A New Feel

Written on 14 October 2022.

Greetings Golfers,

The other day a guy was in our shop looking at putters. He was sure that he needed a new putter. So I asked him why … and he gave me a litany of reasons … I’m sure you’ve heard or thought most of them yourself.

I recommended that what he needed was a different putter … not necessarily a new putter. He needed a fresh feel.

Lee Trevino said that you putt better when your hands haven’t gotten too comfortable with a putter … that the newness increased your hands’ sensitivity.

Maybe.

Padraig Harrington Gets It

Written on 07 October 2022.

Greetings Golfers,

Modern golf instruction has tried to take the hands out of the golf swing. Since your hands are your link to the golf club … I think this concept is misguided. I believe you need highly-trained hands to play good golf.

Last week, Padraig Harrington played with some amateur golfers at the Dunhill Links Championship.

Here’s one of Paddy’s tweets afterward:

Beavis and Butthead

Written on 30 September 2022.

Greetings Golfers,

Here’s a great quote by Percy Boomer from his book “On Learning Golf”:

“Our subject is power, and power like fire, is a good servant but a bad master. Uncontrolled power is the very devil - in golf or anywhere else.”

Power in golf can be a huge advantage. Making the golf course shorter makes it much easier. Much easier.

A Reimagined Approach

Written on 23 September 2022.

Greetings Golfers,

So the other day, I got an email from the MN PGA with the subject line: PGA COACH - “A Reimagined Approach for the Game’s Best Coaches”.

Hmmmmm … what does that mean? So I took a look … and it’s an interview with Mike Barge. Probably most of you know that Mike is the long time golf instructor at Hazeltiine Nat GC … and I always want to know Mike’s thoughts about the golf swing - he gets it.

You’ll see what I mean … here’s Mike’s answer to their question:

A Debt of Gratitude

Written on 16 September 2022.

Greetings Golfers,

A few days ago - September 13 - was “Thank a Golf Course Superintendent Day”.

Some of the golf magazines had articles about why and how to thank a GC Super.

That’s a good thing. Too often they get taken for granted … or are subjected to petty abuse and nit-picking.

As most Minnesota golfers know … we at DRGC have one of the best.

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A New Feel

Padraig Harrington Gets It

Beavis and Butthead

A Reimagined Approach

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