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January 27, 2008
Chris Black
Hi Jay, I received your note today. Thank you! We had a great time at the golf school and Wildhorse Pass; it exceeded my expectations significantly. Jim is a remarkable teacher and his patience and knowledge are phenomenal. I know he was a little disappointed that I was not quite getting it together on the […]
October 18, 2007
Winterize your golf game
As winter approaches and you find your golf season coming to a close; here are a few tips, on how to winterize your golf game. EXERCISE. Without question the best way to increase flexibility (which will make your swing faster and thereby let you hit the ball, further) is to do stretching exercises. The best […]
October 6, 2007
PEGGY CHAPIN
Peggy Chapin has been the Director of Golf, at Wild Horse Pass (Whirlwind) for the last 5 years. I first met Peggy a year and a half ago and in the intervening months have had the great pleasure to come to know Peggy. Often times, we label people, “great” because of their fame as a […]
September 29, 2007
Chris Basset
Playing at his home Club, Breckenridge Golf Club, on September 29th., Chris Basset did not one, but two remarkable things. Chris had a hole-in-one on the par 3, 8th. hole on his way to a one under, 35, on the front 9. Then, despite a double bogey on the last hole finished with a superb […]
September 4, 2007
Lefty and Tiger; is a rivalry born?
Phil Mickelson has, perhaps, as much talent as Tiger Woods. He is the only golfer in the world that you can say that about. Now, perhaps, he has, or is developing, the mental strength to be able to compete on Tiger’s level. After the second round of the Deutsche Bank Classic (Tiger and Phil had […]
August 29, 2007
“The FedEX Thingy”
That is how Ernie Els describes the inaugural FedEx Cup on the PGA Tour. I have to agree with the Big Easy. This hasn’t got me fired up, either. The whole idea of the FedEx Cup was, ala Nascar, to generate more interest in PGA Tour events in the latter part of the year. The […]
August 26, 2007
What all great golfers have in common
Although, in the modern era of golf, you will see many more swings that look alike, all the great players have idiosyncrasies that make their swings unique. There are myriad reasons for that. Most players have different coaches and therefore different “swing models”. Their genetics; i.e. tall or short, thin or heavy-set, long arms, short […]
August 15, 2007
Why Tiger is the GOAT
G. Greatest O. Of A. All T. Time He works harder than anyone else on his swing. It would be very easy to be the best at the world, at something, and become complacent. Tiger believes that he can always do better. Raymond Floyd was once asked about playing in the final round of a […]
August 6, 2007
OLE, OCHOA!
Lorena Ochoa won her first Major Championship at the Women’s British Open, this weekend. Like, Padraig Harrington, who won the Men’s Championship, two weeks ago, there could not be a more deserving winner. Lorena has had several chances to win a Major, and up until now, has fallen short. Those “failures”, only heightened the pressure […]
July 23, 2007
Irish Eyes
Are smiling. I cannot remember a more deserving winner of a Major Championship, than Padraig Harrington. Once again, Carnoustie gave us splendid theater. Garcia, held a three shot lead at the beginning of the day, but by the time he had played the front 9, there were 14 players within three strokes of the lead, […]
