| This looks like the place to ask !?!?!?
Hi, my name is Don Michaelson. I'm new to the golf note.
I am a 100 - 110 golfer/hacker. My game has not improved over the last
few years, I dont play that often 10 - 20 times a year.
The reason for this entry is, I've decided to take some lessons. The
prices have somewhat surprized me, but in need of a mini vacation and
wanting to improve my game I've decided to go for it.
I'm looking for someone who may be interested in joining me (to get
the price down). I am planning on the Memorial Day weekend to go
to Stratton Golf School in VT. I can save $120 if I go double
occupancy. The school will not match people in rooms, so anyone
interested please send me mail at VLNVAX::DMICHAELSON and I'll
get back to you with the details.
Thanks
Don
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| This past weekend, I attended a two-day session at The Golf School
at Stow Acres. The regular cost of the two-day session is $350,
but since this was the last weekend of the year, the price was
reduced to $250 (you may have seen the advertisement in The Boston
Globe).
Here's a brief review...
The School is run by Sal Rugiero and the instructors are all PGA
Professionals. The fee includes:
Continental breakfast each day
Lunch buffet
10 hours of instruction
One 9-hole round each day
There is also a one-day school on "The Short Game".
Saturday morning at 9:00, everyone meets in the School Meetinghouse
(after breakfast). I'd guess there were about 20 students in all on
Saturday.
Sal gives a brief introduction of the program and then brings in the
instructors. Each instructor reads off a list of their particular
students for the day. My "group" consisted of me and another
beginner, Gary Coots was our instructor.
Topics covered on Day 1 were:
Grip
Aim
Stance
Posture
The basic swing, using short irons. The swing they teach is (I've
heard) the "new" method. The left heel does not lift, a coil is
formed by turning the center triangle (formed by the hands on the
club and the shoulders) back away from the target and then
continuing to turn with the upper body until the shaft of the club
points toward the target. The downswing starts by turning the hips
toward the target...the upper body simply follows this "engine".
The follow through ends at about hip high and the elbows just fold
up.
After about an hour, Gary videotaped our swings. We then went back
to the meetinghouse to view the tapes. Boy did I have some major
problems with my swing! Lower body not still, right leg caving in,
casting on the downstroke, fly-away elbow on the follow-through...
Back to the practice area where we were taught drills to help us
correct our swings (this included a lot of time spent in front of
a mirror).
After the drills, we hit a few balls with short irons, then it was
time for lunch.
In the afternoon, we worked on putting; long putts with subtle
breaks and long putts with severe breaks. He covered the putting
grip, ball position, aim, clubface position, hand position, and
the pendulum stroke. I learned a lot about putting and after playing
9-holes at the end of the day, I saw a major improvement.
Next was chipping from just off the green (fairway, not rought)
using the putting stroke to get the ball onto the green and then
roll near the pin. This was nothing to write home about, since I'm
already fairly adept at this part of the game.
After putting and chipping, it was back to the practice range to
continue working on our swings using medium irons.
On Sunday, Day 2, we started out with sand play. Two basic shots
were covered to get up over a steep lip onto the green. The first
was for a good lie (i.e. on top of the sand) and the second was
for a buried lie. I had the most trouble with sand shots despite
the phrase in the instructional material that states, "The sand is
your friend."
We then went back to the practice range to work on our swings with
medium irons. More time spent doing drills and standing in front
of mirrors, etc. Special attention was placed on building clubhead
speed.
After this we went to the school building for a short session on
clubs and clubfitting as well as the rules of golf, then it was
time for lunch. Since there were only five students total on
Sunday, we were allowed to select anything off the grille menu for
both breakfast and lunch at no extra cost (such a deal!).
The afternoon saw us back at the putting green to work on 4' to 7'
putts with subtle breaks...just more practice really. Then we
learned how to chip from the rough over the fringe and let the
ball run to the hole. We also worked on chipping onto the green
from uphill and downhill lies.
The last part of the day was spent back at the practice range with
long irons, woods, and drivers. Nothing much different here, just
a wider stance, play the ball just off the left foot, and bring
the club back "low and slow".
I didn't get a chance to play the 9-holes at the end of the day.
Overall, I learned a great deal. I've only been playing since
August, so there's a lot for me to learn. I know it will help my
game.
You are in small groups with other players of the same level. I
may just go back next fall for an intermediate-level course.
joe.
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| Golf course mangmt. school. Help !
My son is interested in attending a golf school. He has obtained a
list of a couple. One is in Florida, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Arizona.
He is looking more seriously at the one in Florida. The school is
located in Orlando.
My son is eighteen years old. He really has not been out of the state
on his own. My parents are located on the east coast of Fl.
Without given to much thought to the situation, I said why not look in
the area of the state where your grandparents live. He said the school
in Orlando is the only one in the state.
Does anyone know of other schools in Fl. preferably in the West Palm
area. Or suggestions on how I could get more information.
My thoughts are for him to live with my parents. Heck, he may be able
to help them with there game as well
Paul
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