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June/July 2011, Issue 4
IN THIS ISSUE:
Message From Hank
Instruction
News & Events
Training Aids
Marketing
PRO Connection
Mental Game
Fitness
Member Benefits
I am often quoted saying, “any golfer can improve!”
I truly believe that statement. I also believe
that any golf instructor can improve! My goal is for
this newsletter to be a resource for your continued
improvement and help you achieve your goals as an
instructor of golf.
Selecting the Correct Putter
There are many different elements that make a putter appealing to a player, personal preference plays a significant role in selecting a putter. TaylorMade has many options when
selecting a putter that can suit different putting strokes,
but how do you know which putter is best for your student?
Confidence is a must….The way the putter looks in the address position can create a
positive or negative attitude into your students putting. The player’s style of putting
should match their putter, while the length and lie of the putter should be determined
by the way the player is setting up to the ball. Help your
students develop their confidence and select a putter that they can aim the best.
TaylorMade has three different head styles a Blade, Mallet, & High MOI. But there are
two basic designs : center shafted and heel-shafted designs. A heel-shafted putter is
better for those students who prefer a arcing stroke with the face opening in the backstroke and closing in the through-stroke. While a center-shafted putter is better for students that move the putter more straight back and through.
Another factor to consider is having the correct loft on
the putter, if the student has a forward press you want to select a putter with minimal
offset as this would tend to de-loft the club. Also consider the green speeds, typically less
loft works better on faster greens while more loft on slow greens is a good prescription.
Selecting the proper weight of a putter is an important
factor to consider when adding stability and release to the
stroke. TaylorMade now has putter models with moveable
weight technology. Typically too light or too heavy of a putter can influence speed control, heavy putters tend to be better on fast greens and light putters on slow greens. If
your students putter is moving in an inconsistent manor during the backstroke, increase
the weight to promote more stability.
In this month’s The Source Instruction section, A.J. Avoli discusses some of the drills and training aids related to the four
critical factors of great putting that my Teaching Staff and I have used to improve our students games on the greens.
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Putting Drills & Skills
[email protected]
A.J. Avoli, Director of Instructor Development, Hank Haney PRO
As Instructors it is critical that we motivate our students to practice their short game as this
can lower their scores quickly. Often times practicing the short game can be boring and
the student can begin to loose interest quickly. A great way to keep practice fun yet productive is to utilize drills and training aids during practice to maintain a heightened concentration level. To help build
your lesson revenue and instructional offerings, we have developed a Putting Skills Instructional Clinic Program. This can
be found in the Marketing
Section of the Newsletter
and/or PRO Website. Click
Here to Learn More
I have listed the top choices
from our Team of
Instructors.
Best Drills & Aids to Create
a Consistent Contact.
1.
The Gate Drill
2. Rubber Band Drill
3. Eyeline 360 Sweet Spot
4. HH Impact System
5. Impact Tape
6. Edge Putting Rail
Best Drills & Aids to Start
the Ball on your Intended
Line.
1. Impact Liner
2. Edge Putting Mirror
3. Putting Scope
3. Laser Line
4. String and Two Pegs
5. Chalk Line
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A.J. Avoli, Director of Instructor Development, Hank Haney PRO
[email protected]
Best Drills & Aids for Controlling the Distance
1. PROXIMITY DRILL—Pick a putt of 25 feet or more in length and practice proximities, try and narrow the gap between the shortest and longest putt.
2. THREE BALL DRILL—Roll 3 balls to a 25 foot putt or longer, the object is to get
your putt past the hole while hitting each putt a
fraction shorter then the last but each ball still
reaching the hole.
3. CLOSE YOUR EYES DRILL— Look at the target then close your eyes and stroke the putt, look up when you think
the ball has almost reached the target. This will heighten your senses on the greens.
4. TOSS THE BALL DRILL—Toss the ball, swing your arm to feel the distance. Feel as if the clubhead is an extension
of your arms. This drill will improve your feel of distance.
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A.J. Avoli, Director of Instructor Development, Hank Haney PRO
[email protected]
Learning to Read the Greens
Reading the greens is a vital skill that is derived from experience. Most amateurs tend to under read their putts, as an
Instructor it’s imperative to teach our students this skill. Students tend to blame the technique or stroke when, often
times, they have read the incorrect line, causing them to eventually make some type of compensation in their stroke.
Below are ten concepts to teach your students basic green reading skills.
1.
The USGA recommends a slope of 2-inches for every 10 feet of green to promote surface drainage. Where would
the water drain?
2.
Uphill, Downhill, Side-hill ??? Determine these factors.
3.
Different types of grass and grain.
4.
Find the straight putt. If you know where the straight putt is it should be easy to read the break.
5.
Most greens are sloped back to front to accept a golf shot unless it’s a Redan Green.
6.
Look at the hole to find the grain. Also look at the cup bias, is it tilted in a particular direction?
7.
Look for high and low spots (topography of the green and it’s surroundings).
8.
Look at the overall slope, then the slope in the quadrant of the green your putt is located.
9.
If your students are having trouble committing to a line try using a line on the ball. But be sure to explain to them
that how hard they hit the putt determines how much break they need to play.
10. Toss golf balls on the greens in practice to learn the breaks, tour players and caddies do this constantly.
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Hank Haney Signs with TaylorMade – Adidas Golf!
As part of the new agreement, Hank will represent the TaylorMade®
brand by playing and teaching with TaylorMade equipment, wearing
the TaylorMade logo on his headwear and shirt sleeve and using a
TaylorMade staff bag.
“I’m excited about working with TaylorMade Golf as they are clearly
the industry leaders in equipment innovation,” Haney said. “We share
a great passion for helping golfers of all skill levels improve their
game by hitting it longer and straighter more often. I look forward to
showcasing all the benefits of TaylorMade’s equipment with my students.”
New Member Benefits – Hank Haney PlaneFinder
We have now made the Planefinder available to you at 31% off retail for
your personal use.
Here is how to order your Planefinder:
1. Call the Planefinder customer service 1-888-297-2986
2. Let customer service know you are a in the Hank Haney certification
program
3. Customer Service will guide you through payment and shipping information
New Member Benefits – Adams Golf
We are pleased to announce a new member benefit for all Level 2 graduates and above. Adams Golf is providing a 40% PUD on their products. For more information on Adams Golf products visit their website
www.Adamsgolf.com. If you would like more information or to order contact Josh Kelley at [email protected].
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PRO group . Utilize this as a tool to communicate with us and other PRO members. Feel free to
post recent student accomplishments, teacher successes, questions regarding swing mechanics,
best practices, marketing ideas etc. We look forward to seeing some great discussions.
Calling All Slicers!!
Hank, Golf Digest, TaylorMade and Golf Channel recently spent a day at our World Headquarters in Dallas, Texas hosting
a unique event, Fix Your Slice. Attendees represented 64 of the finest slicers that Hank and our Hank Haney Instructors
have had the pleasure to work with.
The event focused on specific body movements that impact the swing, causing
the Slice. These stations allowed Hank to observe and correct the various imperfections he identified. The highlight of the day for the slicers came in the form of a
hands-on clinic from Hank.
The participants were put on TaylorMade’s FlightScope to determine the degree
of their slice. FlightScope is a radar based launch monitor that measures ball and
clubhead parameters for every club in a player's bag. The Golf Channel used
these measurements as a basic to collect data from pre and post swing analysis.
Hank was able to analyze each individuals slice inducing swing and provide corrective instruction. Participants were pleasantly surprised and a little shocked
when they saw their ball starting to hook in such a short timeframe.
The Golf Channel compared the pre and post correction statistics to determine
the levels of change and improvement, and compiled a database of the results.
These results and Hanks cumulative instruction will be the basis of a featured article in an upcoming Golf Digest issue and is expected to be televised on The Golf
Channel.
We will let you know when it is published.
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Welcome New Members!
The HHPRO team would like to welcome all our new members! We hope you find the program as rewarding as it is
challenging!
Judson McCormak (TX, USA)
Kim Inglis (Hong Kong)
Ramon Puchales (SC, USA)
Steven Chambless (TX, USA)
Michael Lawrence (AR, USA)
George Roy (MD, TX)
Michele Staples (TX, USA)
Premchai Limvorratre (THI)
Cliff Mishler (TX,USA)
Dan Pendola (TX, USA)
Jarut Padung (SC, USA)
Congratulations to Our Newest Associate Instructors!
Gavin Harbolt (OH, USA)
Brian McMahon (AUS)
Alex Iguchi (NETH)
Jay Calvo (VA, USA)
Ross Nettles (NM, USA)
Ken Karpinski (MN, USA)
Cliff Mishler (TX, USA)
Tom Johnson (TX, USA)
Rhys Beecher (UAE)
Michele Edlin (MN, USA)
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Putting is the Best Part of my Game
Sam Froggatte, CEO, Eyeline Golf,
[email protected]
“Putting is the best part of my game.”
I do quite a few ―demo days‖. It is a great opportunity to talk with players and ask them about their game. My usual
question is, ―So are you putting well?‖ Their response is usually ―Putting is the best part of my game‖.
I asked a bad question and got a bad answer !
While they may be correct, it is an answer that closes the door to putting instruction.
Iʼve learned to ask a better question, ―Are you making all your five footers?‖
Whoa! Now the frustration and embarrassment come gushing out.
―I miss them all!‖
―I never make the important ones.‖
―Iʼd like to make one a round!‖
I add a little salt to the wound and ask, ―Why are you missing? Letʼs take a quick look.‖
I take them through a 90 SECOND EVALUATION to give them a clear picture of
what ―good‖ putting looks like.
We are testing for Solid contact, starting the putt Online, and hitting the putt the
right Speed. (I call it S. O. S. - Solid, Online, Speed) I use a few of our aids to
speed the process.
Step 1: Hit the Ball of Steel 5 times. There is no target. They just try to roll it 3
feet. If they canʼt hit it solid with some momentum, they will double hit it. They
know there is a flaw in their stroke - usually a huge deceleration.
Step 2: I let them hit a few putts in our Putting Scope. It shows if they can start the ball on the intended line.If
they canʼt get it through the gate, then there are obvious problems I can help with - usually face alignment at impact.
Step 3: I have them try to roll some putts into a 3 foot target circle with a slight
break. It is better than hitting to a cup because it shows exactly how far they
missed the center of the target. This is my test for their green reading and speed
control.
Now we can have a totally different conversation because we have some results
to discuss.
Since they weren't trying to make a putt, the discussion is about the correct
teaching elements - solid contact, starting the putt on the intended line,
and hitting the putt with correct speed.
Itʼs time for putting instruction, and they are ready to learn!
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Putting Skills Clinic Instructional Program
Nancy Donoghue, Director of Marketing, Hank Haney Golf
[email protected]
Our Putting Skills Clinic Instructional Program has been proven to enhance students putting skills by improving the four skills
that are necessary to be an outstanding putter. We’ve made it easy for you to implement this program at your facility or golf
club. All you need to do is follow our teaching and set up guidelines, decide your dates and utilize the marketing flyer to
promote your clinic.
Recommended Class Size:

Individual to eight (8) students, 2 payers per station, 4 stations.
This specialized clinic is designed for groups to meet
once a week for four consecutive weeks. The group will
work on developing one skill per week:
1. Creating consistent contact
2. Starting the ball on the intended line
3. Controlling distance
4. Learning to read the green
The instructor will set up various stations for skill
evaluation and development as detailed in the links
below. Each student will be tested on their current skill
level using the attached evaluation forms and then be
given a weekly improvement plan to work on that particular skill.
Click on the links below to learn how to instruct, set up
and promote your own Putting Skills Clinic Series.

Putting Skills Student Evaluations

Putting Skills Clinic Promotional Flyer

7 Steps to Make this Program a Success
After the four weeks have been completed the students
will have developed a systematic approach to analyzing
and practicing their putting. Have fun with it and good
luck!
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Name: Thomas J. Torrington
Level: 3
Location: T’s Golf Academy (Manchester,
ME) / Hank Haney IJGA (Hilton Head, SC)
Years Playing Golf: 25 Years Teaching Golf: 13
I would be happy to work with any tour player that has a
passion for learning and improving his/her game. I would
prefer, however, to work with a junior golfer and develop
that player to an elite level where it would be possible to
qualify for, and play on, a professional tour. I think that
would be as rewarding, if not more, than working with a
player that has already reached that stage in his/her golf
career. I would enjoy watching that junior grow and develop as a player and person and would feel privileged to
be a part of it.
Who inspired you to teach golf?
I was inspired to teach golf by several people. The first
would be my late grandfather, who loved the game. One
of my first golf memories is playing golf with both him
and my father. The second person would be my father,
who given his choice of retirement jobs, decided to open
a golf facility. My first job was in the golf business and
my love for the game grew from being around it every
day all summer. Finally, watching Hank Haney teach has
motivated me to grow and improve as an instructor. He
has inspired me to continue learning and become the
best teacher I can be.
Now we’ve come to the end of Yifan’s senior year of high
school. That shy Chinese boy who smashed my head with
the back of a suburban is going on to play collegiate golf
for the Washington Huskies. As his coach I couldn’t be
happier or more proud. I know he’s going to be successful in whatever he chooses for his future. At least, that’s
my opinion. Some might say I’ve taken one too many
shots to the head, but if you know Yifan Liu, you know
that in this instance that’s not the case.
How has the HHPRO Program benefited you and
your teaching business?
The HHPRO Program has provided me with a great avenue to continue MY learning. The certification not only
brings credibility to my teaching, but the community of
HHPRO members provides the opportunity to share ideas
about teaching where we can all continue to learn from
each other.
What influenced you to join the HHPRO Program?
What technology do you utilize in your teaching?
I have been learning to teach from Hank Haney for over a
decade and have had the good fortune to work for him at
his junior academy for the past four years. Joining the
HHPRO Program made perfect sense for me as someone
who wants to continue his learning and improve as a
teacher. It seemed a natural extension of the training I
get every year and an opportunity to further increase my
credibility to my students.
I use JC video analysis software at the HHIJGA and
ECoachPro software at my facility in Maine. I also utilize
OnlineSkillsCoach to provide online video lesson coaching
for my students. The availability of smart phones and
portable tablets has opened a new world of video coaching for me and my students. It has become very easy for
students to video their swings and email them to me right
from the range. This is incredibly helpful for those students that have gone away to college but want to stay in
touch.
List your dream foursome for a round of golf and
on what golf course would you play?
My dream foursome (unfortunately no longer possible)
would be to play with my late grandfather, my father, and
my child. Four generations playing together at Augusta
National would be a special outing to be sure. Since that
foursome is no longer possible, perhaps we’ll be able to
play a foursome of my father, myself, my child and my
grandchild. Only time will tell.
List 5 things on your bucket list?
Become a father and raise a family with my wonderful
wife. Own a house on a lake in my home state of Maine.
Write the great American novel. Act in a major motion
picture. Design, build, own and operate my own course
and academy
If you could teach one PGA Tour or LPGA Tour
Player, who would it be and why?
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Where do you see the golf industry 5 years from
now?
List a few of your Hobbies:
1.
Skiing
I see the golf industry continuing to grow together with
fields in technology, becoming more accessible to those
with limited time. For example, the ability to stay connected to the business world via smart phones/tablets and
high speed wireless connections is going to make it easier
for business people to escape to the golf course without
leaving the office behind. It will be more and more possible to continue working between shots on the course as
data speeds increase and functionality of devises continues to grow.
2.
Hiking
3.
Camping
4.
Running
5.
Reading
Please share an interesting golf story involving
you and a student?
My first day working at the HHIJGA I picked up my group
of 8 students and drove them in a white suburban to the
course where we were practicing that day. Of my 8 students, 1 was from the United States and the rest were international. Several of those students, including Yifan Liu
from China, spoke little English. Upon arrival at the
course, I opened the back gate of the suburban and
helped them to get out their golf bags. Once all the bags
were out, Yifan grabbed the back gate of the suburban to
help out and proceeded to shut it on the back of my head.
Sufficed to say, he was embarrassed and I was in pain.
That was my introduction to Yifan Liu.
Also, the ability to create, upload, and send swing videos is
going to make online lessons a viable source of income
for teaching professionals. Having a student utilize the
ability to generate a swing video from their home, or from
on the golf course, upload and send it and have it
coached and returned in a short amount of time will make
it easier for busy individuals to receive instruction without
having to schedule time out of their days.
Finally, continued improvements in agronomy, club design, instruction, fitness, dietary information, and mental
coaching are going to work together to supplement not
only general golfer development, but junior development
in particular. I firmly believe we are going to continue to
see an influx of very talented juniors over the next decade
who are learning the game with access to information and
instruction that until recently was not available to those
outside of the professional arenas.
I have had the pleasure of working with Yifan Liu for four
years now and I can safely say he is the best student I have
ever had. He is hard working, dedicated, and persistent.
Not to say that he hasn’t faced challenges and setbacks,
because like all golfers, he has. The great thing about Yifan is that he has persevered through them all. He simply
has the mindset that if he works hard, he will eventually
reach his goals. Perhaps it has something to do with him
being born on September the 14th that makes him so extraordinary. Did I mention we share the same birthday?
Well, we do. Perhaps he’s just a rare individual who does-
What’s in the bag?
Driver:
Titleist 910 D3 9.5 degree
3- Wood:
Titleist 906 F2, 15 degrees
5- Wood:
Titleist 906 F2, 18 degrees
Irons:
Titleist 681’s 3-PW
Wedges:
Titleist Vokey 54 degree and 58 degree
Grips:
Golf Pride Multi-Compound (red and black)
Ball:
Titleist Pro-V1x (only no. 8’s)
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Deliberate Routines are Trouble
Jon Stabler, Co-Founder, Golf Psych
Deliberate, Careful and Controlling- They all hurt your
ability to play a golf shot well.
During the telecast, Johnny Miller
made the comment that players
tend to develop a slow deliberate routine in college and it
has migrated onto the Tour. (I am paraphrasing)
When you are faced with an important shot or any shot in
competition, you naturally want to play it well. You don't
want to make a mistake. The outcome of the shot is important to your score. Your score determines: whether
you win or not, whether you get a college scholarship,
whether you make the cut, whether others are impressed
with your play, etc.
I submit that it is not a college developed thing but a
natural human response to a situation where the ball just
sits there and you have lots of time to think. Then you see
others doing it and you think it must be the right way to
play.
Your logical, Left Brain recognizes the importance and
implications of the outcome and then directs you to make
your best effort to play the shot well. If you have a good,
effective mental routine your athlete takes over and plays
the shot athletically, some would say reactively.
Too many players come to us today with a very slow and
deliberate routine. Often it has good components but
separated in time and space. Many do their visualizations
and practice swings behind the ball and then walk up to
the ball and start all over with stance, alignment, grip,
posture, swing keys etc. Their minds are very busy over
the ball. Their Left Brains are directing and trying to control everything carefully so they don't make a mistake.
They are trying to play a good shot. Everyone can see
that.
Do you let your athletic self play the shot or is your Left
Brain directing the action?
Do you monitor and direct what you are doing and how
you are doing it? Then Left Brain is running the show.
Are you being very careful and precise about your setup,
aim and moving the club? Then your Left Brain is in control.
Rory was so refreshing.
It is not by mistake or inexperience that he is operating
athletically. He has been working with Dave Stockton.
Dave has worked with GolfPsych for years. Rory's routine
is very similar to Dave's, especially putting.
Do you get slower in your routine and playing the shot?
Then your Left Brain is slowing you down.
Do you tell yourself not to miss it over there or guide or
steer the shot? Then Your Left Brain is trying to make sure
you don't make a mistake.
He reads the green and picks his line and speed. Then
imagining that in his mind, he moves up to the ball,
places the putter behind the ball, looks at his line and target twice, then rolls the ball. There is no practice swing,
no waggle. There is no careful alignment of the ball or
putter. There is no long pause over the ball. He simply
rolls the ball toward his target. (I do not know all of this
directly. I am surmising from watching him and from
knowing Dave Stockton very well)
This is Average Thinking and in-effective shot-making.
This is very common!
I believe it is the main reason that we have slow play issues in tournaments. Players get more deliberate, trying
to play well but this makes them more Left Brained. This
means that their shots are not as good as they could be.
This leads to doubts about performance and slower play,
more deliberate.
It is clear that he is not being slow and careful or too deliberate in his shot making. He is also not rushing his
shots
In effective mental routine has you playing your shots
athletically, not slow and deliberate.
Example: Rory McIllroy at the US Open. The commentators were amazed at how fast he played when it was his
turn. The situation did not change the way he played the
shot.
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Ortho-Kinetics® for Golf
“Golf Strength Part 2”
By Everett Aaberg
Obtaining greater levels of strength
some detailed planning as any sport
Strength”, “Speed-Strength” and
is typically an important goal for
will require a specific blend of least 2
“Explosive Strength”. This necessi-
anyone’s fitness program and holds
-3 of the possible strength types de-
tates implementing a long term
true for golfers as well. As we pre-
pending on the unique demands of
training program with planned and
sented in the last article, strength is
the sport itself. Additionally, an ef-
systematic changes in volume, inten-
one of the “Base Bio-Motor Abilities”
fective training program is not just
sity, and recovery. The program must
that is critical to develop in order to
“Sport-Specific” but must also be
also account for specific adjustments
make significant improvements in
“Person-Specific” and address the
needed for exercise techniques such
any of the “Performance Abilities”
athlete’s individual needs. Each per-
as utilizing specific tempos, altering
such as speed, power and agility. For
son whether an athlete or not, has
stability demands, and modifying
most athletes training to achieve
their own inimitable collection of
movement patterns that all correlate
their potential “Maximal Strength” is
past injuries, postural deviations,
with each phase of the training pro-
not important and can even become
joint limitations, muscular imbal-
gram. However, what is more critical
detrimental to overall performance.
ances, and deficiencies of other Bio-
to success is the exercise selection
Overzealous strength training and
Motor Abilities that a well designed
itself. The body is precise in its adap-
improperly designed exercise pro-
training program should be aimed to
tations and it is the exact exercise
grams can lead to increased joint
deal with. As always, an effective
movements along with the specific
wear, actually increase chance for
program begins with a comprehen-
alignment of forces, positioning op-
injury, and also create muscular im-
sive assessment to identify individual
tions, path of motion, speed of mo-
balances that limit the progression
needs as well as determine the spe-
tion and range of motion performed
of other bio-motor abilities such as
cific strength types required for
for each exercise that will dictate
endurance, joint instability and joint
achieving optimal performance.
what benefits and types of strength
mobility or flexibility. Rather an athlete should seek from their efforts in
the gym to develop proportional
Obtaining optimal “Golf-Strength”
requires a blend of “Stability-
that can actually be transferred from
the gym to the turf. This task is most
often underestimated, misguided
strength, correct existing muscular
and frequently performed through
imbalances and develop the specific
random selection with little or no
“StrengthTypes” that are needed to
scientific methodology applied.
excel in their particular sport.
One of the most common examples
As discussed in the last article, there
of this is when a golfer chooses or it
are 7 distinct types of strength that
trained to perform movement pat-
can be developed within a well de-
terns that attempt to mimic the
signed and periodized training pro-
swing itself and then apply added
gram “Sports-Specific” training takes
resistance or perform on unstable
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Ortho-Kinetics® for Golf
“Golf Strength Part 2”
platforms. Once resistance is added,
cific movement patterns that improve
specialized package for an Ortho-
the amount, the angle, and its concur-
strength, stability as well as mobility
Kinetics® Assessment and your own
rent combination with gravitational
of the joints themselves with particu-
personalized training program to de-
forces must immediately be consid-
lar emphasis on the hip, trunk and
velop your “Golf-Strength” and attend
ered as all resultant forces are now
shoulder girdles with also attention to
to all other individual performance
skewed and the actual mechanical
improving foot-ankle action as well as
and fitness needs. Simply contact a
adaptations therefore are also
wrist action.
TELOS member experience represen-
changed accordingly. On top of this,
the speed of motion, range of motion,
and exact path of motion that the
exercise produces will also affect the
way in which any strength adaptations will transfer outside the gym.
Once appropriate exercises are chosen it may also be important to plan
tative at 972-386-2580 and get
started today!
an unbalanced frequency and volume
of certain exercises over others as well
as perform more on one side verses
the other in order to correct present
Everett Aaberg ACE, ACSM, CSCS,
NASM, RTS
muscular imbalances of the individual.
LMT, MAT Specialist, ART Practitioner
Corrective exercises are always a part
of a performance program and can be
either isolated movements that target
a specific muscular weakness or contain a more complex movement pattern that targets an entire muscular
subsystem in order to correct postural
deviations and pelvic-spinal movement limitations. All of which is necessary for the athlete to improve in their
It is also important to note that train-
sport as well as avoid future injury.
ing strength on balance boards, Bo-
Our next article will present examples
sus, Swiss Balls, or other stability tools
of such exercises that are suited to
develops a type of “titling-response
addressing common muscular imbal-
reflex” that does not transfer well to
ances and more apt to produce in-
the “body righting reflex” adaptations
creased “Golf Strength”. Such exer-
that are the most beneficial for golf or
cises may be important to substitute
the majority of other sports. Conse-
for other exercises you are currently
quently, rather than simply attempt to
doing or possibly simply added to
perform what appears to be a golf-
your present training programs. As a
looking type exercise, seek to effec-
regular reader of this Hank Haney
tively choose exercises and train spe-
newsletter you are invited to receive a
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Founder of Ortho-Kinetics® / Co-Owner
of Telos Fitness Center
Hank Haney PRO certification Members are entitled to wholesale and special product pricing with participating partners.
Pre-Approved PGA Education Provider:
We are pleased to announce that The PGA of America has designated Hank Haney-branded PRO Instructor Certification Program as a Pre-Approved Educational Provider for PGA Member Continuing
Education.
As part of The PGA’s continuing effort to provide world-class education and training for PGA Professionals, PGA of America is expanding the reach of collaboration with allied associates and industry leaders
such as Hank Haney Golf for both instructor-led and distance learning formats.
The following Hank Haney-branded educational programs are pre-approved and qualify for PGA Member
Service Requirements (MSR):
Instructor-Led Seminar:
TBA 2012.
Hank Haney's Teach the Teacher Coaching and Strategy Seminar - earn 24 MSR credits
Distance Learning:
Hank Haney PRO Instructor Certification Level 1 – earn 12 MSR credits
Hank Haney PRO Instructor Certification Level 2 – earn 24 MSR credit
Equipment
Adams Golf—HH PRO Level 2 graduates and above can now take advantage of
a 40% discount on Adams Golf products. Directions on how to use/get discount call 972
-315-5300 and ask for Josh or email [email protected]
Learn More about Adams Golf Products at www.adamsgolf.com.
Callaway Golf— Level 1 Graduates and above will receive an invitation into Callaway
Golf's VIP Program. This will allow PRO's to special pricing on Callaway Golf product. The
discounts are as follow:
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Level 1 - 25% off MAP
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Level 2 & 3 - Wholesale
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Level 4 & 5 - 30% off Wholesale
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Level 6 - 50% off Wholesale
Nike Golf— Special discount pricing on Nike equipment.
Visit www.hankhaneyshop.com/pro
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TaylorMade Golf—Level 1 Graduates and above will have access to Eagle pricing on TaylorMade Golf Equipment. This is available through TMAG Connection.
To access TMAG Connection please contact Josh Kelley at [email protected]
HHPRO Referral Credits
Receive $100 off your next level of HHPRO with each referral who purchases a HHPRO Level
1 Membership. The referred PRO must provide your name at time the time of purchase.
Contact [email protected] to redeem your referral credits.
Training Tools
Eyeline Golf Putting and Training Aids – 20% off
Discount available at www.hankhaneyshop.com/pro
Golf Around the World – Training aids company, wholesale pricing
Contact Dane Wiren 1-800-824-4279 www.golfaroundtheworld.com
SlotStix –
All the tools and knowledge you need to improve any area of your game, from putting to
driving. PUD pricing of $32.85. One unit per PRO.
www.hankhaneyshop.com
Coupon code – SLOTSTIXPRO
GolfSmart– www.golfsmart.com
GolfSmart.com is your online choice for over 800 of the newest Golf Books, DVDs, Gift Items
and More. GolfSmart.com is the consumer division of The Booklegger, a wholesale distributor
to the golf industry since 1974.
Promo: To receive 20% off entire purchase use Coupon Code – hhpro
Apparel / Eyewear / Gear
Adidas Golf—Level 1 Graduates and above will have access to Eagle pricing on Adidas
Golf Apparel. This is available through TMAG Connection.
To access TMAG Connection please contact Josh Kelley at [email protected]
Ashworth Golf—Level 1 Graduates and above will have access to Eagle pricing on
Ashworth Golf Apparel. This is available through TMAG Connection.
To access TMAG Connection please contact Josh Kelley at [email protected]
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Nike Golf Apparel— Special discount pricing on HHPRO Logoed Shirts and
Hats.
Visit www.hankhaneyshop.com/pro
Nike Golf— Special discount pricing on HHPRO Logoed product.
Visit www.hankhaneyshop.com/pro
NYX Golf Eyewear — 70% off retail price listed on website. Use promo code
HHPRO at www.nyxgolf.com
Mental Golf Preparation
GolfPsych.com – A complete system for assessing the players personality and mental skills
for golf, online, providing reports with recommendations and offering coaching through
GolfPsych certified Instructors around the world. This is the only mental game system in golf
that is Tour Research based, Tour Developed and Tour Proven.
Special Discounts available on GolfPsych products and packages. To access the discounts, go
to www.GolfPsych.com and at the bottom of the page, right side you will find a login box for
HHPROs. The password is Teacher. When you login this way, the discounts will show up in
your shopping cart after choosing a product. The online assessments and reports are selfguiding so your students should benefit even before you get GolfPsych training.
Travel
Enterprise Rent A Car – Flat discount rates in Texas.
• Outside of Texas, a 5% discount will be applied to the best rate at airports and neighborhood locations
• Book online with Enterprise at www.enterprise.com, use online password HAN
• Or contact Enterprise Corporate Reservations at 1-800-593-0505
• Valid for reservations anywhere in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Ireland &
Germany
Teaching / Marketing Tools
Online Skills Coach— All Level 2 participants will recieve $100 off of Hank Haney eCoach
Pro.
MyGolfGamePlan.com—Plan, Track, Improve. An interactive teacher web based
app for tracking and creating student scoring Blueprints.
Free 3 month trial, register at www.MyGolfGamePlan.com
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Smarter Lessons—
A web based lesson scheduler and instructor communications
tool
Vendor Overview:
Free 2 month trial, contact Tom Mox at [email protected]
Hank Haney Planefinder — 70% off retail price listed on website.
code HHPRO at www.nyxgolf.com
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