Hello everyone, this week’s tip is short and sweet; if you are in good health, play a couple of times a week or more but you can’t regularly break 90, I would bet your problems are in your Grip, you’re Set-up, and/or Alignment rather than the way you swing.
Also a factor is which tees you play from; you will enjoy the game a lot more if you play from the right set of tees. Here at the Meadows we have five sets of tees to choose from, it is a difficult golf course and is of championship quality. So you can enjoy your experience at the Meadows here is a breakdown of what tees I would recommend for you based on your handicap.
• Black tees “the tips”: 7,144 yards, Rating 74.6, Slope 146. Play these if you are a scratch or up to a 4 handicap player.
• Blue tees: 6,668 yards, Rating 72.3, Slope 142. Play this tee if you are a 5 to 10 handicap player.
• White tees: 6,318 yards, Rating 70.8, Slope 139. Play this tee if you are 11 and up handicap player and not a senior.
• Green tees: 5,823 yards, Rating 68.5, Slope 134. Play this tee if you are a senior with limited flexibility and lack distance. A lot of you seniors should still be playing the white tees.
• Gold tees: 5,293 yards, Rating 71.2, Slope 131. This is the ladies tee, but I know some ladies that should play the green or white tees.
You may look at the above and say “there is no way I should be playing the white tees; I always play the blue tees”. Keep in mind The Meadows is not an easy course to play, lots of water, lots of sand, and a lot of uneven lies in the fairways. Because of the difficulty of the course there is a “handicap adjustment” that applies to your individual handicap. For example; if you are a male, play from the white tees, and your USGA handicap is 12. Your Meadows handicap would be 15. Play the right tees and you will enjoy the game a lot more.
I have our web and Facebook creators’ placing my 2010 golf tips in their own section for easy reference. To find these tips from last year, click the Home tab on the left hand side of the Page and then you can find the Golf Tips section along the top navigation menu. *Note: You must "Like" this Facebook Page to access the Home tab options. These are tips you should review on a regular basis, especially the ones on Posture, Grip, Alignment. These are critical steps to the golf swing that need to perfect and repeatable for each swing. You can still see these tips and others from last year by scrolling down the wall page. The best thing you can do is schedule a lesson or two with me, or see my eight week lesson plan to really improve your game.
Later,
Al Pehrson
PGA Professional
