In The Clubhouse

by Charley Coppola

General Manager, Asa Jennings passed this on to me. It was written by local Sacramento Golf Writer, Ad Agency Owner and ESPN Correspondent, Frank LaRosa:

"It was inevitable that I’d be looking back in order to look forward on a recent visit to Mather Golf Course. It was a few too-many years ago that I teed it up for the first time. I was living at Mather AFB and my father was an aircraft commander flying B-52’s all around the worked. I lived about a half mile from the course and played often that first summers.

I hope I appear to have aged as well as Mather because the course has matured in much better condition than I remember. The layout is challenging, the greens top notch and the service same with a smile.

General Manager, Asa Jennings, has preserved the military theme with old photos, artifacts, and other subtle tributes to "back in the day" when the Air Force base population was at its peak. Mather Field was established as an airfield and pilot training school in 1918. Over the years it supported small military units and was used for pilot and navigator training.

In 1958, the Strategic Air Command assigned a B-52 squadron to Mather and pilots and crews were "on alert" 24/7 and in the event of a global crisis, could be fully operational and in the air in mere minutes.

Mather operated its own housing, schools, hospital and recreational facilities in addition to being an operational air field. In 1959, and Irish designer, Jack Fleming designed a golf course to take advantage of natural wildlife and wide-open terrain. Some describe Mather as a "long course," and while some of the par-4’s are a bit of a handful, I find much of the distance offset by fairways with a lot of roll out.

Although I was on "memory-high," I was able to remain grounded as I surveyed the golf course. My observations were backed-up by the rest of my foursome. Each compliment about the course conditioning was trumped by another about the fun factor.

Mather is all there in front of you. There are no hidden dangers.The result is a course with room to miss off the tee and still score well. It’s challenging . . . yet playable. Our comments kept coming back to one. In a word, it was "fun!

Fun is important to Jennings as he regularly schedules events that reach out to the surrounding community with special tournaments, art shows, veterans’ events, and more. Mather’s 50th anniversary was celebrated in 2009 and the term "oldie but goodie comes to mind."

For more information or to schedule a tee time, visit: www.playmather.com, or call 916-364-4354.

In a future issue, I will interview the first Mather Golf Course Pro. Lonnie. Stay tuned because Lonnie knows how the course was built from the ground up. I promise that it will be a very interesting story.

Draz Gloves? What’s a Draz?

At first, and as always when receiving new products, the Red Light Blinks and the Siren goes off. My first thought is . . . "What’s this going to do for my Buddies who read this column. Help them. Hinder them? Waste their hard earned Moolah"? It’s a rarity that something so simple and effective as the Draz Athletic Glove comes along.

Ryan Winther holds the World Record for the fastest golf swing at an astounding 166 MPH. That’s faster than any swing on the PGA Tour.. His longest drive on record is 565 yards. Whew!

He started with Draz in June of 2008 with a measured speed of 137 MPH, He picked up 4 MPH by July 2008. By November 2008 his swing speed was clocked at 154 MPH.

Ryan and I met at the Bing Maloney practice tee in Sacramento last month and he demonstrated how the Draz Gloves will increase my swing speed by 30 MPH. He also put on a little exhibition for those who were there banging balls. His swing speed was so fast that it was a b-l-u-r. Really, we could not see it happen. Ryan was hitting balls out of the driving range. An attendant at the range came by and asked if he would not do that any longer since they discourage balls going over the fence. I said, "These are my golf balls, not range balls." He said, "OK," and stood there in amazement as we all did as Ryan pounded ball-after-ball out of sight. His 9 iron went close to the 200 yard marker. Whew!

So, what does this all mean to you, and me? It means this. . . My swing speed has increased to the point where I am hitting balls an average of 21 yards farther and straighter than ever before. Last round I played with my Bud, Pete Willover, a couple of my drives were very close to his and he is the longest in our foursome by some 20-25 yards. Or, at least he was since I out drove him on one hole by 23 yards.

Last month at Wild Horse Golf Course in Davis, CA., I shot a two over 74. My third lowest score ever. I know that the Draz Gloves had a part in that low score. I hit thirteen fairways, long and true. But more so, the product was a big part of the learning lesson in golf to aid me in hitting my irons longer and truer than ever before. My P-W is now an average of 10-13 yards longer and other irons reflect the same distance improvement.

Draz Gloves are very simple to use. 10 minutes every-other-day and you are good to go farther than you’ve ever gone before. To get yours go to: www.drazathletics.com. You’ll be glad you did.

Frequently Asked Questions About Titleist Golf Ball Education, Selection And Fitting:

1). What Is The Titleist Golf Ball Fitting Methodology?

The Titleist Golf Ball Fitting methodology is more accurately described as Titleist Golf Ball Education, Selection and Fitting, and focuses on educating golfers and recommending a Titleist golf ball that will help them shoot lower scores. Titleist golf ball education is rooted in the basis that all Titleist golf balls are long and that round-by-round analysis shows that more shots are taken into and around the green than off the tee. Proper golf ball fitting includes all shots, and should focus first on shots to the green. The Initial Selection Process asks the golfer about his or her playing characteristics, and recommends a Titleist golf ball and an alternative Titleist golf ball for them to try. The On-Course Evaluation Process is conducted by the player and is green-to-tee in its comparison process. Golfers should compare golf balls first on partial swing iron shots hit into and around the green, followed by full swing iron shots, and finally hitting from the tee with the driver. This methodology determines the highest performing ball for a golfer’s total game, not on just one shot. Final selection is made by the golfer based on performance and results following the On-Course Evaluation.

2). How Should I Conduct My On-Course Evaluation?

The best way to compare golf balls is on the golf course, using the Titleist Evaluation Scorecard to track performance differences, and conducting the evaluation green-to-tee. Golf ball performance differences are measurable via score, greens hit in regulation, proximity to the hole, and fairways hit. "Green-to-tee" means the evaluation is conducted hitting partial swing shots to the green first and working back to full swing shots to the green, followed by longer shots and concluding the evaluation on the tee with the driver. This process can be conducted during a normal round of play, by tracking fairways hit, greens hit in regulation and proximity to hole on approach shots. Another option is to play one model golf ball for nine holes and do the same with the secondary recommendation on the back nine. Additionally, feel preference is a part of the on-course evaluation process as it relates to confidence in shot making ability. If both balls perform equally during your evaluation, consider taking a more in-depth on-course evaluation using the Advanced Scorecard found on-line at www.Titleist.com.

3). Is A Launch Monitor Necessary For Golf Ball Fitting?

No. The goal of Titleist Golf Ball Education, Selection and Fitting is to assist golfers in finding the best ball that will help them shoot lower scores. Titleist’s green-to-tee methodology takes into account every type of golfer, and is based on how Titleist fits its tour players. First, all Titleist golf balls are long tee-to-green. Second, launch monitors are typically used to help maximize driver distance. Ball selection for distance is not game changing or score changing. Proper golf ball fitting takes all shots into consideration, but focuses on the score changing shots into and around the green.

4). Can Lower Swing Speed Players Benefit From PRro V1/Pro V1x?

Pro V1 and Pro V1x are Titleist’s tour performance golf balls designed for all swing speed players. All Titleist golf balls are long – regardless of swing speed. Differences between models off the driver for swing speeds ranging from tour players (near 110 mph) down to lower speed players (in the 80s mph) are less than 4 yards - and that distance is not game changing or score changing. Game changing differences are found on the scoring shots into and around the green, and the Pro V1 and Pro V1x offer the most performance control on all shots. Golfers of all skill levels and swing speeds play Pro V1 because of this real performance benefit.

5). What Will Help Me Lower My Scores Most – Longer Distance Or Hitting More Greens In Regulation?

All Titleist golf balls are long at all swing speeds. Differences between models off the driver for swing speeds ranging from tour players (near 110 mph) down to lower speed players (in the 80s mph) are less than 4 yards - and that distance is not game changing or score changing. Hitting more greens in regulation is game changing, and continuing to develop a more consistent short game will provide golfers with the best opportunity to lower their scores. Game changing distance is potentially obtainable through physical fitness, swing improvements and club fitting.

6). How Come Titliest Doesn’t Offer A "Lady" Golf Ball?

Because a golf ball does not know who is hitting it, Titleist designs golf balls for all golfers. Women have varied launch conditions, just like men, so Titleist golf balls are designed for the golfers’ swing characteristics, not their gender.

7). How Important Is Compression?

Ball compression should not be a factor in determining the best ball for you. In fact, no single element of design can be used by itself to predict performance or best fit a golfer. The Titleist golf ball line has a range of compressions and all are long at all swing speeds. Finding the best ball for you should be results focused - helping you shoot your lowest scores.

8). Do More Layers In A Golf Ball Mean Better Permorance?

More pieces, layers, or dimples do not necessarily mean better performance or lower scores. The performance characteristics of every golf ball are determined by the combination of all of the elements of its design – its construction, materials and aerodynamic specifications. No single element of design can independently predict performance or best fit a golfer.

9). What Is Titleist’s Longest Ball?

All Titleist golf balls are long and distance differences between models off the driver for swing speeds ranging from tour players (near 110 mph) down to lower speed players (in the 80s mph) are less than 4 yards. All Titleist golf balls are bound by the USGA with respect to how long they can be. Titleist recommends you choose the golf ball that helps you score the best and not by which goes the farthest.

10). How Does The New Groove Rule Impact Me?

For most golfers, the recommended and alternative Titleist golf balls found during the initial selection process will not change. The new groove rule reduces spin on shots from the rough. The spin difference between the current Spin Milled grooves and the new Condition of Competition grooves varies based on the lie of the ball and the players swing. If and when you need to make the switch to the new grooves, 2024 for most amateur players, you can do an on-course evaluation comparison then.

11). What If Price Is a Consideration?

Titleist Golf Ball Education, Selection and Fitting is a performance based process, and Titleist believes its golf balls are a great value for the performance they provide. In performance fitting, price is not a consideration, and valuing performance over cost will likely help golfers shoot lower scores and enjoy the game more. The performance of the multi-layer, urethane covered Titleist Pro V1 and Pro V1x will allow golfers the best short game control and best opportunity to lower their score. However, players seeking to reduce the out-of-pocket cost compared to Pro V1 should consider the Titleist NXT Tour. The NXT Tour provides the best scoring performance without a urethane cover. When price is the key consideration in your golf ball selection process, you are sacrificing some performance benefit. Titleist offers the DT SoLo to those golfers who prefer Titleist quality, yet highly prioritize price and are willing to sacrifice some level performance compared to other Titleist golf balls.

12). How Does Titleist Golf Ball Fitting Compare To The Competion?

All urethane multi-layer golf balls do not perform the same. Differences in golf balls are most noticeable on shots into and around the green. Take your recommended Titleist golf balls and compare them on course to find the best Titleist ball for you. The same on-course evaluation process can be used to compare the chosen Titleist ball with your current ball. Ultimately, select the ball that helps you shoot lower scores.

Golf Ball Fitting According to Titleist

Titleist’s commitment to golf ball fitting has been evident and present for over a decade and the #1 ball in golf launched its latest green-to-tee on-course, mobile, on-line and in-shop Golf Ball Fitting initiatives this Spring.

Selecting the best golf ball for your game is important, because it's the only piece of equipment used for every shot in your round. It is individually based upon the personal performance preferences by each golfer and the most effective place to be fit for a golf ball is on a golf course.

Golf ball selection should take into account the golfer's entire game green-through-tee, and for most golfers, a priority should be placed on scoring performance into and around the green. Many golfers tested are surprised to see and experience how subtle differences in golf ball performance, as well as improved control with scoring shots can help them to lower their scores.

Less than a decade ago, most golf balls played on the PGA Tour were a poor fit for the vast majority of amateur golfers. While Tour players benefited from the spin and exceptional soft feel of wound balata golf balls, these were not the best performing for most golfers due to poor durability, as well as high driver and iron spin.

Since most average golfers produce unintentional hook or slice sidespin, playing with a wound balata golf ball often resulted in excessive sidespin for reduced accuracy and shorter distance. The short game advantage of the scoring spin was not enough to offset the sacrifices in durability, accuracy and distance for most amateurs. Tour players and highly skilled golfers did not suffer the durability or direction sacrifices, and were willing to trade off some driver distance for improved scoring spin.

The golf balls played today on the PGA Tour are, in fact, the best fit for most amateur golfers. Golfers no longer have to trade distance and durability attributes for spin, feel and control into and around the green. Today's solid, multi-layer urethane-covered constructions, like the Titleist Pro V1 and Pro V1x, provide the long game performance of a two-piece distance golf ball and the short game performance of a wound balata golf ball.

Pro V1 and Pro V1x are extremely durable, produce low spin on drives to provide straighter and longer shots, as well as provide high scoring spin for excellent control and short game performance. Both Tour Players and amateur golfers can now play the same golf ball to achieve maximum performance on all types of shots without making sacrifices in the areas of distance and durability.

Designed to help golfers of all swing speeds and skill levels shoot lower scores by providing optimal distance on full shots, precise distance, trajectory and spin control on partial shots, as well as soft feel, Pro V1 and Pro V1x are manufactured to be the most consistent and highest quality golf ball products available to golfers.

Golf ball fitting should be conducted from green-to-tee, rather than solely rely on launch monitor data derived with a driver. Tee shots with a driver represent approximately 14 of the 70, 80 or 90 or more shots of all other types hit per round. Maximizing driver distance only demonstrates what golf ball you hit the longest off the tee. It will not by itself assist the golfer in lowering his or her score.

The #1 goal for almost all golfers, whether they are Tour Players, Serious Amateurs or Recreational golfers, is to shoot lower scores. Whether they are in a competitive tournament, a friendly nassau or trying to beat their personal best round, golfers want to lower their score.

Based upon extensive research with over 5,000 golfers conducted on titleist.com, over 70% of the respondents identified short game performance as the primary area of their game that would help them achieve lower scores. As a result, most golfers would be best fit by choosing a golf ball based on its performance into and around the green, with driver distance serving as a secondary consideration.

MJ Impulse Specialty Eyewear Company Strobe Glasses Improves the Way Athletes Visually Perform.

Most athletes want to shed their eyewear when training, but there are those who are discovering that wearing glasses can actually make them better athletes. That’s if they are wearing a new revolutionary technology eyewear by MJ Impulse. These patented made strobe glasses are a training tool that improves the way athletes visually perform.

The basic premise of the glasses is to stress or load the visual perceptual, visual motor and visual proprioceptive systems during training so that the athlete can be better prepared for competition.

"Athletes have trained using strobe lights in dark rooms for many years," said MJ Impulse CEO Ben White". However, the athletes were confined to small training areas. Our glasses allow athletes, for the first time ever, to work out in real time and in real training scenarios."

The glasses help athletes achieve better visual concentration, eye-hand coordination and proprioceptive balance. With consistent training of at least three times a week, athletes typically see improvement within 5 to 7 weeks.

"The Impulse strobe glasses should be in every athlete and coaches training bag," said Ophthalmologist Dr. Tom Wilson. "No other single tool can have such a positive influence on athletic performance.
To see this unique product visit: www.mjimpulse.com.

Introducing The Newest Cobra Hybrid’s, Fairway Wood And Irons.

Award-winning iron and iron-hybrid integrated sets promote maximum forgiveness, accuracy and distance

Cobra Golf unveils the new high-performance Cobra S2 Max in both iron and iron-hybrid integrated sets. While both sets are designed for maximum forgiveness and high launch for mid- to high-handicap players, the S2 Max Iron-Hybrid Set features Baffler-style hybrids that provide proper distance gapping throughout the set for players who prefer hitting forgiving hybrids over long irons.

"The new Cobra S2 Max Irons and Iron-Hybrid Set are truly the ultimate in super game-improvement clubs," said Brian Zender, General Manager of Cobra Golf. "The combination of the Baffler-inspired hybrids and low-profile, wide-sole irons in the S2 Max Iron-Hybrid Set provides superior forgiveness and accuracy. The iron-hybrid set is also designed to provide consistent distance gaps to promote reliable distance from each club in the set. The fact that the Cobra S2 Max line received a Gold Award in the 2010 Golf Digest Hot List is a testament to its superior performance and forgiveness. The S2 Max was also named category leader for Look, Sound and Feel, which speaks to the quality of these game-improvement clubs. Golfers will experience the highest level of forgiveness that Cobra offers and will play with more confidence from the fairway and rough."

Cobra S2 Max Iron-Hybrid Set.

For golfers who prefer the increased forgiveness of hybrids to hit long shots, the Cobra S2 Max Iron-Hybrid Set is offered with hybrids as long-iron replacements. The Baffler-style hybrids are ideal for mid- to high-handicap players seeking maximum forgiveness in a set. The clubface features Cobra's exclusive 9 Point Face Technology, which helps increase ball speeds on shots hit across the face. The iron-hybrid set offers consistent distance gapping from one club to the next throughout the set, so the transition from iron to hybrids provides consistent, reliable distances.

"The Cobra S2 Max Iron-Hybrid Integrated Set has been specifically designed and tested to achieve correct and consistent distance gaps between clubs," said Tom Preece, Vice President of Research & Development for Cobra Golf. "The set comes pre-customized with hybrids and irons, so players don't have to choose which irons need to be replaced by hybrids. In addition, the hybrids were designed utilizing the technology of our No. 1-selling Baffler hybrid and provide the superior forgiveness, accuracy and versatility that mid- to high-handicap golfers desire."

9 Point Face Technology:

9 Point Face Technology offers improved forgiveness and accuracy across the clubface due to a larger sweet zone.

Low-Profile Irons with Baffler-Style Hybrids:

Wide-sole, low-profile irons increase forgiveness and provide high launch. Deep-face hybrids provide a large sweet zone and high MOI for maximum forgiveness.

Consistent Distance Gapping:

From long hybrids to short irons, the S2 Max Iron-Hybrid Set is designed to provide consistent and reliable distances from one club to the next.

The Cobra S2 Max Iron-Hybrid Set is available in two sets for men, along with Women's and Seniors'/Lite:

Gap and sand wedges are also available separately for any version of the set. All clubs have Golf Pride grips.

The Cobra S2 Max Iron-Hybrid sets are shipping to golf retailers now.

Cobra S2 Max Irons

The Cobra S2 Max Irons offer improved forgiveness, accuracy and distance for super game improvement. An expanded sweet zone – from Cobra's exclusive 9 Point Face Technology – helps generate consistent ball speed across the entire clubface. The cavity back design complements the wide-sole, low-profile design in this set, to promote maximum forgiveness and a higher launch.

9 Point Face Technology:

The Cobra S2 Max Irons are available in men's high-launch Aldila DVS-HL graphite shaft as well as and lightweight FST steel shafts (4-PW, GW) and women's and seniors' Aldila DVS-HL graphite shafts (5-PW, GW, SW) – with Golf Pride grips.

The Cobra S2 Max irons are shipping to golf retailers now, with a suggested retail price of $500 for steel and $630 for graphite.

For more information about the Cobra S2 Max Irons and Cobra S2 Max Iron-Hybrid Integrated Set, visit us online at www.cobragolf.com, or contact Cobra Customer Service (800-917-3300) or Todd Colburn, Director of Cobra Global Marketing (760-930-2160).

SeeMore Introduces new mSeries Putters – m6, m7, and m8

New Designs added to 100% milled stainless line up. Made in the USA!

The SeeMore Putter Company introduces three new putter designs to the mSeries family for 2010. The new putters combine the proprietary and proven alignment benefits of SeeMore’s RifleScope Technology (RST), with the finest materials in putters that are 100% handcrafted and precision milled from pure investment grade 303 stainless steel.

The m6 is a classic 2-way blade putter, a throw back design to the great putters of the past. The m7 is a beautiful, classic blade, a tour inspired design based on the best features of SeeMore’s popular m1 and m2 blades but with a back heel cut-away for great balance and sleek optics.

The m8 represents a hybrid design, offering a shape that will appeal to golfers seeking a deeper blade or a small mallet. The m7 and m8 are the first mSeries putters to also come standard with a softer milled aluminum face insert.

The mSeries is all about offering a wide variety of precision milled designs to the best amateur and professional players in the world, in a way that will allow them to benefit from the proven alignment features of RifleScope Technology in a shape that is uniquely comfortable to them," - said Jim Grundberg, SeeMore Managing Partner.

The new m6 will sell for $275, and the m7 and m8 will sell for $325. Available at once.

RST Technology

SeeMore’s patented RST, known by a visible gun sight on the top line, allows the golfer to set up the putter perfectly each and every time in relation to the intended target line. This is accomplished by lining up the black bottom portion of the shaft between two white lines and covering a signature red dot on the heel of the top line. The process is like locking radar onto a target. The two parallel white sight lines frame the shaft and serve as an indicator that the golfer is in perfect position to make a consistent and reliable stroke.

Golf’s Next Frontier

The SiSeries putters feature a cast 303 stainless steel body with a dark nickel plated finish and milled face. The thermoplastic insert offers a consistent and precise soft feel and controlled roll, and also allows the putter to have a higher Moment of Inertia and expanded sweet spot with more weight positioned away from the face and around the perimeter of the putter. Headweight is 330 grams on the Si1 and 340 grams on the Si2 and Si3. Standard loft is 3 degrees. Standard lie angle is 70 degrees. Standard grip is a Winn red and black AVS midsize putter grip. "SeeMore owns the most important precision game improvement technology in putting. We will optimize the power of our patents and brand name with this exciting new line of SiSeries putters," says Jim Grundberg, Managing Partner for SeeMore. "The next frontier of game improvement in golf is taking place on the greens, and SeeMore alignment technology is leading the way.

SeeMore Statistics

In 2009, five players using SeeMore putters on a regular basis on the PGA Tour finished in the top 80 positions on the money list. All told 10 players in the final 125 on the money list used SeeMore’s patented and proven RifleScope alignment technology at key times during the season, including 3 victories and eleven top 10 finishes. SeeMore also had 2 of the top 20 on the final 2009 LPGA Tour Money list use its putters prominently, including a Victory at the J Golf Phoenix LPGA International.

SeeMore originally became recognized when Payne Stewart won the 1999 U.S. Open playing a SeeMore putter. Stewart one-putted the last three holes to win the championship by one stroke. He sunk what’s considered to be the longest putt in Open history on the 18th hole to win the tournament. Stewart also won the putting title for fewest putts per round over the entire 1999 season. The brand was re-launched in 2007, and immediately regained worldwide prominence as Zach Johnson used a SeeMore FGP to win the 2007 Masters. Johnson also set the all-time putting record on the Nationwide Tour for the entire season in 2003 (1.699 putts/GIR).

The major story in 2009 on tour for SeeMore was the continued excellence of Johnson finishing 4th on the PGA Tour Money List with earnings of $4.7 million, a new career high. He established himself as one of the greatest players in the world with 3 victories over a 12-month stretch, including the 2008 and 2009 Valero Texas Opens and the 2009 Sony Hawaiian Open, to add to his 2007 Masters victory and 6 overall tour titles. He also recorded the lowest round of the year on the PGA Tour in 2009, a 60 in the 3d round at the Texas Open, which makes him the only player in the history of the PGA tour to have 2 career rounds of 60 or better, his first 60 coming in the 3d round of the 2007 Tour Championship at East Lake. Johnson’s pair of 60’s is the last 2 rounds of 60 or better on the entire PGA tour.

SeeMore’s newly redesigned website at www.seemore.com and new www.seemoreputtersblog.com has many new features including videos about the proprietary SeeMore putting system and its proven and patented RST alignment system as well as news about SeeMore’s remarkable legacy and Tour success. SeeMore putters are custom made in Franklin, TN.

The New Eazy Bag - From LT Is A Jewel In Cart Bags: Eazy Bag Golf Eliminates A Lost Club. Eazy Bag Eliminates, Club Tangling. Eazy Bag Eliminates Club Damage. The Eazy Bag Eliminates Carrying The Bag To The Cart.

It all started when founder Dr. Tim Dylina's wife, Lisa, questioned the design of her new golf bag. She felt it was difficult to get her clubs out of and into the bag and with her arm problems it was painful to her. Her husband Dr. Tim Dylina, a lifelong golfer, asked her how she would redesign it to make it better. With her concerns in mind, he then designed a golf bag specifically to provide advantages for women, seniors, golf cart riders and pull cart users. The Eazy Bag from LT Golf was born.

The Eazy Bag is a golf bag specially designed for the golf cart with special fasteners to keep the bag secure without the normal strap across the front. Its unique front club access allows you to remove or replace clubs without lifting the club up and over the top of the bag. This greatly reduces the strain on the shoulders and back during the round of golf.

Other features include a club lock system that keeps the clubs in place on the top and bottom with a soft, yet secure, hold onto graphite or steel shafts. Recessed divots in the bag bottom guide the clubs into place, prevent clubs from banging together and immediately identify any missing clubs.

The Eazy Bag provides ample pockets for personal items, wind breakers, balls, golf tools and personal items. It features a 15" x 3" front opening for easy club access and removal, and holds up to 14 clubs 
ensuring proper club count for tournament play. The Eazy Bag has wheels on its base that allow for limited lifting or carrying. This alleviates hand, arm and shoulder problems created by lifting arms above the shoulder. Each bag comes with an easy clear, heavy vinyl rain bubble that protects your clubs from the elements, and the easy zip front allows clubs to pass through the front while your other clubs stay 
protected under the cover.

The Eazy Bag is designed to take the frustrations out of normal cart bag and to allow you to enjoy your golf game well into the future.

For more information on The Eazy Bag, contact: LT Golf, PO Box 4957, Kerrville, Texas 78029, www.ltgolf.com, Email: info@LTGolfBags.com.

I Wanted To Pass This Interesting Information On To You All. It’s From Henry-Griffitts MasterClub Fitter, Gaylord Rhodes Who Is Also The General Manager At Wild Horse GC In Davis, CA.

"Wanted to Thank Jim for the following article. As a Master HG Fitter like Jim I have been teaching and fitting students for 20 years. Having tried the tech stuff as early as 1990 I can attest to the fact that video analysis is the least effective way to teach golf. Comparing a student to anyone(especially a pro) is a process that leads to a very frustrating learning experience as the student tries to compare their swing positions to those of professionals . Their are no positions in a motion, there is simply a best balanced motion that each student should strive to learn as they continue to work on improving their impact positon... (the moment of truth in golf). Balance and proper impact are the two fundamentals that all great players share and should be the focus for all golfers trying to improve their swings.

Feed back is fundamental to learning.

Each student has a unique motion and helping them achieve their best balanced motion is the key to helping them play their best. Without the proper equipment balance is always compromised as the student attempts to make the club work at the expense of their overall motion. The biggest factor that most students struggle with is getting proper feed back as they learn. If the clubs they are using don't reward their attempt to improve their swing motion they end up compensating their swing to make the club work.....( example: in an attempt to cure their slice they buy a driver that is designed to hook and the struggles and compensations continue.) Fitting each student with proper loft, shafts, lengths, lie angles etc. is fundamental to helping them achieve their best balanced motion, improving their understanding of impact and ultimately their enjoyment of the game..
Fairways and greens,
Gaylord

Pursuing Perfection

I had the opportunity to sit and watch the Memorial Tournament a couple of Saturdays ago. Just my luck, there was a weather delay and play had been suspended. Jack Nicklaus was in the tower with Jim Nantz and Nick Faldo. There was some dead air to fill and as they talked about things other than the play on the course, two comments really hit me.

Nantz was talking about all the swing analysis technology available to the modern players. Jack responded that this would have driven him and the rest of the players in his day pretty crazy. He indicated that each guy had his own method of setting up and making a swing. He also pointed out that everyone was pretty much in the same place through impact even though they arrived there in decidedly different ways.

Then Nick chimed in. He said that Tour Players are bad swing models. They have great hands and hit a lot of golf balls. Amateurs shouldn't be trying to copy what they see them do.

This seems brutally honest and it certainly does not support the use of swing technology, at least in the manner in which it is commonly used. Lines are drawn on the screen showing the positions Tiger, or Phil, or Justin, or whoever are getting into. Then there is a comparison between those positions and what the student is doing. The underlying message is: If you achieve these positions, you will achieve their results. In most cases, nothing could be farther from the truth.

It seems to me that a more effective method would be building on the strengths of your students by rewarding them for their strongest swings. That would be their strongest swing, not Graeme McDowell's! Jim Hofmeister, HG Master Golf Clubfitter. Find out more about Henry-Griffitts Golf Clubs by loging on to: www.henrygriffits.com.

Grab A Copy Of The All New Golf Today Magazine At Golf Courses Across California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, Washington and Oregon. When you pick up a copy, you will immediately notice that the new Golf Today Magazine carries more weight. Not only weight with the new heavier and brighter paper, but weight in the content. Weight in the distribution. Weight in the longevity.

But Wait! Here’s more . . .

Bob Koczor, Publisher, Editor and Owner of Golf Today Magazine will be celebrating his 24 years of continuous monthly publication this coming September. In my 18 years with Bob, I’ve not seen a Regional Golf Magazine that even comes close. Kudos, Bob! Pretty amazing stuff and looking forward to sharing the big one, your 25th next September.

I’m outta’ here!