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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
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 4, 2002
John Garrity |
Derelict in my golfing duties I've been too busy with Sports Illustrated business to write about swings and things. |
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
October 17, 2002
John Garrity |
Shaking off the cobwebs My golf swing is suddenly like a beloved standard that I used to play on the piano and later forgot. Fortunately, I have people I can turn to. |
Sports Illustrated
March 28, 2002
John Garrity |
Stanger straightens out swing A lesson from golf swing guru Rob Stanger... |
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
November 18, 2002
John Garrity |
A tuneup at the Lesson Tee Getting the golf club into the right plane. |
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
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... |
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
May 17, 2000
John Garrity |
Golfing with Grandpa ...Instead, I hit balls at three Chicagoland driving ranges.... |
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
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 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.... |
AskMen.com
July 1, 2001
Thomas Leen |
What Is The Short Game? The short game is generally defined as any shot within or around 100 yards from the green. There are many aspects to the short game, and many different types of shots played from inside this distance... |
Sports Illustrated
April 17, 2000
John Garrity |
Set adrift yet again Golfing in Savannah. |
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. |
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
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
May 29, 2000
John Garrity |
From the masses Answers to some emails about how to improve your golf game. |
Sports Illustrated
October 28, 2002
John Garrity |
R-rated swing Narrow backswing leads to restricted motion. |
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. |
Sports Illustrated
April 24, 2000
John Garrity |
Something old and a lot of new The spirit of renewal extends to golfers... |
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... |
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... |
AskMen.com
Joe Sullivan |
Think Right Wrist The focus is usually placed on the left arm during a chip shot. By focusing on your right wrist instead, distance control with your chip shots will improve immensely. |
Sports Illustrated
December 28, 2000
John Garrity |
The year's worst ranges Some of the worst golf ranges. |
Sports Illustrated
October 12, 2000
John Garrity |
Strapped Scrambling for my swing deep in the heart of Texas... |
Sports Illustrated
May 5, 2000
John Garrity |
A bookish approach ...Golf instruction books are my last resort. My very last resort... |
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... |
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 Central
April 12, 2009
Bobby Campbell |
What a Beautiful Game What started out as a phone call asking to play a friendly round of golf, turned into an all-out war. |
Sports Illustrated
February 16, 2001
John Garrity |
One range's dramatic rebirth The Robin Nigro Golf Academy and Practice Center |
AskMen.com
August 5, 2001
T.J. Tomasi |
Conquer The Bunker Shot When you watch someone who can do it, it looks easy, but as soon as you try it, all sorts of nasty things happen. Out of the sand, use the bounce of your sand wedge -- the rounded bottom that gives you the ability to shave the sand rather than dig deep... |
Sports Illustrated
June 10, 2002
John Garrity |
Getting by with three clubs Playing with a handful of clubs is recommended by some teaching pros -- the ones, I think, who don't have club-endorsement contracts. It forces you to play creatively and develop your shot-shaping skills. |
Sports Illustrated
June 27, 2000
John Garrity |
An improbable story Holes-in-one in a beat-the-pro contest |
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
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
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... |
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... |
AskMen.com
Judy Alvarez |
Playing Golf In Windy Weather |
Sports Illustrated
January 2, 2001
Gary Van Sickle |
Resolutions for 2001 Everyone has goals they set about trying to achieve each new year. Herewith, the resolutions of a golfer... |
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. |
AskMen.com
Thomas Leen |
The Sand Trap For some, this is the scariest place on the golf course. Between the term "trap," and what can actually happen to your ball there, it can be a little frightening. Sand traps have the ability to intimidate even the most skilled players every now and then... |
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
February 26, 2001
John Garrity |
Flying the unfriendly skies I'd love to hear from any of you who have had your clubs creatively handled by the airlines. And I'd like to know if any of these airlines have offered more than $25 and a raspberry for your inconvenience... |
Sports Illustrated
March 5, 2001
John Garrity |
A Middle East adventure I drove out to the Emirates Golf Club outside Dubai for a quick look around, watched Tiger Woods hit some balls on the beautiful practice range, and then headed back into town for a little tuneup of my own.... |
Sports Illustrated
October 1, 2001
Gary Van Sickle |
Hits and misses Checking out some new golf courses and new equipment... |
AskMen.com
September 9, 2001
Thomas Leen |
10 Basic Rules of Golf An unofficial list from etiquette to fun... |
