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Eagle Golf Page 1 Volume 2, Issue 6 State of The Elite Club Joe R. Munsch, President & CEO November/December 2011 Inside This Issue Let’s all get into the mindset that State of The Elite Club 1 there are “No Seasons in Golf”. With over 100 golf courses across Tip From the Pro 2 the country to play as an Elite Club Fitness 3 Member, you have more reasons Course Spotlights 4‐5 than most golfers to benefit from the Stay and Play Package 6‐7 reality of “no seasons in golf”. If the Behind the Bar 8 temperature and wind chill are not Culinary Cuisine 9 working in your favor for a round of Turf Tip 10 golf at your home Club, you are always invited to In the Pro Shop 11 pack up and head off to one of your Elite Club prop- Course Listing 12‐13 erties for a round! With benefits like these, it’s hard not to play golf! The holidays are fast approaching and your Clubs are filled with fun events that you will not ● Play golf Monday through Friday (excluding holidays) want to miss out on which are centered on tur- for just a cart fee at participating private country keys, holiday celebrations and opportunities to clubs, resort and daily fee courses nationwide. make memories with your friends and family at ● The ability to bring guests to participating private your Club. Be sure to add those events to your clubs for the prevailing Member guest rate. calendar so you don’t miss out on the camarade- ● Access to individual tee times 7 days a week at par- rie that surrounds your Club. Also, if you, your ticipating public and resort courses for 20% off the company or an organization you are affiliated prevailing 18-hole rate. with are looking to host a holiday party, there’s ● The ability to reserve tee times up to 60 days in ad- no better venue than your home Club. Contact vance by calling the reservations office. Some re- the Private Events Director at your Club to re- strictions may apply. serve your date today! As a Member of The Elite Club, I hope you continue Thank you for being a Member of The Elite to plan your golf outings and Club! trips in destinations where you will enjoy access to golf at par- ticipating Elite Clubs. Take a look inside this edition as we have featured two of our Phoenix properties — The Legend at Arrowhead and Tatum Ranch. The Legend at Arrowhead Tatum Ranch Golf Club Eagle Golf | 4851 LBJ Freeway, Suite 600 | Dallas, TX 75244 | www.eaglegolf.com Elite News for Elite Members Volume 2, Issue 6 Page 2 A Tip From The Pro Tip Provided By: By: Bobby Jack Haby, PGA Professional When All Else Fails, Go Back to the Basics The Links at Land’s End, Yantis, TX Over the last 15 years, I have seen as many ways to By aligning your palms facing each other hit the golf ball as I have seen people playing the while holding the club, this allows your hands game. Instructional fads have come and gone. and wrists to hinge properly during the swing You’ve tried natural golf, one plane-two plane, stack without any extra effort or thought during the and tilt, but to no avail. One constant in the world of swing. golf instruction is the Basic Fundamentals of Golf. These four basic principles stay the same no matter The club should be held more in the fingers of the hand and what approach you may take. They can be incorpo- less in the palms. Though gripping the club in the palms of rated into every golfer’s setup before they ever start the hand may feel like a powerful position, the reality is you the club in motion. If done properly, you can take your lose feel, control and ultimately distance by holding the club brain out of the swing equation, and react to your tar- in your palms. By holding the club more in the fingers, you get just like you do in every other sport you play. will be able to create more club head speed and receive vital feed back for the body during the swing. Your fingers So, what are the Basic Fundamentals of Golf? They are where your touch is located. This touch is necessary are: for the body to be able to react during the swing. Basic Fundamentals of Do the following drill to help you find your grip. Pick up a Golf yard stick and hold it with your palms against the flat sides 1. Grip of the yard stick and with your thumbs running along the top edge of the yard stick and holding the bottom edge of the 2. Alignment yard stick in the second knuckle of each finger. Be sure 3. Posture there are no gaps between your fingers, palms and the yard stick. Take a close look at what it looks like and remember 4. Ball Position what it feels like to hold it in that manner. Now pick up a golf club and try to recreate the sensation. By mastering these four fundamentals, you will be a better ball striker. We are about to take a journey of discovery — learning that the swing is more simple than we think. Today, we are going to talk about the grip. There are two things I look for in a grip...how are the palms aligned and is the grip of the club in the player’s fingers. Let’s take a look at each of these indi- vidually. Once you have mastered the grip, we can move forward to the next three Basic Fundamentals. Until then… The palms need to face each other squarely. They should never cross each other. Too many times play- Play Fair, Play Fast and Have Fun! ers will hold the club with their hands fighting each other. One hand may be very strong while the other will be in a very weak position. This prevents them from being able to allow the hands to work properly. The Links at Land’s End | 285 Private Road 5980 | Yantis, TX 75497 | 903.383.3290 | www.golflakefork.com Elite News for Elite Members Volume 2, Issue 6 Page 3 Provided By: Tyler Mayer Sports Club Manager Golf Fitness~ How We Roll Arrowhead Country Club | Glendale, AZ In order for the mechanics of the golf swing to oc- cur property, certain parts of the body, mainly the thoracic area (between shoulder blades and upper back) need to be mobile and flexible. Having mo- Here are some simple ways to use the Foam Roller: bility and flexibility in these areas will play a crucial ∗ Roll at a slow pace for 10-20 repetitions per side roll in the effectiveness of your golf swing. starting from the calves and working up the body. Have you ever finished a round of golf and have made the comment, “I just felt tight today”? These ∗ If a severe pain spot is noticed, hold the spot for comments are probably more prevalent than you 30-45 seconds or until the pain decreases. Fo- know and can certainly be addressed. Finding cus on your breathing while relaxing the tender comfort in the thoracic area and into the large lat muscles. muscles, hips, abdominals and the deep muscles of the trunk, can greatly improve the look and feel ∗ Perform pre and post workout. Perform as of your golf swing. needed on non-training days. ∗ Roll the full length of muscle — from origination Since it can be difficult to carry around a massage to insertion. therapist with you or simply find the time or money to schedule a session, foam rolling has become a As always, see a certified fitness trainer or TPI less expensive alternative. Foam Rolling is a SMR Instructor to ensure proper use of foam roller (self myo-fascial release) technique using a cylinder and get on a standard foam rolling schedule to shaped medium to high-density looking pool noo- see your flexibility and golf swing improve! dle, just shorter and a bit larger in diameter. You may have seen these lying around your fitness cen- ter or have stopped to wonder why a person is sit- ting or “rolling” around on this object. The density of the foam roller is a preference for the person using it for SMR. Foam rolling is extremely benefi- cial for pre-workout sessions as it acts as an acu- pressure modality increasing heat and blood flow to the muscles being rolled—later to be used in the athletic golf swing. SMR techniques can improve flexibility, function, performance, and reduce injuries. Other modali- ties such as a tennis ball or massage stick can be used by applying pressure to these sore, knotty areas. This pressure massages away restrictions to normal soft tissue extensibility. In doing so, the pressure improves the quality of the muscle tissue whereas traditional stretching only improves the length of the muscle tissue. We need to improve tissue quality first by removing the adhesions and scar tissue that may be impairing the length of your tissue to truly improve flexibility and acceler- ate the healing processes. Arrowhead Country Club | 19888 North 73rd Avenue | Glendale, AZ 85308 | www.arrowheadccaz.com | 623.561.9600 Elite News for Elite Members Volume 2, Issue 6 Page 4 A Daily Fee Experience Course Spotlight— The Legend at Arrowhead, Glendale, AZ The golf season ends much too offers not only one of the best putting surfaces in abruptly in the North, leaving the valley, but a level of excitement unmatched even the strongest willed golfers among Arizona golf courses.