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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
December 28, 2000
John Garrity |
The year's worst ranges Some of the worst golf ranges. |
Sports Illustrated
May 17, 2000
John Garrity |
Golfing with Grandpa ...Instead, I hit balls at three Chicagoland driving ranges.... |
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
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
February 16, 2001
John Garrity |
One range's dramatic rebirth The Robin Nigro Golf Academy and Practice Center |
Sports Illustrated
October 19, 2000
John Garrity |
Spicing up the driving range A Herndon, Va., driving range has set up electronic pod-like targets on the range to make things more interesting... |
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
November 25, 2002
Gary Van Sickle |
So bad they're ... bad If you get lucky, a bad golf course can be so bad it's good. |
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
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
October 12, 2000
John Garrity |
Strapped Scrambling for my swing deep in the heart of Texas... |
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... |
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
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 7, 2002
Gary Van Sickle |
Reviews of a different sort Golf and music go together like health clubs and bacon burgers, cowboys and space aliens, Bobby Knight and mimes. I bring this up only because a pair of golf music CDs fell into my hands last year... |
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
August 12, 2002
John Garrity |
Forbidden Sweden A look at a Swedish driving range |
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
April 17, 2000
John Garrity |
Set adrift yet again Golfing in Savannah. |
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
November 13, 2000
John Garrity |
A one-of-a-kind range rat Your range rat is an American original. He's John Wayne. He's Bette Midler. He's Jim Reed, a 53-year-old industrial engineer from Lake Linganore, Md.... |
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
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
January 4, 2001
Gary Van Sickle |
A holiday golf adventure It's 2001, at last. On the golfing front, 2000 ended kind of quietly. A blast of cold air and snow brought an early end to the golf season for those of us in the Midwest and East. I went to Pinehurst for Christmas, and even there the season was on life support... |
Sports Illustrated
March 28, 2002
John Garrity |
Stanger straightens out swing A lesson from golf swing guru Rob Stanger... |
Sports Illustrated
August 2, 2002
John Garrity |
Hitting the links in Prague So what is Czech golf like? It's like golf in most small towns in the U.S. |
Sports Illustrated
July 13, 2000
John Garrity |
Finding my game, if only briefly The Costa del Sol locals are dismayed because each new development squeezes out a little of the Mediterranean charm. But if you're an American looking for a tan, some golf and a good midnight meal, the Golf Coast is hard to beat. |
Sports Illustrated
April 24, 2000
Gary Van Sickle |
My favorite public courses One of you faithful readers asked me what my favorite public golf courses are so I made up a list of my top 10.... |
BusinessWeek
November 13, 2006
Ron Kaspriske |
18 New Places To Retire We reveal the latest regions to lure baby boomers at leisure. |
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... |
BusinessWeek
August 7, 2006
Adrienne Carter |
Tee It Up, Ladies Women-only golf clinics offer a nonthreatening way to get into the game. |
BusinessWeek
May 26, 2011
Bruce Einhorn |
Golf Pros Find Greener Fairways in China With the golf industry stagnant in the U.S., teaching pros like Cindy Reid are heading to China, where interest in the game is booming. |
AskMen.com
Peter Richmond |
Review: Golf Gadgets If you can't impress your boss, colleagues or golf buddies with your driving distance, then maybe it's time to impress them with your latest golf gadgets. |
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
May 5, 2000
John Garrity |
A bookish approach ...Golf instruction books are my last resort. My very last resort... |
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. |
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
September 16, 2002
Gary Van Sickle |
Men-only herd Black Sheep Golf Club offers its perspective on excluding women. |
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... |
