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Newsletter - Issue 92 Date 03/27/09
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Equipment - Books - DVD's - Instruction 
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I just bought a Speed Stik - http://www.thespeedstik.com/
and can tell after a couple of practice sessions that I like it a lot.

It gives you immediate swing speed feedback, which is great if your goal is 
to develop more swing speed and you don't have a swing speed radar or other 
device for checking your swing speed. 

I got the red one, and in the DVD that comes with it, they say that the blue 
model gives you the closest mph reading to what your driver swing speed 
actually is.

That may or may not be so. Any model will tell you if you are making
gains or not, so if you get one - get the model that is suitable for your strength
or gender.

It's also useful as a stretching aid, it's a pretty versatile tool.

I think that the website is now selling them for around $50,  
full retail is around $99.

You can hunt one down on Ebay for half price or less using the keywords:
speed stik

If you go the Ebay route, look for one that includes the instructional 
DVD, it's excellent.


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TCT Quick Tips - Which Set of Tees Should I Use?
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Golf is supposed to be fun, but a lot of players let their egos get
in the way of their enjoyment by playing from tees which make the game 
too difficult.

Here is what you should take into consideration when you 
decide which tees to play:  if you can't reach every green in 
regulation playing your best shots, move to a set of tees where 
you can. 


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Golf Tip : Short Putts
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This tip is short but very sweet.

On putts that are 7 feet long or shorter, it is very important to keep 
unnecessary motion out of your stroke.

When I want students to increase some lower body movement in a golf
swing, I ask them to keep their stance relatively narrow and to feel
like their knees are pressing inward, like they are knock-kneed.

When I want a student to restrict lower body movement, I ask then
to adopt a slightly wider than normal stance and to feel like their
knees are pressing outward, like they are bow legged.

I had this training aid brainstorm at about 11 pm when I was watching 
TV last week and jotted it down.   

To develop the feel for an outward pressing of your knees, try wrapping
a luggage strap or web belt around your knees when you are addressing
a putt with your normal stance, then widen your stance by about one
half  inch and press outward with your knees so that the strap feels tight.

Now stroke a putt.

I guarantee that your lower body is frozen, which gives you one less
thing to worry about in your putting.

That's a good thing.

You can't use a strap during actual play, but if you do a few reps on the 
practice green - or even in your living room, you'll develop the feel
and you will be able to take it to the course.

Enjoy,

Tom