Joe Stegh's Golf
Shows
Targeting golfers when they can't play golf has proven why
Joe Stegh meets with success in the presentation of the North Coast Golf Shows
from mid-January through mid-March.
Tri-state golfers in New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania
flock each year to the Somerset, NJ show held annually in the Garden State
Exhibit Center.
After many years of attending Joe's shows which previously
were held at the Rockland County Community College, Syracuse, NY and now at
Somerset we finally were able to get together and meet the President of this
great golf show.
Joe, 48, was born and still resides in suburban Cleveland,
Ohio. He's married with a stepdaughter and the family also has four
dogs.
Joe's wife Tracey works with him selling booth space and
handling exhibitor relations.
An avid golfer, Joe started playing at an early age and now
plays a couple times a week during the summer months. He formerly played in
local Cleveland USGA amateur events when he was a member of a club where he was
a 9-time club champion. The club was sold and went public so he can no longer
enter these events. His current USGA index is 0.7.
He held his first golf show in 1986 in Cleveland and the
original concept for the show was to gather all of the local golf professionals
together at the end of the season to sell their remaining pro shop
inventory.
The show's concept has now evolved into something much
different where golfers can shop, compare and save on a huge selection of golf
equipment, apparel, accessories, where you can plan your next golf getaway to
fabulous resorts, where you can compete in skills competitions and win valuable
prizes, where you can test, hit and compare the newest golf clubs, where you can
enjoy entertaining stage presentations and demonstrations and where you can
receive free instruction from PGA professionals.
His North Coast Golf Shows start out in mid-January and run
through mid-March with 2013 shows already scheduled in Baltimore, New Jersey
(Somerset) for January 18-20, Indianapolis, Washington, Philadelphia, Cleveland,
Columbus and Pittsburgh.
Moving the show from one location to another involves
transporting tons of equipment in four trucks. Joe brings with him to each show
a staff of 11 people and he also hires an additional five or six people locally
as well.
His own staff of employees are mostly involved in setting up
and dismantling all of their interactive features and displays and they also
staff the long drive contest, demo range, long putt areas etc.
etc.
Each show averages about 150 exhibitors which fills around
250 booths.
The golf entertainers selected for the shows are
professionals who are popular with golfers and are good speakers.
The only show we have missed in many years was the result of
a severe snow storm that hit this area and we can attest to the fact that Joe
Stegh's North Coast Golf Shows bring an outstanding, professionally run golfing
event which is certainly refreshing and welcome to area golfers in the middle of
our winter months.
The
Golf Tip
By
Robert Menges
COURSE MANAGEMENT--One of the most overlooked aspects in the
game of golf is called "course management".
There are two different components that control the game of
golf, mental and physical. Course management falls under the mental side of the
game. Golfers of all ability levels can learn to shave strokes off their game by
thinking.
Even the greatest golfers in the world hit errant shots once
in a while. While some of them make fantastic miracle shots to get out of
trouble the smart safe play is forgotten because it does not make the highlight
reel.
I see golfers try to hit shots they are not capable of and
it ends up costing them strokes instead of saving them. If you use good course
management, sometimes it is better to pitch out to the fairway and then hit to
the green.
When you are playing a par 5 you may want to lay up with
your second shot and then try to make a birdie by using a good wedge
game.
If you find yourself in trouble on the course, make sure you
go through all your options before you hit your shot. By using good course
management you are able to keep a big number off of your scorecard.
You may feel like you are giving up, but sometimes a smart
safe play will save you strokes and improve your score.
Robert Menges is the head golf professional at the
Swan Lake Golf & Country Club on Mt. Hope Road in Swan Lake. He is available
for private lessons and if you have a question or subject you would like
covered, he can be reached at 292-0323 or via email at menges@hughes.net
The
Putting Tip
By
Joe Bermel
Confidence in your putting ability is a huge
key.
4 step process.
1. Motivation to improve.
2. Practicing the correct elements of putting including 4
putting drills.
3. Quality, diligent practice putting sessions will bring
good results.
4. Good results will give the golfer the CONFIDENCE to
continue the practice and building of putting skills over time.
Joe Bermel is available for private lessons, group,
corporate, organization and golf shows-tournaments. His special edition DVD "How
To Putt Well" is available by calling 631-589-1384, at his
web site www.ThePuttingDoctor.com or my email at
joe@theputtingdoctor.com
The entire putting tip is available at http://bght.blogspot.com
Ed's
Outlook
An interesting and unique tournament is scheduled this year
on September 1 at the Tennanah Lake Golf Course and the Catskill Pheasantry
Shooting Facility.
Teams will compete on the golf course and clay bird shooting
at Catskill Pheasantry.
The $400 entry fee per team includes golf, a prime rib
dinner and drinks provided throughout the day. Lunch is available for purchase
at both venues and participants must provide their own shotgun shells and safety
glasses for shooting.
Scoring will include a scramble format for golf with every
missed clay bird counting as an additional stroke.
Prizes will provided for best overall team, best golfing
team, best shooting team and there will be raffle and door prizes.
The event is sponsored by both venues and
pre-registration is requested at 607-498-5000, 845-887-4487 or online at www.tennanah.com and www.catskillpheasantry.com or email at
tennanahlake@aol.com or pheasantry@hughes.net
Rain date for the event is September 2.
Occasionally, tight space requirements results in
items being edited out of columns. For full coverage of this column go to
http://bght.blogspot.com This column is
written by Ed Townsend, a consultant to the amateur and professional sport of
golf and to several golf writers associations. If you have a topic that would
make good reading or have league standings or tournament information, Ed can be
reached by phone at 439-8177, via email at edwardctownsend@hotmail.com or by fax at
205-4474. For an expanded version of this column, please visit our Web page. We
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Identification of above photos
North Coast Golf Shows president Joe Stegh, right, with
Golfing Highlights Columnist Ed Townsend at the Somerset, NJ show. -
Local Sullivan County golfers and exhibitors at the Somerset,
NJ North Coast Golf Show include, from the left, Golfing Highlights Columnist Ed
Townsend, golfers Dean Winters, Charlie Winters, Villa Roma Resort Hotel
representative Kelly Mullally and The Concord Monster Director of Golf Mike
Stoltz.
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