Wishing you a very Happy New Year! Perhaps a fresh start and some new goals for your game – scroll down for some of the golf resolution ideas for 2023 from the member’s group.

Lessons this week include Christina Ricci’s top 5 tips for ball compression, Cathy Kim’s guide to overswinging, Natalie Adams on stopping the ‘scoop’, Alison Curdt will help you stay in posture and Trillium Rose’s tip for chipping the ball close from tight lies around the green.

I hope you had a lovely Christmas Day! It always takes me a couple of days to recover from all the excitement so this week’s newsletter is a bit shorter than usual with lessons from Meredith Kirk, Gianna Augustine, Michele Low, Cindy Miller, and Maria Palozola.

Do you struggle with club selection around the green? You’re not alone. Kellie Stenzel’s ‘go to’ chipping club is her pitching wedge and she explains why in this week’s headline lesson. This week you will also pick up some great tips on putting speed, alignment, stopping that ‘over the top’ move and finding the balance between body rotation and club release.

Hard to believe that it’s now only two weeks to Christmas!! Understandably your mind may not be 100% on your golf game but that’s not going to stop me from sharing these great lessons from our instructors:

We’ve got a great set of lessons for you this week. Meredith will get your drives launching for max distance, Gianna shows that you can learn when you hit your chip or putt past the hole, Elena teaches where your foot pressure should be at impact, Maria’s wide to narrow drill will get you more lag and power, Trillium has the keys for getting out of the bunker every time, and in our last tip, Sue demonstrates how to control your putting distance.

To all our US members and guests I hope you’ve had a wonderful Thanksgiving with your families. Time to get thinking about golf again and we’ve got some great tips this week to help you do just that.

Lots of ways to improve your golf this week with six great lessons 🙂 from Sue Shapcott, Erika Larkin, Christina Ricci, the always entertaining and informative ProGolfGals, Trillium Rose and Maria Palozola.

Tips this week to help you with your swing pivot and width, shaft lean (for better connection and power), and a drill for working out the speed of the greens before you start your round.

Also some lovely photo highlights from the Women’s Golf Groups, and the USGA and R&A have announced some changes to the Rules of Golf to take effect on January 1, 2023.

Six great lessons from the Women’s Golf teaching team starting with Kathy Hart Wood on the transition from backswing to downswing. Deb Vangellow explains how to diagnose your divots, Michele Low demonstrates weight transfer in your swing, Megan Johnston on how far to stand away from the ball, Cathy Kim practices in bare feet! and Christina Ricci shows why you should get fitted for your next putter.

“I’m 7 years into golf and I couldn’t have imagined the way it has changed my life. Golf brings people together and I have made so many wonderful friends playing this great game.” Doesn’t this wonderful sentiment from Cathi Helman in the member’s group explain why we keep playing this infuriating game?

This week I’m highlighting Women’s Golf lessons from Greta Anderson on Saving your Lower Back with the Correct Hip Hinge, Avoiding the ‘Popped Up’ Shot with Meredith Kirk, Playing Bump & Run Chips with Coach Shayain, How to Work on your Release with Erika Larkin’s Pump Drill and Hitting Decent Shots from Divots on the Fairway by Aimee Cho.

Hope these lessons are helping your game. Please let me know if you are looking for a specific lesson or drill. Thank you for being a member and have a great golfing week!