February 4th, 2010
Callaway Golf Company announced the winners of the Company’s eighth annual Club Fitter of the Year Awards – John Hanrahan and the Hanrahan Golf School was named the Northwest Regional Club Fitter of the Year!
The recipients of the Callaway Golf 2009 Club Fitter of the Year Awards are being honored for their exceptional achievements using a Callaway Golf Custom Fitting cart at their facilities. Each of the winners has shown outstanding support for the Company’s club fitting programs while providing a valuable service to their customers. The winners were chosen using a variety of criteria, including personal nominations from the sales force, sales data, and the use of innovative and unique methods to support Callaway Golf and its Custom Fitting programs.
The Northwest region consists of the following: Washington, Oregon, Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, and Colorado, as well as parts of Nevada, California, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Nebraska. Out of over 300 accounts in this region,we are proud John and the Hanrahan Golf school was named best!
“From my over 20 years teaching students as a golf pro, I take pride in offering students unique tips and training techniques while custom fitting their clubs,” said John Hanrahan. “I am thrilled to be recognized by Callaway both my staff and I will continue to lead our region with our leading custom fitting program.”
For more information about the award, visit www.callawaygolf.com.
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January 28th, 2010
In the current issue of Golf Digest, an article details 50 tips from 50 of the greatest teachers – The No. 1 teacher is said to be Butch Harmon, teacher of Phil Michelson, Ernie Els, Adam Scott, Natalie Gulbis, Stewart Cink and Nick Watney.
Harmon explains how to fix driving problems: “Fix it from the finish back.”
1. Your right shoulder should be closer to the target than your left shoulder, which shows that you kept rotating through the shot.
2. Almost all of your weight should be on your front foot, to the point where you can easily lift your back foot without repositioning.
3. The shaft should be angled diagonally across the back of your head/neck, not hanging down your back or sticking up.
4. You should be able to hold your finish – try posing until the ball lands to make sure you’ve swung at a speed you can support.
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January 26th, 2010
The LPGA is committed to making a difference – it has been raising money for Haiti earthquake victims since the quakes hit Jan. 12. It is so great to see when people and an organization of influence team together during a time of crisis to help out. For more info on how the LPGA is raising money for Haiti, visit http://www.lpga.com/content_1.aspx?pid=22900&mid=1
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January 18th, 2010
Most golfers wear one golf glove during play. Typically worn on the leading hand, the golf glove combined with the bare skin on the other hand provides grip while allowing the golfer to maintain a soft hold on the golf club at the same time.
While playing in a colder climate, all weather gloves could be a great addition to your gear. All weather golf gloves are made 100% from synthetic material to provide a firm grip whatever the weather on the golf course.
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January 14th, 2010
I was thrilled to read an article about Jesper Parnevik keeping quiet about Tiger Woods’ situation – I, for one, am tired of all the hype around this story as it is casting shadows over all the other Tour players.
No other PGA TOUR player had such a personal stake in Woods’ infidelity than Parnevik, who once employed Woods’ wife, Elin, as a nanny and was responsible for introducing them.
For this fact, I am glad to see that Parnevik and his wife are not gaining publicity nor selling stories about Tigers’ family.
We’ll see what happens in the near future.
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January 4th, 2010
As with anything in life, it is great to start off the New Year with realistic goals for the year! Do you have your golf goals set for 2010?
Here are a few goals for you to consider that could help make 2010 your best golf year yet:
1. Increase your flexibility – Golf flexibility training will improve your ability to make a tension-free, full back swing, creating maximum golf swing speed, power and ultimately distance. Here’s an exercise you can do to increase flexibility: put your arms across your chest and keep your eyes focused straight ahead. Now rotate as far as you can to the right and make a not of how far it is. Did you get to a 90 degree shoulder turn (that’s where you need to be). Then rotate as far as you can to the left. How far did you get. This will be a “wake-up” call for many of you. If you find you can’t rotate at least 70 degrees of center, you’ll have no chance at maximizing your power and driving distance. We do this simple core flexibility test seated to remove cheating of the lower body. If you were standing, it would be very easy to rotate your hips and get a bigger shoulder rotation.
2. Stay focused on every shot for entire round – Many different things can help you with your focus, but this one tip could be great to try (and will burn calories in the meantime!) One of the things that I have found over the years is that riding in a golf cart can hurt people’s game to some degree. When I walk on my rounds of golf rather than riding in a cart, I seem to stay much more focused and relaxed. As I walk towards my golf ball, I get a chance to look at my next shot from several angles rather than just jumping out of my cart and getting ready to swing. I tend to be relaxed and stay relaxed through my pre shot routine.
3. Enjoy the game and HAVE FUN! Remember that golf is a game. You are meant to have fun out there – Don’t stress out too much about your slice or your missed putt – enjoy the time you have on the course and have fun!
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December 23rd, 2009
Check out this tip to help with hitting out of the rough:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B521FAdV6qs
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December 21st, 2009
Changing your grip will help your slice or hook – check out this short video clip for some helpful tips:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2JQZoZQ744
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December 19th, 2009
Came across this great article by Laird Small that talks about how to swing your driver faster: http://www.golf.com/golf/instruction/article/0,28136,1915733,00.html
This will help you if…
1. You struggle with distance off the tee.
2. You pay more attention to your backswing than to your follow-through.
After impact, allow your left elbow to fold and your right forearm to cross over your left. Combined, these two moves will cause your swing speed to skyrocket and almost guarantee that you’ll strike the ball with a square clubface.
Picture your left arm and shaft forming a capital “L.” This will help you properly fold your left elbow. As far as your forearms are concerned, picture them making a capital “X” as your right forearm rolls over your left and squares the face. When these letters take shape, you’ll almost always land the ball farther down the fairway.
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December 18th, 2009
Check out this video for great tips on how to get your ball out of a sand bunker:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYWxPs_gUDg
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