NEW PING i20 Hybrids
I’m proud to be part of the PING family again in 2012! I recently shot this promotional video for the PING i20 Series of products at the home of Jeff Ritter Golf – The Raven Golf Club Phoenix!
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NEW PING i20 Series
I’m proud to be part of the PING family again in 2012! I recently shot this promotional video for the PING i20 Series of products at the home of Jeff Ritter Golf – The Raven Golf Club Phoenix! Can you believe this amazing course sits in the Arizona desert?
So You Wanna Be A Tour Pro?
Nothing is more fun than dreaming about your future, especially as it relates to achieving peak performance in sports! As a kid, I can’t tell you how many times I’ve stood on the putting green of my home club pretending I had to hammer down a 10 footer to win the Masters. I believe that’s a fun mental drill that most players put themselves through who have the hopes of one day making it big! If playing on the Tour is what your dreams are made of, I want you to dig a little deeper and ask yourself the question, “What’s it going to take to be champion?”
Over the years I’ve been fortunate to spend time with a training facility for elite professionals in sport called Athletes’ Performance. If you’re a sports fan, this is the place to be, as any day of the week you’ll find the biggest names in any game training to find that extra edge over the competition. NFL All-Pros, World Series Champions, Tennis Grand Slam winners, Race Car drivers and yes….PGA and LPGA Tour players all train in the same environment honing the tools to help them unlock their potential. What I learned from Athletes’ Performance is that regardless of your sporting pursuit, there’s a “formula” for success in the world of high performance. Their special formula is based upon continually tending to the areas of: Mindset, Nutrition, Movement and Recovery.
As you begin your journey, start by becoming more aware of how you “Think” and whether or not it’s helping or hurting your ability to perform. Consider how what you eat is the foundation behind promoting focus, sound sleep, positive energy and muscle growth. Take the time to better understand how to physically and technically train your body to hit your best shots. Finally, always remember that taking the time to rest and have FUN is just as important as hitting balls or crushing it in the gym when it comes to reaching your goals.
Enlisting the guidance of a great coach will help you dial in these special skills along with providing the ongoing support to help you stay the course. Whatever you do, adopting the champion’s mindset will provide you with the blueprint for staying positive, balanced and healthy as drive down the path to greatness!
Jeff Ritter is the National Director of Instruction for Nike Junior Golf Camps. Join Jeff and his world-class staff this summer at Nike Junior Golf Monterey Peninsula, CA.
Story originally seen in Golf Infuzion Magazine!
Corner Pocket
Yep, I am standing on a pool table with a tall cool one in the distance and yes, that’s an elk hanging on the wall!
Part of my lunacy as a coach is coming up with crazy images to help your game! If you are prone to "coming over the top," realize that a big key to developing more of an inside strike is visualizing what portion of the ball you are hitting. To drive the ball more right to left, imagine connecting with the "inside corner" of your ball, as if you were trying to knock the ball into the right corner pocket on a pool table! With your mind focused in the proper direction, it will be your playing partners who will be paying for that beer!
Jeff Ritter is an accomplished: coach, author and speaker. He teaches at the Raven Golf Club – Phoenix. For more information, visit JeffRitterGolf.com
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It’s All About the Roll
For years I had spent countless hours trying to perfect the components of my putting stroke. Like most people I focused on developing a "no wrist" action, shoulder driven movement that swung the face and path square to the target line. The problem was the more concern I created for "positioning," the more rigid my stroke became and the worse the ball rolled off of the face. In essence I looked great, but performed horribly!
The key tip that helped me to find my way again was being reminded that putting is "all about the roll". Great putters roll the ball well, creating a solid strike that makes the ball hug the turf to the cup. This is a product of softening up and actually allowing the head to swing more freely adding more effortless energy to the hit.
To find your roll again practice some strokes where you swing with your right hand only (right-handed golfer). The key to this exercise is to be as casual and "non-rigid" as possible. As the putter swings away from the ball allow your wrist and elbow to flex and fold, loading the head with energy. Swing through allowing the head to "release" energy into the hit. You’ll find in many cases the more "sloppy" and casual you feel, the better the ball will come off the face. Once you find your roll again, tighten up your effort to add a bit of control. In the end, your new stroke should feel as if it still embodies the elements of flow that your right hand only drill demonstrated.
Keys
- Practice right hand only strokes
- Allow your joints to flex and flow
- Load the head with energy
- Release into the hit
In 2010 Jeff Ritter was named by Golf Digest as one of the Best Young Teachers in America. He teaches at the Raven Golf Club Phoenix!
Story originally seen in AZ Golf Central Magazine
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