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Area Golf News: Foley introduces two fall golf programs

...golf ball," said Foley. "It looks like a tennis ball so it's soft with all different colors. The clubs have big club heads and everything is color coordinated and the grips are made so they are really easy to get kids' hands on the club right...

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Sports
Duval shares Pebble Beach lead Woods 2 strokes back after first round

...snapped it over his knee in disgust. But somehow, the club head flew off the shaft of Woods' driver and sailed about...walking down the fairway just to get the feeling of having a club head. I wanted to get rid of that strange feeling in my hands...

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Sports
Take inventory of your equipment

...Professional check your equipment. The areas they look at include grip size, shaft flex and type, lie angle, length, and club head type. If even one of these factors is not fitted properly, it can lead to less than optimal results. I have found that...

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Sports
Firm builds clubs to fit

...and your swing. That's done by using the Golf Tech computer system." The computer measures club-head speed, face angle at impact, club-head swing path, swing tempo and solid hit factor. According to Moseley, Meridian can fit clubs for...

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Sports
Proper alignment is a must

...to the intended ball flight line. When positioned parallel to our target line, we are able to more readily swing the club head on a path toward our target. Alignment, therefore, affects directional accuracy. Although textbook alignment does...

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Sports
Short game pointers

...Set-up grip down for more control, ball placed in center or just back of center, hand position slightly ahead of club head, and weight on your front foot. The swing is an arm and shoulder motion. I try to visualize a triangle between my arms...

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Sports
Bad round of golf ends in good fortune

...mind. Futile attempts to concentrate on my swing were overcome with anticipation. With emotion creating the fastest club head speed ever created by my 5-foot-9, 155-pound frame, slice after slice filled my attempt to try to hit the stress...

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Neighbors
The first step to better golf: RELAX

...Relax "With you're arms and shoulders relaxed take the club away so the you're hands are over your right foot and the club head is ahead, but out from the body close to a 45 degree angle from the target line," said Foley. "To get the club out...

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Sports
A retired cop, now this golf enthusiast has learned to watch his back

...lower back coming off the ball," he says, crediting his six-foot, seven-inch frame for producing power to the club head off the tee. But slicing's a problem and he looks for techniques to compensate -- consulting teaching pros, books...

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Health
Tips from a pro

...at address. In the back swing the wrist hinge slightly and in the down swing the hinge is maintained, not letting the club head pass the hands prior to impact. In the follow through, the lead arm and the shaft of the club should be in a straight...

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Sports

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