Cool Weather Greets Golfers
Many of the local golf course
management folks have expressed the fact that it's been a cold spring and the
mixed bag of cooler weather has deterred a good launch of the Sullivan County
golf season.
But the good news is that the grass
is growing, some trees are budding and so its time to tee it up.......hit it
straight and long and lets all enjoy our 2013 golf season.
Golfing Highlights is back for our
13th season and we will continue to provide you with a column filled with golf
league statistics, league standings, tournament information, the happenings on
our local golf courses, new golf equipment, a tip each week from a local golf
professional, a weekly putting tip, Ed's Outlook and golf feature stories.
Special attention this week goes out
to all golf league secretaries and club professionals......remember to get your
weekly golf league highlights to me at 845-439-8177, PO Box 116 Livingston
Manor, NY 12758, by email at edwardctownsend@hotmail.com or by fax at
845-205-4474.
Welcome Back To
Pro Bob Menges
We welcome back to our Golfing
Highlights Column for his 10th year Professional Robert Menges from the Swan
Lake Golf & Country Club who will educate golfers with his weekly
tips.
Bob, 47, started his golf career as
an assistant pro at the Swan Lake Golf Club under then head pro Steve
Eisenberg.
Menges noted that he will be giving
private golf lessons and will conduct Junior Golf Camps during different weeks
this summer. Golfers may call Bob at 845-292-0323.
Golf Tip
By Bob Menges
Spring is finally here. There is
nothing like the smell of fresh cut grass in the air. As we begin our early golf
season, here are some hints to help you get going.
As you get out on the course and
start playing and if you are like me,you get excited and the thrill of low
scores runs through our heads. If you are trying something new with your swing,
be careful not to overload your brain with too many new thoughts. Sometimes when
you think too much your body may shut down physically. I would suggest going
back to the beginning.
Remember the three fundamentals a
good golfer tries to repeat each time he or she swings, grip, aim and set up.
First always be sure you are gripping the club properly and try to maintain a
light grip pressure. A big fault for early golf is to become frustrated at bad
shots and start gripping the club too hard and then your arms and hands will not
be able to help you swing the club.
When you set up, work on your posture
and remember to keep your feet closer together than you think. For iron shots,
the outsides of your feet should be shoulder width apart, and for hybrids and
woods, the insides of your feet should be shoulder width apart. When your stance
gets too wide, you have a tendency to slide your hips instead of rotating them.
Try to let your arms hang underneath your shoulders to allow for less tension in
your forearms.
Golf is a target game, so always try
to aim at something for every shot. Try to develop a pre shot routine by
standing behind the ball and picking a target, then walk around to the side of
the ball and get set up parcel to your target line.
Remember spring golf is the time to
develop good habits that will make you become a better golfer as the summer gets
closer. The goal is to steadily improve as the year goes on.
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 by telephone at 845-292-0323 or via
email at menges@hughes.net
The
Putting Tip
By
Joe Bermel
We welcome back for the third year
the world famous "Putting Doctor" Joe Bermel.
Joe will entertain us about the
importance of putting to the entire game of golf.
Putting: A Pragmatic
Approach:
How important is putting to the
entire game of golf? We cannot understate it......on average 43% of the total
score is putting. For a golfer to tangibly raise the skill level of their
putting game, they must understand, and be committed to apply, all of the Keys
To Good Consistent Putting.
Absolute Key # 1 is organization of
your mind. What are we going to do and how are we going to go about doing it. A
clear organized mind is paramount.
Key # 2 is a specific, exacting,
methodical PPR (Pre-Putt Routine). A great PPR is always
airtight.
Key # 3 is that of a triangle. Your
eyes see the distance between the ball and the hole. A signal is sent to your
mind. Your mind sends a signal to the muscles in your fingers for the amount of
acceleration for the desired distance you want the ball to travel...EYES, MIND,
HAND.
Joe is available for private lessons,
group, corporate, organizations and golf shows-tournament. His special edition
DVD "How To Putt Well" is available by calling 631-589-1384, at his web site
www.ThePuttingDoctor.com or by email at
joe@theputtingdoctor.com
Manager & Half
Price Membership
At Twin Village GC
The Roscoe Twin Village Golf Club has
announced that Katie Doyle will be the full-time manager at the club this year.
She has soda, water, candy for sale and is starting out with a small food
menu.
The club also announced that the half
price membership promotion for people that have never been a member has been
continued for this season.
Call Chuck Husson at 607-498-5557 for
membership information.
The golf club can reached at
607-498-5829.
Most Local Courses
Have Spring Rates
Most of our area golf courses are now
open featuring reduced spring golf rates.
Many leagues have also started their
2013 season.
Call the course you are interested
playing at for this information.
Ed's Outlook
The R&A and the UNGA has laid out
their plans to ban the anchoring of long putters.
The PGA Tour and the PGA of America
have voiced their opinion that they do not think this is good for golf and they
have gone so far as to say that the PGA Tour may invoke a local rule
that would allow anchoring.
Looks like all that is needed now is
for the European Tour to follow suit so that the R&A and USGA ban wouldn't
hold much weight......but the European Tour has indicated that it wasn't as big
a deal to them as it was in America so they planned on following the R&A's
ban on anchoring.
Stay tuned for more on this new golf
controversy.
Golf Events
May 4, 2ed Rock Hill Ambulance Corps.
Annual Pearl Dumond Memorial Scholarship Golf Tournament, Tarry Brae Golf
Course, call Tom Burgursky at 845-798-0549 or Marc Strauss at
914-799-1705.
May 10, Mamakating Lions Club
Tournament, Tarry Brae Golf Course, call 845-434-2620.
May 20, New Hope Community 3ed Annual
Wallace Berkowitz Tournament, Grossinger's Country Club, call Laura Morace at
845-434-8300, ext. 318.
June 1, Dave Currier Memorial 8 a.m.
start, Swan Lake Golf & Country Club, contact Joe Currier at
845-252-7358.
June 1, Mike Schulte Memorial 2 p.m.
start, Swan Lake Golf & Country Club, contact Charlie Schadt at
845-798-2452.
June 7, Monticello PBA Tournament,
Lochmor Golf Course, call 845-434-1257.
June 7, 7th Annual Jake Hulse Memorial
8 a.m. start, Swan Lake Golf & Country Club, contact Bill Hulse at
845-292-0438.
June 7, 2013 Pro-Am Tournament to
benefit Occupations Inc. At the Golf Club at Mansion Ridge. Information at
parchiere@occupations.org
June 8, Jake Classic Golf Tournament,
Tarry Brae Golf Course, call 845-434-2620.
June 9, Shady Acres Hunting Club
Tournament, Tennanah Lake Golf Course, call 607-498-5502.
June 9, Jeffersonville Lions Club
Tournament, 1 p.m. start, Swan Lake Golf & Country Club. Contact Doug Immoor
at 845-482-5094.
June 15, Bill Carlson Memorial, Tarry
Brae Golf Course, call 845-434-2620.
June 29, Town of Callicoon Republican
Party Tournament, 1 p.m. start, contact Bonnie Hubert at
845-482-5390.
June 30, Pars For Parkinson Tournament,
Tarry Brae Golf Course, call 845-434-2620.
July 13, Friends Outing, 8 a.m. start,
Swan Lake Golf & Country Club, call 845-292-0323.
July 19, Country Store Youth Foundation
Tournament, Tennanah Lake Golf Course, call 07-498-5502.
July 20, Liberty Elks Tournament,
Tennanah Lake Golf Course, call 607-498-5502.
July 21, Fallsburg Lions Tournament,
Tarry Brae Golf Course, call 845-434-2620.
July 21, Swan Lake Fire Company
Tournament, 1 p.m. start, Swan Lake Golf & Country Club, call
845-292-0323.
July 27, Billy Moran Memorial Golf
Tournament, Tennanah Lake Golf Course, call 607-498-5502.
July 28, Roscoe Kiwanis Tournament,
Tennanah Lake Golf Course, call 607-498-5502.
August 4, St. Georges Church
Tournament, 1 p.m. start, Swan Lake Golf & Country Club, contact Bill
Moloney at 845-482-5625.
August 10, Tennanah Lake & Catskill
Pheasantry Pull & Putt Tournament, Tennanah Lake Golf Course, call
607-498-5502.
August 12, Hospice Annual Golf Outing,
The Powelton Club, Newburgh, contact gloria@hospiceoforange.com at call
845-561-5362, ext. 366.
August 25, Roscoe/Rockland Fire
Department Tournament, Tennanah Lake Golf Course, call
607-498-5502.
Sept. 15, Methol Hunting Club
Tournament, Tennanah Lake Golf Course, call 607-498-5502.
Sept. 21, Kathy McMichael Memorial
Tournament, Tennanah Lake Golf Course, call 607-498-5502.
Ed Townsend is a PR consultant to the
sport of golf. Ed writes and compiles the information for this column. If you
have league and tournament information, shoot a hole-in-one or even shoot your
age, let Ed know at 845-439-8177, email at edwardctownsend@hotmail.com or fax at
845-205-4474. View this column and all of Ed's pictures at
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