playing in an enclosed cart during
less-than-perfect weather has become popular. Almost any
golf shop can help you with this.

Golf balls are a common and rather blah gift. Don't go
this route unless you know for sure what kind of ball your
golfer prefers. To do otherwise will relegate your gift
into the same category as the ugly tie or scarf.

A gift certificate for a new set of clubs is sure to
please. With today's prices, this is an expensive present.
Here again, you need to solicit the help of your club
professional; it would be a mistake to try and buy a set of
clubs on your own. A lot goes into the selection of golf
clubs to insure they are properly weighted and shafted for
each individual's game. You can meet with the pro and set
up a gift certificate that doesn't show the price; all
that's necessary is for the golfer to know they can choose
any set they like with the pros assistance.

Some courses sell season passes for golf cart rentals. This
is a marvelous gift, but it's pricey at some clubs.

An indoor, weighted warm-up club is unusual enough that
your golfer may not have one. They're available at golf
shops, pro shops, or discount stores for about $15. This
club is useful for keeping muscles toned during the winter
months or loosening up before going to the course during
warmer weather. These warm-up clubs are short enough to
swing indoors, assuming the ceiling isn't too low.

Of all these gift ideas, the indoor chipping and pitching
equipment with the video is the most original. And when
your golfer skulls a pitch shot and misses the net, the
plastic ball won't break any windows.
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Due to the Christmas Holidays, I will not publish
Next week.
Thank you
Richard
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Richard's Quick Tip
Putting the Long Ones

One of the less conspicuous factors in any good round of
golf is sound, steady approach putting. Regularly getting
the long ones up close so that the second putt is a
relatively routine tap-in--this takes a lot of worry and
tension off your shoulders and promotes a comfortable frame
of mind.

It helps in approach putting if you think primarily in
terms of getting the distance right. Since I hit my short
putts with a tap stroke, I find my feeling for distance is
best if I tap the long putts too. I use a little free
motion going back but I do not take the club back far. On
the forward stroke, I try to "dead-wrist" it after impact.
This, I realize, is an odd expression and I will explain it
as best I can. After impact, whatever follow-through there
is comes from the momentum and weight of the clubhead
itself, not from any continued through-movement by the
hands and wrists. Dead-wristing the putt gives me the sense
of tap I like to have.

In regard to lining up, I follow the same fundamentals on
long putts as on the short ones. I rest the left elbow
lightly on the left hipbone. Both toes are on the same
line, and, similarly, the knees, hips and shoulders are
evenly aligned. This, I believe, helps develop a uniform
motion and a square blade.

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"You can achieve anything you want in life if you
have the courage to dream it, the intelligence to
make a realistic plan, and the will to see that
plan through to the end."
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Entrepreneur, Speaker and Author
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Until next time, good golfing!

Richard C Myers

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