Inside Golf Magazine Show 2 Segment 1

WELCOME TO INSIDE GOLF MAGAZINE. IN THIS EPISODE, WE TAKE YOU INSIDE THE TOUR WITH PGA PROFESSIONALS ROBERT ALLENBY, BRETT QUIGLEY, JOHN ROLLINS AND CHARLIE HOFFMAN. LATER WE WILL HELP YOUR GAME WITH OUR GOLF MAGAZINE TOP 100 GOLF LESSON AND GIVE YOU A LOOK AT THE BEST NEW DRIVERS FOR 2009. PLUS, WE?LL TAKE YOU ON A TOUR OF THE ARIZONA BILTMORE RESORT AND SPA IN PHOENIX, ARIZONA. BUT FIRST WE CATCH UP WITH PGA TOUR PLAYER ROBERT ALLENBY, AS HE TALKS WITH US ABOUT HIS LIFE AND PASSION AWAY FROM THE GOLF COURSE. HI, I'M ROBERT ALLENBY FROM THE PGA TOUR. OBVIOUSLY, MEASURES ARE NUMBER ONE AND THEN, JUST WINNING TOURNAMENTS. IT?S ONE WEEK AT A TIME. YOU CAN NEVER GET TOO FAR AHEAD OF YOURSELF BECAUSE AS SOON AS YOU DO THAT, YOU WON?T PLAY WELL THAT WEEK THAT YOU?RE PLAYING. MY BALL STRIKING IS GOOD, MY PUTTING CAN BE BETTER. I KNOW THAT. I'M WORKING HARD ON MY SHORT GAME TO TRY AND MATCH IT UP WITH MY LONG GAME. WHEN IT DOES MATCH UP, I WILL GET THE VICTORIES THAT I?VE BEEN LOOKING FOR. I?VE BEEN VERY CONSISTENT. I THINK TIGER AND I CAN SHARE THE MOST CUTS MADE IN A ROW. YOU LOOK AT THOSE SORT OF THINGS BUT, ALL I DO IS GO OUT THERE AND PLAY AS GOOD AS I CAN POSSIBLY PLAY, EACH DAY AND EACH WEEK. I LOVE THE GAME AND I WANT TO DO WELL. MY PASSION IS JUST TO WIN. I?LL KEEP GOING AS HARD AS I CAN UNTIL I GET THAT VICTORY. WHEN I'M AT HOME FOR WEEKS OFF, I?LL TAKE MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY OFF, COMPLETELY. THREE DAYS COMPLETELY OFF. HANG OUT WITH MY FAMILY, DO A LITTLE BIT OF FISHING, MAYBE DIVING, SOMETIMES. TOWARDS THE END OF THE WEEK, I?LL HIT SOME BALLS. FRIDAY, I PLAY WITH BUDDIES. I?VE GOT A GROUP OF GUYS THAT ARE LIKE FAMILY TO MY WIFE, SANDY, AND MY TWO KIDS, MYSELF. WE CATCH UP FOR DINNER, MOST WEEKS, WHEN I'M HOME AND, I PLAY GOLF WITH THEM, EVERY WEEK THAT I'M HOME. I PUT MY 20 BUCKS IN THE KITTY FOR THE BIRDIES. THEY DIDN?T LIKE IT WHEN I SHOT 58 BIRDIES. I GET A LOT OF FUN OUT OF IT BECAUSE THEY LOVE IT WHEN I MAKE A FEW BIRDIES. I JUST HAVE A GOOD TIME WITH THEM BECAUSE IT?S NOT INTENSE, IT?S JUST A FUN TIME WITH THEM. THESE GUYS ARE IN THEIR 60?S. IT DOESN?T MATTER HOW OLD YOU ARE, THAT?S THE BEAUTY OF THIS GAME. WE ALL HAVE HANDICAPS. YOU CAN PLAY WITH ANYONE. OBVIOUSLY, MY GOLF IS MY ABSOLUTE LOVE, MY PASSION AND IT?S MY JOB. FISHING IS WHERE I GET AWAY FROM THE REST OF THE WORLD. MY MAIN PURPOSE FOR GOING FISHING IS TO TOTALLY RELAX. GET AWAY FROM 20, 30, 50,000 PEOPLE CROWDS AT TOURNAMENTS AND THE PRESSURE THAT GOLF CAN BRING TO YOU EVERY NOW AND AGAIN, IF YOU LET IT. WE STAY IN HOTELS EVERY WEEK OF THE YEAR WHEN WE?RE ON TOUR. THIS IS A GREAT WAY TO CHANGE IT UP AND CHANGE BEAT. WHO WOULDN?T WANT TO GO FISHING. NOW HERE'S SCOTT MUNROE, GOLF MAGAZINES TOP 100 TEACHER, WITH A QUICK TIP ON PUTTING. LET?S DO A DRILL THAT YOU CAN ALL DO AT HOME, YOU CAN ALL DO AT THE GOLF COURSE. IT?S ONE OF THE BEST DRILLS YOU CAN DO TO GET A PENDULUM TYPE MOTION AND, YOU MIGHT WANT TO PUTT THIS WAY. IT?S THE TWO-TEE DRILL. WHAT WE?RE GOING TO DO IS PUT THE TEES IN THE GROUND. THIS IS FOR YOU PEOPLE WHO TRY TO TAKE THE PUTTER BACK SHORT AND ACCELERATE. WE WANT TO GET MORE OF A PENDULUM-LINE MOTION AND, THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE BEEN CHASING AFTER THE BALL TRYING TO ACCELERATE AND HAVING BEEN PUTTING WHILE DOING THAT, THIS WILL HELP YOU SWING THE PUTTER BACK AND DROP IT ON THE BACK OF THE BALL. ALL THE GREAT PUTTERS DO THIS; THEY SWING THE PUTTER BACK, THEY DROP IT ON THE BALL. AS YOU CAN SEE, THE MOMENTUM AND THE WEIGHT OF THE PUTTER, WHICH HAPPENS TO BE ONE OF THE HEAVIEST CLUBS IN YOUR BAG, WILL GO FORWARD. WE?RE GOING TO TAKE OUR TWO TEES, STICK THEM IN THE GROUND RIGHT NEXT TO THE BALL, GIVE YOURSELF A LITTLE ROOM, PUT THEM IN AS TIGHT AS POSSIBLE, AND IT WILL LOOK LIKE THIS. THEN, WE?RE GOING TO TAKE OUR NORMAL STANCE. WE?RE GOING TO GET SET UP. FROM HERE, WE?RE GOING TO STROKE IT BACK, DROP THE PUTTER ON THE BALL. I HAD ENOUGH MOTION WHERE THE PUTTER WENT BACK, I DROPPED IT ON THE BALL. DON?T TRY TO ACCELERATE THE PUTTER, DO WHAT THE GREAT PUTTERS DO. STROKE IT BACK, DROP IT ON THE BALL. DO THIS DRILL FOR A WHILE AND YOU'RE REALLY GOING TO IMPROVE YOUR PUTTING.

Golf Life | May 11, 2009

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