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Instruction : Can your game survive all these tips? - Web sites offering golf tips - Brief Article - Directory

Golf Digest, June, 2000 by Marc Saltzman

Here's a tip: Don't believe everything you read about your golf swing on the Web. In general, trust the folks, and the methods you trust in realworld.com. "Distant" learning--analysis of your video swing captured by a teacher via the Web, is coming, but right now it's cumbersome. A year from now, it won't be. There are loads of video tips on these sites, but you'll need the necessary "plug-ins" (page120).

Most of the all-purpose sites (page 104) offer instruction and the chance to chat about it. Here are some other sites to swing into:

www.golfacademy.com: A collection of online golf instruction, lessons and tips from around the Internet. Areas of interest include the "Ask The Pro" page and recommended books.

www.golfbytes.com/improve.html: A kind of golf instruction search engine with links to dozens of how-to and fitness sites.

www.golf.com: See "all-purpose sites."

www.golfdigest.com: See "all-purpose sites."

www.golf-florida.com: The Florida-based Paradise Golf Schools are taught by PGA or LPGA professionals, complete with daily six-hour playing lessons, video analysis and review, and a strict 3-to-1 student-to-teacher ratio for personalized attention.

www.golfonline.com: See "all-purpose sites."

www.golfpsych.com: System claims 200 practitioners on the PGA, LPGA, Senior PGA and Buy.com tours. Investigate here.

www. golfserv.com: See "all-purpose sites."

www.golfspan.com: Snazzy site with video instruction from Jimmy Ballard, Chuck Cook, Hank Haney, Jack Lumpkin, Mike and Sandy LaBauve and more. Membership optional.

www.golf101.com: There are loads of tips (short game, driving, choosing clubs, etc.), golf etiquette and rules, as well as books and videos for sale. Quizzes, news and classified ads also accompany the 10 instructional sections.

www.gravitygolf.net: The well-advertised David Lee system, with schedules, books and tips.

www.naturalgolf.com: The method modeled after Canadian ball-striking genius Moe Norman includes instruction and special clubs.

Gurus

www.butchharmongolfschools.com: Official page of Butch Harmon's school in Las Vegas. Details on packages, schedules, merchandise.

www.nicklaus.com/Flick2000/index.html: Features teacher Jim Flick.

www.kostismccordlearning.com: Official site of the (Peter) Kostis & (Gary) McCord Learning Center, with tips from the CBS commentators and instructors such as Paul Trittler. Also has information on programs, lodging and merchandise.

www.leadbetter.com: Tour guru David Leadbetter offers programs for the average hacker.

www.pgaonline.com/instruction/video/(Hank Haney): You can get video lessons from swing instructor Hank Haney (Mark O'Meara's teacher) in QuickTime and RealPlayer versions.

www.ricksmith.com: Golf instructor and course designer Rick Smith's tips, school programs and instructional videos and books.

www.wegolf2.com: The Jim McLean Golf School site offers bios on its top instructors, instructional rates and program descriptions.

Selected junior camp sites

www.fcagolf.org (FCA Jr. golf camps)

www.foresitesports.com (Foresite Golf)

www.golfnc.com (Pine Needles)

www.ijga.com (International Jr. Golf Acad.)

www.mcgetrickgolf.com (McGetrick Golf)

www.us-sportscamps.com (Nike)