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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1999
Page
8
In the last few years a push for simplicity in golf instruction has grown. Complex ideas from physics and geometry are shunned, creating false hope. True learning requires capable teaching and effort, not claiming the game is trivially simple. A good teacher matters. next time I’ll outline what to look for.
A reader asks if spitting on a clubface before a shot is legal. The pro says any foreign substance like saliva on the clubface is illegal unless wiped off before striking the ball. Recommends reporting to the tournament committee before competition.
For Love of Our Game reviews George Peper’s The Story of Golf and a Jim McKay narrated video. It traces golf’s growth through milestones, heroic feats, equipment advances, course design changes, and rule revisions that shaped the modern game.
Dr. TJ Tomasi, director of the Players School at PGA National in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla, earns selection among Golf Digest's Top 100 Teachers for his recognized teaching excellence.
Jane Blalock weighs in on the LPGA leading the creation of a senior tour for women professionals. Her stance questions delays and argues for prompt action to advance the circuit.
This brief coaching piece explains why hands lose sight during the backswing and how the brain relies on kinesthetic sensing. It advises creating a written blueprint of a good swing and practicing a 21 day drill of closed eye pocket high and 9 o'clock positions to smooth sight to feel transitions.
Birdies and Bogeys Lange Golf in Golden Colorado run by LPGA pro Pat Lange offers adaptable junior clubs. The Shooting Stars Junior Pro set can halve the price of Tykes on Spikes clubs for children under six. For details call (800) 442-2321 or visit www.langegolf.com. The USGA reports over 1,000 amateur reinstatements in 1997 and 1998 with timelines influenced by prize money play and previous violations. For reenstatements contact John Mortissett at (908) 234-2300.
The article notes a planned senior women's tour launching in 2000 with four events and lists potential eligible players such as Sally Little Hollis Stacy Jan Stephenson Nancy Lopez Amy Alcott Beth Daniel Pat Bradley and Betsy King. It warns the LPGA Tour could oppose a TV deal and sponsor reaction if top names defect.
A guide explains Alternate Shot golf where partners alternate hitting one ball. One player tees off on odd holes and the other on even holes, creating a paired format often called four somes in everyday language.
In a champions clinic before the PGA this year pros stressed tempo as the key to every shot. Tony Jacklin won the U S Open after a locker note reading TEMPO, and Sam Snead joked about Hogan’s fast swing to illustrate tempo’s pull. Watching too-fast swings can hinder your own tempo and game.
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