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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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Richard, Thanks so much for the letter from
Mr. Lloyd. His love of competition and the game
of golf is inspirational and makes the minor
aches and pains most of us gripe about or use as
an excuse for skipping a round seem trivial in
comparison to what we would miss by not playing.
Best wishes to him and I hope he makes it back on
the links soon!
Brooks Lyles
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Richard's Quick Tip
The Simplified Putting Stroke
When putting techniques are dissected and discussed, it
strikes me that perhaps too little is said about the role
timing plays. Granted that the putting stroke calls for a
different execution from the tee-to-green strokes,
nevertheless it requires the same sense of timing that the
longer shots do.
In this day and age when people are happiest if you can
reveal to them some "inside" shortcut to success, I realize
how commonplace it must seem to golfers to remind them that
they must work on their timing above all. Nevertheless, it
is what puts the ball into the hole, and the various
mannerisms the top putters employ simply help the
individual to refine his timing. For myself, putting is,
and has always been, the application of a few
tried-and-true, old-fashioned precepts. The weight is a
shade forward. With my line decided on, I work on getting
the right speed. I try to take the putter back with both
hands, directly on the line. I try to hit the ball solidly,
square. I let the clubhead go right toward the hole.
When I fall into a spell of below-standard putting, it is
generally because I am picking the putter up on the
backswing and throwing my timing and my stroke off. When I
check my grip at these times, I am almost certain to find
that I have let my left hand slide off to the left. Turning
the left hand more on top, where it should be, helps me to
get back on the right path.
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