Golf News & Student ResultsApril 11, 2012Tournament NewsCongrats to Chad Bell for shooting 70 yesterday at Belmont C.C. to tie for 2nd in a high school tournament.Sam Smith had his best finish of the year for USC a week ago at Stanfords home tournament T-4! Derek Ernst of UNLV won the Thunderbird this past week in Arizona and Cal's Pace Johnson had his best finish T-6!Ryan Williams of Sac State had his best finish a while back finishing 4th then backed it up with an 11th place finish yesterday!!!Teddy Schrier and Paul Smith have been playing some great golf helping Stanislaus dominate D-2 golf!Helpful HintsMost sport's are practiced in the same environment in which they are played. Field size, rink size, basket height, etc.. don't change! Golf is very unique in that it's usually practiced in a much different environment than it's played. When practicing work on your mechanics but also practice "executing shot's" as if you were on the golf course! Vary target's, vary club's, vary shot shape's, trajectories, etc.. using your pre-shot routine and imagining your on the golf course!!SHORT GAME THOUGHT'SAre chipping, pitching, bunker play, and putting your strength! If not they should be! These are the club's you use the most! These are the shot's that account for at least 60% of your score! Does this area occupy 60% of your practice time? If not, I strongly suggest a new approach to your practice starting with a big commitment to the short game!
