6 Month Recap - The Big Picture

One of my resolutions for 2012 is to read at least 100 books this year. Throughout my life, I’ve read about 40 books on golf, and I hope a good chunk of the 100 this year are golf related. On my most recent trip to the LA 84 Foundation, I happened upon a copy of the Golfing Machine, one of the books that has slipped through my fingers during this quest. I decided to take the plunge, and after skimming through the book a few times, I’m getting excited.

This site seems to exist for the "serious" player that many people like to consider themselves. They may take lessons from a reputable teacher, watch The Golf Channel every night, subscribe to all the popular magazines, and do drills in front of the mirror while at home.

All of those things can help develop you as a player, but unless you compete regularly in tournaments ( NOT outings ) you will never know what kind of player you really are.

Hi Dirters, and Happy Holy Days!

I'm working on an idea about helping young golfers turn pro, especially proven talents coming out of college onto the pro circuits without substantial parental capacity or other assistance meeting the demands of event entry fees, caddie fees, equipment and training costs, and travel, lodging, and meals expenses. The idea is to get many people vested in the young pro's career and for many people to help in small amounts, either by direct support gifts of modest size or by dedicating some proceeds of product sales or teaching revenue to the support effort. (And if anyone wants to sponsor and help arrange a clinic for me to teach at your club, we can cover expenses and dedicate at least half the balance to this project as well.)

Step 4 - Striking the Ball

For a beginning golfer there can be a lot of anxiety.  You're out there with your buddies, your lie is weird, you are hitting to a target you don't understand that well across some hazards you don't want to hit into.  An extremely comforting feeling comes from understanding how to make the ball fly.

Certified 14 new coaches since June, now 106 in 18 countries! Most recently Allen Terrell, Head Golf Coach at Coastal Carolina, Conway / Myrtle Beach SC, and next Michael Shelton from Kuala Lumpur Malaysia in Orlando.

Learning how to caddy on the Future tour, PGA PAT rounds, the SunCoast Tour, and LPGA Qualifying School (Stages II and III).

This is a segment from a book I am writing called "Lost in Golf History." This chapter is called "who can you blame"...which covers just about every aspect of the game of golf and who is responsible for the rule in place.
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Have you ever wondered why the golf hole is 4 1/4" wide? Perhaps the question popped into your head when you lipped out a putt to record your best ever round...or perhaps a lipped out putt cost you a match or you first chance to break 80. The game of golf is full of surprises and some rather quirky stories behind nearly every rule.

One of my all-time favorite golfers, a man who would most definitely deserves to be on the Mount Rushmore of Golf, was a man of small stature but great ability. His name was Allan Robertson.

The majority of the golfing public has never heard the name Allan Robertson and yet without him the game of golf at the professional level might be unrecognizable. Allan Robertson never won a major, but it could be argued that without him Ben Hogan wouldn't have won one either...or anyone else for that matter.

Just heard of this through a buddy at GolfWRX (have been a member there for 4 years).  Anyways, this is really intriguing me and thinking of making the switch.  I have begun by watching all 14 videos with Trent Dilfer and trying to imitate it.  Wondering how long this process will take.  As a background I got to a plus handicap this year for the first time and this would be a huge recreation of my swing.

This document was originally written by request for the USGA Golf Museum. This article is the unedited version.

The Match of the Century

By: Connor T. Lewis

In 1926 Walter Hagen and Bobby Jones were at the pinnacle of their golfing years. Hagen had established himself as the greatest golfer of the professional ranks, and Jones had become the best in the amateur ranks and as many thought, the best in the world.

The idea of Jones and Hagen meeting each other mano-e-mano was quite the tempting proposition.