Pictures from Women's Golf School

I had a great time at the first women-only golf school at PGA Village called Women's Golf: For Business and For Life. Here is a group picture!

Article: "How to Raise a Golfer"

Great article on raising kids on golf...

http://www.pga.com/2008/instruction/other/04/22/raisingagolfer_elliott/index.html

"Wounded Warriors" Golf Program starts again this weekend!

The 2nd Year of the Disabled Sports USA "Wounded Warriors"Golf program begins this weekend. It will run for the next 8 Saturdays from 10am-12pm at Olney Golf Park in Olney, MD. Shuttles are provided from Walter Reed. For more information about participating please contact Jim Estes, PGA at Olney Golf Park.

Here is a video link that aired on ABC News from the inaugural year 2007!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VfntzKCKvw

Article/Fact Sheet about DSUSA Program
http://pdf.pgalinks.com/pgafoundation/MilitaryGolfFactSheet.pdf

PICTURES from last year's event!
http://s196.photobucket.com/albums/aa313/woundedwarriors/?start=40

At one of the sessions last year I had the pleasure of working with double amputee, Sgt. John Kriesel to help him swing better! It was...he was AMAZING!

Here is John's swing!

Here is John's Site http://www.johnkriesel.com/about_john_kriesel.html

Erika named PGA Certified Professional

Here is a link about the CPP program!
http://www.bunkershot.com/2008/viewstory.cfm?ID=6075

Erika is one of only 12 female PGA Professionals Certified in Instruction in the country! (out of 28,000 members!)

Feature Article in Fairfax Connection!

Click on this link to read the article printed in the Fairfax Connection about me!

http://beta.connectionnewspapers.com/article.asp?article=238198&paper=63&cat=104

Women's Golf Day a huge success!

I participated in the Play Golf America Day at PGA Village March 30th. With over 400 participants it was a great day! Click on the link to learn more about this great event.
http://www.pga.com/2008/news/pga/04/01/women/index.html

To find one like it in your area visit www.playgolfamerica.com!

NEW Women's Golf School @ PGA Village

I had the great fortune of being invited to be a guest instructor for a new program presented by the PGA of America and the EWGA (Executive Women's Golf Association) called "Women's Golf: For Business & for Life" March 30-April 1 at PGA Village in Port St. Lucie, FL. It is a brand new initiative that will hopefully be replicated around the country very soon!

Twelve executive women participated and received great golf instruction on and off the course and some very special extras to complete the golf lifestyle experience: a Spa night out, a golf fashion education, a lesson in how to leverage golf for their business development, wine tasting, good food and of course shopping!

Co-instructors included PGA Director of Instruction, Rick Martino, world-famous Suzy Whaley, PGA and Janet Ortega, PGA Head Professional at Pajaro Valley Golf Club in Royal Oaks, CA.


Pictures to be posted soon!

Quick Tip- Back o' the ball

Back o’ the Ball

Before you pull the trigger and take your swing, where are you looking? At the ball? Which part of the ball? The top? The front? The side? The “T” on the word Titleist? Does it matter?

It depends on your swing flaw(s), but I will tell you that the majority of golfers would benefit from looking at the back of the ball. That means the right half of the ball if you’re a right handed player. I like to turn range balls to a position where I can focus on the black line the whole time.

What does this do? Well, at address it will encouragse a proper spine tilt. Your upper body and head have to be in a position slightly tilted away from your target to see the back half of the ball fully and clearly. This is part of a proper setup. At impact, your eyes staying focused on that part of the ball will keep your head in position so that you don’t get ahead or in front of the ball (causing blocked shots, pulls or tops). This tip can also help “keep your head down”, that pesky problem that happens to so many of us.