Le Reve in Las Vegas followed by Spicy Louisiana – Life on Tour: it’s tough but someone’s got to do it…
Written by: megangolf | Wednesday, April 12th, 2006
Categories: Golf For Women • LPGA Tour • Site News
Categories: Golf For Women • LPGA Tour • Site News
I kicked off my trip by celebrating with some friends Friday night at Malia, my favorite restaurant in Santa Monica. After a few hours of sleep, I caught my 8am flight to Las Vegas to have some fun for a few days and to participate in a Corporate Invitational for my Tour Sponsor.
For four days, I saw two spectacular shows, Cirque du Soleil’s Le Rêve (The Dream) at the Wynn and the new Bluetopia by Blue Man Group at the Venetian. Wow! Breathtaking. The acrobat dancers of Cirque du Soleil were beyond amazing. And the three Blue Men from Bluetopia had such a great energy and music going throughout the show, you can hardly stay still in your seat.
Oh, and I forgot the food. Since my hosts knew I love Thai food, they took me to the hot and trendy Tao restaurant at the Venetian. Delicioso! During the weekend and during the invitational, I played Reflection Bay and The Falls at Lake Las Vegas. Great courses. High elevations, lots of water hazards, and 10-30mph winds from 1pm on. You can see Celine Dion’s mansion off the 18th green at Reflection Bay.
Playing a nice club today!
2pm tee time here:
A Weight Training Exercise For Golf Improves Power
Written by: Mike Pedersen | Wednesday, April 12th, 2006
Categories: Golf Fitness • Golf Instruction • Pro Tips
Categories: Golf Fitness • Golf Instruction • Pro Tips
To quickly improve your power and golf swing, implementing a weight training exercise for golf program is critical!
What’s the difference between a weight training exercise for golf and an everyday exercise for fitness? The answer to this question is your missing link to a golf swing with maximum power and efficiency, resulting in optimal distance with every club in your bag.
Just going into a gym and plopping down on a “machine†is not going to improve your golf swing power and mechanics. Golf is “on your feet†and in a dynamic position (golf posture). The only way to improve your power and swing efficiency is incorporating a weight training exercise for golf program with a stability ball, medicine ball, exercise tubing and dumbbells.
You do not need a gym membership to participate in a very effective golf fitness program! I say this strongly to remove any reasons (excuses) for not starting right away.
You can pick and choose your exercises to suit your swing faults and physical limitations, or you can incorporate a “total body†golf fitness program of strengthening, stretching, nutrition and cardio (fat-burning).
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HOG welcomes Megan Heckeroth
Written by: Tony Korologos | Tuesday, April 11th, 2006
Categories: Golf For Women • LPGA Tour • Site News
Categories: Golf For Women • LPGA Tour • Site News
You may have noticed a post with a pretty face on it a couple of weeks back. That pretty face obviously wasn’t mine, it was that of Megen Heckeroth. Megan is an aspiring golf pro. She’s on the road to the LPGA Tour and playing an extensive schedule in the US and in Europe.
“Meg” has already played rounds of golf with the likes of Annika Sorenstam and Michelle Wie and gave me some nice insight on what it’s like to play a round with Annika. Very cool.
Here’s a quick profile:
* Winner of the 1997 Oregon State Junior Championship First Flight.
* Winner of the 1997 Oregon State High School Championship.
* Four-time winner of the Oregon State High School District Championship (1995-1998).
* Competed in the 2005 U.S. Women’s Open Championship.
* Member of the Ladies European Tour (LET) (2006).
And…Megan will be playing in the 2006 US Women’s Open!
Megan has a very well done and extensive web site with info about her, her schedule, swing videos, lessons, photo galleries and more. Check it out. Her site even tells you what’s in her iPod and what PDA she’s using. How cool is that?
Megan will be posting occasionally RIGHT HERE on HOG as a contributor so everyone give her a warm welcome. She’ll even be doing some Q&A. Megan’s schedule is very busy so there won’t be a specific schedule for her posts so you’ll just have to watch for them.
Photo credit: www.megangolf.com
Courses should be required to warn you if conditions are bad
Today I showed up for my Tuesday league, paid my green fees, tournament fees and skins money….
When I got to the 1st green I then discovered the greens were punched and sanded. Though I have played greens that putted OK when they were punched and sanded before, this was not the case. These holes were about the size of a quarter and deep. The sand wasn’t up to the level of the surface of the green.
I pride myself on my putting and it’s definitely the strength of my game. Conditions like this negate my advantage on the greens and bring my putting stroke to it’s knees.
On the 3rd green I had a 10 foot putt for birdie. The punch holes on this green were pretty bad. About 4 feet off my putter face the ball squarely hit the back of a punch hole, popped about a foot straight up in the air and ended up 5 feet short. I’ve never left a 10 foot putt 5 feet short in my life. I’d had it. I withdrew.
This subject has been talked about for years and blogged about many times. Golf courses should be required to warn you if the greens are punched or the course conditions bad. They should not only warn you about these conditions, they should offer a discount. I don’t think it’s right to pay full price for a course that is in bad condition.
Not only should they warn you when you are there to check in for a round of golf, they should warn you on the phone when you call in to set up your tee time.
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