TomTuckerGolf.com
 
Golf Tips Newsletter - Issue 283 - February 5th, 2014
To View In Your Browser   Click Here

 

Prepare to play your best golf by doing something now!

To comment or respond to this newsletter, please click here ttucker@rochester.rr.com

In This Issue  


- Tom's Featured Tip: Get Ready For Outdoor Golf
- Tom's Bonus Tip: Drive For Show - Putt For Dough
- Lesson Comments: What Students Have To Say
- Sponsors: Batavia Country Club   Chestnut Hill Country Club 
Plum Creek Driving Range and PGA AboutGolf.com Golf Simulator 


Click here:  INDOOR GOLF LESSONS  for details on how to improve your game over the winter.

PLUM CREEK DRIVING RANGE IN BATAVIA, NY, IS OPEN ALL YEAR
NEW Equipment & Apparel Sale, Simulator Course Play Specials: http://www.plumcreekdrivingrange.com Call 585-993-0930 or email Mark at plumcreek4@rochester.rr.com to reserve your simulator time!

Buy Gift Certificates for Lessons   Sample Gift Certificate

Golf lessons - Outdoor and Indoor - are available at Plum Creek, please call me at 716 474 3005, email me at ttucker@rochester.rr.com, or visit my website at   http://www.tomtuckergolf.com/lessonrates.html   for details.

Subscribe - http://www.tomtuckergolf.com/signup.html   If you like this newsletter, please do me a favor and forward it to your friends so that they may subscribe, thanks!

The Unsubscribe link is at the bottom of this newsletter.


Tom's Featured Tip:
Get Ready For Outdoor Golf

For the sake of simplicity, all advice on swings and drills is provided from a right handed perspective; lefties .... well, you know what to do!

This is an exciting time of the year, because with some luck we should be outside playing golf in about 75 days. Now is the time to start working on some swing things if you haven't done so already.

I'm going to talk swing things - not fitness things - because I passionately believe that fitness should be a part of your daily routine regardless of the weather. If that's not the case, make a change now.

I could recommend a whole laundry list of things to practice, but I'm keeping this brief so that you'll actually do them. Here's what you should work on for 20 minutes, three or four times per week:
  • Slow motion swings, paying very close attention to four things:
    1. your downswing swing path
    2. your clubface position at impact
    3. your weight distribution at impact
    4. an extended arms position in your early follow through

  • The Impact Drill With a Horizontal Hinge sometimes referred to as the Toe Up to Toe Up Drill - with AlmostGolf balls, not real balls - unless you have the space to shank one and not break anything (that happens once in awhile). Find a way do this drill somewhere. If you don't have a ball striking mat to hit off of, use a carpet remnant; if you don't have a net to hit into, use a blanket or tarp; just find a way to do this drill. Make short, abbreviated swings, concentrating on two things at impact:

    1. weight on the forward foot
    2. good forward shaft lean

    This impact drill is the singlemost best drill to do on a recurring basis - not just during the winter - to keep your ball striking sharp.

  • Putt daily. Stroke putts into something every day for five minutes. Concentrate on form and keeping your head and lower body completely still. This will pay unbelievable dividends.

  • After your putting practice, make 10 fast swings with your driver inverted - gripping it by the neck, not the handle. You can swing on a baseball swing plane (flat) and get the same speed benefit as if you were swinging on your golf swing plane, which should make it easier to find somewhere to practice indoors.

  • JUST DO IT and you'll have a jump start on your buddies!

Love your practice, enjoy your golf, own your swing,

Tom


Tom's Bonus Tip:
Drive For Show - Putt For Dough

For the sake of simplicity, all advice on swings and drills is provided from a right handed perspective; lefties .... well, you know what to do!

Drive for show, putt for dough - we've all heard that statement, but is it true?

Obviously, you won't win any sort of golf competition if you are not an excellent putter, so that skill needs to be honed - but don't neglect swing speed practice.

I saw a stat from the PGA Tour which showed a direct correlation between the length off the tee and earnings.

The moral of the story is get the most out of your drives as well as out of your putting.

Think "swing fast" not "swing hard" when you swing your driver.

Love your practice, enjoy your golf, own your swing,

Tom


Golf Lessons

I conduct lessons at The Plum Creek Driving Range & Practice Facility
there's a link for Plum Creek info here: http://www.tomtuckergolf.com/

Lessons are available for all ages and skill levels, please contact
me - Tom Tucker - at (716) 474 3005 or email me at ttucker@rochester.rr.com
for more information.

Outdoor Lessons Details and Rates:
http://www.tomtuckergolf.com/lessonrates.html

Indoor Lessons Details and Rates:
http://www.tomtuckergolf.com/indoor.html

Driver Fitting Rates:
http://www.tomtuckergolf.com/indoor.html

Testimonials:
http://www.tomtuckergolf.com/testimonials.html


Sponsors

Plum Creek Driving Range and Simulator  Outdoor range and play indoor golf on any of our 40 Simulator Courses. Call 585-993-0930 or email Mark at plumcreek4@rochester.rr.com to reserve time for simulator play or practice!

Batavia Country Club   Pro Shop at Batavia CC open 9am - 4pm daily for memberships, gift certificates, merchandise, apparel, and equipment. Phone orders accepted as well. www.bataviacc.com

Chestnut Hill CC   Great rates, 20 minutes East of Buffalo, NY .

All the best,

Tom Tucker
Teaching Pro, Plum Creek Driving Range & Practice Facility
WGTF ' "Top 100 Golf Teacher"
USGTF Class "A" Teaching Professional
Cell: (716) 474-3005
Email: ttucker@rochester.rr.com
http://www.TomTuckerGolf.com
http://www.usgtf.com/top_100_wgtf.html

"There are no substitutes in the quest for perfection!"
~ Ben Hogan