RIP Mr. Casper

Thank you for being such a fine representative of the game of golf. You will be missed.










A great article on Mr. Casper and Clebe McClary at: http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/2014/04/28/4194213_on-grand-strand-golf-vietnam-war.html?rh=1

New GolfWRX Column: Most Important Factors to Putts Gained

As a golf statistician, I’m often asked what statistics golfers can keep to track their skills on the golf course.

For the tour players I work with, it’s easy. The PGA Tour uses a laser-measuring system called “Shot Tracker” that gives me the raw data I need to help them with their game. For amateurs, it’s much more difficult. They don’t have Shot Tracker, and many golfers who create their own metrics find that it can be a time-consuming process riddled with inaccuracies.

I am constantly looking to create new types of scoring games that are based on sound statistical information. For instance, there was a fad of people using the total distance of putts made metric. The idea was this — the longer the distance of total putts a player made, the better they putted. It does not consider, however, the golfer who putts poorly and happens to make a 60-footer. Nor does it consider the golfer who putts well and leaves himself first putts that are shorter in distance.

 I started to look at some other metrics that I thought would be less cumbersome to record when it came to putting. I ran this against the past history of Strokes Gained Putting on Tour and found some interesting results.  

Read More: http://www.golfwrx.com/263129/what-factors-are-most-important-in-strokes-gained-putting/

AimPoint Express Clinic at Duran Golf Club on 2/28

AimPoint Express Clinic at Duran Golf Club with AimPoint master Justin Blazer on February 28th. Click the picture to enlarge and read all of the details:






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Building Your Swing in Stages w/Cathy Schmidt

ere's golf instructor, Cathy Schmidt, and her take on how to build your golf swing in stages:

 






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Victor Rodriguez Explains His Golf Swing

Here's a video from Victor explaining his golf swing in a little more detail.



 One of the common fallacies I have heard about Victor's swing is that "you can't teach that!" However, Victor will tell you that he increased his swing speed by 30 mph since high school (he's 20 years old now) and learned how to do this after reading Kelvin Miyahira's work and now works with Lucas Wald on his swing.



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Devoted Golfer Interview with Dr. Rob Neal

Here's a 2 part interview from Devoted Golfer with Golf BioDynamics founder, Dr. Rob Neal.











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Victor Rodriguez 2015 Funding

Here is the link to the 'Pro You Know' donation page to 20-year old pro and friend, Victor Rodgriguez:

http://www.prouknow.com/campaigns/victor-rodriguez

Victor made it to the world finals of the Re-Max Long Driving competition and lost after hitting a 419 yard drive.  However, he is attempting to take his game to the next level as a Tour player.

Victor generates up to 140 mph club speed, but hits the ball amazingly straight.  Having watched him this past weekend at Timacuan Golf Club, he hits world class golf shots with his irons and driver.

The funding will gain Victor more tournament experience and help hone his skills and hopefully qualify for the Web.com Tour.

He is an excellent person as well.  He works for a living and does not have any sense of entitlement.  But, every young mini-tour player needs funding to help them fulfill their dreams which is why the ProYouKnow Web site was created.

Based on my experiences in golf and working with Tour players, I believe Victor has the potential to become a legitimate PGA Tour player someday.








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