Insanity

Everyone knows the definition of insanity.  In golf, why do some golfers refuse to get REAL help with their game?  I see a lot of golfers who try and figure it out on their own only to figure out that they can't.  Golf is such a hard game to advance at if you don't have proper instruction.  Since golfers can only go off what they feel they are doing or what their 20 handicap buddy tells them they are doing, it is hard to find/fix the problem.  Most golfers swings' don't change very much when they practice or try to improve on the range by themselves simply because they don't know how to fix their own faults.  If you knew absolutely nothing about cars, imagine trying to fix your own!  The price you pay for lessons might be worth it.  Those headaches you get every time you play could be eliminated.

New Rocketballz Bonded Driver

TaylorMade is coming out with a Rocketballz driver very soon that will be available for a cheaper price.  The new driver is not adjustable.  The shaft is glued into the head and the loft is not adjustable like the original Rocketballz drivers.  If you are pretty confident in what loft you like, then this is a home run because the new "bonded" drivers are only $199 instead of $249! 

How to Practice

I see far too many golfers wailing away at golf balls on the range and aimlessly putting on the practice green.  They are getting nothing accomplished other that working up a sweat.  Make sure that you are practicing with some sort of objective or plan.  Luke Donald sets up piles of balls before his round with a specific number of balls in each pile designated for a particular club and target.  You don't have to be that specific but it seems to be working for Luke.  Make sure you know WHY you are going to the range.  Simply going to the range to try and figure it out on your own rarely works.   If you need help with your practice plan give me a call and I can help.  Taking instruction helps as well because the pro will tell you what and how to practice and the most efficient way to do it.

Club Face Control

http://youtu.be/8yEz9VvMfv8

Please click on the above link to watch my video on club face control.  For the longest time before the advent of launch monitors, golf instructors would tell you that the direction you were swinging (club path), was the main contributor of where the ball started off when you struck it.  This video clearly shows that the club face is the main contributor to initial start direction.  Now that we know this with the help of Flightscope and Trackman, is is a lot easier to correct common swing mistakes.

PGA Championship Potential Golf Giveaway

4 Tickets to this years PGA Championship practice rounds will be given away on August 1st.  PGA CHAMPIONSHIP POTENTIAL GOLF GIVEAWAY. 4 tickets to your choice of the practice round days will be given away on August 1st. Each person will have 5 ways to put their name in the hat and 1 name will be drawn to win the passes. Here are the ways to enter:

1) Go to www.potentialgolf.com and fill out a contact form.
2) Go to www.facebook.com/potentialgolf and like my fan page
3) (Share) this contest on facebook
4) Go to www.twitter.com and (follow) me
5) (Retweet) this contest on twitter

If you don't have a facebook or twitter account, the time is now!
The practice round dates are August 6th, 7th, or 8th.

Good Luck

GET RID OF THOSE OLD CLUBS

Are you tired of playing with those same old clubs you have had for years?  Do you see everyone else going out and getting the latest and greatest equipment?  Don't be the guy or girl who is playing with clubs from the 80's.  It's embarrassing.  If you would like to hit the new TaylorMade stuff I have plenty of demos that you can try out free of charge.  If you want to get fitted for a new club I can do that too.  But most importantly if you purchase any new TaylorMade equipment from me I will take your old clubs in as a trade in!!!!  It will take some of the sting out of the price for sure.  I will take almost any name brand equipment in for trade ins.  You don't want that old stuff just sitting in your garage do you?  Let me take it off your hands.  Even if you don't need new equipment, and you have some old clubs that you don't use lying around, I will buy them from you if they are decent.  Make an upgrade today!  The new TaylorMade metalwoods have 52% of the world market share right now.  This stuff is good.  Come check it out.

Rocketballz

The new TaylorMade Rocketballz fairway woods and hybrids are unreal!  Everyone that gets one in their hands simply loves them.  The look is great, the feel is great, and the performance is awesome.  The fairway wood especially gives each player extra distance they normally could not produce with their own fairway wood.  TaylorMade has advertised 17 extra yards.  Believe me, it's true.  I have picked up about 25 yards with my 3 wood compared to last years R11 fairway wood.  I have demos for all the hybrids and fairway woods.  Come by and get fit today.