| Similar Articles |
|---|
 |
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... |
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
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 27, 2000
John Garrity |
An improbable story Holes-in-one in a beat-the-pro contest |
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
April 17, 2000
John Garrity |
Set adrift yet again Golfing in Savannah. |
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
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
May 17, 2000
John Garrity |
Golfing with Grandpa ...Instead, I hit balls at three Chicagoland driving ranges.... |
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
February 16, 2001
John Garrity |
One range's dramatic rebirth The Robin Nigro Golf Academy and Practice Center |
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
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
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 8, 2002
John Garrity |
Even Hall of Famers lose confidence On golfing with hall-of-fame third baseman George Brett. |
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
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
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
March 28, 2002
John Garrity |
Stanger straightens out swing A lesson from golf swing guru Rob Stanger... |
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
December 28, 2000
John Garrity |
The year's worst ranges Some of the worst golf ranges. |
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
May 5, 2000
John Garrity |
A bookish approach ...Golf instruction books are my last resort. My very last resort... |
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 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
July 29, 2002
Gary Van Sickle |
Having a grand old time in Scotland One of the quaint things about the British Open is that so many of the Americans who attend it -- including players, caddies, writers, coaches and agents -- manage to sneak in a few rounds of golf while they're there. |
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
January 28, 2002
Rich Cardillo |
The Pebble Beach experience An amateur's dream come true... |
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
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
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.... |
Financial Advisor
March 2012
Mitch Anthony |
Exceptional Advice Advisors can learn about giving great advice from the approach taken by golf instructors. |
Sports Illustrated
November 27, 2001
Gary Van Sickle |
Curing the Skins Game When the pros play in a best-ball format, is there a rule that prohibits a player from intentionally screwing up?... You don't have to be a good player to play at a decent pace... etc. |
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
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 |
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... |
Job Journal
October 19, 2003
Rich Heintz |
Go for the Green Maybe I play too much golf -- or read too many job-search articles, but I find many parallels between chasing par and pursuing employment that have helped me better understand my quest for the green in both games. |
Sports Illustrated
July 23, 2003
Rick Reilly |
Wanna Get Teed Off? Let's just test your knowledge of the dumbest set of rules in sports. (The proper response to each item is, "That's the stupidest thing I've ever heard!") |
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
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
March 21, 2002
John Garrity |
A scare on the course Heat exhaustion cuts short this writer's coverage of Bay Hill... |
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. |
