Columnist: Golf Playing Tips
Do You Really Need 14 Clubs?
By Fred Altvater How many times have you played a round of golf and used all 14 clubs in your bag? Do you have two or three favorites that you use most of the time? How many times have you tried to hit that 3-wood or 3-hybrid and ended up threatening the worm population […]
Play A Short Course For Fun and Game Improvement
By Richard Todd Interested in finding out quickly and easily where your golf game needs improvement? Try playing a par 3 course! More Fun Not only can playing a short par-3, or an executive course be less stressful, the cost for green fees is usually much less! Playing an entire round […]
Growing the Game of Golf Through Technology
By Richard Todd Those that love golf have heard the over-used phrase, ‘Grow the Game’. This refers to increasing the number of new players each year over the number that leave the game. There’s also a saying that ‘our children are the future of the world’. As one-third of the population are minors […]
Avoid Dehydration on the Golf Course this Summer
By: Fred Altvater With the summer months come high temperatures and humidity. Golfers spend several hours sweating during a round, or practice session. Dehydration affects concentration and muscle effectiveness, plus it can be a dangerous health concern. The Department of Health and Human Services developed the attached poster for the do’s and don’ts, as […]
A Club Champion Golf Club Fitting Will Help You Enjoy Golf MORE!
By Kevin Frisch After going through Club Champions’ fitting process in 2017, I added a full club distance, plus better control with every iron in my bag. My personal fitter quickly realized my steep swing was creating too much spin. His solution was to decrease the loft by two degrees, which resulted in a […]
Tip for Better Putter Alignment
By LPGA Teaching Professional, Wendy Doolan Short Putting Tip from LPGA Teaching Professional, Wendy Doolan Find a five-foot straight putt on the practice green. Place a yardstick parallel to the line of the putt to the center of the hole. Put your golf ball at the end of the yardstick, closest to the hole. Align […]
Off-Season Golf Tips
By Richard Todd The snow is flying, the water hazards are a solid block of ice, and the greens are white. There is very little golfing that’s happening, unless you enjoy wiping ice from your clubs after a wedge shot and greens playing to a stimp of 30. So, what’s a golfer to […]
Master PGA Instructor Bobby Bourne Uses V1 Coaching Software
By: Fred Altvater Bobby Bourne has been helping golfers, of all skill levels, to improve for 48 years and has conducted over 45,000 lessons. He has coached 12 Ohio High School State Champions, helped junior golfers earn over $3.5 million in college scholarships and even a few have gone to become professionals. Bourne has spent […]
Justin Rose Loves the Challenge of an Ever-Changing Game
By Fred Altvater After his win at the Ft. Worth Championship, Justin Rose was in the field for the Memorial last month at Muirfield Village. During his Wednesday press conference, he was asked, what kept him striving to win and compete? His answer gives an insight into the variables and inconsistencies that drives everyone to […]
Golf Tip: Improve Your Short Game
By: Fred Altvater When anyone asks me the quickest method to lower their golf scores, I immediately answer, “Improve your short game.” This may seem like an old cliché’, but it is true. The next time you go to a driving range count the number of players hitting wedges to a nearby target versus the […]