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.
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