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“Ever Hit a Hole-In-One” I have never discussed the data on hole-in-one golf shots. There are strict requirements that must be met before they are officially counted! Every year around 2 billion golf shots are logged from par 3 holes that have the potential for a hole in one! They are considered the greatest shot ever. They must occur in a sanctioned round of golf and be witnessed. If you play alone it does not count officially. Golf tournaments on the PGA tour offer prizes like a new car can be won. There are several agencies that sell hole in one insurance to tournaments. The insurance company pays for the prize. While most tournaments on the tour do not have any hole in one scores. Odds to score a hole in one: 1. PGA tournament player has a 1 in 3,000 chance of making a hole in one. 2. Golfers with a 5 handicap or less have a 1 in 6,000 chance of scoring a hole in one. 3. An average golfer needs 3,000 rounds of golf to score a hole in one and a better player needs 1,250 rounds of golf. The odds 2 players in a foursome will score a hole in one on the same round: 1 in 67 million. In the second round of the 1989 US Open, 4 players scored a hole in one at the 167 yard 6 th hole in the same round hole at Oak Hill. An astonishing 1.89 quadrillion to one odds. Scoring data: Avg golfer age 44.7 yrs old Gender 84 percent male Distance150.5 yards Club used 7-iron Most likely to occur on Fridays Least likely to occur Sunday Ball used: Titleist Dr. Scheid at Boston University expert was known as “professor golf” he was considered the greatest living expert on hole in one’s. Even amateur golfers have a 1 in 32 chances a member of their foursome will score a hole in one playing a round. Multiple golfers have claimed they scored a hole in one with no witness to their shot. One golfer who claimed it, took his buddy out later that afternoon to show him how he did it and hit a second hole in one on the same hole this time with a witness. Since the round concluded earlier credit was not officially given! It must occur during a round! Surprisingly several golfers who considered quitting golf scored a hole in one on their last try before ending. They often change their minds and become even better golfers. Such a fickle game the golfing gods control! Dr. Dunkley

MOST GOLFERS FADE THE GOLF BALL. --- That was a true statement when I started playing golf 67 years ago and it still is. OK, but "WHY" do must golfers fade that little white pill? Better question: To fade the ball you are not hitting that little white pill dead square in the back. Club was square in the back of the ball & on your target line at address. I don't care what you did on the back swing, coming down you did not get the face back square to the back of the ball and on your target line at impact. You left the 'Cotton Picking' face open at impact. The heal of the club passed the ball before the toe caught up. Does that make since to you cause it just 'Aint' Rocket Science'. You have to get the clubhead back square where you started or it ain't going straight. Guarandamnteeyou. So you left the face OPEN at impact. Lets think about that for a second. Now, at the top of your swing, your hands are say 3/4 feet from the ball but the club's head is twice that distance away. Coming down there has to be a place where you start turning the clubhead loose so it has a chance to catch up and get square at impact. SO WHERE IS THAT PLACE IN YOUR DOWNSWING YOU HAVE TO START TURNING THE HEAD LOOSE TO GET IT BACK SQUARE? I'll bet a lot of you really don't have a clue exactly where that place is....... So look at it this way. IF YOU FADE THE GOLF BALL YOU ARE NOT STARTING YOUR RELEASE FAR ENOUGH BACK TO GET IT SQUARE. I want to get one notion out of your head right here. THE LATE RELEASE. A delay in the downswing. You've heard it a 1000 times, hold that release till the last second. Here's another trueism for you who've tried to create a Late Release. THE PROBLEM WITH THE LATE RELEASE IS, ---- IT'S LATE. It leaves the face open at impact. In searching for answers when I was searching for that 'repeating swing' I used to read every months issue of Golf Magazine and Golf Digest. I remember this one issue clear back in 1978. That particular issue had Ben Hogan on the front cover. That cover folded out. Inside were classic pictures of The Hawk. I mention Hogan for another golfer on tour with Nelson and Hogan was Ernie Vossler. Earnie founded Oak Tree in Oaklahoma. Ernie, like Hogan and Nelson was a student of the golf swing. Ernie became a very fine teacher after the tour. Now when all the golfer traveled from event to event Ernie was the golfer who rode with Hogan. Now in the Golf Digest in 87' that featured Hogan, in the back Ernie Vossler also had an article in that issue. Teachers as a whole don't expand on where do you have to start releasing the clubhead in order to have time to get the head around and back square at impact. Every golfer looks for that one Something/Something that will turn 'the light in the closet on'. This was on of those moments for me, hope it helps you.

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Early morning start to get over to the States to compete in the first event of 2024! It's an exciting time to bring Fling Golf to the UK and represent in the World Series too. But why Fling Golf? Course utilisation and revenue are down, and weather conditions have made it harder to maintain courses and get golfers hitting. At Iford Golf Centre - We had the best product in years last year and the members and visitors loved it, but the bugging question is always utilisation. How do we get more people playing the course? I'm not trying to convert golfers. I'm reaching out to those who think a golf course is not a place they would normally go because the game is hard, or the reputation is it is a stuffy old guy sport. I want to see the youngsters that are battering our driving range being able and comfortable to get out on the course and do something different. There are no changes to the course. We can play alongside each other, and the mental health benefits for calling up the mate who never comes out because golf is not for them but could really do with a chat…well, they can come too and be a part of it. My personal experience has shown me that Fling Golf is for everyone. Having been damaged in the Army, I don’t have the full rotational range I should, meaning I am capped at 210-220 off a tee, to compete with the best I am always going to float between a 5 and 10 handicap and sometimes do it while I am in pain. I can play to scratch on the same course with the fling stick because my short game skill set stays the same but now I can get off a tee too, as there is less rotational consideration. If you're involved in golf, run a club, want to look at this from a mental health perspective, or have some other crazy, whacky idea of how this sport could change, then get in touch. There is more off-course elements, which is what is actually going to maintain and save the standard format of the game. Skiing - Snowboarding (now in the olympics) Tennis - Padel (involving so many more people) 5 day cricket - One day - the hundred. The standard format is never going to go, because there is always a market, but making it more accessible to get on a course is only going to help those courses and those people who can get out there on the back of this……. Confederation of Professional Golf (CPG) The PGA England Golf Owen James Seb Forrest AFC Bournemouth American Golf Hendy Group Claire Main BCP Council GolfNow James Sibbles Will Stillwell

Making the Right Changes... I’ve played golf for many years, and I’d imagine in those years I’ve hit tens of thousands, if not hundreds of thousands golf balls. And I’ve played well enough through the years that I’ve been able to own against many golfers in local tournaments and some USGA sponsored events.  I know my golf swing well. The best parts of it and the little nagging things that I try to correct so I can play the best I can. Like most golfers, even though I play a pretty good game, I’m always striving for improvement. About 10 years ago, I lucked out to schedule and take a golfing lesson from a Mr. Jim Hopkins in Austin, Texas. Jim learned his craft under Harvey Penick, an old sage in the golfing world. For you non-golfers out there, Mr. Penick is known the golfing world for being both Ben Crenshaw and Tim Kite’s golfing teacher AND for a late in life almost celebrity status due to his writing of a practical sense golf lessons book called, “The Little Red Book.”  He achieved his celebrity status in his 90’s as the golfing world finally learned more about this his wisdom for golf and life. Mr. Penick “Little Red Book” became a bible to many golfers due to his simple, direct, practical wisdom. He purposely steered away from the hyper-technical jargon that’s had grown up around the golf swing, and helped all golfers, whatever their level, play their best.  And gave some great life advice in his musings. My first lesson with Jim was spent watching me hit about 20-25 balls. Again, I was playing competitively and playing fairly well – I just wanted to be a bit better. Jim gave me a good look after I hit my initial allotment of balls and said, “You’re doing many things well. And have about 5-6 little things that can be tweaked a little to help you play better.”  Good for me, I can work on 5-6 things, I thought. Then Jim made a statement that I’ve carried over to my own life, work and personal, that has made me a better person and golfer. “The secret is to tweak the right 1 or 2 things that will correct all the other things, so you get the best results and the changes stick.”  Not my fixes were quick to correct, but by making a foundational change they wouldn’t come back so easily that I’d fall into the same bad habits. My changes took about an entire golf season to achieve, but they corrected all the other issues I had with my swing. And I've retained them to this day. However, I still meet up with Jim about once a year for a tune up to focus on any new little things that will get me the biggest results. What are some of the little things in life you correct that will get the biggest results?  Most of us know what they are...go identify them & correct them. Check out Jim Hopkins in the link below. Great interview about golf, the golf swing, and life. https://lnkd.in/gF3RMf7H #golflessons #JimHopkins #HarveyPenick #LittleThings

Interesting golf facts which every golfer must know 1. Golf Was Banned. Today, golf isn’t known as a rebellious sport. But there was a time when it was. Golf was banned not only once but three times in Scotland between the years of 1457 and 1744. That’s because the government believed it interfered with military training. In the early days of golf, players would golf publicly, such as on the streets or on business properties. This was seen as a nuisance. 2. Golf Was Invented in Scotland. The same people who banned golf were also the ones who created the sport. Scottish people invented golf in 1457. No one truly knows the earliest days of the sport. 3. Tiger Woods Made His First Hole-in-One at Eight Years Old Tiger Woods took an interest in golf at only six months old and his father started teaching him at two years old. He made his first hole-in-one at only eight! 4. Tiger Woods Won 81 PGA Tournaments However, these numbers aren’t the most impressive. Sam Snead has won 82 tournaments. Jack Nicklaus falls only slightly behind with 73 wins. However, Nicklaus flies ahead by winning 18 majors. Woods has only won 15 majors. It’s arguable if he’s the best golfer, but there’s no denying all three of these golfers are some of the most accomplished in history. 5. The First Round of Women’s Golf Was Played in 1811 Sports have a history of misogyny. Golf is no exception. That’s why the first round of women’s golf took four hundred years after the sport was created! This first round was played in Musselburgh, Scotland. In 1867, the first women’s club was developed. 6. Golf Balls Were Originally Made of Feathers and Leather. During the early days of golf, the balls were made out of leather wrapped in feathers. Manufacturers would wet the feathers and wrap them around the leather. This helped the feathers dry around the leather. This was a time-consuming process and didn’t create the most reliable golf ball. 7. Golfing Superstitions. One of the most common superstitions connected to golf is that using a red tee will make your shots inaccurate. Also, golfers never wash their golf ball if they’re having a great game. They believe that washing the ball will change their luck for the worse. 8.  The word “golf” does NOT stand for “Gentlemen Only, Ladies Forbidden.” That is an internet myth. In fact, about 23% of professional golfers are female.

I will explore the key elements that classify disc golf as a sport, including the physical and mental demands, the rise of professional disc golf leagues, and the growing popularity among players of all ages. https://lnkd.in/d3bYrt7i #goals #motivation #success #bestoftheday #positivevibes

Another week, another defection to LIV Golf. The saga continues in world golf with Adrian Meronk the latest reasonably high-profile golfer to move from one of the established tours to LIV Golf. He is best known amongst Irish fans for winning the Irish Open at Mount Juliet in 2022 when he comfortably pulled away from the field over the closing holes at the Jack Nicklaus designed parkland course in Kilkenny. Justin Thomas was quick to comment about this minor player making the move, but the decision certainly generated a little more debate on this side of the Atlantic Ocean. Obviously, I had first-hand experience at the 2022 event being on the staff at Mount Juliet and therefore I have automatically had an interest in Meronk’s career progression after he lifted the Waterford Crystal vase. Going on to be a multiple winner on the European Tour, his career progression was certainly a boost for the domestic game in Poland and talk of a new European Major champion on the circuit was not far fetched by any means. In my opinion the dream was shattered, it is obvious now, following his omission from last year’s Ryder Cup team. The common consensus amongst most European golf fans prior to Luke Donald’s wild card Ryder Cup picks was that the Pole would certainly travel to Rome at the expense of either Lowry or Aberg. Donald’s picks did not disappoint with Aberg proving his selection with some solid play against the Americans and in fairness to Lowry appearing in his second Ryder Cup, bringing something to the course and probably as importantly to the dressing room. Meronk would certainly have felt aggrieved about his non-selection, and one might argue that the Ryder Cup snub was the straw that broke the camels back in his decision to jump ship. One can be certain that the topic would have been brought up by Greg Norman in the initial negotiations. Revenge is best served cold but the monetary terms on which he moved has certainly made this gesture a little sweeter for him. I can’t see any more defections in 2024 as it seems like a classic case of both the PGA and European Tour circling the wagons awaiting further developments. Just like the fact that no asterix was ever placed against the name of the winner of Major when Tiger was out injured no such mark will be made over the coming years when the LIV golf players are not in the Major fields. It will be fascinating to see how the likes of Rahm, Mickelson, Smith, Dustin, Bubba, GMAC, Sergio, and Koepka continue their quest for additional Majors under the handicap of preparing by playing 54-hole exhibition golf. The current PGA champion obviously hasn’t shown any ill effects of the move and Koepka will be there or there abouts again this year in all four Majors. Only time will tell if any of the other Major champions on the LIV Golf circuit will trouble the history books by adding to their respective tallies. I think not!

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Here are ten ways for lapsed golfers to get motivated to return to playing golf: * Reflect on Past Enjoyment: Recall the moments of joy and fulfillment you experienced while playing golf in the past. Remind yourself of the reasons why you loved the game. * Set Goals: Establish realistic and achievable goals for your golfing journey. Whether improving your swing, lowering your handicap, or simply reconnecting with friends on the course, having clear objectives can reignite your motivation. * Find a Golf Buddy: Playing golf with a friend or joining a group of like-minded individuals can make the experience more enjoyable and provide the necessary motivation to get back on the course. * Take a Lesson: Consider booking a lesson with a golf instructor to brush up on your skills and regain confidence in your game. Professional guidance can often reignite passion and enthusiasm for golf. * Explore New Courses: Discovering new golf courses or revisiting old favorites can reignite your passion for the game. Exploring different landscapes and challenges can add excitement and variety to your golfing experience. * Join a League or Tournament: Participating in a local golf league or tournament can provide a sense of camaraderie and competition, motivating you to improve your game and stay committed to playing regularly. * Invest in Equipment: Treat yourself to new golf equipment or gear that excites you. Sometimes, having new clubs, balls, or apparel can reignite your passion for the game and make you eager to get back on the course. * Create a Routine: Establishing a regular practice routine can help you stay disciplined and committed to improving your skills. Whether it's hitting the driving range, practicing putting, or doing golf-specific exercises, consistency is critical to returning to the swing. * Visualize Success: Spend time visualizing yourself playing great rounds of golf and achieving your goals. Positive visualization can help boost confidence and motivation, making it easier to overcome any obstacles or setbacks. * Focus on Enjoyment: Above all, remember to have fun and enjoy the process of playing golf. Whether you're out on the course with friends or practicing alone, savoring the moments and appreciating the beauty of the game can reignite your passion and motivation to play. #golf #onceagolferalwaysagolfer #usga #pga #lpga #pgacoach #scpga #usga #ngf #scga #lacitygolf #lacountygolf #ricmooregolf