The Golfing Blog

Sweep Away Fairway Metal Problems

Are you having problems consistently striking your fairway metals crisp and clean?

Maybe you are using the wrong approach. Unfortunately most amateur golfers who are unsuccessful with fairway metals use one of two approaches, they either try to strike the ball with a descending blow or lift the ball off the ground. It is actually very simple to become a better fairway metal player.

THINK SWEEP! First make several practice swings while focusing on lightly brushing the turf. You should hear a "swoosh" as the club head sweeps across the top of the turf. If you make heavy contact with the ground or do not make contact with the ground, continue practice swings until you can consistently brush the turf.

Once your practice swings become consistent it is time to add the ball. Start by positioning the ball so it is aligned within a few inches of the inside of your target side heel. Make one more practice swing, if it feels right step in and SWEEP the ball away.

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Winning Edge Golf adds Online Coaching to its offerings

In an effort to help make game improvement more accessible, Winning Edge Golf has added Online Coaching to the services it offers.

The Online Coaching which is powered by LessonVision and allows Winning Edge Golf Director of Instruction and PGA Golf Professional, Scott Szybowicz to view a student's video then provide an evaluation and recommendations by using tools such as side by side comparisons, voice-over and on-screen graphics.

The new system will be used by Winning Edge in 2 ways:
Golfers may upload videos to the system and request coaching for a nominal fee.
or
The service will be provided free of charge and used for summarizing game
improvement sessions and as a method of reference for golfers who are members
of the Winning Edge Golf Game Improvement Series.

Each golfer will have their own video locker where they can access their videos from any computer 24 hours a day.

For more information about Online Coaching click here.

Focusing on Scoring in Golf

Did you know that approximately 65% of the game of golf is played from within 50 yards of the hole? Did you also know that it is also probably the least understood and least practiced part of the average player's game?

Improving your golf game from within 50 yards of the hole is the fastest way to lower your scores.

In an effort to help players improve their scoring in 2011, Winning Edge Golf is going to be conducting a series of Scott Szybowicz' Scoring Schools starting on Sunday, May 1st. To maximize the learning experience all schools are limited to only 4 golfers.

In Chicago, Illinois
The Putting and Chipping School at Robert Black Golf Course
Sunday, May 1st, 12:00-2:00pm

The Wedge and Bunker School at Robert Black Golf Course
Sunday, May 1st, 2:30-4:30pm

In Deerfield, Illinois
The Putting and Chipping School
Saturday, May 7th, 9:00-11:00am

The Wedge and Bunker School
Saturday, May 7th, 11:30am-1:30pm

Shoot your best scores in 2011. For more information about these schools or to attend a school click here.

Sklz Quickster: The Perfect Name

This week is Masters week and I am down in Augusta teaching people from all over the world for VIP Sports Marketing at their Lodge on Heath which is located directly across from Gate 9 of The National.

Because we do not have access to a range it is important that I am constantly looking for equipment which will allow me to give the guests the best experience. I have a few simple requirements for the equipment I select: it must be of good quality, look good, be very compact and portable, and most of all I must be able to set up and take down the equipment quickly.

It has taken a while but I have finally found what I have been searching for and it is appropriately named the Sklz Quickster Net. First it comes in a bag with a carrying strap which is less than 4 feet long and the entire size of the bag is slightly larger than that of those collapsible lawn chairs people carry around to kids games and camping. Next the frame is made of a lightweight metal tubing that comes in three sections, each piece of the section is attached to the other by bungee cord which makes it impossible to not connect the pieces(which are snap and click) together correctly. As you connect the pieces the bungee cord disappears inside the tubing.

The netting for the Quickster has a little pin that inserts at the top of each pole and a grommet that attaches at the bottom of the frame.

The total elapsed time from the moment I opened the bag until I was ready to give my first lesson was less than 2 minutes!

I have definitely found the piece of equipment that will make my off course teaching much easier.

It's Masters Week

It is Sunny and 65 without a cloud in the sky. The grass is an amazing shade of green and the flowers are blooming everywhere. You can feel the electricity in the air at Augusta National Golf Club because it is Masters week.

As I wander around the course today, there is a different feel to the event than in the past. It may just be my imagination but it seems like there are more people here today on a Tuesday than I have seen in the last 5 years. The players are still out on 16 during the practice round trying to skip the ball across the pond and closest to the hole but the crowds are much more vocal and having more fun. I could actually hear them roar from the clubhouse. It sounds like a Sunday afternoon at Augusta.

My prediction? I have no idea and I am the first to admit that I am terrible at predicting tournament winners.

But if I had to pick a winner. It is just a sense, but I have a feeling this year's Masters could be a fun and wide open affair and the winner will be the fans.

It is Masters week and the golf season has truly arrived!