If you are a golfer your might gain something from this
GOLF SECRETS given to Inman High School 2012
Kurt Heaton former Pratt High School Golf Coach
33 years Boys’ Golf, 22 years Girls’ Golf
192 team top 3 tournament finishes, 54 team tournament wins, 7 league championships,10 team qualifications for the state tournament - Best finish,Boy’s 2nd place, Girls 4th place, 33 individual qualifications for the state tournament, 19 individual state medalists
Grip
1. Thumb and forefinger v’s toward right shoulder(see 2 or 3 knuckles on your left hand)
2. Grip pressure very light, your grip will tighten under tournament pressure and hitting bad shots - lighten up
Stance
1. Bent at waist like starting to get a drink of water
2. Arms where gravity takes them
3. Hands 3-4 inches from thighs
Swing
1. Body turning inside a tube, weight on to right foot and then left foot
2. Weight on inside of right foot - don’t sway
3. Practice swing looking at your shadow(no head movement)
4. Annaka Sorrenstam’s (greatest LPGA player of all time) secret - swing 80%
5. Jack Nicklaus nine iron swing same as driver(tempo)
6. Know how far you hit your clubs(10 mph of wind is one club)
7. Hitting the “big drive” Jack Nicklaus “ When I need to hit a big drive, the only thing I do is take the club back more slowly”(he wanted perfect timing)
add - Jimmy Ballard to Rocco Mediate -widen stance stance - shoulders inside of feet(stand up tall because the closer your feet are, the more you must bend at the waist and the this is tougher on your back)
turn the right toe in - backswing weight to inside of right foot, down swing, weight to left toe *(note drive right foot straight down into the ground(CRUSH) on back swing for weight transfer) finish with virtually all weight on your left foot(Ballard says swing is “right foot to left toe”
Chipping
1. No wrist movement(watch butt end of club, it should not move)
add- Jay Hass on chipping - cock wrists on a longer backswing(let top of grip come back to straight on impact, don’t flip it through) and drop the club on the ball with no effort
2. more weight on left foot, hands ahead of the ball
3. 1000 and 1(your head should not move for 1 second) why? to hit the ball perfectly on the sweet spot. Why? to develop “feel”
Putting(find the sweet spot on your putter-use a quarter)
1. No wrist movement (watch butt end of club, it should not move)
2. 1000 and 1(your head should not move for 1 second) why? to hit the ball perfectly on the sweet spot. Why? to develop “feel”
3. rhythm count evenly 1-2 1 back, 2 through(how fast you count depends on length of putt)
4. accelerate 1%
5. read terrain around green to see break(putts tend to break toward water)
6. Jack Nicklaus - die the putt into the hole
7. NO ONE HAND PUTTS, NO BACK HAND PUTTS, NO GIMMES, TREAT EVERY PUTT WITH RESPECT
Spot Golfing for shot alignment(Jack Nicklaus did this)
Approach your ball from behind, see your shot line and PICK A SPOT 2 OR 3 FEET IN FRONT OF THE BALL stand up to your ball and use that spot to draw an imaginary line to your ball, use that line to set your feet, hips and shoulders parallel to that line
Attitude
If you play angry, throw clubs and are a general self-centered pain, NO ONE WILL WANT TO PLAY WITH YOU.
Expectations
1. Ask any player if they planned or expected to shoot the best round they ever shot and they will all say no(exception Tiger and maybe Rory)
2. try to hit “good” shots, not “great” shots A good shot might turn into a great shot, but trying to hit a great shot can result in a really “bad” shot.
Cheating
1. Any one can miss count their strokes on a hole, Ask them to recount. If miss count ok
2. Cheaters will quickly become known by other players and if you are a cheater they will know you and talk about you behind your back. They may let you cheat and then call you to be disqualified at the end of a tournament.
Swing keys
1. are thoughts just before you swing examples - “steady head”. “light grip pressure”, “accelerate 1%”
Bobby Jones “ swing keys don’t last, you have to constantly search for new ones and maybe go back to an old one.”
2. Absolutely no more than 2 or 3 swing keys at once(don’t over think)
Cold, nasty weather
When you go home today, put a stocking cap in your bag
If you don’t there will come a day when you will regret not putting it there.
70% of heat loss is through the head
you can use head covers to keep your hands warm
SAFETY TIPS (LIGHTNING)
SEEK: Large permanent building (clubhouse, maintenance building) or fully enclosed metal vehicle (cars, vans or pick-up trucks). If not available seek low area
AVOID: Tall objects (trees, poles), small rain and sun shelters, large open areas, wet areas (water), elevated ground. Avoid all metal objects including golf clubs, golf carts, maintenance machinery, fences and power lines.
Note: Raising golf clubs or umbrellas above the head increases the risk when lightning is in the area.
If sudden, close-in lightning does not permit immediate evacuation to a safer place, spread out from your group, squat down, tuck your head and cover your ears. Head for the safest place as soon as immediate threat passes.
Discontinuing Play in Competitions: The USGA emphasizes that players should be made aware that they have the right to stop play if they think lightning threatens them, even though the Committee may not have specifically authorized it by signal. (Rules 6-8 & 33-2d)
Tom Watson’ secret - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6cntSpVbZo
Golf is a lifetime game. In some ways, it represents the challenges of life itself.
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