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TIGER WOOD'S GOLF FACTS OF THE MONTH
At the ripe old age of two, Tiger putted against Bob Hope on the Mike Douglas Show, shot 48 for nine holes at age three, and was featured in Golf Digest at age five.
Tiger excelled at Stanford University and on the amateur tour. He turned professional in 1996 at the age of 20.
Once so "geeky," Tiger's college friends nicknamed him "Urkel."
Tiger was also the youngest Masters champion, at the age of 21 years, three months and 14 days in 1997, and was the first major championship winner of African or Asian heritage.
After winning the British Open in 2000, Tiger became the youngest player to complete golf's Grand Slam (winning all four "majors" including the U.S. Open Championship, the British Open, the PGA Championship and the Masters Tournament).
Last year alone, he won six consecutive tournaments on the PGA Tour—golf's longest winning streak in half a century!
In 2000, Tiger surpassed Michael Jordan in endorsement salary by earning $54 million. He's on track to be the sports world's first billionaire by the time he's 30!
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Last year I had a really muscular individual come to me and ask me for a lesson. I of course said sure. The following day he showed up for his lesson with only one club in hand, the DRIVER. I inquired where the rest of his clubs were, he said that was all he owned and frankly all he cared about! I said OK, let’s do
it!
On another occasion many years ago when I was an apprentice I gave a lesson to a man who showed up with no woods. I asked him where (the hell) are your woods, he replied he hated them and no longer had a use for them; so I can only surmise that a driver does command a relationship of some sort.…in his case obviously not a good one! No
DRIVER….Hello?
I can’t tell you how many times folks come to the range with the whole club kit and after a few balls hit, maybe 2 or 3, the rest of the session is done with the DRIVER. So I ask how come, what is the big deal about the DRIVER? I guess a good start would be to say that’s why they call it a driving range. Maybe the other 13 clubs should seem lucky they come along at all. Of course it goes without saying the DRIVER is the biggest club of all, therefore it commands respect simply by size, might, and beauty. I think perhaps also it gets to be a rather personal thing with how far one can hit it! So no kidding it must be some kind of personal macho thing. All those yardage markers, the back green, the back fence, some folks even talk about the highway? Steady!!! A good number of people have told me they dream about driving the ball in their sleep! So I guess it has a reserved seat in our self-conscious too.
How about those PGA stats, the only one anyone cares about is distance hit with the DRIVER, to hell with “greens in regulation” or “sand saves”, all puppy stuff! John Daly’s our MAN, a beer, a smoke and the DRIVER. Or how about the World Long DRIVING Championship from Mesquite, check out those gorillas! To hell with putting contests.
What would the game be without the DRIVER, probably about a fraction as much fun? Wishing you all an extra yard or two. Good golfing to all!
God bless the DRIVER and the game!
Scott
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QUOTES OF THE
MONTH
The only good luck many great men ever had was being born with the ability and determination to overcome bad
luck.
Channing Pollock
The man who can drive himself farther once the effort gets painful is the man who will
win.
Roger Bannister
We all must suffer one of two things: The pain of discipline or the pain of regret and
disappointment
Jim Rohn
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Saturday, March 1st will be Island View’s official opening day for the 2008 season.
On this day, Island View will be installing:
· New mat inserts
· New flags and poles
· Yardage signs
· Adding 175yrd sign
· Power washing upper and lower deck
· Power washing all mats
· New “swing boards” posted on the walls
· New “swing mirror”
· 60” Golf Academy Swing Analysis TV
· 42 000 BRAND NEW TOP FLIGHT BALLS INTO CIRCULATION
In addition, our Clearance Centre Pro Shop will be fully stocked featuring fantastic deals to get you equipped for the Golf Season
ahead!
On behalf of Scott, Andrew, Hyo and myself, we look forward to serving you in the 2008
season.
Sincerely,
Sean McNulty
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HANDICAP SYSTEM NOW AVAILABLE!
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In past issues, we have discussed the importance of employing good fundamentals in the golf swing. So what are the major fundamentals one should be looking for when he or she looks to build a sound golf swing?? There are four basic fundamentals that ALL great golfers have, and ALL great teaching professionals should teach, in my opinion. They are GRIP, STANCE, POSTURE, and ALIGNMENT. I will spend the next few issues talking about each fundamental in further detail. This month I am going to focus on the
GRIP.
Let’s get to work:
Step 1: Hold the club in your right hand (for righties) about halfway up the club, like you’re holding an umbrella. This one shouldn’t be too difficult for us
Westcoasters!
Step 2: Starting halfway up the club will ensure that the grip is at eyelevel, which will make it much easier to set your left hand on the club. Get ready to bring your left hand on the club.
Step 3: Making sure that you’ve choked down at least a half inch from the butt end of the club, take the club in your fingers (as shown below). Very important that the club lay across the line where your fingers meet your palm. It is crucial that the club isn’t in across your palm at all at this point.
Step 4: From there, make sure to wrap your hand Around the club so that you’re able to put your thumb to the RIGHT of the center line of the club. You will know you have done everything right when you see TWO KNUCKLES of your left hand when you lower the club to the
ground.
Step 5: Once the left hand is on and feeling comfortable, you can now slide your right hand on. As with the left hand, it is vital that you place the club in the fingers. With the club in the fingers, you can now wrap your hand around the club so that your thumb goes to the LEFT of center. You will know you’ve done it right when the V, or crease created between your thumb and hand points to your right ear. I would suggest an “OVERLAP” grip, where the pinky of your right hand lays in between the pointer and middle finger of the left
hand.
Step 6: Practice Steps 1-5 over and over, so that you get used to the feeling of a good grip, so that it becomes natural and comfortable, and instinctive on the golf course!
Andrew
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Hi Everyone! Finally Hyo Sang, the Asian Sensation, has come back to Victoria! As many of you guys know, I was back in Korea for a little bit more than a month and I had a great time with friends and my family.
Now let's talk about some golf stuff. I played a couple rounds of golf with my
father (who is also crazy about golf like me) and It was very interesting. It was alot different from playing golf in Canada.
First of all, the green fees were so expensive that my jaw almost came down!! The regular green fee was $220 plus a caddy fee(you must take a caddy) was $80 so It comes to $300 U.S just playing golf!! (Thank God I didn't pay). On top of that, most of the golf courses in Korea are located outside of the Urban area. So basically, you are driving about at least an hour to get to the golf courses which will cost you another $20 to 30 bucks ( since gas is so expensive in
Korea).
Second, I could not believe how far the ball flies as compared to Victoria. Normally, I drive the ball about 250 to 260 yards in Victoria, whereas in Korea I was hitting it 270 to 280! These distances I could not even dream of hitting in Victoria unless it's summer
time.
Why is this so? Most of the golf courses in Korea are built on the mountain side and the air is much thinner. So if there is anybody who wants to get an extra 10 to 20 yards on your driving, visit Korea and you will see how it feels to be a long hitter like Andrew Wintraub :).
Overall, I really enjoyed playing golf in Korea which made me feel like a tour player since the ball flew so far and I was hitting wedges into almost every par 4. I also thought that it was really cool to have a caddy to carry my bag and give me advice on what clubs to hit and congratulated me when I hit a good shot. That really made me feel
awesome!!
If you want to hear any more stories about my Korea adventure, please ask me.
I'm more than willing to tell you the great stories!!
Hyo
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