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Wednesday, April 13, 2011
White Ball Poem
Here is a little bit of golf humor for you on this dreary Wednesday morning.... In my hand I hold a ball....white and dimpled, rather small.... Oh how bland it does appear.....this harmless looking little sphere... By its size I could not guess.....the awesome strength it does possess... But since I feel beneath its spell...I've wandered through the fires of hell.... My life has not been quite the same.....Since I chose to play this stupid game... It rules my mind for hours on end....A fortune it has made me spend.... It has made me swear and yell and cry....I hate myself and want to die.... It promises a thing called par....If I can hit straight and far.... To master such a tiny ball.....should not be very hard at all.... But my desires the ball refuses....and does exactly like it chooses.... It hooks and slices, dribbles and dies.....and even disappears before my eyes.... Often it will take a whim.....to hit a tree or take a swim.... With miles of grass on which to land....its finds a tiny patch of sand... Then has me offering up my soul....if only it would find the hole.... Its made me whimper like a pup....and swear that I will give it up... And take a drink to ease my sorrow....but the ball knows.....I'll be back tomorrow....
Friday, April 8, 2011
Beginner Golf Lesson - Remuda G.C.
For all you beginners out there we just wanted to share a great little golf lesson with you today. There is so much you can learn from a Golf Teaching Professional. Contact us at Hilltop Golf Club and we can help you every step of the way.
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.
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Re-Learning the Swing
If the game isn't hard enough as it is and who would think it is even hard. All you have to do is hit that little stationary white ball. Does not seem to be that hard but in reality it is one of the most difficult things in all of sports to do. Now imagine playing golf for 10 years or more and then deciding it is time to rebuild your entire swing from the ground up.
It almost seems impossible; gives you a really good appreciation for what most professionals seemingly do in just the off season period. I decided to write about this today after beginning the long road of rebuilding my swing about a month ago. As with anything there have been ups and downs and now I sit here and wonder is it even possible. Maybe that is not the right attitude but as I continue to search and work towards my ultimate goal of becoming a Class A PGA Professional I wonder if maybe I am just not cut out to reaching that goal.
I tend to think a lot of it is just in my mind after the beating I took at the PAT last October. It really has effected me mentally and I continue to search for something to help pull me out of that mental funk that will allow me to conquor my own inner demons.
So for those of you out there that specialize in golf instruction or sports psychology please give me your insights as I am looking to push myself to new levels and can use any help that I can get.
It almost seems impossible; gives you a really good appreciation for what most professionals seemingly do in just the off season period. I decided to write about this today after beginning the long road of rebuilding my swing about a month ago. As with anything there have been ups and downs and now I sit here and wonder is it even possible. Maybe that is not the right attitude but as I continue to search and work towards my ultimate goal of becoming a Class A PGA Professional I wonder if maybe I am just not cut out to reaching that goal.
I tend to think a lot of it is just in my mind after the beating I took at the PAT last October. It really has effected me mentally and I continue to search for something to help pull me out of that mental funk that will allow me to conquor my own inner demons.
So for those of you out there that specialize in golf instruction or sports psychology please give me your insights as I am looking to push myself to new levels and can use any help that I can get.
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
Looking ahead in 2010
So I have a few minutes here this morning and wanted to spend some time giving everyone a heads up on some of the things we have coming up in 2010. This year is going to be a really exciting year at Hilltop and I really think it will be one of the most exciting years yet at the club.
For those of you that don't know Hilltop Golf Club is privately owned and open to the public, although we do offer an assortment of membership packages for the die hard golf nuts out there. Over the course of the next few months you will begin seeing a transformation to a section of the covered and heated tees. While I don't want to let the suprise out too soon I think everyone will really enjoy the changes that we have planned this year and it will really make your learning, practicing and playing time much more enjoyable here at Hilltop.
Hilltop Golf Club is already one of the leading learn, practice and play facilities in Northern Virginia and this year we intend to capture the attention of golfer's and non-golfer's alike as begin offering more and more programming for the entire family. As the warmer month's arrive you will find events like our traditional product demo days partnered with wine tasting events or special events for the cigar lover's. Our events this year will be capped off with our outstanding summer camp program that is a huge hit with the junior's in the area each and every summer.
So if you have never tried golf there is a great opportunity for you to get hooked on the game at Hilltop Golf Club this year. We offer a great environment that is not initmidating to help you get started on the right foot.
Happy Golfing!!!!
For those of you that don't know Hilltop Golf Club is privately owned and open to the public, although we do offer an assortment of membership packages for the die hard golf nuts out there. Over the course of the next few months you will begin seeing a transformation to a section of the covered and heated tees. While I don't want to let the suprise out too soon I think everyone will really enjoy the changes that we have planned this year and it will really make your learning, practicing and playing time much more enjoyable here at Hilltop.
Hilltop Golf Club is already one of the leading learn, practice and play facilities in Northern Virginia and this year we intend to capture the attention of golfer's and non-golfer's alike as begin offering more and more programming for the entire family. As the warmer month's arrive you will find events like our traditional product demo days partnered with wine tasting events or special events for the cigar lover's. Our events this year will be capped off with our outstanding summer camp program that is a huge hit with the junior's in the area each and every summer.
So if you have never tried golf there is a great opportunity for you to get hooked on the game at Hilltop Golf Club this year. We offer a great environment that is not initmidating to help you get started on the right foot.
Happy Golfing!!!!
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
Importance of Vision!!
After having made my annual trip to the eye doctor for my eye examine I began thinking about how important it is to have good vision on the golf course. Golf is a thinking game and if we can not see information correctly then how can we begin to interpret it properly.
Even now I sit here with fuzzy vision from the dilating drops and look around and see how much the environment around me has changed. While vision is certainly not a requirement to play or practice it certainly can give you an advantage then if you can see clearly to better understand what lies ahead of you it can make a wold of difference in your game.
So if you have not had an eye exam in the last year I highly recommend going out and scheduling one. The official start to the PGA season begins this week and that means before you know it there will be great weather for golf at Hilltop Golf Club. Hilltop Golf Club is also an authorized vendor for some great eyewear. We are a full service Oakley Authorized facility. So stop by today and check our line of eyewear and if you do not see something you like do not worry we can order just about anything to meet your needs!!
Even now I sit here with fuzzy vision from the dilating drops and look around and see how much the environment around me has changed. While vision is certainly not a requirement to play or practice it certainly can give you an advantage then if you can see clearly to better understand what lies ahead of you it can make a wold of difference in your game.
So if you have not had an eye exam in the last year I highly recommend going out and scheduling one. The official start to the PGA season begins this week and that means before you know it there will be great weather for golf at Hilltop Golf Club. Hilltop Golf Club is also an authorized vendor for some great eyewear. We are a full service Oakley Authorized facility. So stop by today and check our line of eyewear and if you do not see something you like do not worry we can order just about anything to meet your needs!!
Monday, January 4, 2010
Happy New Year
Happy New Year and welcome to the next decade. I can not believe everything that has changed in the last 10 years. 10 years ago I was barely out of college and not really sure what to do with my life and now 10 years late I am married and the father of 2 wonderful daughters. I also have the great fortune of working in the golf industry at Hilltop Golf Club.
We started this blog late last year and unfortunately we did not do the best of jobs at keeping it updated. The great news is that we will be blogging in 2010 atleast 4 times each and every week. This is a great chance for you to follow us through an entire season (and get great updates from events like the PGA Show in Orlando, Florida) and follow my trials and tribulations through the process of trying to pass the PGA Playing Ability Test.
If you have not taken the opportunity yet please take a moment to check out our Facebook page and our Twitter page. We have lots of offers and incentives on these pages to get your playing, practicing and keeping more money in your pocket.
We started this blog late last year and unfortunately we did not do the best of jobs at keeping it updated. The great news is that we will be blogging in 2010 atleast 4 times each and every week. This is a great chance for you to follow us through an entire season (and get great updates from events like the PGA Show in Orlando, Florida) and follow my trials and tribulations through the process of trying to pass the PGA Playing Ability Test.
If you have not taken the opportunity yet please take a moment to check out our Facebook page and our Twitter page. We have lots of offers and incentives on these pages to get your playing, practicing and keeping more money in your pocket.
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Need to spice up your next event?
Here at Hilltop Golf Club we have always been one of the finest small group outing facilities in the Northern Virgnia Area. Did you know that we can also come to you to help make your next event even better? Even if your event is in stuffy boardroom Hilltop Golf Club can bring you simple and fun indoors games to help make your next event special. We can host a variety of putting or chipping contests to entertain your guests and give them a break from the long work day. Best of all we will run your contest (as long as it is within a 15 mile radius of HGC) for no charge. All we ask is that you allow us to bring along some marketing materials and will we host a putting or chipping challenge, with prizes, for no charge at all.
Okay so now you have my sales pitch for the day. Here is the honest truth of things; it is all really simple we have found that interacting with people in a live social setting produces remarkable results for us. Now I know I have you worried already, you are thinking great here comes the sleezy car salesman routine. Really that isn't our angle at all, we just want to come out and help your guests have a great time, network and hand out some information about our facilities (oh and don't forget about giving away great prizes). So if you are interested in having the 2008 Pro's N Hacker's Must Play Award Winner at your next event contact brad@hillltopgolfclub.com.
Okay so now you have my sales pitch for the day. Here is the honest truth of things; it is all really simple we have found that interacting with people in a live social setting produces remarkable results for us. Now I know I have you worried already, you are thinking great here comes the sleezy car salesman routine. Really that isn't our angle at all, we just want to come out and help your guests have a great time, network and hand out some information about our facilities (oh and don't forget about giving away great prizes). So if you are interested in having the 2008 Pro's N Hacker's Must Play Award Winner at your next event contact brad@hillltopgolfclub.com.
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Summer Camps
Hilltop Golf Club of Alexandria has one of the most exciting junior summer camp programs in the Metro DC Area. Of course your next question is going to be what makes Hilltop Golf Club's junior summer camp program so exciting? Well here is the answer for you. At Hilltop Golf Club camper's not only spend time on the driving range, putting greens, and sand bunkers but they get the opportunity to take those new finely tuned skills onto the golf course where they get real time on a real course.
Thursday, May 14, 2009
Rants and Raves; Why do we play golf?
Here is a question every golfer (or non-golfing significant other) has asked themselves. Why do we play golf? Especially on those days when the wind is howling or the rain is starting to fall giving us the most difficult conditions possible we insist are playing.
Aren't we suppose to be enjoying the game and getting better yet we constantly do things to make it more difficult for ourselves. Maybe today I am just blabbering on a bit but I just can't get it out of my head as to why we sabotage ourselves into making a complicated game even more difficult (I say this mostly after trying to control a fade in a left to right gale force wind).
So my advice to everyone today is we all need to take a step back and do something that will make the game a little more fun for ourselves. Whether that means playing from the correct set of tees (big pet peeve of mine) for your game or just trying to keep it simple we all need to work on ways to stop punishing ourselves on the golf course.
I probably won't be blogging much over the next few days as I have the "rents" coming to town along with my brother and sister-in-law. It is that time of year for the first Walker Family grudge match (which almost always includes trash talking, ridiculous bets, and some spirits afterwards). So much for making the game easier on ourselves....Happy Golfing.
Aren't we suppose to be enjoying the game and getting better yet we constantly do things to make it more difficult for ourselves. Maybe today I am just blabbering on a bit but I just can't get it out of my head as to why we sabotage ourselves into making a complicated game even more difficult (I say this mostly after trying to control a fade in a left to right gale force wind).
So my advice to everyone today is we all need to take a step back and do something that will make the game a little more fun for ourselves. Whether that means playing from the correct set of tees (big pet peeve of mine) for your game or just trying to keep it simple we all need to work on ways to stop punishing ourselves on the golf course.
I probably won't be blogging much over the next few days as I have the "rents" coming to town along with my brother and sister-in-law. It is that time of year for the first Walker Family grudge match (which almost always includes trash talking, ridiculous bets, and some spirits afterwards). So much for making the game easier on ourselves....Happy Golfing.
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Welcome to Hilltop Golf Club
Thanks for visiting our blog. This is stop to talk about anything golf and at the same time we will keep you up to date with everything that is going on at "The Top". First I want to recommend that you check out our website at http://www.hilltopgolfclub.com/ and you can also check us out on Facebook.
If you are reading this then there is a good chance that you are familiar with Hilltop even if you haven't played the course yet but if you want to hear our story go to our website at http://www.hilltopgolfclub.com/. Next on my list I want to welcome our two new Assistant Managers. Cynthia you may already know as she has been with the organization for over a year now and was recently promoted to Assistant Manager. You can find her helping with outings or taking care of customers 3 nights a week. If you ever need her assistance or want to set up your next group outing she can be reached at cynthia@hilltopgolfclub.com. Second I want to introduce Jeff as our second new Assistant Manager. You will find Jeff helping with summer camps and closing 3 three nights each week. If you want to get more information for your son or daughter on junior camps this summer e-mail Jeff at jeff@hilltopgolfclub.com.
At Hilltop Golf Club we try to maximize your experience by giving you a high quality afternoon of playing or practicing while keeping more money in your pocket. If you ever have any questions please let us know.
For those of you that have been to Hilltop we would love it if you post and tell us about one of your positive experiences here.
Until next time happy golfing.
If you are reading this then there is a good chance that you are familiar with Hilltop even if you haven't played the course yet but if you want to hear our story go to our website at http://www.hilltopgolfclub.com/. Next on my list I want to welcome our two new Assistant Managers. Cynthia you may already know as she has been with the organization for over a year now and was recently promoted to Assistant Manager. You can find her helping with outings or taking care of customers 3 nights a week. If you ever need her assistance or want to set up your next group outing she can be reached at cynthia@hilltopgolfclub.com. Second I want to introduce Jeff as our second new Assistant Manager. You will find Jeff helping with summer camps and closing 3 three nights each week. If you want to get more information for your son or daughter on junior camps this summer e-mail Jeff at jeff@hilltopgolfclub.com.
At Hilltop Golf Club we try to maximize your experience by giving you a high quality afternoon of playing or practicing while keeping more money in your pocket. If you ever have any questions please let us know.
For those of you that have been to Hilltop we would love it if you post and tell us about one of your positive experiences here.
Until next time happy golfing.
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