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Sports Illustrated October 28, 2002 John Garrity |
R-rated swing Narrow backswing leads to restricted motion. |
Sports Illustrated March 28, 2002 John Garrity |
Stanger straightens out swing A lesson from golf swing guru Rob Stanger... |
Sports Illustrated February 5, 2001 John Garrity |
Ready to come out swinging Here's my current swing thought: I'd like to take a swing at the airline employee who left my golf clubs sitting on the luggage cart in Phoenix yesterday... |
Sports Illustrated August 10, 2000 John Garrity |
Two swings for the price of one So when you say, "I hope you find your swing," I take it to mean the swing that's right for me, the swing I deserve, the swing that will make me forget a decade of comic futility. And guess what? I have found that swing. To be honest, I have found TWO swings... |
Sports Illustrated July 16, 2002 John Garrity |
Mixing the best of both worlds As so often happens, I'm currently caught in a trough between two warring principles. On the one hand, I am totally committed to the swing method taught by Rob Stanger. On the other hand, I am a true believer in the tempo-training trail blazed by John Novosel. |
Sports Illustrated April 3, 2000 John Garrity |
Back where it all started ...I then hit balls in solitude, enjoying the warm sunlight and the sight of my iron shots landing on target greens and my drives reaching the lower tier at the clubhouse end...Ten years ago, I left whatever game I had on that very patch of ground.... |
Sports Illustrated March 13, 2002 John Garrity |
A lesson learned What's the point in being in Florida in March if you can't hit golf balls? |
Sports Illustrated October 30, 2000 John Garrity |
Users chime in My favorite golf book of all time is Rex Lardner's Out of the Bunker and Into the Trees... Search for the Perfect Swing... Several more readers have offered help with my greenside-bunker problem... etc. |
Sports Illustrated April 8, 2002 John Garrity |
Caught between swings I didn't want to play this morning. Or rather, I wanted to play, but I was afraid I wouldn't have any fun. Whenever I make a swing change, I am in deep trouble for a couple of weeks... |
Sports Illustrated June 17, 2002 John Garrity |
Taking hints on and off the range A visit to the Wyndham Wind Watch driving range. |
Sports Illustrated December 15, 2000 John Garrity |
The year's best ranges From Week 1, when my driver swing magically reappeared on the range of the new Kapalua Golf Academy, to Week 45, when I got to warm up at a trio of pristine ranges at Reynolds Plantation, I kept finding green grass and rainbows. Here, then, are my top 10 practice plots of the year... |
AskMen.com July 22, 2001 Thomas Leen |
Getting Prepared For The Game Before you take that first swing with a golf club, there are some things you need to know. Although swinging a club may look simple enough, the mechanics that make a golf swing work involve several major muscle groups working together... |
Sports Illustrated July 31, 2000 John Garrity |
Trappings of the Turnberry sand The day after the British Open, I played Turnberry, that coastal gem with the lighthouse and the view of Ailsa Craig. I hit the ball pretty well, both off the tee and from the firm, tight fairways, and had a terrific time. But I putted poorly... |
Sports Illustrated May 17, 2000 John Garrity |
Golfing with Grandpa ...Instead, I hit balls at three Chicagoland driving ranges.... |
Sports Illustrated November 28, 2000 John Garrity |
A virtual golf lesson I mishit every one of my hillside shots, chunking the ball or hitting it off the toe. When I got home at the end of the week, I ran to my computer and fired off an e-mail to Rob Stanger, hoping he could fix the problem overnight with an e-lesson... |
Sports Illustrated February 16, 2001 John Garrity |
One range's dramatic rebirth The Robin Nigro Golf Academy and Practice Center |
Sports Illustrated April 17, 2000 John Garrity |
Set adrift yet again Golfing in Savannah. |
Sports Illustrated November 18, 2002 John Garrity |
A tuneup at the Lesson Tee Getting the golf club into the right plane. |
Sports Illustrated May 3, 2002 John Garrity |
Instant golfer How quickly can one become tour-ready? |
Sports Illustrated March 6, 2002 John Garrity |
Stopping to smell the roses I don't accept the implication that there is no such thing as a lost golf swing... |
Sports Illustrated June 8, 2000 John Garrity |
Getting over an old friend I found my swing last night. My old swing, that is. I was strolling down the tee line at the Puerto del Sol Municipal Golf Course when it jumped out at me: the high hands, the firm wrists, the powerful pulling action with the left side.... |
Sports Illustrated January 23, 2001 John Garrity |
Working off the rust Tiger Woods and I have decided this is a good week to spend in the desert, working on our games. Unfortunately, he'll be tying up the range I normally use, the one at the Tournament Players Club. I'll have to settle for the mats at Cracker Jax, an automated range on North Scottsdale Road... |
Sports Illustrated June 16, 2000 John Garrity |
The fine line I shot a 99 yesterday morning at Spyglass Hill, and at one point my playing partner commented, "Six must be your favorite number." He was too polite to add that the repeated motif, "6-6-6," was a clear indication of Satanic influence. |
Sports Illustrated February 14, 2001 Gary Van Sickle |
My favorite swings We all have golfers we love to watch. I enjoy seeing the swings of Nick Price, Andrew Magee and Lee Trevino. Whom do you like? |
Home Toys December 2004 Brandon Hetherington |
The QMotions-Golf Indoor Golf Simulator Instead of using the Mouse for controlling golf swings, The QMotions-Golf Indoor Golf Simulator uses patented electronic technology to recognize swing speed and measure club head directional impact to translate actual golf swings. |
Sports Illustrated August 20, 2002 John Garrity |
In the midst of a golf drought My swing is gone again. I haven't actually tested it, but the Force drains out of me whenever I don't swing a club for two or three weeks. I'll be lucky to get the ball airborne when I hit the range. |
Sports Illustrated April 24, 2000 John Garrity |
Something old and a lot of new The spirit of renewal extends to golfers... |
Sports Illustrated February 26, 2002 John Garrity |
Hitting the range with Tom Fazio At the recommendation of golf architect Tom Fazio, I drove down PGA Boulevard and turned in at the lushly landscaped gates of the new Mirasol development... |
Sports Illustrated November 13, 2000 John Garrity |
Home on the Range The author, an avowed range rat, learned plenty about a mostly mom-and-pop business while searching in vain for his swing... |
AskMen.com November 4, 2001 Thomas Leen |
The Golf Club: Tools Of The Trade To play the game of golf, a player will need a set of golf clubs, golf balls and a lot of patience. There are many varieties of golf clubs to choose from, and beginning players should make themselves aware of the choices available... |
Sports Illustrated June 4, 2002 John Garrity |
Derelict in my golfing duties I've been too busy with Sports Illustrated business to write about swings and things. |
AskMen.com September 30, 2001 Chris Wong |
Finding Your Balance In Golf To create a golf swing that produces consistency and power, you must maintain balance throughout the entire swing. The key to achieving balance is to set yourself up with your weight centered over the balls of your feet... |
Sports Illustrated May 29, 2000 John Garrity |
From the masses Answers to some emails about how to improve your golf game. |
Sports Illustrated December 12, 2000 Jaime Diaz |
A Major Mystery Tom Stites operates under the radar. As one of the few elite independent golf club designers in the world, he's unknown to the public but is on every touring pro's A-list... |
Sports Illustrated August 28, 2000 John Garrity |
SI writers' range habits The big story out of Louisville last week -- Tiger Woods winning the three-quarters Slam at Valhalla -- overshadowed the news that SI senior writer Gary Van Sickle is hitting balls again. |
Sports Illustrated July 18, 2000 John Garrity |
Hitting with Begay Notah Begay III has been so hot lately -- consecutive PGA Tour wins and now a fourth-place tie here at the Standard Life Loch Lomond -- that I thought we might follow him to the practice range and learn something. |
Sports Illustrated April 19, 2002 John Garrity |
Trying to find a groove Awareness of the target line is number one. Awareness of what the shaft and clubface are doing are numbers two and three... |
AskMen.com August 27, 2001 Chris Wong |
Being Careful Of Slow Play Golf is a sport that is meant to be played at an enjoyable yet steady pace. Unfortunately, as golf is exposed to more and more people, a crunch has been put on golf courses, and the pace of play has slowed... |
Sports Illustrated September 3, 2002 Gary Van Sickle |
Hootie's Top 10 What? Yet another David Letterman ripoff? Yes, I'm afraid so. Here, then, are Hootie Johnson's Top 10 reasons why women aren't allowed to be members at Augusta National Golf Club |
BusinessWeek September 3, 2007 Brian Hindo |
Working Out With...Fred Funk A top player's exercise regimen is designed to add distance to his drive. |
Sports Illustrated December 28, 2000 John Garrity |
The year's worst ranges Some of the worst golf ranges. |
AskMen.com July 8, 2001 Thomas Leen |
Golf Gimmicks: Practice First Realistically, the only way to shave ten strokes off your score is by practicing... |
AskMen.com August 19, 2001 T.J. Tomasi |
Tee Shot Begins Before Your Driver Moves The biggest mistake you can make with the driver is not having a feel for what you want to do when you swing... |
Sports Illustrated October 12, 2000 John Garrity |
Strapped Scrambling for my swing deep in the heart of Texas... |
Financial Advisor March 2012 Mitch Anthony |
Exceptional Advice Advisors can learn about giving great advice from the approach taken by golf instructors. |
Sports Illustrated January 9, 2001 John Garrity |
Bonding with fellow range rats I finally got out of the ice box. Monday afternoon I hit three bags of balls at the TPC at Sawgrass, which has one of the better practice facilities in the country... |
Sports Illustrated June 28, 2002 John Garrity |
Fielding a few lobs I'm still getting e-mails about Keith Shin, the Texan who thought any good athlete could crack the PGA Tour with a year of diligent practice. |
Sports Illustrated July 8, 2002 John Garrity |
Even Hall of Famers lose confidence On golfing with hall-of-fame third baseman George Brett. |
Sports Illustrated January 16, 2001 John Garrity |
The best and worse from far and wide I brought no clubs on this trip -- not even the four-club quiver I often carry through airports. That's because I'm in the Capitol for the oral arguments in Martin v. PGA Tour, and the last I heard there's no practice facility at the Supreme Court... |
Wired April 2004 Steven Johnson |
The Swingers Club Virtual golf games are becoming so advanced that playing them can improve real-life skills. Links and Electronic Arts' Tiger Woods franchise are two amazing examples of these simulations. |