November 2005

Anybody headed to the Dominican Republic for a golf vacation ?

If you are, you need to check into a great golf package being offered by Ultimate Golf Vacations. These guys have a great trip waiting on you, if you’re interested in the sunny southeast coast of the Dominican.

Guavaberry Golf & Country Club, a Gary Player signature, 7156 yard golf course, is the place to be, especially this time of the year, in my cold neck of the woods.

From their website :

” Only one hour to the east of the capital of Santo Domingo, Guavaberry is located near the resort town of Juan Dolio. Here you are within reach of spectacular beaches, all-inclusive resort hotels, the highest mountains in the Caribbean, and the capital city’s Spanish colonial architecture and modern amenities. “

I don’t have the verbal skills to describe the golf course, so I’ll let their Course Overview do the talking for me.

The facilities look to be about an 11.5 on a scale of 1 - 10. Give ‘em a look HERE.

Read carefully and think about how much value you’re getting for your money.

Our Land Only Package includes:

6 days / 5 nights

Costa Caribe Coral by Hilton $865 / Hamaca Coral by Hilton $895

- Unlimited Rounds of golf per person per week

- Bucket of practice balls per day

- Shared golf cart / Golf club storage

- Shuttle service between hotel and golf course

The all inclusive rates include Hotels and taxes, Roundtrip airport transfers, all meals, snacks and beverages, gratuities and more.

Of course, there’s time limits, restictions and yada, yada.

Go by their site, call ‘em and then enjoy some great weather and golf.

Tell ‘em Mike sent you, maybe they’ll advertise on my site !

The Sand Trap has a post that gives all the details about The Golf World Scottsdale Invitational. It’s December 7-1o, 2005.

From The Sand Trap :

” Regardless whether your season has ended or is just about to peak, Golf World is offering an incredible and unique opportunity to shake the Holiday blues and get back into the sun through a special GolfWRX members only registration for the upcoming Golf World Scottsdale Invitational Tournament. This is the second year in Scottsdale and the event is hosted on four premier courses, including the TPC of Scottsdale, home of the FBR Open. “

Click on over to The Sand Trap’s post and read all about this fine golf event.

I wore out both of my pairs of golf shoes this year. Both. I guess I played a lot..or the 245 lbs was more than they wanted.

I did a post in the past about one of the pairs I want to try next year and now I’ve found the other pair I want. And I want them badly !

They are the Etonic ST-GT Gore-Tex and I want them in White & Teak.

From Etonic’s site :

” The ST-GT combines a superior outsole featuring Etonic’s biomechanically designed Stabilizer Technology™ with the premier waterproof system, Gore-Tex®, to give the serious golfer a performance shoe that will enhance their overall playing experience. ”

” The ST-GT is available in two styles for men: a sleek saddle with two colorways and a sporty style with three colorways. The suggested retail is $139.00 and will be available mid-October. “

There’s just no reason to not get them, that I can find.

For more info on them, here’s a link to Etonic’s page that will give you all the details.

For more golf shoe tips, go HERE and HERE and HERE.

Well, once again I have to quote The Sand Trap and a TREMENDOUS post they did about winterizing your clubs.

I’d love to do this article and do it even better, but I wouldn’t be able to.

Click over there right now and get a primer on what you need to do before you put those sticks away, if you live in a northern clime where that’s necessary.

It’s been a rough week, cleaning up after the tornado, so bear with me.

Rather than steal their idea, or wait a couple of weeks and then attempt to do this subject justice, why don’t you just click thru and read an awesome review done by Donald MacKenzie, over at The Sand Trap.

The Sand Trap is on my Blog Roll and is worthy of your time.

Tell ‘em Mike sent you !

Here’s a link to a GREAT review on a beautiful golf course.

I subscribe to the RSS feed of Robert Thompson, who does Going For The Green ( it’s on my Blog Roll ) and I just read this review.

Since I’ve been a AWOL lately, I wanted to give you something to read.

Robert’s a writer, unlike me and does a helluva job with his wordsmithing, unlike me.

Enjoy the review and subscribe to his RSS feed while you’re there.

Leaving a comment with “ Mike Sent Me ! ” would be nice, too.

Well I’ve got 2 more days of helping my brother clean up from the tornado that wrecked his house and it’s in the 20’s right now, so I thought I’d fantasize about warm weather, sunshine and 78 degrees.

I have several friends in Orlando, Florida, so I’m quite familiar with their beautiful golf courses, blue skies and warm weather. What would be wrong with you and I going on a little golf trip down there ? Nothing at all.

Especially if we use Golf Orlando to find us a few courses, some nice accommodations and even a rental car.

Go by and visit them and tell them Mike sent you !

PS - if you go, send me a postcard…I’m freezing !

Please forgive me if I don’t get around to posting for a day or so.

We’ve had 2 tornado’s go thru our town in the last week.

The one today went thru my boyhood home, where we still have family.

We haven’t been able to reach anyone by phone, so at daylight on Wednesday I’ll drive down and try to find out if my relatives are okay.

If you’re so inclined, pray for them.

Thanks for your patience and I’ll be back in a day or so.

I just added Beginner Golfing to my Blog Roll.

Go by and see Jason and tell him Mike sent you !

Today we’ll continue our weekly series that’s provided to us by Mike Pedersen, of Perform Better Golf.

Your best golf swing is achievable. If you’re like most golfers, you’ve been on the hunt for your best golf swing for a long time. The key question is…have you found it yet? If not, it’s time to take a different approach towards achieving it.

We know having great swing mechanics is very high on the list. And to achieve this, it takes a general understanding of the golf swing. You don’t have to become a fanatic to learn proper swing mechanics, but if you don’t have a clue, you might want to get a book or take a lesson from a credible teaching pro.

When it comes to accomplishing your best golf swing, equipment doesn’t even play a role. Remember…we are talking about your golf swing, not distance or power.

The approach you need to take to finally get your best golf swing is one that is focused on “your machine”. You! Your body dictates how effective your swing mechanics will be.

Don’t you agree?

When you have physical limitations such as lack of core strength or tight hamstrings, it will be virtually impossible to make your best golf swing on the course. You may hit a good one every 10 or so swings, but you won’t be able to consistently repeat it for 18 holes.

Every golfer has his/her own limitations they need to figure out. One person could be very tight from a golf flexibility standpoint, and the next person could have weak shoulder muscles and can’t control the club at the top of the backswing.

Getting a physical assessment specific to golf is your first step in achieving your best golf swing. Once you recognize what your limitations are, you can devise a program to improve them.

Now you’re on your way to a repeatable swing that holds up for 18 holes and under pressure too! The minute you decide to work on “your machine”, you won’t look back. You will become a powerful and very accurate golfer, who is beating the pants off the rest of the players in your foursome.

Golf will become enjoyable again!

You will no longer be in search of your best golf swing!

A big thanks to Mike and he’ll be back next week with more swing thoughts and golf fitness tips for us.

For more info about learning how to dust your playing partners, click over to Mike’s Ultimate Golf Fitness Guide.

Some of the things you’ll find out are :

Why most golfers will never reach their potential and how you can quickly transform your game and leave them in your dust! (This concept is very simple and you’ll be shocked at the results!)…

Learn the secret of training your muscles to consistently hit the ball near to perfection every time. I’ll share with you the biggest secret to conditioning your muscles to do what
you want them to do - one sweet killer swing after another.

How to make your body as limber as those rubber band punks you see belting the golf ball a country mile… even though they weigh 85 pounds and stand 5 feet tall. (You’ll never be disgusted off the tee ever again)…

The simple exercise you can do to make your balance rock-solid. This is the well guarded secret to avoid those slices and hooks that send your ball wildly flying into the rough, sand traps and water hazards. Imagine that ball sailing down the middle of the fairway time after time.