Tips for Hybrids

Hybrids – Playability and Versatility

A hybrid is easier to hit from the fairway than a traditional long iron. It features a larger club head and a lower center of gravity, which allows you to hit higher shots that will land softly on the green without feeling like you have to help them up in the air. But versatility might be the hybrid's top selling point--it is a smart choice from the rough, the fairway bunker and even around the green. It's no wonder that hybrids are also called utility or rescue clubs.

From the RoughAverage golfers have a tough time in the rough with traditional long irons, because the tall grass tends to grab the hosel and cause misdirected shots. The hybrid, with its low center of gravity and broad sole, makes long shots from the rough easier. For crisp shots from the rough, play the ball 1 inch behind the center of your stance and strike the ball with a descending blow. Let the low center of gravity help the ball up in the air.

From the Fairway BunkerYour hybrid is an effective choice for fairway bunkers, because its soft leading edge is less likely to dig into the sand than the sharper edge of a traditional long iron. The key is to skim the sand with a sweeping blow and you do this by playing the ball 1-inch forward of the center of your stance. To prevent hitting too deeply into the sand, try to keep the leg movement to a minimum and swing as smoothly as you can.

From Around the GreenIf you choose a wedge for a shots on closely mown areas around the green, you run the risk of blading the ball over the green or having the club stick in the grass and coming up short of the pin. Your hybrid provides a safe alternative, and it is as simple as a putt. Use your putting grip, play the ball 1-inch back of the center of your stance and use your putting stroke.

Canterwood Fit Swing-Golf Fitness Series

Canterwood Fit Swing

Golf Fitness Series

Presented by Laurie Hillyard

 

LPGA Teaching Professional and TPI Certified Golf Fitness Instructor Level III

 Every Thursday starting February 14th

 

9:00-9:45am indoor session in the motion studio

10:00-10:30am outdoor session

Group size: 4-6 people per session

4 week series (Feb 14-Mar 7) $159.00

TPI Philosophy of the swing

"We don't believe there is one way to swing a club; we believe there are an infinite number of ways to swing a club. But we do believe that there is one efficient way for all golfers to swing a club and it is based on what they can physically do." 

As a Professional Golf Instructor, I consistently encounter student's that want to improve and understand how to improve, but are stuck due to a physical limitation. This could be due to a health issue or injury, but more likely it is due to the unfortunate fact that the aging process can adversely effect your ability to swing a golf club. 

Golf fitness training can be very beneficial  for everyone including mature golfers. Research shows that after the age of 25, the body looses muscle mass at approximately 1% per year.  If nothing is done to improve both strength and power output of the body by the time an individual is 50 years old they will have lost 25% of their muscle mass.  This loss of strength equates to the loss of stability in the golf swing affecting every phase of the swing.

This golf conditioning program is designed to improve golfers flexibility, balance, strength, muscular endurance and power.

Each week highlights a golf skill and swing fundamental while continuing to build a solid golf fitness foundation.

1. Balance and Mobility for Healthy Golf

Putting, Swing-Arch and Flat Target Wrist through Impact

2. Mobility and Stability for a Powerful Coil

Chipping, Take-away, Backswing and Loading the Club

3. Stability and Strength for Consistancy

Pitching, Transition, Downswing and Pivot

4. Balance, Mobility,Stability and Strength Equals Power and Speed

Full-Swing, Impact, Finish and Lag

Series Package Includes:

·  Develop and use a dynamic warmup before you practice or play that will enhance your performance and reduce injury.

·  Learn safe and healthy golf specific exercises that will increase strength, flexibility and power.

·   Receive TPI golf fitness assessment and TPI golf swing analysis.

·  Includes one 1/2 hour private lesson to apply the results of your TPI fitness screens and swing analysis toward your personal golf goals.

·  Have your golf clubs evaluated to ensure they  enhance  your swing.

Each session includes an outdoor 30 minute clinic following the 45 minute indoor fitness session.