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Greetings,
I hope you've got a golf event of some kind on your
calendar that'll fire you up. For me to get me fired up to
want to play and practice I
have to get some tournament or event on my calendar.
What will it take to fire you up? A round a
Pebble? Beating your father-
in-law? Breaking 80? Club championship? Figure that
out and do it!
The carrot for me this year is the National
Club Pro Championship in Georgia in early Summer.
We're playing for a $500,000 purse and the top 20
finishers get an invite to the PGA Championship (yes
Tiger will be playing). For me to play my best I have get
in shape, tune up the clubs and play a few rounds
under pressure.
I actually got out the last couple weeks to compete
again. I tried a Nationwide qualifying at Castlewood
and basically forgot how to get the ball into the hole
and shot an 80. Yeck. The
following week I played much better, the 80 it turned
out toughened me up and I played well. I lost in the
second round of match play but I like the way I
played.
If you would like to get toughened up
a bit check out some of these specials in the next
couple of weeks.
Drive for Show and Putt for Dough Golf Schools
In these schools we'll pay particularly close
attention to the "big three clubs", the driver, putter and
wedge.
- Saturday, April 19 Chardonnay GC for $250
- Friday, April 25th "Drive for Show...Dough" Half-
day, 1:00-4:30 at Sonoma GC for $225
Or check out our calendar for our regular schools Sonoma or Napa
Call us at 707-939-0523
Other Specialty Programs
- Short Game School Sunday, April 27 at
Sonoma
GC $300
- Beginner's School, Friday, May 2 at
Chardonnay GC A full day of all the basics for total
beginners or golfers who want to refresh their
fundamentals $250
- Breakthrough Clinic at Chardonnay GC
Saturday, May 10 from 1:00-4:00 $175 with Master the
Mental Game coach Michael Rosso
Please weigh in to share your interests and
comments on the newsletter. You may also want to
check out the blog I write with Mr. Barkow at www.moe
ongolf.blogspot.com or for the wine blog and to
sign up for the Kris
Moe Wines newsletter click here.
Sincerely,
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There isn't a golf tournament more stressful than the
US Open. Besides it being a coveted title the pros
know if they don't strap on their caps right that day they
may shoot 90. Typically the guys who drain a few six
foot putts early for par gain the confidence they need to
get them through the week.
The first thing I look for in a golfer is
their ability to hit wedges (30-50 yards). Most golfers
can only hit a high wedge, and even so, very
inconsistently. Consistency is what we all what and if
you can learn to hit a wedge with controlled
trajectories you'll be on your way. 
All of you and your friends are welcome to these golf
parties I put on. I'm promoting the wine but I also
like to reconnect with many of you and give you a
chance to meet some of the other nice people who
read the golf school newsletter.
Hitting a moving ball could give you an entirely new
sensation of striking a ball, especially if you've played
tennis or hockey. I've gotten some really exciting
results from students doing this drill.
Do you want to hit the golf ball further? One of the keys
to put less backspin on the golf ball by putting less loft
on the clubface. Dennis Mitchell has a great way to
teach golfers how to roll their forearms. We find most
golfers never learn how to do this so I think you'll find
this video very benificial.