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It has been a rough month of golfing for me. My back seems to be protesting the new movements required for golf—twists and turns that are not required for other sports. Thirty minutes into a trip to the range, my attention wanes from the little white ball to little white aspirin tablets followed by a big glass of water. I found some relief in my last lesson when I realized that by staying flat-footed throughout my swing I wasn’t giving the torque anywhere to go. Releasing my right heel from the ground really helped though it seems that I may have done a bit of damage to my lower back. Looks like I need a great chiropractor to go with Brett, my great golf instructor at GolfTEC. The morning of my scheduled lesson started out bleak. With a back that was tight before even getting out of bed, I thought I was doomed. Add to that my absence from the range and any independent practice. I wondered if Brett would notice that his Newbie Pupil was not entirely ready for the day. At the lesson I had my usual setup regressions. My head wasn’t entirely behind the ball. My shoulders were not close to square. My hands were a little too far forward. Also, I was standing a little too far from the ball. I had learned many lessons ago to keep my club handle pointed to the top of my belt buckle. But, I became

overly fixated on that one reference point and was ignoring the others like my distance from the ball and the space between

would lodge a complaint with my brain but I soldiered on. What became clear to Brett was that my lower body wasn’t pro-

sciously my body was trying to avoid a dramatic difference between shoulder and hip rotation. Even without the back pain,

my hands and body. After we got my setup straightened out, we went through more hitting. Every time I got into my setup position, my back

viding good support for my upper body. My hip turn was off the charts at over 90 degrees. The pain in my back probably had something to do with this; uncon-

this problem has been building for the last couple of months ever since I started dropping my left knee in during the

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Hybrids - The Way To Go! by BRETT WILKINSON

This past spring, I asked one of our clients who through a lot of hard work and guidance has become a pretty good player, why the 3 and 4 irons in his golf bag looked brand new. His current set of golf clubs are two years old but well used, yet his long irons looked like they just came off the assembly line. His answer, “I don’t hit them very well, so why bother!” I asked him to hit a few long irons for me. His 5 iron was tracking very straight and around 190 yards, but his 4 and 3 irons were traveling a weak 160 yards---and going sideways. After seeing the disgust in his face, I asked him if he had ever hit hy-

brids. His response: “I hate hybrids and I will never use them!” Pleading my case, I disappeared to track down a couple of hybrids. To shorten a long story, he bought the two hybrids that day and has since lowered his scores by five strokes. He now has two clubs in his bag that are easier to hit and produce more favorable results. These days, almost every tour player carries a hybrid or two, and they are becoming more popular for the recreational golfer as well. Even the traditionalists are enjoying the luxury of hitting hybrids a lot better than they ever hit their longer irons. In case you do not know, hybrids combine elements of both woods and irons in their design. And, they promote benefits of getting the golf ball airborne, reducing miss hits, and increasing yardage. Most importantly, you can advance a hybrid shot very well from a good or bad lie! By moving the weight back and to the perimeter of the club head, as is done with a hybrid design, it makes it much easier to get the ball in the air. This helps to increase the launch angle of the ball without having to increase the loft of the club. You may not be able to see the difference by looking at a hybrid, but the proof is in the pudding by looking at your results.

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Hybrids are designed to replace the long and mid-irons. Most golfers, if they are smart, should seriously think about adding hybrids to their golf bags. Hybrids are a no-brainer for ladies, seniors, juniors, and high handicappers. Some manufacturers are pushing hybrid sets where the long irons replace the long and mid-irons. And, why wouldn’t they push them----these sets are giving players distance from clubs they usually struggle with, reward the player with more forgiveness on poor shots, and make the game more enjoyable. Do yourself a favor and stop beating your head against the wall with your long

irons. Invest in a hybrid or two, but make sure they are the proper fit. Buying a hybrid ‘off the rack’ can be a huge mistake, so find a club fitter you trust who has plenty of hybrid options. Most of our clients get hybrids in their golf bags for three obvious reasons: reduce frustration, gain more confidence in their longer clubs, and hit more desirable golf shots. Brett Wilkinson, PGA, is the Store Manager/Director of Instruction at GolfTEC Bellevue. He can be reached at 425-454-7956 or email bwilkinson@ golftec.com.

The Best Quotes in Golf From The Notebook Of Ron Salsig “I was like anybody else in the world, just an average Joe. And as I started to pick up golf, I fell in love with it … I guess the fearlessness comes from the fact that I know I’m doing my dream job. Every day I’m living my dream. And I also have this mentality where I try my best and leave no regrets. If it doesn’t work out, then that’s that. I leave no regrets. So I guess if I do have courage, that’s where it comes from” – YE Yang

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to learn the game. As Jay Turner says, they promote growth by offering affordable programs and group lessons specifically aimed at attracting new golfers. “These programs benefit all types of golf facilities in the long run as more people are exposed to golf and encouraged to it a try,” he adds. Lake Padden in Bellingham takes its instruction and developmental programs very seriously although, as Director of Golf Mel Fish insists, the object is always to make it fun. “We offer the most comprehensive junior programs in Whatcom County with programs designed to meet the needs of the community,” he says. “We also run a couple of classes in conjunction with the local YMCA. We always strive to develop strong values and ensure that golf is fun to play.” As for the course, Lake Padden is a wonderful walk through the woods and a stiff test even at just 6,575 yards from the blue tees. The course’s web site suggests it plays 20% longer than the actual yardage, but that would

make it a 7,890-yard behemoth and probably no fun at all when, in reality, you’d have a job to find a more pleasant challenge. And speaking of pleasant challenges, Everett’s two city courses; Legion Memorial and Walter Hall, Riverbend in Kent, Maplewood in Renton, Auburn in…Auburn, the ever popular Foster Golf Links in Tukwila, the John Harbottle/Lynn Horn-designed Sumner Meadows near Puyallup which hosts roughly 48,000 rounds a year, and Tacoma’s Meadow Park are all a big hit with golfers looking for easily-accessible courses charging sensible rates. Eight miles southwest of Meadow Park on the other side of I-5 is the hugely underrated Pierce Countyowned Lake Spanaway Golf Course which started life in April 1967 and which stands as a monument to the commitment and passion of Tom Cross, the Director of Pierce County Parks and Recreation from 1958 to 1981, and Lorne ‘Shorty’ Campbell, the Parks Superintendent who continued on page 14

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PNGA Names 2009 Players of the Year The Pacific Northwest Golf Association (PNGA) has announced their 2009 Player of the Year recipients. The PNGA Player of the Year candidates are nominated by the various state and provincial golf associations that comprise the PNGA (Alaska, Alberta, British Columbia, Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington), and are selected by a vote of the PNGA Championship Committee and members of the Northwest Golf Media Association. Awards are annually given in the six different categories: Men’s, Women’s, Senior Men’s, Senior Women’s, Junior Boys’ and Junior Girls’. The awards are officially presented at the PNGA Annual Meeting in the spring. The 2009 winners include Nick Taylor of Abbottsford, B.C. who received the Men’s award; Sue Kim of Langley, B.C. received the Women’s award; Patrick O’Donnell of Clackamas, Ore. received the Senior Men’s award; Jackie Little of Port Alberni, B.C. received the Senior Women’s award; Zach Wanderscheid of Goldendale, Wash. received the Junior Boys’ award; and Erynne Lee of Silverdale, Wash. received the Junior Girls’ award.

Nick Taylor, who was also named Player of the Year in 2008, picked up right where he left off and continued to impress in 2009, marking one of the most extraordinary men’s amateur seasons by a Northwest player in recent memory. Taylor won five NCAA tournaments, finished runner-up in both the NCAA West Regional and Pac-10 Championship, finished 9th overall in the NCAA Championship, and received both NCAA First Team All-American and Pac-10 co-Player of the Year honors while playing for the University of Washington. The season was just getting started when his college season ended. Taylor would go on to win the prestigious Sahalee Players Championship, finish runner-up at the U.S. Amateur Public Links Championship, finish DECEMBER 2009

3rd in the Canadian Men’s Amateur, and place 36th at the U.S. Open at Bethpage State Park in Farmingdale, NY, receiving the medal for Low Amateur. Taylor is currently the Royal and Ancient’s No. 1 ranked amateur golfer in the world.

Sue Kim has been awarded the Women’s Player of the Year honor for her remarkable success this year. Kim’s accomplishments include winning the gold medal at the Canada Summer Games, finishing runner-up at both the Royale Cup Canadian Women’s Amateur and Canadian National Women’s Tour Quebec, a 3rd place finish at the B.C. Women’s Amateur, a 4th place finish at the Canadian National Future Links Pacific Championship, and a very impressive round of 64 finish at the Ladies British Amateur Championship.

Jackie Little, also a 2008 Player of the Year recipient, made another strong statement in the senior ranks during her incredible 2009 season in which she won five championships – the Royale Cup National Women’s Senior Amateur, PNGA Senior Women’s Amateur, Alberta Senior Women’s Amateur, and the B.C. Zone 6 Women’s and Senior Women’s Amateur.. Little also finished runner-up at the B.C. Women’s Mid-Amateur, 4th at the B.C. Senior Women’s Amateur, and had an impressive finish at the U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur making it to the round of 32.

Zach Wanderscheid had a remarkable summer, starting his season with medalist honors at the U.S. Open Local qualifier held at The Home Course in DuPont, Wash. He would go on to have impressive showings at the PNGA Men’s Amateur, making the round of 32, and finishing runner-up at the Washington Junior Golf State Championship. Wanderscheid finished the season by winning the PNGA Junior Boys’ Amateur Championship at the University of Idaho Golf Course in Moscow, Idaho.

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Patrick O’Donnell solidified his Senior Player of the Year honor with a most impressive 2009 season. His accomplishments include winning the Oregon Senior Stroke Play Championship, a runner-up finish at the Oregon Senior Open, and reaching the quarterfinals of the Oregon Senior Amateur. O’Donnell’s most remarkable finish this year was advancing all the way to the round of 16 at the U.S. Senior Amateur Championship at Beverly Country Club in Chicago, Ill. GOLF TODAY MAGAZINE  NORTHWEST EDITION

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The Problem with Persistence by BRANDON RICHARDSON

DEFINITION OF PERSISTENCE: CONTINUED EXISTENCE OR OCCURRENCE; THE CONTINUANCE OF AN EFFECT EVEN AFTER THE CAUSE IS REMOVED. In our culture, it is a dominate belief that if you try hard enough or persist long enough, then you will succeed. But in fact, my students and I have experienced something quite dierent than this culturally conditioned and rarely questioned point of view. So let’s explore the problems with persistence. One of the main problems with persistence is it won’t allow you to be successful now, only later‌if you work hard enough. This cycle is never ending because you are so wrapped up in the story of the future that you never really experience what’s happening now and therefore never really develop or improve in any meaningful way. This then means that the only way to become successful is to be successful‌

right now. So to be successful playing and practicing golf would mean you would also need to be present, right now. Tim Gallwey calls this “The Law of Awareness.â€? What this means is instead of trying to ďŹ x what you are doing wrong by manipulating your body or the club in some way that you have been instructed to do or even by thinking dierent swing thoughts that are somehow better than the previous ones, you instead simply let things be the way they are and observe them with curious attention. Even after one crooked shot, no adjustments or compensations are made. Instead you simply become more aware. One example would be if you are slicing the ball, instead of swinging dierently, changing your aim, turning the clubface in at address, or any other compensation you can think of, just let the slice happen for awhile and simply observe. Develop your awareness of cause (I felt this) and eect (and that happened). While this approach of not trying to ďŹ x things may seem counter intuitive, in my experience as a player and as a coach, persistence leads to resistance. This means nothing can change in a meaningful and transformational way, without ďŹ rst getting to know what it is that needs to be changed. I would have never learned how to hit the array of shots I can hit now without developing awareness of how to hit all kinds of shots including the ones perceived as “bad“. It seems like common sense to me now but trust me it wasn’t earlier in my career. I remember hitting thousands of golf balls TRYING to slow down my transition from the top of my swing into my down swing. I was even gifted a watch that

measured the timing of this to the 100th of a second. I just got more frustrated because I couldn’t make myself do what I was “supposedâ€? to be doing. I became more easily frustrated and I started mis-hitting the ball even more. The truth is I got worse. Only when I ďŹ nally reached my breaking point did things start to really change, and as it goes it was quite spontaneous. Out of shear frustration I quit using the watch, I stopped comparing my tempo to tour pros, and I just let my transition be as it was. It was then, by accident that my attention was in a place that allowed for my awareness to grow. It was amazing to me almost to the point of disbelief that I could now feel how the club was moving and how my arms and hands felt as I changed directions in my swing. Of course at the time I didn’t really get that the “Law of Awarenessâ€? was kicking in, but I knew something special was going on. Not too much later I contacted Golf Coaching Professional Fred Shoemaker and with additional coaching from him I began to see a bigger picture of what was happening. I stopped viewing my quick transition as bad and starting observing it with curious attention. As my point of view was transforming so did my golf swing. By simply observing the transition from the top of my swing to the down swing, it started to smooth out. I didn’t try, I didn’t persist, I just let it be and became more aware of what was happening. I still “get quickâ€? at the top from time to time, but with the practice that I do, by doing nothing other than becoming more aware, it happens less and less. I certainly don’t beat myself up over it or carry it around

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with me nearly as much as I use to either, which has improved my relationships with everyone around me personally and professionally. So check it out for yourself. See if you can hit just one bucket of balls without trying to ďŹ x something, or without working on something. Just notice what is happening, and keep noticing. At ďŹ rst you might think you aren’t noticing or feeling anything. That in it of its self can be very revealing (an ultimately empowering) to realize that you have played golf for however long and you have no idea how you or the club move. Here is where real learning can happen. What is left is the space needed to grow your capacities to be present while swinging a golf club which is the best place to start because there is nothing left to resist, nothing left to be right about. When you are completely open and your persistence is replaced with presence, amazing things start to happen. The deďŹ nition of Persistence again is: Continued existence or occurrence; the continuance of an eect after its cause is removed. Nothing sounds more developmentally disruptive than to “persistâ€? and could even be linked to the deďŹ nition of insanity (doing the same thing expecting dierent results). If your goal is to change something, then you must ďŹ rst stop resisting what is happening right now. Get to know it, embrace it, and explore it. Discovery awaits and the possibilities are limitless. Brandon Richardson can be reached via email at: GolfwithFreedom@gmail.com or visit his website at www.GolfwithFreedom.Net

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