about CoachRick’s humble beginnings

My golf story goes like this: I once met a gal, who said “how would you like to go golfing?” Well now she’s my wife and all I do is Teach Golf!   How’s that?  Can you imagine the kind of office I enjoy, when I “go to work”? I have fun telling that story whenever …

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New Rules – what happened to the Old Rules?

  New Rules Golf is the New Standard of Golf Instruction… What happened to the Old Rules?  Is this what you picture when you think of learning the golf swing?  Does it feel like you have to master fifty steps just to swing the golf club?   That’s Old Rules instruction!     Let me ask …

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Money Approach are Exciting!

Money Approach Shots is all about sending the ball to the target from the fairway, rough, or fairway bunker, to get on the green to make the finishing putt. I don’t know about you, but when I see the tour pro make that approach shot to the green to stick it close, I say “Now …

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How SureFire is Your Short Game?

SureFire Short Game is all about giving the ball a chance to get in the hole.  This may be from any of many shots around the green.  The key here is Great Execution from the course condition you face. Why is Phil Michaelson so loved? Almost immediately we think of Phil’s wonderful short game and …

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Is Perfect Putting a Reach too far?

Perfect putting is all about the ability and confidence to stand over every putt with a no-fear knowledge that you will make it happen – ahead of time, to execute and sink every putt. I’m sure that when you hear the sound of the golf ball fall into to the cup, you must have felt …

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about CoachRick’s humble beginnings

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My golf story goes like this:

I once met a gal, who said “how would you like to go golfing?” Well now she’s my wife and all I do is Teach Golf!   How’s that?  Can you imagine the kind of office I enjoy, when I “go to work”?

I have fun telling that story whenever asked about my golf credentials, but there’s more.  I started golfing in about ’95 or ’96 and immediately appreciated the challenge and the joy of making a great shot.  From my humble beginnings of shooting over 130 for a round of golf , I now enjoy a 3 handicap and have become a PGA Class A and USGTF Certified Teaching Professional.  How did I go from over 130 to a 3 handicap – 60 shots, in a dozen years?  …

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Nov
21

New Rules – what happened to the Old Rules?

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Old Rules Golf Instruction

 

New Rules Golf is the New Standard of Golf Instruction… What happened to the Old Rules?  Is this what you picture when you think of learning the golf swing?  Does it feel like you have to master fifty steps just to swing the golf club?   That’s Old Rules instruction!

 

 

Let me ask you, “If handicaps haven’t changed with all the new technology in years, should we golfers continue doing the Same Thing?”  Careful, Einstein calls that Insanity…

UNIQUE

If Everyone is Unique, should we try to make out golf swing like the swing of that great pro?  Is that actually possible to match someone else’s swing exactly?  Can you even get close without frustration?  Are you simply tired of all the effort, time and money spent on the game?

There’s Gotta Be a Better Way – Right?

(Continued on “New Rules Explained”)

 

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Nov
21

Money Approach are Exciting!

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Money Approach Shots is all about sending the ball to the target from the fairway, rough, or fairway bunker, to get on the green to make the finishing putt.

I don’t know about you, but when I see the tour pro make that approach shot to the green to stick it close, I say “Now That’s Money”!  If they make the shot everyone applauds and cheers.  If they don’t get into their scoring range, everyone provides a nice quiet golf clap or none at all.   From down thew fairway, where the shot was taken, that’s the best indicator of how well the shot turned out.  So, the Money Approach shot requires: …

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Nov
21

How SureFire is Your Short Game?

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SureFire Short Game is all about giving the ball a chance to get in the hole.  This may be from any of many shots around the green.  The key here is Great Execution from the course condition you face.

Why is Phil Michaelson so loved? Almost immediately we think of Phil’s wonderful short game and all the great shots we’ve seen over the years.  It’s almost OK for Phil to lose a tournament as long as he’s making the short shots.

Have you ever had the great feeling of chipping in, in front of your golf peers.  Better than the sound of the ball rattling in the cup, is the walk to pull the ball out when the flag is still in the hole!  Now That’s golfing, baby! …

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Nov
21

Is Perfect Putting a Reach too far?

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Perfect putting is all about the ability and confidence to stand over every putt with a no-fear knowledge that you will make it happen – ahead of time, to execute and sink every putt.

I’m sure that when you hear the sound of the golf ball fall into to the cup, you must have felt at one time or another “Now that’s the best sound in the world!”  That emotion at that time is a trigger to help you repeat it again and again!

In order to do that and repeat that time after time, we need: …

 

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