Série para golfe por Eduardo Cirilo (Método DeRose)

Golfe - nível intermédio

(baseada nas técnicas orgânicas do Método DeRose)

Objetivo: 

Reforço muscular (pernas, braços e costas) e aumento de flexibilidade da coluna vertebral.

Observações:

Execute para ambos os lados quando necessário (respeitando assim a regra de compensação). Reforçar permanências para o lado esquerdo de forma a melhorar a rotação do tronco no backswing.

Tempo de permanência:

1ª semana - 30 segundos

Aumentar 15 segundos a cada semana.

Por: Eduardo Cirilo | eduardo.cirilo@metododerose.org | Professor Certificado pelo Método DeRose

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What McIlroy can learn from the best fitters

What McIlroy can learn from the best fitters:

It's no surprise that the country's best clubfitters think the easiest way to adjust to your new clubs is to be fit for them, something that's clearly been done and being done with McIlroy and his new equipment. Still, McIlroy's treatment by the team at Nike is no more important or specifically tailored than the experience an average golfer should find with a quality fitter. Not only does a proper clubfitting result in clubs matched to your specifications, it also means you've got an interested clubfitter to turn to if the new stuff isn't working right away. 

A fitter sees both what clubs can do and understands how a player's swing or his ability can or can't make those clubs reach their true potential. That knowledge and the instant verification provided by today's launch monitors and high-speed video are the building blocks to finding new clubs that will improve your old game, says Dana Upshaw of Dana Golf, one of America's Top 100 Clubfitters, "Considering that a well-executed fitting puts the correct type of clubheads, shafts, and specifications in the golfer's bag, there should be no 'technical reason' that the golfer shouldn't be able to hit them well - save a possible minor tweak.

"It's never just clubs, and it's never just the swing. There's a marriage of the two on every shot, and like most marriages every now and then a little incompatibility creeps in. Good 'counseling' can help resolve both."

It all goes back to confidence, says Craig Zimmerman, general manager at RedTail Golf Center in Beaverton, Ore., another Golf Digest Top 100 Clubfitter location. "If a player who I have fit is confident in his new equipment yet he subsequently struggles with his game, he is more likely to place emphasis on his swing or factors other than his equipment for his woes. He is more committed to the equipment, and this most normally leads to significant success," Zimmerman says, indicating that his facility guarantees a clubfitting for life and that a good fitter, like Upshaw says, needs to understand the golf swing, as well. "If, however, I did not provide the player being fit with confidence in their new equipment and they go out and struggle they are much more likely to blame the equipment. It can become a classic perception versus reality situation."

McIlroy's change also is probably bigger than the change most average golfers would make. Finding 14 new best friends and getting rid of 14 current ones is no different a shock to the golfer's system than moving to a new city is to the psyche of a 16-year-old girl. That's why most fitters wouldn't recommend such an overhaul for an average golfer. That said, a Golf Digest clubfitting study conducted with Club Champion Golf, which has clubfitting facilities in Chicago, Philadelphia, Atlanta and Houston, showed that 8 of 9 golfers improved their scores by an average of almost two strokes in less than six months after a complete bag evaluation and upgrade. More details are in the May issue, on newsstands and in digital versions in the next few weeks.

"Although any equipment change is made with the intention of better performance, there is often an adjustment period," says Jason Fryia, owner of The Golf Exchange with stores in both Kentucky and Ohio and a Golf Digest Top 100 Clubfitter. "Usually the new club just takes a little getting used to. However, changing all 14 clubs and your golf ball at once takes that little getting used and changes it drastically.

"I typically do not recommend that any player overhaul his entire bag all at once. Even when a consumer comes into our shop looking for a completely new set-up all at once, we usually recommend that we tackle the purchase over a number of weeks or months giving him time to become comfortable with one before getting the next."

When the swing changes, it's certainly true that a fitting might need to be adjusted, too. "Most of the time the player has had a lesson, has read an article or listened to a friend about swing advice," says Brent Norton of Top 100 Clubfitting location Miles of Golf in Ypsilanti, Mich. "When this happens we re-fit the player and make the appropriate changes to the equipment."  

Still, what seems most apparent when you talk to some of the best fitters in the game today is that the way a fitter and player relate to each other is where all problems can be solved.

"The most important part is educating the player," says Steve Ball at the Ball Golf Center in Oklahoma City, another Top 100 location. "I think a lot of the potential problem would be handled during the fitting. We can usually prove to a player the club or the spec of the club is correct. Either by ball flight, or we can prove with the numbers from the launch monitor and again matching those up to the ball flight. If a fitter is educating during the fitting and not just trying to sell, then the player will understand the 'why' of the fitting decision. Many times the decision is made together, or at the very least players will feel confidence in the fittings. And then they are comfortable that they do have a lot of responsibility in the results on the course."

Again, like just about everything in golf, it comes down to what's going on inside a golfer's head. That's why in addition to being an expert in equipment technology and having a working knowledge of the golf swing, a good fitter needs to be a bit of a psychiatrist, too. When a player brings his new clubs back with some issues, an exceptional fitter will lay out all the evidence to restore some mental stability.

"Most of the time the customer sees that he's hitting the new clubs much better than his old ones," says Woody Lashen of Pete's Golf, another Golf Digest Top 100 Clubfitter. "This helps fix the doubt in his mind that these are the best clubs for him. Emotion is a very big part of the game, and if any player does not have confidence in his clubs, no matter how good the quality or fit, they simply won't work. In our environment, when you can show the golfer that they hit a certian set up that much better than what they have, you don't have emotional issues."   

(Via The latest from GolfDigest.com)

TRAINING AID REVIEW – ORANGE PEEL

TRAINING AID REVIEW – ORANGE PEEL:

Introduction

(Written By: Matt Saternus)

One of the very, very few things in the golf swing that is not debatable is that good players have their weight forward, or towards the target, at impact.  Bad players, like the majority of the guys on your local driving range, finish their swings falling over, spinning around, and doing everything other than imitating the PGA Tour logo.  With all this in mind, a swing trainer that is designed to help golfers with their weight shift, like the Orange Peel, should be a slam dunk.  But is it?  Read on for the juicy details.

Ease of Use/Set Up – 10 Points

The Orange Peel is one big hunk of plastic, no set up required.  Throw it down on the range, take the appropriate stance (more on this later), and you’re ready to go.

Score: 10/10

Effectiveness – 30 points

Though it would seem to be a uni-tasker, the Orange Peel can be used to address a number of different balance or swing issues.

• If you stand on the center of the Orange Peel, the raised ends will simply amplify your weight shift, helping you to move behind and then through the ball.

• Standing towards the front of the Orange Peel simulates an uphill lie which will help players to “get behind” the ball in the backswing.

• Standing towards the back of the Orange Peel simulates a downhill lie making it easier to get to your target-side foot at impact.

• Players who struggle with “outside-in” or “inside-out” swings can stand with their toes or heels, respectively, on the edge of the Peel to help feel get their swing more “on plane.”

So, the Orange Peel has many potential uses, but is it effective in these uses?  My answer is a wishy-washy “maybe.”  There is no doubt that standing on the Orange Peel and making swings helps you to feel a good weight shift.  The major problem is that you can’t hit balls while you’re standing on the Orange Peel.  Ok, to be accurate, you can hit balls on the Orange Peel, but the Orange Peel places you approximately 2 inches above the ball.  That may not sound like a lot in writing, but it forces you into a significant posture change.

Ultimately, the Orange Peel is best used for practice swings, whether with an Orange Whip or a real club.  Though this has some value, we all know that doing something in a practice swing and doing it while trying to smash the ball are very different.

If the Orange Peel could be used while hitting balls, it would be a home run.  As it is, it’s just a single: good, but far from great.

Score: 22/30

Longevity – 20 points

The Orange Peel is 44”X28” and weighs 21 pounds.  It’s not exactly the kind of thing you can easily leave in your bag or in your trunk for those impromptu range sessions, nor is it the kind of thing you can use discretely.  For the guys with practice stations in their backyard (or at least enough clearance to swing a club in the garage), the Orange Peel definitely will have more longevity, but that’s a very small minority of golfers.

Furthermore, while the Orange Peel can be used to fix a number of different problems, it is likely that a given player will only use it for one reason.  This makes the Orange Peel is a bit of a one-trick pony which decreases its longevity.

As for the Longevity of the device itself, it should last forever, which does boost the Longevity score a bit.

Score: 14/20

Value – 20 points

The Orange Peel sells for $179 through the Orange Whip Trainer website, which places it at almost double our $100 “average” price.  That kind of price can be excused if the trainer is dynamite, but the Orange Peel is not that.

Score: 10/20

The Peanut Gallery – 20 points

For this Peanut Gallery, I showed the Orange Peel to the normal Peanut Gallery and I used it with some of my most balance-challenged students.

The Peanut Gallery was as blunt as they’ve ever been: they were not impressed with the Orange Peel.  They got the idea behind it, but felt that the drawback of not being able to hit balls with it was too much to overcome.  When I told them the price, the reactions ranged from face-palming to laughter.

My balance-challenged students, on the other hand, enjoyed the Orange Peel.  The primary issue that these students faced was not finishing their swing on their left (front/target) side.  By having the students stand on the Orange Peel and make full swings (without a ball), they were able to feel a proper weight shift.  Being able to do this with a ball was not automatic after using the Orange Peel, but they did have an idea of what they were working towards.

Score: 12/20

Conclusion

Ultimately, I think that buying an Orange Peel might be a good investment for a teaching professional, but it’s not something I would recommend for the average golfer.  While it has a number of uses, the Orange Peel will likely only serve one purpose for each golfer, which significantly hurts its value.  Most importantly, the Orange Peel is best used for practice swings, not hitting balls. Though making swings on the Orange Peel can help a golfer to feel what they should be doing, the fact that you can’t hit real shots from it severely limits its effectiveness.

Score: 68/100

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What’s In The Winning Bag Tiger Woods. New 5 Wood at 2013 WGC Cadillac.

What’s In The Winning Bag Tiger Woods. New 5 Wood at 2013 WGC Cadillac.:

Congrats to Tiger Woods who switched out his Nike 19-degree SasQuatch 2 fairway wood in favour of a new Nike VR_S Covert with the same loft and Mitsubishi Diamana BB 103x shaft at Doral.

Speaking about changing the club he used for six years, Woods said “The 5-wood that I used is the SQ, so it's, what, three versions ago,I finally put one in play that I felt comfortable with. I hit it a little bit further, so there's a little bit bigger gap between the 3-iron and the 5-wood but I can hit this 5-wood a little bit higher, so I can actually take something off it and throw it up in the air, which is nice.

What’s In The Bag Tiger Woods

DRIVER: Nike VR Tour (8.5°) with Graphite Design Tour AD DI 6 X-flex shaft

FAIRWAY WOODS: Nike VR Pro Limited Edition 3-wood (15°) with Mitsubishi Diamana Blue Board 103 X-flex shaft;  Nike VR_S Covert 5-wood (19°) with Mitsubishi Diamana Blue Board 103 X-flex shaft

IRONS: Nike VR Pro Blade (3-PW) with True Temper Dynamic Gold X100 shafts

WEDGES: Nike VR Pro (56° and 60°) with True Temper Dynamic Gold S400 shafts

PUTTER: Nike Method 001

BALL: Nike ONE Tour D

(Via GolfCentral Daily)

Playlists for the range, green and gym

Playlists for the range, green and gym:

By Ashley Mayo

Music is personal. Some of us couldn't live without Brad Paisley's smooth country tunes, and others swear by Eminem's strong beats. But if you're not married to a specific genre of music, and you want to explore new songs while honing your golf game, you should listen to the three playlists I've created--for the driving range, practice green and gym. Songs I listen to when I'm on the range are uptempo, but don't overwhelm you, while songs I rely on while I putt are comparably mellow. Tunes that get me going in the gym are all about the beat.
 
The fluidity of music means my playlists are always changing. Let me know what you think of these, and I'll use your input when I publish updates.

DRIVING RANGE


PRACTICE GREEN


GYM


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(Via The latest from GolfDigest.com)

What is concentration?

What is concentration?:

What is concentration?

And what do I gain by increasing it?

According to the dictionary, concentration is to give full attention and energy to something.

Everyday I hear people say that if only they were interrupted less during their daily activities, their productivity and focus would greatly increase.

But what do I gain from increasing my concentration?

You gain increased productivity and more energy to get things done. This is because a well-trained mind makes everything easier and more efficient. You will not have to do the same things over again because you had not noticed small mistakes in the first place. Increased productivity often means more free time for you, for your children, family, sports etc …

When was the last time you trained your concentration?

Most people do not train their concentration. This is because it is still an unknown discipline and perhaps somewhat obscure to us.

But I assure you, a little dedication in your routine and you will feel your productivity soar.

There is nothing more powerful than a well-trained mind.

When you combine concentration + discipline + focus, you are unstoppable. This clearly defines those that succeed in life and those who do not. Those who haven’t this powerful tool in their hands invariably share the same self talk: “it’s because he is lucky”, “God is with him”, “it looks like he was made for it”, “the stars help” and a bunch of further excuses.

A well-trained mind produces wealth and harmony around you, driving emotional stability and happiness.

Do I need to spend 6 months in Tibet or India dressed in strange clothes?

These things described above have a name: prejudice, fantasy, myth. Increasing your ability to concentrate depends uniquely and exclusively on whether you train, engage and direct your attention to such a thing. Nothing else makes excellent exercise of concentration, as it does to keep working where you work, live where you live and with whom you live.

What does what I eat, drink and smoke have to do with my concentration?

With much experience working in this area, we can guarantee that these are things known to really “drain” your attention and your body. This happens when the body is not well maintained, with excellent maintenance, when you keep ignoring it and do not exercise it, when you keep eating poorly, drinking, and pretending that back pain has gone after all). However disciplined you are, you will not have the same productivity, as it the body hasn’t got any outlet.

A McLaren running with diesel?

Ever imagined a Formula 1 car, racing with a flat tyre, or working with diesel instead of petrol?

Yeah, your body is not much different. And, quite simply, if badly maintained, the most developed machine in this universe will yield 30, 40 and even 70% less than it should. You know what I’m talking about, when you have those days when you simply cannot concentrate. When the work does not get done. When it seems that everything is out of order for no apparent reason.

And why are you not looking at what you did during the day or days earlier – such as sleep less, eat more at dinner, inject caffeine into the body and allow stress to dominate your day.

Alcohol, the silent villain

 

This is a taboo subject in our society, wherever you go in the world the human being makes use of narcotics (from ancient Greek ναρκῶ Närko, ‘Ι benumb’), yet the body always pays a price. The seat of consciousness exists in our brain, and to receive any amount of alcohol, however small, will create alterations, causing decreased concentration and small lapses of consciousness, imperceptible to the individual, but increasing the reduction of concentration.

 

Very far from your reality?

That lapse of a few minutes lost when you had to remember those passwords or keys or mobile phone that you lost during the day, all these minutes add up to a few days of work in one year’s time. Time that you could have spent with family, friends, doing sports etc …

 

I do not want to become a ninja or a Karate Kid

Again, these myths created by Hollywood films deter people with excellent development potential, to whom it would be natural to increase concentration, gain memory and clarity of thought. And with nothing more than closing the eyes and train a simple technique of concentration for a few minutes.

 

I do not believe any of these things

 

Provided you are executing them well, the wonder of these techniques is that you do not need to believe in them. You can tell a massage therapist you do not believe in his or her techniques, but if he or she is good, the techniques will surely produce the effects. You could also say that you do not believe in anesthesia from a dentist, but I do not believe that you would undergo a dental filling without such an injection, even if you do not believe in it.

Attention is the cognitive process of selectively concentrating on one aspect of the environment while ignoring other things. Attention has also been referred to the allocation of the processing of resources.
Alcohol That is the principle given to ardent spirit and wine. Their intoxicating power, while the narcotic principle to opium and tobacco imparts similar properties. In popular language, alcohol is classed among the stimulants, and opium and tobacco among the narcotics; which substances are whose ultimate effect upon the beast system is to produce torpor and insensibility, but taken in small quantities they exhilarate at first. And since alcohol does the same, most medical writers, at the present day, class it among the narcotics.

- Edward Hitchcock, American Temperance Society (1830)

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Tips For Her: Grip it in your fingers

Tips For Her: Grip it in your fingers:

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

Most golfers tend to place their golf grip in the palm of their hands. As a result, it's difficult to create leverage during the swing. Here's a quick tip that will get your grip more in the fingers of your hands:

Hold a tee between your thumb and pointer finger. As you do this, your golf grip will shift out of your palm and into your fingers. You want to see at least two knuckles in your lead hand (left hand, for right-handed golfers), and your grip should rest under the pad of your hand nearest to your pinky finger.  

Getting the grip in your fingers and out of your palms allows you to hinge the club, thereby putting your hand in a more powerful position. Grip changes are never comfortable, but if you stick with this adjustment you will be on your way to hitting more solid shots with less effort.

(Via The latest from GolfDigest.com)

2013 Shoe Guide

2013 Shoe Guide:

Comfort. That's what we demand from golf shoes today. But for many years, golfers had been forced to compromise comfort for performance. The more painful the shoe, the more support it offered. The more rigid the shoe, the more stability it had. Not anymore. Designers are borrowing technologies found in cleated-shoe sports like soccer and baseball, and non-cleated ones like skateboarding and wrestling to create footwear that offers the ideal combination of stability, traction, support and even comfort. "In its purest form, the game is played walking," says Dav Mattuicci, footwear product manager at Adidas Golf. "So we design all of our shoes for walkers."

As more engineers construct golf shoes for walkers and make comfort their No. 1 priority, they're increasingly adopting footwear techniques used for other sports.

"Tiger was our muse for the TW '13s," says Lee Walker, footwear-product director at Nike Golf. "He was training in Nike Free running shoes and wanted to get that same fit and feel in his golf shoes." When we evaluated more than 50 pairs of shoes to pick the 20 here, we considered comfort and style. "Footwear is grounded in style," says Golf Digest fashion director Marty Hackel. "Nobody should wear an ugly shoe, no matter how great it is."

Even the most classic-looking shoes in this guide offer elements of comfort, but some models push the idea of natural motion, offering a super-flexible, low-profile, spikeless sole that is designed to allow your foot to grip the ground while you swing. In fact, more are accepting the merits of spikeless soles; sales of non-cleated shoes increased by 136 percent in 2012 versus 2011, according to Golf Datatech. But how can you know which shoe is best for you? "It comes down to preference," says Grant Knudson, Puma Golf's product manager for footwear. "Ian Poulter grew up wearing FootJoy Classics, so he likes a rigid shoe. But Rickie Fowler wants more flexibility."

Technology now allows a seamless transition from everyday footwear to on-course footwear. If you wear a dress shoe eight hours a day, for example, you'll likely want to stick with a more structured shoe on the course. If you spend a lot of time in sneakers, you might want a flexible, street-style or sport-performance shoe.

Thankfully, the days of forfeiting comfort for performance are over. Walk on.

(Via The latest from GolfDigest.com)