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Fun For The Whole Family
The First Tee Tri-Cities is proud to present the Little-Big League. Our mission is to use the game of golf to bring you closer to your family through the spirit of competition and cooperation. This 2-person scramble (captain's choice) league is designed to give you the flexibility to play golf on your schedule, not on ours. For more information on how it works, and how you can register, view the links below:
Since we have changed our schedule to 6-week classes, we have decided to place Golf Skills Academy between seasons. The first GSA class will begin after the conclusion of the Spring season, on Saturday May 7th. More details regarding location and time will follow in the next newsletter.
The Junior Golf Travel League is designed to give high school players a competitive league in order to prepare them for upcoming summer tournaments and High School tryouts. This league will take place at 6 Tri-Cities area golf courses.
The Golf Travel League consists of 6 weeks with 9 holes of play each week. Each event will be stroke play to better prepare participants and to gain tournament experience. Prizes and awards will be given out at each event and at the end of the season. Juniors who are exiting 8th or already in High School are eligible to participate.
Everyone needs a few good teammates. This is true in sports and in life. A Go-To Team is a group of people that you can rely on to get you through a tough situation, to give you good advice, or to help improve your skills.
Usually you can find Go-To team members among the people who care about you. They can be parents, teachers, coaches and friends. You can make a list of possible team members by separating them into categories. For example, you might have a different team for Golf, Life Challenges, and Wellness.
In addition to defining your own Go-To Team, it's important to be a part of someone else's team. Being a good teammate means that you are available when your number is called.
Eagle Fundamentals:
Variable Playing Conditions
An actual round of golf is always much different than a practice session. Rarely do you ever get a flat lie with little wind in fluffy grass. When on the course, the player must make a series of adjustments before every shot in order to properly execute it. Here are a few common adjustments you can make to improve your score:
1. Uphill Lies: Play the ball up in your stance and tilt your shoulders to match the slope. 2. Downhill Lies: Play the ball back in your stance, also tilting your shoulders to match the slope. 3. Ball Above Your Feet: Choke down on the club to make it shorter. The ball will usually move from right to left (for right-handers), so aim more to the right than normal. 4. Ball Below Feet: Choke up on the club to make it longer. The ball will typically slice, so aim farther left than usual. 5. Deep Rough: Move the ball back in your stance to get a steeper angle of attack. Loosen your grip to allow the club to more easily travel through the grass.
Of course there are many more situations than those listed above, but you can apply these principles to most areas of the course.
