GOLF GENIE - Tee to green pocket guide
This on-course pocket guide to golf is one of the best ideas I’ve ever seen for golf instruction. It’s like having a teaching PGA professional in your back pocket, available for instant help with swing problems or instruction for club selection and the specialty shots.
The Golf Genie is very well designed and presents all the instruction with great illustrations and concise instructional notes. There is something in it for every golfer, but it is especially good for new students of the game. It is perfect for young students to use during their high school matches, and it conforms to all USGA rules. It measures 4″ x 6″ and is designed to be very durable.
What you’ll find in the Golf Genie:
BASICS
- Selecting the Right Club
- Grip, Pre-shot Preparation
- Setup, Backswing, Downswing
- Common Ball Flights
- Straight, Draw, Fade Shots
- Bunkers, Pitching, Chipping
- Putting
ADVANCED
- Get More Distance
- Uphill, Downhill, Sidehill Lies
- Lob Shot
- Plugged Lie
- Trees and Rough
- Wind and Hardpan
- Advance Bunker
QUICK FIXES
- Pull Hook
- Hook
- Pull
- Push
- Slice
- Push Slice
- Thin, Fat, Shank
I would put this pocket guide in the category of “must have” for any new golfer, and it is a great review tool for any established golfer. I will use it to help analyze each round that I play and I’m quite sure it will help this 70 year old to improve my play.
You can see it online at GOLF GENIE
Junkyard Putting
A good friend of mine has published an ebook called Junkyard Putting. It gives you the methodolgy to use some simple tools to improve your putting. Here’s a brief introduction:
What would you think if you were told that tape and a coat hanger could help you improve your putting to point that you might putt like a Pro? Hard to believe but that’s Junkyard Putting.
• Using simple geometry Junkyard Putting will improve your game.
• It starts by making sure you have the right putter by determining the length and lie angle to fit your set-up.
• Next but probably the most critical to excellent putting is to have an alignment tool that can be used on the course to insure your eyes are in the proper position.
• Once you have your eyes in the proper position you now can lock in your stance! Again using alignment tools that can be used on the course.
After you have a repeatable setup, then good putting is just having a good stroke.
In summary, Junkyard Putting uses simple tools to determine your putter specifications, secures your eyes into the proper position, and then locks your stance for putting repeatability.
If you’re interested, you can buy it at Redwing Golf.
Here a summary of the important elements of good golf etiquette, starting with the all important “Fore”!
Safety
It is common, and required, etiquette to yell “Fore” if your shot is going in the direction of other golfers. This will warn the other golfers that the ball is headed at them.
As a beginner, you will make many bad shots. Don’t get so frustrated that you begin throwing clubs or other objects. It won’t help, and you may injure your playing partner.
Maintaining the Course
One very important rule is that you should leave the course as you have found it. This allows the course to be enjoyed by other who follows you. If you take a divot while Read the rest of this entry »
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