Golf is not a Game of Perfect ( o que aprendi baseado nos ensinamentos do Dr.Bob Rotella)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A diferença entre um jogador bom e um topbirdie (expressão que uso para os que ganham mais dinheiro no tour profissional) é simplesmente a sua capacidade de concentração.

Num grande torneio, perder a concentração em 2 ou 3 shots ao final do dia, significará um total bem provável de 10 a 20 tacadas acima do par na totalidade. 

Exigir a perfeição no campo, é permitir que as suas emoções tomem conta da confiança necessária para deixar fluir o seu jogo. Esse é um principio básico que os campeões já sabem. Pode-se dizer com total segurança que 90% do seu jogo é mental e o restante fruto da sua habilidade motora.

O trabalho de reeducação da mente é algo possível com todas as pessoas, em qualquer que seja a área de atuação. Com os golfistas profissionais ou amadores e mesmo os de fim-de-semana, o trabalho é todo ele desenvolvido com disciplina, investindo tanto tempo na mente como no seu treino mecânico de aperfeiçoamento do swing, 

Exercício para a concentração nº1 (baseado nas técnicas do Método DeRose de alta-performance):

Todos os dias, antes de se deitar, sente-se numa posição confortável e feche os olhos. Escolha um local seco, sossegado e agradável. Durante os primeiros 10 minutos pense em tudo o que de positivo aconteceu desde que se levantou, deixe que um ligeiro sorriso seja esboçado no seu semblante e tenha atenção para descontrair a testa… nos 10 minutos seguintes não pense em nada, deixe-se envolver pela sensação do vazio e pelo prazer da leveza de não pensar. No princípio, estes 10 minutos serão quase sempre intercalados por diversos pensamentos dispersivos… a dispersão é uma caraterística da nossa mente e como tal não tem de se preocupar com ela, mas sim com a capacidade de observar essa dispersão e prolongar ao máximo a continuidade do exercício de não pensar.

Estamos a querer treinar o poder da mente para se habituar a concentrar e para ser uma ferramenta a seu favor ao invés de ser mais um obstáculo a juntar aos do campo. Findos estes 10 minutos, vá descansar. Agora treine todos os dias.

 

É simples, e já dá as bases para desenvolver uma melhor capacidade de concentração para que a curto prazo (1 a 3 meses) já sinta alguns resultados. Lembre-se: tudo exige disciplina regular de prática e paciência com o seu corpo. Isso é o golfe.

Dica: tenha um diário de prática onde regista os seus avanços e recuos.

 

Abraço,

Cirilo

Quick Fixes for the 7 Most Dreaded Shots in Golf

If you've seen the affect these 7 shots can have on the ball, you know they are definitely not what you want to have happen when you are out playing with the guys (or gals). Avoid the teasing and learn how to diagnose and how to fix a golf shank, fat shots, thin shots, hook shots, a golf slice, push shots, and pull shots.

Check out the quick fixes from a Top 50 Instructor in the World. If you're still having problems, you can ask Maria your golf questions for free.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

source: mygolfinstructor

Henrik Stenson’s Reoccurring Driver Swing Thought

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MUNICH, GERMANY - JUNE 25: Henrik Stenson (R) of Sweden lines-up a drive with the help of his caddie during the BMW International Open day one at the Eichenried Golf Club on June 25, 2015 in Munich, Germany. (Photo by Paul Thomas/Getty Images)

Henrik Stenson is an interesting study, especially when it comes to the driver. For years, Stenson had the driver yips. Obviously, the British Open champ has gotten over those issues. There are a lot of things that he worked on with coach Pete Cowen to get confident with the driver. But there’s one thought that he brought up several times when he spoke to us the summer before he won the British. He described the thought he has throughout the swing as, “The sensation is that I’m holding onto the ground.”
He thinks that when he sets up, throughout his takeaway, and he maintains that strong, solid feeling in the crucial moment right before impact.

So what exactly is this sensation, and how can you make it a part of your swing?

Think about your setup -- do you ever consider your feet once you’ve set up? You want to feel your feet in contact with the ground. This in turn is going to help you engage your legs, and make them a strong, active part of the swing.

If you keep Stenson’s feeling of 'holding onto the ground,' you’re going to have a solid base to swing off of.

If you have a solid base, you’re going to be in control throughout your swing and able to put consistent swings on the ball. Engaging the big leg muscles is also going to give you a lot more power.

source: GolfDigest

 

MEDITAÇÃO

 

via Joris marengo | Mude o Mundo. Comece por Você! | Um Universo ...

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Uma reflexão sobre meditação por Joris Marengo

Meditar não é um ato de esforço

Mas de desistência.

Criamos padrões pré

Estabelecidos do que seja o

Estado meditativo e qualquer

experiência que não

reflita este padrão, mesmo a meditação,

é rejeitada por nós.

Nos esforçamos, prática após

prática, para nos

aproximarmos daquele padrão.

Que ginástica mental!

Nos aproximaremos mais da meditação,

quanto menos esforço fizermos.

Desistirmos enfim, de fazer tanta força.

Assim talvez, numa sexta-feira qualquer, sem esforço, sem pose, nos surja o estado meditativo, bem de repente.

about the author: Comece por Você!

 

5 things to talk about with your buddies on the course this weekend

via Golf Digest

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From sports to TV to politics (OK, so mostly the first two), we offer five hot topics that are sure to liven up your round of golf:

1. Cleveland Cavaliers: Remember when many cautioned this team and all its new pieces would get off to a slow start, referencing the Miami Heat's 9-8 record to begin its first season with LeBron? Well, apparently, everyone has quickly forgotten to take that approach after the Cavs' 1-3 record has everyone in full panic mode. Point guard Kyrie Irving taking 36 shots without handing out an assist (again, he's the team's point guard) is a bit alarming. So is the fact LeBron and Kyrie reportedly got a little heated in the locker room. But it's way too early to start worrying about this team. They might play 100 more games this season.

Related: LeBron tops Tiger as world's most valuable sports brand

2. Cleveland Browns: More surprising than the Cavs' rocky start is how well the city's football team is playing. A total embarrassment for most of the past two decades, the Browns moved to 6-3 after a blowout of the in-state rival Cincinnati Bengals on Thursday Night Football. With seven regular season games remaining, the six wins is already more than the team has had in any of the past six seasons. Imagine if star wide receiver Josh Gordon hadn't been suspended? Imagine if the team hadn't picked Johnny Manziel (not that you shouldn't check out his Golf Digest cover story!) in the first round? In any event, all this Cleveland talk has us thinking about the two greatest YouTube videos ever made: "Hastily Made Cleveland Tourism Video" and "Hastily Made Cleveland Tourism Video: 2nd Attempt." Enjoy. Unless you're from Cleveland.

3. Midterm elections: As expected, the Republicans took control of the Senate adding to their majority in the House of Representatives. What does it all mean? Having Congress work with President Barack Obama isn't going to get any easier. Just a friendly reminder to the ladies and gentlemen representing our interests in Washington D.C.: Like we've seen in Cleveland this past week, someone has to be the point guard and share the ball if things are going to get any better.

4. "Interstellar": I like Christopher Nolan movies. I LOVE Matthew McConaughey. So why am I not super stoked about this blockbuster coming out this weekend? Outer space. Sorry, I just can't get into it. But that's not going to stop millions of people from going to the movie theaters this weekend. Let me know what you think and I might reconsider my stance. I mean, it is Matthew McConaughey, after all. . .

 

 

Related: Our favorite golf movie scenes

5. "Eaten Alive": Another thing I don't plan on watching. Have you heard about this Discovery Channel special? About the guy who is going to let a huge anaconda snake EAT him?! Apparently, the guy, conservationist/lunatic Paul Rosolie, emerges from the snake's belly alive. Still, I can't, um, stomach it.

 

Get your right brain in the game

via GolfWRX - Golf news, equipment, reviews, classifieds and discussion

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You’re sitting at home watching TV, you hear a buzzing noise and see something whiz past your face. You look around to survey the room, then watch a fly land on the wall — what do you do? Chances are, you find the nearest magazine, newspaper (do they still make those?) or TV guide (…kidding), roll it up, creep up on the pesky insect, reach back and take a mighty swing. SPLAT!

What just happened? You swung an object in the direction of a moving object by channeling your RIGHT side brain. You didn’t think about straightening your arm, unwinding your hips before your shoulders or shifting your weight — that would be left-brain thinking, which we use way too often in golf.

The greatest athletes in all sports naturally use the right side of their brain and turn off the left side during their performance. That’s because they are reacting to a object in motion rather than something stationary, like a golf ball. Let’s think of golf like we’re swatting a fly instead of working out a calculus problem as we dive deeper into this line of thinking.

 

 

Your brain has two sides — left and right.

The left side controls important types of thinking such as language, logic, critical thinking and reasoning. The right side is much better at creative and expressive tasks, such as reactive movements and motor skills.

In golf, being reactive is not as natural as it is in other sports. That’s because the ball sits still and waits for the player to engage in action. This allows the left brain too much time for analysis. In sports like baseball or hockey, the left side of the brain is active, but not fully engaged. It is the right side that calls the muscles to fire and create the motion we need to contact the ball or puck. Our left side engages with the target and the right responds with the motion to send the ball to that destination. When the left side of the brain tries to cause this motion, it is not doing the job it’s built to do. That is the right side of the brain’s job, and we must become more reactive to play our best possible golf. The trouble here is that we have too much self-chatter due to the time we have to accomplish the task of hitting a golf ball.

How many times do you get over a shot and talk to your inner demons?

• Don’t hit it in the woods
• Stay out of the bunker
• What would happen to my score if I hit it out of bounds?

Or have more mechanical conversations with yourself?

• Keep your head down
• Start back inside
• Stop short of parallel

Many of us do this and the results are rarely favorable. We need to quiet the mind and let the subconscious do its job. That is the right side of the brain. We need to learn how to turn on the right side and turn off the left before we sole the club behind the ball, and the best way to train this is through mental exercises. We can do these exercises right at home and take them to the range once we’re ready. Before long, the exercises will become second-nature, and you’ll be channeling your right brain naturally throughout a round of golf.

So let’s look at the first step toward turning on the right side of our brain and letting go of our conscious thoughts during our swing.

This exercise is much like meditation and needs to be done in a spot where you can get comfortable. Choose your favorite easy chair and settle in. Once you feel cozy, pick a point to focus on — maybe on the wall or floor. I like to place a ball mark on the floor and just focus all my attention on the mark. Inhale deep through your nose and blow the air out through your mouth. Focus on the sound of your breath and allow your eyes to only see the mark. Quiet your mind and if a thought passes through just let it. Don’t dwell on the thought, but concentrate on the mark. Be aware of any outside sounds that may be going on around you. That might be a car going by outside or one of your kids watching television in the next room. Try to focus only on the sound of your breath and let the other outside noise fall into the background This will take practice and this exercise should take about 5 minutes total.

Do this each day for 5 minutes and soon any outside distractions will disappear during the exercise. Five minutes will seem like a very long time at first, but with practice you will get use to it. Once you get good at it, take this same exercise to the range.

Once on the range, the exercise will only be for about 5 to 10 seconds. Do your pre-shot routine as normal — this engages the left side of the brain. Then focus on a point in front of the ball to engage the right side of your brain. If you want to place that same ball mark you used in your exercise at home, go right ahead. Focus on the mark and let your mind go to the place it was when all you heard was the sound of your own breathing. Once you get to this point, let the club swing and hold your finish until the ball lands. Once the ball lands, feel how relaxed your body and mind is. If the result is poor, there’s no need to worry. Let it go and move on to the next shot. This will help keep the mind quiet once it is time to hit the ball again.

In no time, you’ll be treating golf balls like flies, and you might just have a little fun while you’re at it.

 

Bushnell Tour Z6 Jolt Golf Laser Rangefinder Review

via Hooked On Golf Blog

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Bushnell Tour Z6 Laser Rangefinder with Pinseeker + Jolt

I’ve had a Bushnell Tour Z6 Jolt laser rangefinder in the bag for a while now.  The Tour Z6 Jolt is a small golf laser rangefinder which has some very nice features, the most useful and obvious is providing yardages to the golfer.  Armed with exact yardages to the pin, to the lip of bunkers which need to be carried, to trees, to hazards, the golfer can confidently pick the right club and right swing for the shot.

Features

The key feature of a laser rangefinder is to give the golfer a yardage to the pin.  The “Pinseeker” component of the Bushnell Tour Z6 is designed to easily lock onto flagsticks quickly and accurately, delivering that yardage fast and dependably.

The unit is capable of delivering yardages from five to 1,300 yards.  Nice to be able to get a yardage to the pin on a 1,300 yard hole for you big hitters.

When the unit is fairly sure it has locked in on a flagstick, it vibrates or produces a “jolt” which gives physical feedback to the user.  Thus the “jolt” name.

The numbers, crosshairs, and other on screen display items are shown in a very vibrant glowing red.  That glowing red is much easier to read than lasers with black numbers.

The focus adjustable viewfinder magnifies the viewing area by 6x, making the flag or other items the user is shooting very easy to see.  Since the focus is adjustable, the viewfinder can be tweaked for those who need prescription glasses or contacts.

The case and housing are very sharp looking.  The skeleton of the unit is covered in very tough and durable rubber, which is also waterproof.  Great for those rounds in Scotland, Florida, or the northwest USA.

On The Course

I like the small footprint of this particular laser.  It easily fits in pockets on the golf bag.  It is not heavy or cumbersome.  The included case hangs nicely on a towel loop or other place on the bag for easy access.

For the most part the yardages are acquired quickly and accurately.   The jolt feature is a nice addition, giving confidence that the unit is locked in on the flagstick and not the trees behind the green.

I really dig the red display characters and crosshairs.  They look so much better than the standard black/gray LCD type display characters.  The numbers are easy to read.

I wear prescription glasses on the course.  Because of how they are working, I need an adjustable diopter to do a custom focus for my eyes.  That way I don’t have to take off my glasses to see what’s in the laser’s display area.  The adjustment works great and saves me the inconvenience of having to remove my glasses to use the unit.

Critiques

Above I mentioned that “for the most part” the yardages are quick and accurate.  I have found on occasion that the yardages can sometimes vary by as much as two yards.  One time I may shoot a pin at 150 and the next two confirmation shots could be 151 or 149.  I’m not necessarily good enough to worry about the difference between 149 to 151, but it may bring into question whether or not the yardage is accurate.

Conclusion

I typically prefer lasers over golf GPS units.  The only time a GPS is better is when hitting over trees or objects which block the laser’s line of sight, which is not often.

New drivers can cost $500 and up.  But they can’t help you with as much of your game as knowing exact yardages to the pin and all sorts of other targets on the course.  The roughly $400 investment for this unit is steep, but will be used far more times in a golf round than 14, the typical number of times a driver is hit.

The Bushnell Tour Z6 Jolt is a solid golf laser rangefinder and it is my new gamer.  I love the feel of the unit in both tactile terms and the jolt feature.  The red display is awesome.  I can use it in the rain, which I play plenty of rounds in.

The only thing better than a Scottish caddie is… a Scottish caddie.  When I can’t use a Scottish caddie, I use the Bushnell Tour Z6 Jolt golf laser rangefinder!

Video

A Bushnell Tour Z6 Jolt promotional video:

Step By Step: Greenside Bunker Shots

via Golf Digest

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Photograph by J.D. Cuban, taken at Concession Golf Club, Bradenton, Fla.

November 2014

Most golfers understand the concept of executing a basic greenside bunker shot: You want to swing through the sand under the ball. But when it's a longer bunker shot—say, 20 to 40 yards—the fatal mistake I see is swinging harder to try to hit the ball farther. Do that, and you usually end up taking too much sand and dumping the shot well short. Instead, follow this checklist.

David Leadbetter runs 26 golf academies worldwide.

Illustrations By Todd Detwiler

 

 

The Golfers Library – 10 Golfing Books You Should Have On Your Shelves

 

via Gorilla Golf Blog - Golf News, Videos, Reviews, Tips & Lifestyle

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You may not think of golfers as a particularly literary bunch, but over the years there have been some magnificent tomes written about this marvellous game. Whether it is biographies of the great and good, books about golfing strategy or psychology or about individual golfing tournaments or performances, there’s a lot of top notch golfing books out there.

So whether you are still a fan of flipping the pages of the latest tome, or you are more techno-savvy and prefer to do your reading on your Kindle, iPad or similar, here, in no particular order, are ten of the best golf books you should have in your library.

 

1. Inside the Bear Pit & After the Bear Pit by Mark James

Mark James “Inside the Bear Pit” caused a huge controversy when it was released post-Brookline ’99, when the Ryder Cup reached its Nadir. Partisan home support spilled over into blatant gamesmanship and cheating and James authoritative tome painted a less than seemly picture of events during that competition.

It was compelling reading for its drama, and its sequel After the Bear Pit brings readers nicely through the events that happened after the release of the first book. Both are essential reading for any Ryder Cup fan.

2. Seve: The Official Autobiography by Seve Ballesteros

I can count on one hand the number of top class golf biographies I have read so far and Seve’s effort is without doubt the most memorable. A fascinating tale that has been recently brought to life in a major motion picture, but read the original autobiography first before seeing the film.

3. Ben Hogan’s Five Lessons The Modern Fundamentals of Golf by Ben Hogan

For many, this is without doubt the Magnum Opus of golf instruction books. Hogan’s simple five lesson approach to the game may seem somewhat simplistic, even outdated, but the principles he displays in astonishing detail have stood the test of time.

If you want to learn about golf having never picked up a club before, or if you want to improve your game almost immediately, this is the book to turn to.

4. Four Iron in the Soul by Lawrence Donegan

Life on tour as a caddie may seem somewhat exciting to the outsider, but for every caddy plying his trade with Rory McIlroy, Tiger Woods or Adam Scott, there are hundreds more struggling to make a living with a player well down the rankings.

Writer Lawrence Donegan attempted to live just like that as a caddy for 400+ ranked in the world Scottish golfer Ross Drummond. This brilliant story of life as a caddy offers a very different insight into the game through the eyes of the man carrying the bag.

5. Bring me the Head of Sergio Garcia by Tom Cox

A superbly funny book about Tom Cox’s attempts to survive for one year as a professional touring golfer. As a teen Cox was a talented aspiring golfer, but in the end walked away from the game.

However as he got older, he dreamed of turning professional and despite being over 30 years of age, he decided to give his dream one last chance, with the aim of qualifying for his dream event. The British Open.

6. Inside – One Man’s Experience of Prison – by John Hoskison

How can this be a book about golf? Well prior to 1994, John Hoskison was a fully paid up member of the European PGA Tour. While never in the upper echelons of the game at European level, Hoskison was a golfer of undeniable talent.

However in 1994, he accepted a drink following a game of golf, breaking a discipline he had kept up for 20 years. He jumped into his car to drive home afterwards and on that short journey, hit and killed a cyclist.

Sentenced to prison, this is his story of how he survived prison and began to try and make amends.

7. The Inner Game of Golf by W. Timothy Gallwey

I am often very scathing of books about the mental aspect of golf, but of all the ones that are available today (and there are a huge amount of them) W. Timothy Gallwey’s book certainly strikes the most resonant chord with me.

There is a huge amount of simple, yet practical advice in the book that even the most limited of player can use to their advantage, yet what is most impressive is how Gallwey explains some genuinely complex psychological thought process, in a rational and easy to follow way.

8. The Phantom of the Open: Maurice Flitcroft, The World’s Worst Golfer by Scott Murray and Simon Farnaby

The fantastic story of a former crane driver and comedy stunt diver Maurice Flitcroft who managed to get himself a place in the British Open. This despite never having played a real round of golf in his life.  He scored 121 and the British Open organisers banned him for life.

This is Maurice’s story of how he battled against the R&A to be allowed to enter the tournament he loved, without possessing a single ounce of golfing talent. A truly hilarious read.

9. My Life In And Out of the Rough by John Daly

Brutally honest, painful to read at times, John Daly’s life story is a tale of extremes, from feeling on top of the world at one moment, to the bottom of the barrel the next. He details his extraordinary career with a candour and honesty that is refreshing.

Daly’s tale is a cautionary tale of how seemingly having everything, sometimes isn’t enough.

10. ‘Dream On’: One Hackers Challenge to Break Par in a Year by John Richardson

Perhaps the most relevant book for the weekend hacker ever to have been written. John Richardson couldn’t break one hundred and worked in a full time job. However, John Richardson also had a dream: to break par at a local golf course within 12 months, while remaining in full time work and trying to remain a father and husband.

Sam Torrance said he should “dream on”, Darren Clarke suggested three years may be more appropriate to achieve his dream. Everyone he spoke to said it couldn’t be done.

This is his story.

 

VIDEO: The splash-sand drill

via Compleat Golfer

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PGA professional Grant Hepburn shows you a drill that helps you get the feeling of moving sand out of the bunker and how the club reacts with the sand – without focusing on the result.

Leaked: Cobra’s new Fly-Z Pro irons

via GolfWRX - Golf news, equipment, reviews, classifieds and discussion

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by Zak Kozuchowski   |   October 22, 2014

Check out the photos of Cobra’s new Fly-Z Pro irons that were leaked on our forum. The biggest change from their predecessor, Cobra’s AMP Cell Pro irons, is the addition of tungsten to their toes to boost forgiveness.

 

 

 

Titleist Announces 915 Product Line

via The Sand Trap

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Each year, Titleist alternates between releasing woods and irons. This time around, it is the 915 line; the most advanced woods the company has ever produced.

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While some golf companies go the route of bombarding the customer with release after release, Titleist takes the opposite approach and sticks to a two year product cycle with woods and irons alternating years. While that means that there is often a product from a competitor with more current technology, it gives Titleist the opportunity to do its due diligence and figure out what technologies work, which don't and then bring debut a lineup that will hold its own for a couple years. It wasn't until the 910 line of clubs that Titleist added an adjustable hosel, which was quite a while after competitors such as TaylorMade and Callaway had done so; however, Titleist took the time to do it right and the hosel they created is regarded by many to be the best of the bunch; an opinion which is further supported by the fact that four years later the company is still using the same one and is no essentially being used by Callaway (just a minor tweak to their version).

With the 915 woods, Titleist has its most featured packed set of clubs. While most of the technologies are ones that we've seen in one version or another from the company's competitors, you can be sure that the company has done it the right way. At the forefront of the new 915 line up are two new drivers. Sticking to the naming that Titleist clubs have used since the 907 series, there is the larger, more friendly, D2, and the more compact D3. In addition to the big sticks are new fairway woods, and like the 913s, they come in both the F and Fd (deep) models. Rounding out the new 915 line-up are new hybrids.

 

 

The mantra for the new line of drivers is "Distance Without Compromise," something that the company believes it has achieved through new some new technology. The first of which is the Active Recoil Channel, which is a long, wide and deep channel found on the clubs sole towards the face. The channel actively flexes at impact and recoils helping the golfer achieve a higher launch with less spin. The company also understands that faster ball speeds lead to more distance, and its Radial Speed Face helps with this as well. This high-speed forged face insert has a radially thinner perimeter in the heel and toe, and in conjunction with the Active Recoil Channel helps to increase ball speed on those not-so-perfect strikes.

 

 

The club also has a high-MOI which is achieved through a center of gravity that is low and deep in the club. This further aids in the forgiveness department by delivering more stability and preserving ball speed on off center hits. According to Titleist, the trend lately has been to create club that spin less, but often times that comes at the price of forgiveness; especially when it is achieved through moving the weight low and forward. With the new Active Recoil Channel and Radial Speed Face, the club achieves the low spin that many are looking for, but the MOI remains high by keeping the weight low and back. Doing so was a challenge for the engineers at Titleist, but it was done by using an ultra-thing crown and body made from 8-1-1 titanium which provides the same strength and resiliency as the 6-4 titanium used in the prior generation 913 clubs, but at a lighter density. At just 0.5 mm, it is the thinnest constant crown thickness in the industry. Things like tapering the top line and leading edge, as well as adding pockets in low stress areas also helped to cut weight.

As mentioned above, the club, like previous generations, come in two different versions; the D2 and the D3. Each model is designed to provide different performance characteristics, especially with regards to spin and flight. The D2 is the larger version, and features a 460cc head with a full pear profile. The club has a higher peak trajectory than the smaller D2, and also spins about 250 rpm more. The D3 is described as being more workable than the D2, while still maintaining forgiveness. While it is the same 440cc as the 913D3, the 915 version sports a face that is 3mm deeper. The club produces a more penetrating ball flight compared to the D2 and has no draw bias.

 

 

Both the D2 and D3 are available in 7.5°, 8.5°, 9.5°, and 10.5° models while the D2 has an additional 12° offering. As expected, the club can then be fine tuned through the use of the SureFit hosel, which allows for a total of 16 unique settings. The club is also available with a number of stock shafts. Both the D2 and D3 can be had with the Aldila Rogue Black 70 (S), Aldila Rouge Silver 60 (S, X), Mitsubishi Diamana D+ White 70 (S, X), and the Mitsubishi Diamana S+ Blue 60 (R, S). The D2 is also available with the Diamana M+ Red 50 (A, R, S) and 40 (L).

Also on the way to accompany the new drivers are new fairway woods and hybrids. Like their big brother, the woods and hybrids also feature the company's new Active Recoil Chanell as well as an ultra thin face and high MOI design. Like with the drivers, the Active Recoil Channel helps to create a launch with less spin and higher speed. This is especially important with the fairway woods and hybrids since those clubs are often hit off the ground and impact lower on the face. Shots struck low on the face tend to spin more and the channel helps to counter act this.

 

 

Both the fairway woods and hybrids feature a standard and "d" model. The 915F has a full pear profile and comes in at 175cc, giving max forgiveness. The 915Fd is slightly smaller, coming in at 160cc and is more workable. The standard model is available in 13.5°, 15°, 16.5°, 18°, and 21° versions, while the Fd can be had in 13.5° and 15° versions.

 

 

With the hybrids, the 915H has a subtle pear profile and comes in at 118cc. It is the fuller, rounder model of the two and gives the most forgiveness as well as a bit more spin and higher launch. It is available in 18°, 21°, 24°, and 27° models. The 915Hd is slightly offset and is smaller (107cc). It is available in 17.5°, 20.5°, and 23.5° models.

According to Titleist, if you consider yourself a sweeper and would rather play a hybrid over a fairway wood, the 915H is probably a better match for your game; if you tend to be more aggressive and like to have a bit more turf interaction than the smaller, slightly offset 915Hd is the way to go.

 

 

Both the fairway woods and hybrids come with the same shaft options as the driver, minus the Adila Rouge Silver option.

The entire line of clubs will be available in stores starting November 15th. MSRP for the clubs is as follows: drivers - $499, fairway woods - $299, hybrids $269.

 

Improve your wrist hinge in your backswing

Swing tempo

YOUR TEMPO MAKES CHARLES BARKLEY LOOK LIKE ERNIE ELS
"For better tempo, soften your grip pressure," says Top 100 Teacher and Golf Channel guy Michael Breed. "Imagine you're in your car holding a lidless cup of coffee. To accelerate to 60 mph without spilling the coffee, you'd hold the cup gently and accelerate gradually. This is the combination you want in your swing."

Special lag-putt technique to roll the ball closer

Angus Murray

A taller, more open address improves your depth perception and distance control so you can roll long putts this close.

Three-putting. Ugh! It’s an absolute waste of strokes, and so discouraging that it can ruin not only your scores, but also your attitude. (Ever meet a happy three-putter?) While three-putting is nearly impossible to avoid completely, especially on today’s faster greens, most amateurs do it far more often than they should. With the help of the PGA Tour’s ShotLink tracking system, the Pelz Golf Institute has found that weekend players drop a stroke by three-putting up to six times as often as professionals do (see table, below).

Even scratch amateurs three-putt more than once every 10 holes and, as you can guess, the frequency of three-putting increases with handicap. Hmmm... wonder if there’s a relationship there? If you’re a 30-handicapper, you’re literally throwing away three or four strokes every round you play.

It’s interesting to compare your three-putt percentage to that of the best players in the world. The difference is crazy! ShotLink data from this season (through the Canadian Open) tells us that PGA Tour pros three-putt an average of 2.4 times—per event! And so far this year there have been eight tournament winners who didn’t three-putt once en route to victory.

If pros can avoid three-putting, so can you, because you don’t need a ton of athletic ability to get down in two. Avoiding three-putting doesn’t even require a ton of practice. You just have to get your first putts to stop a little closer to the hole than they have in the past.

My advice is to change your approach on long lags, which amateurs typically leave too short, for an easy two-putt. Try the following two changes:

1 Stand closer to the ball and with an open stance. This allows you to look out at the putt with binocular vision, which helps with depth perception. Looking at the putt like this also frees up your motion to provide more power to the ball.

2 Putt with a chipping stroke, not a putting stroke. 
 Add a little wrist hinge both back and through. Again, this will help you avoid hitting the ball too softly and coming up short.

Next time you play, give these two lag-putt keys a try. They’ll help you drastically reduce the number of times you three-putt during a round. Strokes are precious, and avoiding three-putting is an easy way to save them. 

The Right amount of Thoughts

 

The average person has more than 2,000 thoughts per day. Champions have half that. They focus on what they want, not their fears. I may not have you hitting it like Luke Donald in two days, but I'll have you thinking like him -- like a world class player.

Wrists drill

I call it the Golf Wrist-Cock Exercise. Here's what you do:

 

1. Stand with your arm hanging at your side. 
2. Grab a golf club (pitching wedge if you're just beginning, long iron if you have strong wrists already) in one hand towards the end of grip.
3. Raise the club only by cocking your wrist and keeping your arm at side.
4. The club will have the toe pointing up to the sky straight out in front of you.
5. Raise as high as you can, which will probably be just above parallel to the ground with your shaft.
6. Then lower and repeat until a set of 15 repetitions is done.
7. Switch arms and do the same thing.

    

Do one or two sets per wrist, 3-4 times per week (every other day or Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday).

If you do this exercise correctly you will get a burning sensation in your forearms. If so, that's great! If not, you may need a longer iron; or you are using more than just your wrist for the movement.

What’s In The Bag 2013 Matteo Manassero

What’s In The Bag 2013 Matteo Manassero:

Congrats to Matteo Manassero on winning the 2013 BMW PGA Championship.  Here’s what’s in Matteo’s winning Titleist bag.

What’s In The Bag Matteo Manassero

Driver: Titleist 913 D2, 8.5 deg with an Aldila ATX 65-3.0 TX shaft.

3 Wood: Titleist 913F, 13.5 deg with a Fujikura Motore Speeder VC 7.1 X Flex shaft.

5 Wood: Titleist 913 Fd, 18 deg with an Aldila Phenom 70 Tour X shaft.

Hybrids: Titleist 913H, 17 and 21 deg with Royal Precision Project X 6.5 shafts

Irons: Titleist 712 AP2 (4-6) Titleist 712 MB (7-P) with Project X PXi 6.5 shafts

Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM4, 52 and 58 deg with Royal Precision Rifle Project X 6.5 (52), True Temper Dynamic Gold Spinner (58)

Putter: Scotty Cameron Super Rat Prototype Concept 1, 34.5 inches

Ball: Titleist ProV1x

 

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Tips for Her: Focus on speed control

Tips for Her: Focus on speed control:

Editor's note: Each week, Megan Padua, a teaching professional at Maidstone Club (East Hampton, N.Y.) and Belfair Plantation (Bluffton, S.C.), and one of Golf Digest's Best Young Teachers, offers tips and advice for women golfers.

By Megan Padua

On the putting green, speed is more important than aim, and it's a vital part of being an excellent putter.

The speed of a putt dictates how much it'll break. The diameter of a golf hole is 4.25 inches, and the speed of the putt can effectively narrow or widen the circumference of the hole. Too much speed will limit your break, which can cause your putt to lip out because your target is smaller. Do you ever hit putts that track directly towards the hole only to lip around the edge and miss? Even if your aim is slightly offline, a ball that travels at the correct speed can curl over the edge and into the hole. Optimizing this zone by using effective speed control can, in essence, help you putt to a larger cup. If you can putt your ball at the correct speed, you will get "lucky" more often!

How to Practice: When honing your speed control, take the hole out of the equation. Remember, your objective is to control your speed, not to make a long putt. You're far better off putting to an old cup (as shown, to the left) to see if you would've made it, while also learning how far your ball would've rolled past the hole if you had missed it.

Towel Drill: Lay out towels at different distances (as shown, below). Don't be concerned about landing your ball on the towel, however try to make your golf ball stop within the zone that you've established.

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Winner's Bag: What Tiger Woods used to win his second Players Championship

Winner's Bag: What Tiger Woods used to win his second Players Championship:

By E. Michael Johnson

Here's a look at what Tiger Woods played en route to winning his second Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass:

Driver: Nike VR Tour (Mitsubishi Diamana White Board 63x), 8.5 degrees
3-Wood: Nike VR_S Covert, 15 degrees
5-wood: Nike VR_S Covert, 19 degrees
Irons (3-PW): Nike VR Pro Blade
Wedges: Nike VR Pro (56, 60 degrees)
Putter: Nike Method 001
Ball: Nike One Tour D

Equipment Note: The shaft he just went back to this week. He used it from 2007 through 2009 and went back to it this week.

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