Golf Historical Society Of Canada Announcements

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As a member of the Golf Historical Society of Canada (GHSC) I am excited to pass on the following announcements. But first, a little bit about the GHSC.

GHSC is dedicated to the fun and enjoyment of Canadian historical golf experiences through playing, collecting, learning and sharing.

The purpose of GHSC is as follows:

  1. To encourage, promote and preserve the history and traditions of golf especially as it relates to Canada, and to disseminate related news and other information through the Society’s website, social media, publications, meetings, and other means.
  1. To provide the opportunity for our members and guests to play golf using historical original or replica clubs and balls, by participating in fun and enjoyable casual and competitive golf events.
  1. To provide a forum for our members to share in the enjoyment of collecting, including buying, selling and trading golf equipment, memorabilia and other collectibles.

If you are a golf enthusiast and are interested in joining the GHSC, drop by their website and check it out.

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I am a grateful golfer! See you on the links!

Club Position During Our Golf Swing

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Finding the proper club position during our golf swing is always a challenge. There are some basics that all golfers should follow, however it is a challenge to establish the feeling required to set your swing. I can akin the club position to dancing. We learn the proper steps, yet it takes time to develop the fluid grace required to execute the dance steps without any thought. The steps just naturally happen. Interestingly, I recently stumbled across a routine task that offers some insight to the proper club position; I was surprised at first, but now……not so much.

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Balance and Control During Your Golf Swing

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Balance and control are vital to a solid golf swing. I wish there was a simple solution, however each player needs to find the harmony between the multitude of factors in order to produce their perfect swing. This journey is a difficult one because of the plethora of factors. Fortunately, there is a simple way to approach this nut and it can be fixed by simple math.

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Maintaining Balance During Your Golf Swing

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Grip it and rip it is something being taught in the earlier stages of golf swing development. The thought process is by teaching a beginner to create plenty of clubhead speed, then control can be taught at a later date. I am not here to argue about the new approach, however as an older golfer, I have noticed that many of my playing partners have a tendency to lose their balance during their golf swing. Either through overswinging or ‘trying to help the ball’, their balance is rarely the same through contact. These types of swing faults are quite common, but can be fixed.

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Image Shooting Your Lowest Golf Score Ever!

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Is it possible to shoot your lowest score ever each time you hit the links? Well, of course not! However, the process of visualization or imaging each single shot will help you on the the path to consistently shooting great scores. I know this because I use visualization before, during and after each round of golf. I find the process of visualizing each shot a must do in order to play my best golf. I fully recommend using the mental technique of visualization to improve your golf game; it is a game changer.

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