Golf Academy

3 Cardio Tips For Golfers By Lisa Holtan Cardiovascular exercise helps to keep the heart and lungs healthy. Plus, it will help you from tiring so quickly during your round of golf. Here are 3 cardio tips you can do on and off the course to...

Golf Gets It Right By Jim McNaney Despite the fact that I coach and teach golf for a living, I've spent the better part of the last 10 years traveling around the country with my oldest daughter as she peruses her dream of playing college...

Fairway Bunkers By Chris Foley Hitting a greenside bunker shot and a fairway bunker shot require very different techniques. In a greenside bunker shot, we don't actually hit the golf ball. We hit the sand and the disbursement of sand takes the...

Lose Your Fear Of Greenside Bunkers With These Six Simple Strategies By John Green 1. Do you have the right wedges in your bag? For greenside bunker shots, I always recommend having two wedges in your bag: a traditional sand wedge (54 to 56...

Making The Most Of Winter By Chris Foley With the golf season coming to an end for most of us, now is the time to start working on your game for next year. Utilize this winter and come into the spring golf season ready for peak performance....

Timing Is Everything By Jim McNaney Think back to your first round this past spring. You probably hit it okay even though you probably didn't play anywhere over the winter. But what really suffered was your short game, wasn't it? It's was all...

Keep Your Short Game In Shape Over The Winter By John Green Think back to your first round this past spring. You probably hit it okay even though you probably didn't play anywhere over the winter. But what really suffered was your short game,...

Off Season Strength Training By Lisa Holtan Last month we outlined tips that will help you plan your off-season workout program. For the next 3 months, we are going to go into more detail on each of those tips. This month is all about strength...

Fuel Yourself Before Hitting The Course By Lisa Holtan It is prime golf season here in the Midwest. I hope you are enjoying the game and getting out to different golf courses in the area. This month we are going to talk about how to properly...

Plan Your Off Season Program By Lisa Holtan Even though the golf courses are still open and we are still playing golf, now is the time to start thinking about your off-season program. Before we know it, the weather will turn and the courses...