Articles Archive for May 2011
Headline, Kelly Parker, Precision in the News »
Greensboro, NC – Precision hosted its annual Futures Tournament at Bur-Mil Park this weekend. The tournament invited kids from around the state to compete against each other in this weekend event. The tournament featured draws from 8s to 18s with both girls and boys divisions.
Precision students, Joseph Flesch, stood out as the 8 & under champion. Runner-up was Precision student, Isabella Romine. Sarah Nicholson also took home consolation winner of the Girls 14s division.
For more information about the tournament: click here.
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Headline, Kathleen Strandberg, Short Game »
Golf Tip to Get Your Ball Out of the Bunker
by Teaching Professional, Kathleen Strandberg
Most golfers get a little frustrated when they walk up to the bunker and find that their ball is plugged. When this does happen, there is one thing we care about: get the ball out. To make sure you get the ball out of the bunker with this type of lie, close the club face rather than open it. This set up change will be all you need, along with your normal …
Headline, Kelly Parker, Kelly's QuickStart Journal »
We have come a long ways since the first QuickStart class I ever taught last March. The first student to sign up in my class was a 4 year old that is still with us and now hitting better than most of the 7 and 8 year olds. Tennis is growing at a rapid rate, and I am finally seeing instructors take their knowledge to the QuickStart courts.
What I find to rewarding in many ways is that I am now able to do a lot of the same drills I …
Featured, Jonathan Dudley, Long Game, Precision Fitness »
How the Lower Body Affects Your Golf Swing
by Teaching Professional, Jonathan Dudley
Use your lower body to build stability, consistency and power in your swing.
You consistency is determined heavily by you lower body support.
In order to accomplish this it is important to do the following:
Have good mobility and flexibility in your hips
Have an awareness of being balance throughout your golf swing
Have great core and glute strength
A great golf swing allows a golfer to stretch musles and build power in their backswing and then swing the club freely and uninhibited in …
Featured, Precision in the News »
Camden, SC (5/8/11) – Friends of Precision, Patrick Brady of Reidsville, NC and Scott Harvey of Greensboro, NC captured the Carolinas Four-Ball Championship at Camden Country Club, 4 and 3 over qualifying medalists Bryan Newton of Gray Court, SC and Bret Boulware of Greenville, SC. Brady and Harvey, each who has never won a CGA championship, capitalized on a four-under par round through 15 holes to take their first CGA win.
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Featured, Precision in the News »
Mike Goodes was featured on the PGA Champions Tour site: Read below or Click Here to read full article
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Barely one week ago, Mike Goodes was not sure whether he would even be in the field for the Regions Tradition at Shoal Creek. Midway through Thursday’s opening round, he probably wished he wasn’t there.
But after starting the tournament 5-over par through the first 10 holes, Goodes has been nothing short of great in the first Champions Tour major of the season. He followed up …
Featured, Precision in the News »
Congratulations to Precision student, Emily Brooks, who shot even par in the final round to earn her the three shot victory!
Greenville, SC — The girls’ of the Peggy Kirk Bell Girls Golf Tour were at Furman Golf Club this past weekend for the SC University Classic. The course played very difficult as firm greens made shot – making especially challenging on approach shots. Nonetheless, Emily Brooks of Chapel Hill, NC found her rhythm on her final nine holes posting two under 34 coming in, for an even par 72 on …
