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I know you’ve all been waiting with bated breath for the next redition and I have to apoligize for missing a week.

For those that have no clue what I’m talking about, please refer to Little Linksters.  As a quick recap, Brendon Elliott is a local golf pro who runs a junior golf program called “Little Linksters.”  My little golf pro in the making is attending these lessons and is loving them!  Every Saturday, he has a lesson out at Lake Mary Prep.

So weeks three and four were dedicated to putting.

Week three, Brendon trained the kids on proper putting form and tempo.  They used real kid sized putters from (I believe) US Kids golf.  The method he used to teach putting, I’m calling the A-Bend-Tick-Tock.  Using the A stance the kids learned a during week two and bending at the hips, the kids are swinging to a tick-tock mantra where the back stroke was tick and the forward stroke was tock.

For the putting class, he brought out this totally awesome portable putting green that can be assembled in ten minutes..  Some guys have all the cool toys…

For the week four putting lesson, the class was indoors and the kids used the SNAG golf putters and putted at targets.

The kids seems to enjoy this more than the prevous lesson and and at the end of the lesson they even worked on chipping.  Utilizing the putting swing they learned, Brendon put the SNAG Launchers in their hands and off they went.  The biggest struggle was for the kids to remember the putting swing and not the full swing.

I’m pretty excited about next weeks lesson.  Brendon is setting up a SNAG Golf Course and the kids are going to have the opportunity to piece all their lessons together and play a round.  It’s really cool to see the excitement these kids have about playing golf, warms my golfer heart!

-Dave

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Tony over at Hooked On Golf Blog said it best.  See below link.

Guru -vs- Orlando Golf Blogger

We played a round together out at Disney’s Lake Buena Vista and placed a friendly wager on it.

We wagered Nassau Style with yours truly losing all four bets.  Below is a picture of the trophy.  A hastily signed dollar bill now in his posession

Tony is a great golfer and blogger and one helluva nice guy.  It was a pleasure having my arse handed to me….

With Brendon Elliott’s help,  I plan on taking a trophy of my own next year!

-Dave

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Many thanks to Dave over at GolfDotz for sending me these to check out.

What are GolfDotz you ask?  Well, according to the website, “GolfDotz are a new generation transfer that simply bond with the skin of the ball when firm pressure from your thumb is applied. In 5 seconds or less you are ready to play! Designed and tested by golf enthusiasts tired of the same old methods, Golfdotz is a new and unique product for serious and casual golfers alike. Are you looking for a good way to label your golf ball?”

They remind me of those fake tattoos that you got as a kid, remember the ones that had to be applied with a wet cloth?  GolfDotz has a similar consistency, it’s not really a sticker it can be molded to fit the dimples of a golf ball without distorting the picture.  I was sent two packets of the Shamrock, it was my intent to garner some good luck from the four leaf clover, but after yesterdays round, I no longer believe in luck, just a bunch of stickers and a crappy round of golf. HA!

So these ball markers are sweet!  Each pack has twenty four markers and they run you $5.99 for the pack.  They have a whole buch of designs to choose from and the application is as simple as they described it.  I think the longest part is cutting out each individual marker before applying it.  I recommend thoroughly rubbing the marker once applied so you can work out the air bubbles that can get trapped underneath.

These markers have zero profile and have no impact, positive(stupid shamrocks..) or negative, on your game.  The marker does not hinder the ball flight and withstands a good smack from a driver relatively well.  I only notice the marker wearing off on two balls.  I hit every drive with the marker taking the full impact of the driver and only two were damaged.  One of them bounced off the cart path.

Now for me, ball identification has not really been an issue, I’ve yet to find another golfer who uses the Top-Flite Gamer ball, but I can see how they could come in handy.  Really, I think the greatest selling point to these is a cheap way to add a bit of individuality to your arsenal.

Enjoy!

-Dave

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The Fellas at GolfIsHard posted this up and I had to share it.  Love this E-Trade Baby.

TGIF

-Dave

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