Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Letterman's Top Ten with Immelman
Since the Master's is right around the corner we thought we would share some humor today and bring back the Top Ten list from David Letterman read by Trevor Immelman after he won the Master's Golf Tournament.....Enjoy!!! 10. I've been elevated from "Unknown" to "Obscure" 9. Thanks to the prize money, I no longer have to buy generic rootbeer 8. Suddenly I don't look too foolish for trademarking "Immelmania" 7. I am BFFs with Lauren and Heidi from The Hills 6. President Bush called to congratulate me on winning Wimbledon 5. When my caddy recommends a club I can say, Excuse me how many Masters have you won? 4. Invited to Masters Winners Week on Jeopardy 3. I get a liftime supply of them little pencils 2. Guess who's playing 36 holes with the Pope this weekend? 1. Get to put my arm around Tiger Woods and say, Maybe next year. Have a great day everyone.
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Born to Golf - Forced to Work
In our last blog we discussed getting our clubs ready to go for the golf season. Based on the winter that we just had all of you die hards probably already have your clubs ready to go and are just itching for some good spring weather to get out and tee it up.
Before you do that you might want to take a lesson, Even just a single one to help shake the rust off of things. Virtually every course that you go to offers lessons from qualified professionals. The typical lesson ranges from 30 minutes to an hour and sometimes include on course instructional time. Prices vary depending on the club and location but shop around to ensure you find the price that you are comfortable with.
If you haven't picked up your clubs since last fall it would be a good idea go out and hit the practice range, take a lesson just to make sure that you have not picked up any bad habits over the winter months and get you back on track faster and shooting those low scores. Golf is a challenging and expensive game but the upside is anyone can have fun when they go out to play a round of golf.
One of my favorite quotes from the Legend of Bagger Vance..."Golf is a game that can never be won....only played". When you think about it this is quite true. Golf in its truest form is simple an individual contest where you are pushing and working to see just how low you can go. There is no score you reach and you automatically win it is all about just shooting the lowest you can.
So start your season off right and get back into the swing of things the right way.
Before you do that you might want to take a lesson, Even just a single one to help shake the rust off of things. Virtually every course that you go to offers lessons from qualified professionals. The typical lesson ranges from 30 minutes to an hour and sometimes include on course instructional time. Prices vary depending on the club and location but shop around to ensure you find the price that you are comfortable with.
If you haven't picked up your clubs since last fall it would be a good idea go out and hit the practice range, take a lesson just to make sure that you have not picked up any bad habits over the winter months and get you back on track faster and shooting those low scores. Golf is a challenging and expensive game but the upside is anyone can have fun when they go out to play a round of golf.
One of my favorite quotes from the Legend of Bagger Vance..."Golf is a game that can never be won....only played". When you think about it this is quite true. Golf in its truest form is simple an individual contest where you are pushing and working to see just how low you can go. There is no score you reach and you automatically win it is all about just shooting the lowest you can.
So start your season off right and get back into the swing of things the right way.
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
It is a new year
Wow a whole year has come and gone again. Spring is here, the trees are starting to bloom again. I can almost smell that fresh cut grass out on the course. It was a really cold winter here in DC and while the cold weather isn't quite gone yet it would be a great time for to get your sticks all ready to go for the new year.
Hopefully you haven't been storing your clubs all winter in a place where it was extremely cold or extremely hot. Extreme temperature changes can have an adverse affect on the expoxy bond that holds your shaft and club head together. For very similar reasons you should not store your golf clubs in your car all summer. Club repair technicians use heat to break the epoxy bond when doing club repair work. The amount of heat created in a car during the summer is more than enough to break the expoxy bond. When this bond is broken your club head will come off of the club shaft. This repair generally will cost a person between $10 and $15 per club. An expense that you just do not need and can be avoided.
The 2nd thing you want to take a look at before you get started this spring is your grips. Whether or not your grips need replaced could depend on a number of things like how you store your clubs, how often you play, grip pressure and so on. The key thing to look for is do you grips look as though they are worn, do they feel slippery? These are two very easy things to pick out.
Of course the next challenging decision is what grips to put on your clubs. Unfortunately there is no easy answer here. There are literally hundreds of grip styles, textures, thicknesses, feels and so forth. Your best bet is to schedule an appointment with a qualified club fitter who will: 1. be able to fit you to the proper size grip and 2. show you a wide variety of samples to help you make your selection.
Keeping your grips clean and fresh will ensure that you have a solid grip on your golf club. With out a solid grip it is very difficult to make a good swing at that little white ball. Until next time keep on swinging.
Hopefully you haven't been storing your clubs all winter in a place where it was extremely cold or extremely hot. Extreme temperature changes can have an adverse affect on the expoxy bond that holds your shaft and club head together. For very similar reasons you should not store your golf clubs in your car all summer. Club repair technicians use heat to break the epoxy bond when doing club repair work. The amount of heat created in a car during the summer is more than enough to break the expoxy bond. When this bond is broken your club head will come off of the club shaft. This repair generally will cost a person between $10 and $15 per club. An expense that you just do not need and can be avoided.
The 2nd thing you want to take a look at before you get started this spring is your grips. Whether or not your grips need replaced could depend on a number of things like how you store your clubs, how often you play, grip pressure and so on. The key thing to look for is do you grips look as though they are worn, do they feel slippery? These are two very easy things to pick out.
Of course the next challenging decision is what grips to put on your clubs. Unfortunately there is no easy answer here. There are literally hundreds of grip styles, textures, thicknesses, feels and so forth. Your best bet is to schedule an appointment with a qualified club fitter who will: 1. be able to fit you to the proper size grip and 2. show you a wide variety of samples to help you make your selection.
Keeping your grips clean and fresh will ensure that you have a solid grip on your golf club. With out a solid grip it is very difficult to make a good swing at that little white ball. Until next time keep on swinging.
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