Tri County Golf Ranch

*Before I get too far, I have to give credit to my dear friend Chara for writing a book called Eat Like You Love Yourself and creating a podcast called Live Like You Love Yourself . This post was inspired by her. Are golfers not their own worst critics?   And then try to give a golf lesson to someone who is already defeated internally before the lesson even begins.  I've had several students (more than I can count) agree that golf is 99% mental or emotional and then continue to ask for physical corrections.  If you believe in self-fulfilling prophecies, golf will give you plenty of examples.  And then we go back to searching for more distance, more accuracy and of course, my least favorite word, more consistency. The work that needs to be done here is an inside job and it is some of the most difficult, yet rewarding work we can do. Our good friend Tim Kremer's Thought of the Day this morning read, "Improvement is not as much about movement forward as letti...

I almost got lost in the BLACK HOLE of driving range practices. I was playing with new technology on the range and I almost got sucked in...and it took all of my willpower to get me out. During my practice last week, I decided to try the Trackman Combine on our new T4. The Combine is an evaluation of the golfer’s ability to hit 60 shots at various yardages. The golfer hits 3 shots at 60, 70, 80, 90, 100, 120, 140, 160, and  180 yards and then hits 3 drivers. This process is then repeated one time. In usual Trackman fashion, the evaluation tracks club speed, ball speed, angle of attack, spin rate, carry yardage, total yardage, side movement, and distance from pin. You can also view a dispersion report, trajectory report, more club data and probably other reports that I have yet to uncover (that’s how Trackman rolls). While hitting all 60 shots, Trackman give you a  score and eventually assigns you a handicap. Without going into all of my details, I felt pretty good about my 60,...