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We had 8 girls out on the course today and our on course focus was:

Maintaining optimal tempo for all shots, including putting. What is your maximum tempo that gives you good distance and repeatability? The girls were to keep track of each time they hit shots  at their best tempo.

I followed the 1^st group: Madison, Skyler, Lindsey, and Sonia; Brittany Seidemann, a Sophomore on the ...

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Happy Mother’s Day-Thanks to all the Moms who drive their
young golfers to classes and tournaments! I know they are grateful and make you
proud on and off the golf course! We would like to welcome 3 new players to our
Academy classes: Cole White, Christian Wennes, and Shane Doyle! Cole and
Christian attend Oaks Christian Middle School and play on my Oaks Christian
Gol...

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We had 11 girls out today and we would like to welcome two
new players, Nicole Castellanos and Katharine Christiansen. Nicole is a 5^th
grader at Mira Posa in Camarillo and picked this game up so quickly today she
won the putting contest! Kudos Nicole a natural! Katharine is a 5^th
grader at Tesoro MS in Valencia and has been playing for a few years now. Kath...

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We had 9 girls out today and our class focus was: Full Swing-Grip, Ball Position, Stance Width and Sensory Putting Exercises. Our warm up contest was Ping Pong Putting: It teams of two, each girl had 60 seconds to putt a rolling ball into the hole from 6ft. This contest really teaches the girls feel and visual as it applies to putting. The master skill involved is Focus on two things at once as the ball is rolling and you have to feel and see th...

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We had 12 girls out Saturday and our theme for class was Learning the Pitching Motion and Thinking vs Sensing in Your Golf Swing. We would like to welcome Riley Capritto, a sophomore at Buena High School, and a golfer that learns very quickly. Riley has a very natural, beautiful golf swing and has a lot of power when she uses her turning motion! Our contest to start the day was our “Glass Break” in teams. Each girl gets chance for 90 seconds to pit...

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We had 12 players out for Team Matches and as we come to a close for Team Spring matches the Blue and Red team are very close! Red Team is in the lead with 77.5 points and Blue Team has 76! Green team has 58.5. We will have our final matches soon for the winners for prizes. Summer matches will be match play events! Our theme for today was:

Memories: Store the good-manage the rest. Anyone who has ever been bitten by a dog...

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We had 12 girls out today for class and our focus for today involved Putting Speed Development (Visual and Senses or Feel) and Finding Your natural Back Swing. Our warm up contest was a timed relay race alternate shot. The purpose was for the girls to make a plan or strategy to become our ultimate champions. Golf must have plans, strategy, then action. Each team had to make alternating shots from one chip, one sand shot, and one chip over the bunker until ball...

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We had 9 girls out today and our class theme was:

Putting Development, learning how to get the right speed; Full Swing-Tool Use Clubface and Club Path

Our first contest was a timed relay with 3 teams of 3 girls. We had a chip location, lag putt from 30 ft, and short putt from 4 ft. The girls had to get 3 balls into the circles for chipping and lag putting to move on and had to make...

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Our on course playing focus for yesterday was:

Emotional Resilience and Playing golf. Resilience is your ability to do well even if you are in a challenging situation. By controlling your emotional state, you make it possible to play to your full round potential. If you fall victim to your emotions, you drown yourself in cortisol from the brain and you will not be able to play at your best. Our activities for the kids is a...

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We had 10 girls out for our start of Wednesday on course play dates for girls only. This class is a great way to get beginner girls out on the course and for our advanced girls to keep playing.  We would like to welcome back Lauren Hehr, a 6^th grader who played with us last year on Wednesdays. Lauren has a lot of power with her clubs and is also an amazing putter.  We also welcome Megan Ahmadi, a 6^th grader at Oak...

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We had 6 girls out today: Peer Marie, Anjali, Estelle, Lauren Cabot, Raquel (welcome back!), and our newest member Lindsey Mueller, a 6^th grader at Cornerstone Christian School. Lindsey has an amazing golf swing and she won the first contest with her amazing short game! Welcome Lindsey!

We began class with a Chipping Survivor game: We had 4 locations set up. The girls got to start with 5 balls on the first location that was a ...

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We had a number of new players join our APP classes today: Luke Tribe, a 6^th grader at Medea Creek Middle School, Connor Hodgson, an 8^th grader at Chaparral Middle School, Lucas Morton, a 6^th grader at Oaks Christian Middle School, Brandon Berges, a 6^th grader at Oaks Christian Middle School, Yuji Deshazo, a 8^th grader at Van Nuys Middle School, and Trevor Kessler sorry Trevor I did not get the school or g...

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We had 9 girls out today and what a joy it was to see Hadley George back swinging a golf club!! Welcome back Hadley! Our theme for today was : Bunker Play (Scariest shot in golf to some), Learning Shots from 20-50 yds, Trajectory and Curve Control (Courses are Curved not straight!).

We started with a timed putting contest to really show the girls how easy it is to make a putt when you do not over-think it! We had two teams : Sonia, Katel...

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We had 15 players out today and we would like to welcome Julian Williamson, a 9^th grader at Newbury Park High. Julian played with our High School Boys today and fit right in. He had a great drive on #4 that flew right over the flagstick. He also has a great feel for the greens. Welcome Julian! Our theme for today was : “Tempo-Understanding tempo allows you to be best friends with your golf swing. Tempo is both how much time, how slow, ...

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We had 7 girls out today and our class theme was: Chipping Development around the greens, learning different shots; Developing Driving Accuracy and Distance (Should have seen Estelle, Kaitlyn, and Maisie’s tee shots go past the Orange Flag! –Wow!)

We started class with a Chipping balance relay-The girls were teams of 3 for the first round then Estelle joined one team for 2^nd and 3^rd rounds. Each team had...

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We had 17 players out for our Range Class-one of the biggest yet, and we would like to welcome 3 new members from Chaminade Middle School! Will Ackerman, an 8^th grader with a lot of power in his swing and loves the bunker, Nicholas Fialcowitz, an 8^th grader who has great feel around the greens, and Caleb Jancis, another great short game player. All 3 boys play for Chaminade Middle School and I can report they are awesome in golf matches!!...

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We had 11 girls out today! Our class theme was: Long Putting Development and Tempo and Club Awareness on the Range. We started class with a timed putting contest alternate shots partners. The putts ranged from 10 ft to 30 ft. Best time and fewest putts was Estelle Sharpe and Kendal Koorenny ! 9 Putts in 54 seconds! 2^nd place was Lauren Cabot and Katelyn Johns 9 putts 60 seconds! JD and I discussed with the girls after the importance of not over-thin...

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We had 17 players out today and our theme was Balance: You cannot repeat a golf swing that your body can’t do. Learning and Developing Balance will help you stay with your BEST swing, not some CONTRIVED swing. Balance is best developed by challenging it-I have attached the warm up sheet which included putting on one foot, putting with eyes closed, hitting balls barefoot, and with eyes closed! The kids had fun with it!

Low gross for...

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We had 12 girls out today! Out theme was “ Intention and Attention for Full Swing; Working with Different Clubs around the Green-How do the variety of clubs release, which is better for certain shots.

Our first contest was a Prize bag contest called Hockey Putting. We paired the girls up and they had 60 seconds to work together putting to a hole about 50 ft away. They could not let the ball stop rolling and had to wo...

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Sorry about the late results from last week’s team matches! Dan and I have been swamped and our apologies for those who were waiting to see what team is on top! Skyler Wood’s Blue team has a commanding lead with 50.5 points! Low gross for last week was Madison Wood shooting a 41! 2^nd Low Gross was a 3-way tie between John Gardner-42 his personal best, Skyler Wood-42 and George Neeson-42! 3^rd Low gross was Evan...

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We had 8 girls out today: Madison and Skyler Wood, Lauren Ridinger, Lauren Cabot, Kendal Koorenny, Maisie McKay, Annika Goss, , and Katelyn Johns. Theme for today was Managing Tension Levels around the Green!

We began with the Glass Break and the teams were:

Skyler                         &nb...

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We had 6 girls out today: Addie, Kendal, Sarah, Taylor, Hannah George, and Charlotte. Our theme for today was: Develop and Understand How to Decide and Commit to a Shot; Apply to Landing Areas in Chipping

Our first warm up contest was a putting contest while being timed. Our teams were: Sarah, Charlotte, Hannah vs Kendal, Addie, Taylor. Each player tried to make a 5 foot putt, if they missed all 3 players did 5 jumping jacks then the nex...

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We had 17 players out today! Our theme for today was : Decide and Commit Part 1-Think Box Skill –Stating your intention for your shot positively and clearly. The Think Box is the time spending planning your shot. The most important aspect of the think box, no matter how much or how little information you need is to come up with a clear and committed decision to your shot.

I have attached the warm ...

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We had 5 girls out today-We would like to welcome two of our new members-Charlotte Haagen, a 6^th grader at Oaks Christian who already plays in VCJGA tournaments and has a very powerful golf swing, and Lily Lockhart, a Sophomore at Westlake High School who also has a great golf swing and was our best putter today in the putting contest! Welcome girls! Our theme for class today was : Develop and Understand How to Mane...

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We had 16 players out today and we would like to welcome two new players Andy Odell, a 7^th grader at Los Cerritos Middle School , who striped his shots on the first 3 holes, and made a great sand shot on #4 to 8 ft! We also welcome from Vancouver BC, Matthew Kostamo, a 8^th grader who found Rustic Canyon to be a breeze. Matthew made a great up and down Par on #4 and also placed his tee shot to 10 ft on #8!...

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We had 5 girls out today-Georgia, Sabrina, Maisie, Sarah, and Addie V. Our objective today was the following: Develop and Understand “Y” chipping technique, Understand Tempo, Balance, and Stability for your Golf Swing.

Our warm up contest was a putting competition in teams. Each team had to putt one long lag putt to the circles, then putt and make a short 6 foot putt then run back and give the ball to the next player. If you ...

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We had 13 players out today and we would like to extend a warm welcome to Jackson Bitterolf, a 5^th grader at Lang Ranch School. Jackson has played at Westlake GC all summer and has a great short game. He wants to play in High School and loves the game.  He hit his tee shot on #6 Par 3 to 20 ft! Welcome Jackson! Today’s theme was: Leave Your Mind Behind, Learning to be Totally Present during Action (in the Play Box)-I have...

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We had 6 girls out today-Madison, Skyler, Taylor, Kendal, Lauren, and Maisy. Our theme for today was : “Tempo Awareness with Full Swings, Target Connection in Short Game Distance Control”-We began class with a Putting Challenge-Synchronized Putting-In pairs, the girls practiced putting to a hole trying to hit the ball at th3e exact time of their partner. The girls got one point for exact timing and a point for each putt that holed out. Putting dist...

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We had 14 players out today and an APP first-The Girls outnumbered the Boys !!! Our girls want a jump for the New Year and they played like Pros today! New Team Captains are:

Georgia Shevitt-Green, Madison Wood-Red, and Skyler Wood-Blue. The Blue Team has the early lead with 9 points ! Our theme for today was: “Leave Your Mind Behind”-Learning the Difference Between Thinking and Sensing. Great Golf is played ...

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What a final! We had 15 players who braved 50 degree temperatures in a continual rain on the back 9! Kudos to all for staying and braving the forces of nature! Golfers have to play in all kinds of weather and these kids were amazing! The Blue Team was just too tough and they are our winners for the Fall Season! Congrats to all players from all 3 teams as well! Our theme for today’s round was, appropriately:  “Loving the Challenge-Playi...

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We only had 3 golfers out today-Madison, Skyler, and Lara but what a great class we had! These 3 young golfers are advanced so we took class to a different level and their talents just shined!! The focus for today was “Learning How to Change Your Emotional State and The 3 Stages of a Shot. “

We started class with Glass Break from the Big Break TV Show. Teams were : Madison, Skyler vs Lara, Mary. Round One went to Lara and Mar...

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We had 5 players out today-Jake Futterman, John Gardner, Cooper Goyette, Madison Wood and Skyler Wood. Our main topic for today was Target Awareness , Decision Line Commitment with Short Game. We began class with a Putting Combat Relay with 2 teams: Cooper, Jake, and John vs Dan, Madison, and Skyler. Each team’s goal was to try and putt from 10 ft and make 3 total putts. First team to do so after one change of holes was the winner. First round was very c...

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We had 17 players out today! We would like to welcome Alex Win, a 6yh grader from White Oak Middle School and one of our USGLL players. Alex has game and showed that with a great chip today on #4 to 8 ft! Welcome Alex! Our theme for today was “Creating Confidence”-Confidence is not an accident. It is something you create. Great players don’t wait for good things to happen. Instead, they learn how to create a positive state where confidence ca...

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We had a small class today which was great was we could really give each girl some one-on-one time! We would like to welcome two new members: Maisie McKay, an 8^th grader who has played in many of our US Kids tournaments and has a lot of power and after working on alignment today hit ball after ball long and straight! ! We also welcome Megan Ahmadi, a 6^th grader from Oaks Christian who also has a lot of power in that small body and hit her...

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We had 5 girls out today: Sabrina, Kendal, Raquel, Chloe, and Sonia. Our focus for today was Committing to Your Decisions! Every shot requires a decision (think Box) and a commitment to the decision (Play Box). I see too many players changing their decision while over the ball. Overthinking, Non-Committed or Fear-fueled shots never work out! Overthinking locks you up mentally and physically. Evaluate the shot after you hit it, don’t worr...

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We had 15 players out on Saturday and our focus for the day was : “Target Awareness-Let Target be Your Guide”-the target is what guides every shot-it gives it meaning and purpose. A good golf swing is a motion towards the target, NOT the ball. The location of the target in short game gives your body something to react to-it guides touch and feel. The activity sheet is attached above and it involves target connection and how it relates in putting, c...

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We had 7 girls out today-Kaitlyn, Peer Marie, Sabrina, Raquel, Chloe (welcome back!), and Madison (dressed like Skyler and Skyler dressed like Madison so I called them by the wrong name all day! No fair Wood Girls!! Our focus for today was Thinking Like a Champion-Understanding how your mind affects physical performance, develop ability to focus and concentrate, and improve self-management skills.

Our warm up was a time...

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We had 10 players out today, 8 boys and two girls- and we would like to welcome our newest member-Connor Farrell, a sophomore at Chaminade High School. Connor has such a smooth golf swing and he is very accurate with his irons! He hit his tee shot on #3 to just short of the green, made an easy Par there and hit his tee shot on #8 to 15 ft! Welcome Connor! Our lesson plan and theme for today was: “Tempo-Unawareness of Tempo Creates Swing ...

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We had 5 girls out today-Sonia, Lara, Kendal, Marissa, and Lauren-I have attached our warm up sheet so all players can download and use to practice before going out to play! Our focus for today was : “Preparing for Greatness”-Making Your Pre-Round Warm Up purposeful and beneficial. The purpose of the warm up is to warm up the body, swing, stroke, and most importantly to create confidence. I wish all of you had been there today to witness some great...

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We had 17 players out today! We would like to welcome our newest member, Joe Wells, a 7^th grader that lives in Ojai! Joe proved he belonged in our Advanced Player Program by hitting his tee shot on #4 140 yds to 8 ft! Welcome Joe! I have attached our Warm up sheet for today. Our theme today was : “Enjoyment-How would you play if you totally enjoyed every shot to the fullest” Most golfers hit shots with worry where it wil...

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We had 7 girls out today-Madison and Skyler Wood, Raquel Covarrubias, Kendal Koorenny, Kaitlyn Tingus, Hannah George, and Sabrina English. Our class focus for today was Learning Landing Areas with Chipping, and Driver Development Distance and Accuracy.

Our first contest was a putting contest to the circles. We had two teams -Skyler, Raquel, Sabrina vs Madison, Kendal, and Kaitlyn. Each team had to drag a ball to the starting area with bo...

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We had 5 girls out today: Peer Marie, Kendal, Raquel, Annika, and Georgia. Our focus for today was Chipping with different clubs from different locations, and Essential Full Swing Skills that are under your control and help develop your golf swing.

Our first contest was a timed relay we use in camps: Each team has to hit the buckets with two balls, chip two balls inside the circles, hit two sand shots onto the green, and sink two putts. ...

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We had 15 players out today! We would like to welcome Adam Franc, a Freshman at Camarillo High School and he shot 43 his first day out on Rustic’s tough course and heavily sanded greens! Great job Adam! I have attached the warm up sheet each child was given so you know what we worked on today. Today’s theme was: Versatility-the golfer with the most shot possibilities has the best chance to be great over time. Dan asked each player this question: If...

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We had a mixed class today of boys and girls-Sonia, Raquel, Sabrina, Lauren, Jacqueline, Jordan for our girls and George, Derek, Kyle, Anthony, Justin, and Noah for the boys. We started class with a chipping/contest warm-up-Boys vs Girls chipping on one foot and hold balance until ball settles inside the circles about 40 ft away. After using almost all the golf balls the boys finally chipped one in thanks to Justin Coutts!

We split the c...

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We had 10 players out today in the heat of the day: Anthony, E-Bay, Ethan, Leonardo (welcome back!!), Chris, Conor, Eric, Viraj, Mihir, and a big warm welcome to Sky Fischer, a 10 year old who plays like a Varsity 15 year old! Sky has played and won many US Kids tournaments and has even gone to Pinehurst-He will make a great fit! Our warm up theme was:

Commitment-Every shot you hit requires a decision and a commitment to that dec...

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We had 6 girls brave the 100 degree temps today-Peer Marie, Annika, Kendal, Sabrina, Raquel, and Jordan. We decided to keep it light due to the heat so we worked solely on chipping today. Chipping is a huge part of the golf game, it can make a huge difference in score, and today we wanted to give them a feel of great chipping, develop target awareness, and add in some mental tools they can use under pressure.

Our warm up contest was &ldq...

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We had 10 girls out today: Hadley, Hannah, Sabrina, Annika, Kendal, Olivia, Jacqueline, Lauren, Tori, and Raquel. Our theme today was : Know Your Swing and Find Your natural Swing; Chipping using 3 Different clubs-Landing areas.

We started class with a timed Putting Exercise. We had two teams and the object was to make as many 6 ft putts in a row. If you missed, you had to do 5 jumping jacks, and then return to a different location to pu...

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We had 10 players out today: Brandon, Alex, Kyle, Eric, Stefan, Morgan, George, Kristin,  Derek, and our newest member, Noah Hollander, a 7^th grader at Los Cerritos , who has been playing for about 2 years and helped his team to win the chipping contest by getting two balls to come within 2 ft of the cup and chipping one more in! Welcome Noah!  We began class with a warm-up timed putting contest. The object was to make as many 6 ft putts a...

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Today was our opening match for our Fall series and our theme for Fall is “Finding Possibility in YOUR game.” I have attached our warm up sheet as it is quite extensive and also for your son to download to keep for future warm-ups before tournaments or matches! Today’s main theme was: Preparing for greatness-Making your pre-warm up purposeful and beneficial. “All too often we see players warm up only on the range. They feel anxious abou...

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We had 6 girls out today: Georgia, Raquel, Sarah, Kaitlyn, Peer Marie, and Jordan. Our theme for today was twofold: Long Putting Development and Tempo and Club Awareness on the Range.

We started with our first timed contest: Each team had 90 seconds to hit through a hoop to the target circles (hoop created a great visual target) and the girls got points for going through the hoops -2 points and for landing in the target circles. We playe...

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Today we had finals for our Summer Match Play Team format and Black wins by only 1 point! Congratulations to all! If your son or daughter played in two or more matches, Dan will have prizes for you when we chose new teams Saturday Sept 1^st at 2:30! Note new time! We would like to welcome our newest member, Eric Wang, a 7^th grader at Medea Creek Middle School. Eric played 1^st tee golf in Santa Monica and is very capable around t...

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We had a great turn-out today-11 players! We would like to welcome our two newest members: Raquel Covarrubiaas, a 4^th grader at Sacred Heart in Ventura, she has a dynamite golf swing and is quite good around the greens, and Olivia Chambers, an 8^th grader at Oaks Christian, who also has a great golf swing and was incredible at chipping from deep rough! Welcome girls! Today’s class theme was twofold: Illustrating through Snake how the...

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We had 12 players out today for our Team Match Play Matches-Todays format was Pinehurst Match Play! We would like to welcome our newest member, Conor Bohman, an 8^th grader at St John’s Middle School. Conor plays for our USGLL Golf Little League and is more than ready to tackle our tough Rustic Canyon Golf Course. Conor almost chipped in today on #6 for birdie, missing by only  1ft and he drove his drive on #7 over the rav...

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We had 7 girls out today-Welcome back from vacation Jordan Bobbitt, Kaitlyn Tingus, and Sarah Lambert! Your laughter and great golf swings were missed! We started class with our version of the Glass Break from The Big Break TV show-We use Styrofoam instead of glass but it’s just as much fun! We had two teams:  Tori, Lara, Sarah, and Sabrina vs Mary, Jordan, Kaitlyn, and Lauren. The teams were timed 90 seconds. Each girl tried to get a golf ball through the glass. ...

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We had 4 girls out today-Madison and Skyler, Lara and Natalie. Our theme for today’s warm up was:

Maintaining Correct Grip Pressure for Putting, , Getting Chips, pitches, and bunker shots past the hole, and being aware of your base support of your golf swing.

Putting: 

Make 5 four foot putts with right hand only; Make 5 four foot pu...

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We had 12 players out this morning and we welcome our newest APP member, Justin Coutts, an 8^th grader at Chaminade Middle School with an accurate golf swing and superb chipping skills! Welcome Justin! Our topics for today included: Alignment for great, accurate golf shots and Trajectory control in chipping form different locations.

Our first contest was a timed event with partners. Each player had 20 seconds to make a plan beh...

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We had 5 girls out yesterday: Sabrina, Lauren, Joy, Marissa, and Lara. Our warm up theme was Tension: Unwanted tension ruins your golf swing. It is something we all experience yet we can all learn to manage it. Your swing technique isn’t bad-usually the unwanted tension MAKES your swing technique bad. Learning to mage tension is essential to developing a solid repeatable swing.

Putting: Location 1-Hit 3 putts with ...

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Today’s on course class plan was : Understanding what is and what is not under our control in our golf practice and play. What are things under our control? Tempo, Anger reactions, Balance, Tension awareness, Targets, Aim, Committing to a Shot are some to name a few. What happens when we put energy into controlling things we have no control over like score? Our warm up activities included:

Putting: Putt a 4 hole co...

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We had 8 girls at our first of four all-girls camp today: Tori Roeske, Sabrina English, Brittany Seidemann, Hadley George, Lauren Ridinger, Maddie Fang, Holly Johnson, and Jacqueline Weeger. We started camp with our glass break contest-The girls in partners per a blind draw, had 90 seconds to hit the golf ball through a target about 15 ft away. JD and I gave them some tips on hitting a low trajectory shot and focus on the target, not the ball.  Round #1 H...

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We had 6 players out this morning –George Neeson, John Gardner, Brandon Oxford, Zac Ross, and two newer members who we wish a warm welcome-Vito Emanuel, a Freshman at Simi Hills High School and Anthony Valdez, a Freshman at Oaks Christian High School. Both players have fantastic golf swings and are very good around the greens! Welcome!

We started the class with a contest: One foot chipping to target circles! In teams of three, each...

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We had 11 girls out today-We would like to welcome Blake Bendetti, a 7^th grader at Oaks Christian, a very fast learner, and with a few medicine ball tosses was hitting her 3 wood long and far! Welcome Blake! We started class with a balance contest-The girls had to jump on one foot to the cones, chip holding their balance, and see how many points they could get. The teams were:  Dan, Peer Marie, Brigitte, Annika, Hannah, Blake vs Addie, Sonia, L...

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We had 9 players out today: Sabrina, Annika, Natalie, Frederica, Jacqueline, Holly, Lauren, Lara, and Marisa D’Amore. We would like to extend a warm welcome to Marisa, a 9 year old who has played in many US Kids tournaments. She just won her first tournament last week and she is really excited about joining our girl’s classes! Welcome Marisa! Our warm up today was “Memories”-Store the good-manage the rest! Because golf is an e motional ...

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We had 12 players out today and we had another Hole in One-George Neeson aced #8 from the White Tees-His 2^nd one at Rustic Canyon! He aced #6 last year July 9^th! July is his lucky month!! Nice job George. Alex Elizondo almost aced the same hole it was literally 2 inches short! We would like to welcome Jake Futterman to APP classes-Jake is 9 years old and already plays like a seasoned , experienced golfer! He is amazing es...

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We would like to welcome our two newest players-Brigitte Pulimootil, a 7^th grader at Chaparral Middle School-Brigitte has moved up from Brett’s beginner class and is more than ready to join our girls class! She has a beautiful turn with her swing, learns very quickly, and did a fantastic job today! We also welcome Kendal Koorenny, an 8^th grader that attends Oaks Christian School-Kendal has played with her family and she can hit the ...

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We had 12 girls out today! I would like to welcome two new members-Kaitlyn Tingus, an 8^th grader going to Oaks Christian-Kaitlyn is a dancer and dancers have amazing balance! She has a beautiful swing and will be a great addition to our girls class-We also welcome Sabrina English, a Sophomore going to Newbury Park High School-Sabrina has been around golf for a while now, has a very nice golf swing, and she is amazing around the greens with chipping!...

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We had a total of 11 players out today-I would like to welcome two of our newer players-Nicholas Bergen, a 9^th grader entering Agoura High-He is already an accomplished golfer and has an amazing putting stroke; We also welcome Mitchell Tynan, a 9^th grader entering Moorpark High School and he too has a great golf swing and is a clutch putter! Welcome to APP Golf! Congratulations is also in order to Cooper Goyette who qualified to play in t...

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We had our last day of Spring Teams today on course triple points applied-The Black Team led by Kyle Footitt made a huge surge yesterday earning 21 points for their team but Ethan Davidson’s team was our final overall champion and any players that played 3 or more matches will get an I tune card or go to the prize bag! Alex Fischer and Viraj Upadhye gave their best efforts yesterday for the Blue team shooting their low rounds of 42 for Alex, his ...

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Welcome back Annika Goss-She won both contests! She is ready to roll for summer! We had 5 girls out today-Scarlett, Annika, Natalie, Rachel, and Lauren. Today’s class was all about quieting the inner voice-The one that talks to you while you are playing! It says things like “Don’t miss this putt!”, “Don’t go into the water”, “I mess up on this hole all the time”-The trick is to find something that will quie...

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We had 10 girls out today: Tori, Alli, Brittany, Sonia, Lauren, Addie, Frederica, Madison, Skyler and a warm welcome to our newest player-Olivia Lauletta,  a Junior at La Reina. Olivia has a great swing and we know she can putt -she won both contests today! We started with our unique putting contest:

With a partner, the girls had to keep a rolling putt moving as many times as they could without letting the ball stop. There were 5 lo...

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We only had 4 girls out today but we sure made a lot of progress with a smaller group! I would like to welcome Tori Roeske, a  Freshman at Oaks Christian, an amazing putter and as I learned today, can hit her drives over 200 yds! I would also like to welcome Lauren Ridinger, a freshman at Oaks Christian, who until today, had never played a golf course. I had her throw some cones, use an easy L to L golf swing and she was ready to tackle Rustic Canyon! &nb...

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We had 9 girls out today and I am so happy to have Laney Keefrider back with us! Your smile lights up my day Laney!! We had Laney, Georgia, Jordan, Sarah, Madison, Skyler, Rachel, Anjali, and Natalie. We started class with a timed contest on the putting green. We had 4 locations set up all aimed at the target circles. Each group had 90 seconds to chip one shot to the target circles. They could only remove one ball at a time from the tubes and if more came out,...

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We had 5 players out today: Alex Fischer, Anthony Viggiano, Kyle Footitt, Cami Sage, and our newest player-Zac Ross, a Freshman at Chaminade with a great fluid golf swing! We started class with a timed contest to wake up this very quiet group of players! In teams of two, each player had to go to 4 different chipping locations. They could only take 1 ball from the tubes we had there, if more came out they had to put them back in, and they chipped to our circles...

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We had 11 girls out today for our on course challenge which centered around Scramble Partner formats and balanced shots with one arm! We had Skyler, Madison, Sonia, Lara, Joy, Jacqueline, Alli, Georgia, Hadley, and Hannah. Our warm up was :

Putting: With left hand only, right hand only, regular

Chipping: Same as above

Full Swing: Using a 9i, 8i, PW Hit 5 shots using left arm only, right arm o...

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We had 8 girls out today: Welcome back Claire Thompson and Scarlett Kim, Madison, Skyler, Rachel, Natalie, Alli, and Jordan. Today’s Class was about developing Pre-Shot and Post Shot routines while practicing and developing competitive skills. I would also like to welcome JD, our newest Coach and a graduate from USD. JD grew up with Dan at Rustic Canyon Golf Course and played High School Golf at Simi High. He will be a welcome addition to the Classes and...

Dear RC Rattlesnakes,

Congrats on winning your first match in the Los Angeles division of PGA Jr League Golf!!  Our team played with great poise, effort, and determination on the awesome Brentwood CC course.  It was really cool to see our dedicated group of players get to play a great venue and get our first victory of the season!

A special thank you to Troy West and Sonia Patel as they played a 9hole practice scramble due to two of the ...

Dear all,

Today we had 10 girls out : Jacqueline Weeger, Skyler and Madison Wood, Joy Chen, Lara Yeung, Natalie Tanaka, Frederica Cue, Georgia Shevitt, Anjali Khandelwel, and Sonia Patel. The warm up exercises were all about finding your tempo:

Putting:  3 Hole putting course-Round #1-Putt each putt at 50% of your usual tempo, Round #2-75% , Round #3-Putt at your usual tempo-Which worked best?

F...

Dear APP Players & Parents,

Today we had 11 awesome players out for APP On Course class.  Today’s warm up and on course focus was BALANCE.  Here are the exercises that we went through – these are great to practice on a regular basis and really help you get engaged, centered into your body, and ready to go!

Warm Up Exercises:

Putting Station- Try to make as many putts as possible d...

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We had 9 girls out today-I would like to welcome our newest member, Joy Chen, a 5^th grader that has been playing golf for about 2 years already! She made a sand shot on #4 that was amazing-Ball landed 10 ft from the flagstick! She will be a great addition! We had Georgia, Skyler, Madison, Natalie, Jordan, Sarah, Jacqueline, Lara, and Joy there today. Our warm up was:

3 Hole Putting Course-Each time do the following:

&n...

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We had 8 players out-Anthony, Brandon, Skyler, Madison, Brittany, Tyler, Cooper, and Alex. We started with a 6 foot putting contest-If any player made 5 out of 6 putts alternating each hole, they went to the prize bag! It was early, the putts had some subtle breaks and the closest to winning were Skyler and Cooper!

We went to driving range and worked on swing development-Learning to be comfortable with every club in your golf bag. ...

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We had 9 girls out yesterday for on course player development-Jordan, Sarah, Madison, Skyler, Brittany, Taylor, Lara, Natalie, and Jacqueline. Our warm up included:

Short Game:

From each of the following locations to Target Circles:

Red-Feel your grip pressure throughout entire swing

Green-Visualize a b...

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We had 6 golfers out today and I would like to give a warm welcome to our newest member-Natalie Tanaka, an 8^th grader that goes to school in Camarillo. Natalie has been playing for awhile and she hit some drives today that went past the Orange Flag-She also has a great short game. Welcome Natalie!

We started class with A “Wood Girls” request for a relay! We had two teams : Madison, Skyler, Katy vs ...

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First of all Happy Mother’s Day!!! I hope your son and daughters know how much Mom’s do for them!!! I would like to welcome our two new members: Jerry and Jessie Song-Jerry is a 7^th grader at Medea Creek Middle School in Oak Park, has been playing for a few years now, and wants to Play in High School-Jerry has a great golf swing and is really good around the greens. Jessie is in 4^th grade at Oaks Hills Element...

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I would first like to congratulate Georgia Shevitt on her fantastic round Wednesday-38! You go girl!!!

We had 9 girls out today : Hadley, Hannah G, Hannah M., Anjali, Katy, Madison, Skyler, Rachel, and Sonia. We started class with Dan’s favorite-Snake! Snake is a putting obstacle course that teaches players about golf –Course management, aggressive vs careful, slow vs face pace, and strategy. The pairings were: Skyler-Anjali,...

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We had 9 players out today and we welcome our newest member, Tyler Malmsten, a 6^th grader at Mesa and one of our USGLL League players from last season. He tackled Rustic Canyon today like it was easy! Alex Fischer said to me on #5 “Ty is a great player he will fit just fine!”. Welcome Ty!

Our warm up today was:

Putting-3 hole putting course –Round #1-...

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We had 5 girls out today: We would like to formally welcome Rachel Hoppe, an 8^th grader from UCMS in Camarillo, and a great addition to the Girls class! Rachel is strong and can her irons a long way, and she is deadly out of sand straps! (More to follow!). Welcome Rachel!

We began class with a timed contest using our Poles and Hula hoops as targets! We had two teams : Sophie, Sonia, and Mary vs Rachel, Anjali, and Hannah March...

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We had 8 girls brave a very cold day in Southern California except Payton Fehringer, who is visiting from Idaho! She thought today was great and warm!! We love having her here as she is one great golfer with an amazing short game! We warmed up rather quickly as we were allowed to go early as the course was empty! I had the girls do some 5 ball drills with their irons and woods to get into a rhythm that worked best for them. The day’s focus was just that-...

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What a day and what incredible shots Dan and I witnessed today-We had so many great ones it took me two pages of writing! We also had players shoot their best rounds of golf so far! Our warm-up today was Leave Your Mind Behind -Anyone watch Tiger today maybe he should take our class!! We had the players warm up with exercise that helped them plan shots, take practice swings, but once in the Play Box no thinking, you already did all the thinkin...

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We had 6 girls out today-Sonia, Madison, Skyler, Anjali, Peer Marie, and Jordan. Our warm up was a timed putting contest in teams. I have mentioned to Dan that Girls tend to be fast players on the course but once they reach the greens they take way too long before they make their putts. Is thinking about a Putt for 12-15 seconds, taking numerous practice swings, staring at the line over and over, really conducive to great putting? (Answer is absolutely no!)-Th...

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We had 12 girls out today to tackle the tough Rustic Canyon Golf Course and these girls made shots look easy!! I would like to welcome two of our newer girls-Lara Yeung, a 10 year old that definitely has game and boy can she drive off the tee, and Sarah Lambert, a 7^th grader from Oaks Christian who is a putting genius she sank every putt she tried including a 25 ft putt on #2! Our playing focus for the day and in warm up was Things Under Your Contro...

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We had 9 girls out today!  I would first like to wish Laney Keefrider our prayers and good wished for a speedy recovery –We miss your beautiful smile, killer swing, and fantastic sense of humor Laney! We would like to Welcome Eva Speaker’s sister, Zoe an 8^th grader at Oaks Christian, and quite the athlete-She is a top notch Tennis Player and her tennis strength shows in her golf swing-She was hitting 7 irons to the ...

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We had 8 players out today-Madison, Skyler, Brittany, Jett, George, Cooper, John, and Brandon. Today’s class focus was on Engagement with Shots or putts, and Pitch Shots to Target Circles using different grip pressure and wrist action.

Putting Warm-up:  We had 6 different putting stations all about 6 feet. Round #1-Putt Normally. #2-Left Arm only, #3-Right Arm only, #4-Eyes Closed-The whole purpose of this exercise is it force...

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We had 18 players out today and we are so happy to see so many young players excited about Golf! I think the Masters coming up soon also helps inspire these golfers! Our warm up exercises centered on Leaving Your Mind Behind and Learning to be Totally Present in Play Box-

Putting Station: Green Flag-From each of the 5 tee markers, have a clear vision of the line while you make the stroke. ...

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We had 10 girls out today-Estelle, Hannah M., Hannah G, Hadley, Jacqueline, Jordan, Eva, Anjali, Georgia, and Sophie! We would like to welcome two new players to our girls class-Jordan Bobbitt, a 6^th grader at Oaks Christian and has a beautiful golf swing, deadly around the greens, and amazing putting stroke, and Eva Speaker, a 6^th grader form Oaks Christian who also has an amazing golf swing, great putting stroke, and after today’s...

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We had 9 girls out today-Georgia, Madison, Skyler, Taylor, Anjali, Hannah M., Hannah G, Sonia and Hadley-The main focus of today’s practice was No thinking vs Thinking while chipping and putting. Our warm up activity left very little room for thinking and involved just doing. We had buckets of balls set up at the top of the putting green. The girls had to throw 4 balls into a bucket, grab the bucket and chip for One minute and half downhill to target cir...

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We had 13 players out today and we chose new teams and new Team Captains; Black Team is led by Kyle Footitt-Red Team is led by Ethan Davidson and the Blue Team is led by Alex Fischer! The Main theme for today was- Leave Your Mind Behind-Learn the Difference between Thinking and Sensing. Great Golf is played through our senses, not our thoughts! Thinking would be thoughts about y...

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We had 10 girls out today: Frederica Cue, Hannah March, Skyler Wood, Madison Wood, Sonia Patel, Anjali Khandelwal, Brittany Seidemann, Laney Keefrdier, Alli West and Taylor Devine. Our warm-up was a timed putting contest that included uphill and downhill putts to a circle. We had 5 locations and we did a blind draw for partners. Dan likes to do timed contests as most players taker way too much time over shots! Thinking too much only allows self-doubt and misse...

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We had a mix of boys and girls in the morning: Kristin Chen, Drew Brolin, John Gardner, Madison Wood, Skyler Wood, Brandon Oxford, Spencer Harris, Jett Thorson, BJ Yde, George Neeson, Kyle Footitt, and Anthony Viggiano.

We began class with a timed contest involving pitch shots and downhill chips with a 40 mph wind behind them. The teams were:

Vigg-Jett-Spencer, Drew-Kristin-George, Brandon-Madison-Skyler, and John-Kyle-BJ. Mo...

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We had 7 girls out today-Anjali, Annika, Georgia, Brittany, Madison, Skyler, and Hannah March. Today we worked on Golf Grips, Gaining Directional Control, and Critical Variables in Chipping. The warm-up Contest was a timed putting contest from different locations and breaks. We had partners-Britt/Skyler, Madison/ Georgia, Hannah/Anjali, and Mary/Annika. First time around, each girl had to make 3 putts but it had to be from different locations. Skyler Wood got ...

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We had 17 players turn out for our Team Finals-5 of them our girls from the Girls APP Program! I would like to welcome our newest member-Spencer Harris, an 8^th grader at Colina Middle School who has been playing for over one year. He jumped right into finals and had some great shots today especially from the dense brush on #4-He chipped to 10 ft from the Flagstick! Welcome Spencer!

Our warm up today involved Mem...

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We had 11 girls out today and I would like to welcome back Frederica Cue, she plays HS Golf for Louisville Girls School,  we have missed her smiling face and great golf swing! I also want to welcome our newest member, Estelle Sharpe, a 7^th grader at Oaks Christian, who as Dan said “What a sharp swing ”-She won both contests today that’s how sharp! The 11 girls attending today were: Madison, Skyler, Anjali, Annika, Laney, Britt...

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We had 9 players out today: Madison, Skyler, John, Alex, Drew, Shaun, Brandon, and two young ladies from our girls classes and camps-Cayton Coburn a 8^th grader at Oaks Christian and working very hard on her golf game right now, and Kristin Chen, Sophia Chen’s younger sister striving to be like big sis and doing a great job getting there. Both girls can hit the ball really well! Today’s class focused on swing development, putting developm...

Dear all,

We had 9 girls out today-Hadley, Hannah, Jacqueline, Georgia, Madison, Skyler, Taylor, Annika, and Anjali. Our warm up contest involved timed putting-We set up 5 locations and the girls were given partners. They hit alternate putts until the ball was holed. The times were very close and here are the results:

Madison-Anjeli-1:49

Skyler-Annika-1:48

Georgia-Taylor-1:42

Hannah-Hadley-1:41!

We mo...

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We had team matches today and had 16 players out including 5 girls! Today’s theme was “Emotional Resilience”-learning to keep your head in the game and how essential it is to great golf. Resilience is to do well even if you are in a challenging situation. By controlling your emotional state, you make it possible to play to your full potential! Dan asked them to really try and love every shot they hit today on the...

  GAVC  Kickoff Classic – January 29, 2012

Thanks to all 45 players, caddies, and spectators who participated in the first GAVC event of the year – the Kickoff Classic at Rustic Canyon Golf Course.   Also, thanks to Rodney Scott, Head Pro of Rustic Canyon GC, and his staff for allowing us to have these 9-hole events on such an amazing & challenging golf course.  Finally, thanks to Mary Sweeney and Mike Michaelis for helping run t...

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We had 14 players out today in what started as a peaceful, regular day at 9:30 am and turned into Hurricane Hannah by 11:00! I cannot remember a day at Rustic recently where the winds were that strong all day long. Dan and I took the opportunity to give some tips on playing in these type of winds and I think the boys and girls (we had 3 play in the afternoon) learned some valuable lessons today. I would like to welcome two new players-Drew Brolin, a golfer fro...

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Okay when I talked to Dan at 9:30 there was a light breeze at Rustic-By 10:45, we had Hurricane Hannah in full swing and I am so proud of these girls for sticking it out! I have seen CIF High School Finals played under these conditions and it gave Dan and I the chance to teach some skills for playing in heavy winds! We had 10 girls out today: Ali, Jacqueline, Hannah George, Laney, Georgia, Skyler, Madison, Sonia,  Taylor and Angelina. Angelina is our newe...

Dear all,

Today’s class lesson plan was three fold: Learn to Chip and Putt under pressure, Develop a deeper sense of pace of putting, Improve backswing motion and develop greater sense of swing.

We began class with a chip and putt contest from 3 locations and the contest was timed. We had two teams Boys vs Girls Brandon/John/Alex vs Madison/Skyler/Mary. The goal was to navigate the course taking turns in the least amount of ...

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We had 6 girls out today-Laney, Brittany, Sonia, Hannah, Madison and Skyler-The focus of today’s lesson plan was three-fold: Learn to chip and Putt under pressure with adrenaline, Develop a depper sense of pace of putting, Improve backswing motion and develop greater sense of swing.

We started class with the chip and putt under pressure and made it a fun contest. Teams were : Dan, Sonia, Britt vs ...

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We had 12 golfers out yesterday for our New year APP program and our objective for today’s team matches was : Understanding Tempo allows you to be best friends with your golf swing. Tempo is both how much time, how slow, how fast your swing takes all mixed together. It is an essential skill to keeping your swing together. It is something that has to be felt, not thought.

Warm-Up activities :

Putting: Hit 3 putts from a total of 6 ...

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We had 8 girls out today-Georgia, Sonia, Madison, Skyler, Sophie, Scarlett, Hadley and Hannah-Great turnout for the New Year! Our objective today was: Learning to Putt under pressure with adrenaline, Develop an understanding of HOW to practice, and Improve club head speed through lag and rotation.

Our warm up was the putting under pressure-We divided the girls into two teams: Georgia, Skyler and Sonia vs Scarlett, Sophie and Madison. We ...

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We would like to welcome our newest member, Brandon Ho, a 9^th grader at Newbury Park High School who has great balance when he swings the golf club and a great attitude when he plays golf. He stays very calm no matter what the shot, he has great course etiquette, and is a great putter. Welcome Brandon! We would also like to wish Chris Hastings a very Happy 12^th Birthday and thanks to his parents who brought a delicious cake and drinks for...

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We had 6 brave girls out today in a combination of rain, wind, then calm sunshine-Bizarre weather today! We Also found out today that Rhett Colbrese, our special guest today, is very good friends with Ricky Fowler and has lunch frequently with him!! They played against each other in High School. In CIF High School finals Ricky shot 62 and Rhett 67!! The girls had fun with Rhett and he really took his time coaching each girl there today. He is a fine young golf...

Dear all, 

We had 6 girls out today-Laney, Georgia, Jessica, Ali, Hannah, and Brittany-Our focus for today was Grip and Grip Tendencies, and Ball Striking learning how to change your emotional state.  

We began class with our first contest and it involved blind partner putting. Each team started with 2 players and they had to blindfold one while the other coaches them on where and how to hit the putt. Fi...

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We had a huge turn-out today-19 players! I think they all got motivated from watching the Pros last weekend at the Chevron Challenge!! Patrick Mikenas is a celebrity now on U-tube as Little Ricky Fowler! Go Patrick! They showed Patrick’s swing and how close it is to Ricky’s swing and of course we know Patrick dresses just like him. Patrick even got Ricky’s ball when Ricky finished 18 and walked off the green.

We started...

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We had 14 players out today and we would like to welcome Shaun Merritt, a 7^th grader at Medea Creek Middle School, Michael Keane, a 7^th grader at Chaparral Middle School, and Wyatt Meckelborg, a 5^th grader at Wenta Marina Middle School-all 3 players had some spectacular shots on course today which will follow! Stay tuned!

Our warm up for today involved Decide and Commit-The Think Box is the time you spend pl...

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We had 8 girls out today and the class focus was increase putting feel, athleticism, and finding a Think-Play-Learn routine that works best for each player. Our warm-up contest involved two teams: Jessica, Laney, Chloe and Hannah vs Georgia, Emme, Sophie and Scarlett. It was 30 seconds to chip balls to a target zone from 4 different locations. Each player gets 30 seconds to chip 1 ball from each location and gets points for getting balls into circle. There was...

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We had 12 players out today and we would like to welcome Conor Ryan, a 9^th grader from Crespi, who meshed with the boys immediately, has a powerful golf swing, and deadly aim in chipping. Welcome Conor! Today’s class was about learning how to hit many different shots with one club, many different shots with different clubs, and getting to know how to hit left and right shots on command. It was also about appreciating diversity.

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We had 8 girls out today and the focus of today’s class was Appreciating Diversity, develop the ability to use many different clubs for the same shot in short game, learning to be able to hit left and right shots on command not just by accident, and developing a better sense of the golf club. We started class with Dan’s invention of the Modified Putter-it looks like a putter but can be used for a variety of golf shots, even drives. Dan discussed ho...

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We had 8 boys out today and the Class lesson was Body Awareness and learning to Focus undistracted while putting. We began class with a 6 ft putting contest-The object was to sink 5/6 putts. John Gardner and Alex Fischer were out tow winners both getting 5/6 putts!

We moved to the Range and started with 5 Tai Chi swings-The swing had to take at least 30 seconds to complete. After the boys finished, Dan a...

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We had 9 girls out today and the lesson plan included Putting, Chipping and Full Swing: Becoming Aware of Focus, Tension, and Tempo.

We started class with the Glass Break challenge from the Golf Channel’s Big Break but we use plastic which is just as much fun! We had 2 Teams: Georgia, Chloe, Katy, and Jessica vs Cayton, Annika, Emme, and Peer Marie. The girls chose a low lofted club and each one had 3 chances to Br...

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We had 8 girls out today and we started class with a Blind Walk Exercise-We had each girl hold their putters upside down and walk with their eyes closed to a hole about 20 ft away-They placed their putters down where they felt the hole was. The only girl to go past the hole was Annika! All other players came up short of the hole. Most golfers, especially new ones, come up short while putting. They are worried they will go too far past the hole but in reality t...

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We would like to welcome to our APP Program Sam Mobley, a Freshman at Thousand Oaks High School, and after a few cone throws, hit his drive on 31 right down the middle of the fairway,  he chipped from thick brush on #4 to 8 ft from the pin, and had a beautiful chip on #8 downhill to 5 ft! Welcome Sam! We had 14 boys out today and we started class with the following warm-up:

Putting: Play a 3 Hole Putting course with one putt 3 secon...

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We had 16 girls out today-Our biggest class yet, and our first contest was the Snake Course-We set up a snake course that involves putting but also involves strategy, planning ahead, looking at the course, and discussing plans with your partner. The concept is to putt through cones that snake around the putting green and trying to miss various hazards designated by circles; putts must go through the cones to continue your turn. First pair to putt out at the end to the red fl...

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We had 10 players out today for Range Class and we worked on Think Box-Decide and Make decision and Play Box-Commit-Do not worry about the outcome of your shot before you hit! We started on the range and the first exercise was a warm-up-We had the kids do some sort of exercise (Jumping Jacks, Jumping Jills, Squats) and then go hit 5 balls in succession starting with ¼ swing working up to full swings. Once the boys were warmed up and ready to focus, we h...

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We had 11 girls out today and we started class with a perpetual motion contest: The girls were broken into two teams-Each team lined up 5 balls and one girl started and each girl in the line had to hit their shot before the ball stopped rolling. The first round was chipping to the circle for points. The 2^nd round was putting 30 ft downhill to the circles. If a ball was not in motion the team was penalized a shot. The teams were:

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We had 9 players out today and APP would like to welcome our two newest members: Brandon Oxford, a great player who has played on tour with us at US Kids, and Taylor Mensinger, a 9^th grader who loves the game and almost sunk a 30 ft putt today on the course-They will fit in perfectly! Welcome back Patrick “Ricky” Mikenas who we have not seen for almost a month-Patty it was great to see that big smile of yours and great golf swing!

Warm-up today...

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We had 14 golfers out today and we would like to welcome Jet Thorson, a 6^th grader at Oaks Christian, and has a great golf swing, good enough to hit his first drive right down the middle of the fairway about 230 yds! Welcome Jet! We chose new teams and our Team Captains for the Fall are: Richard Blayney Jr-Blue, Cooper Goyette-Gold, and Chris Hastings-Red. The Red Team is off to a great start and ha...

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We had 12 girls out today for our 6 week class and I would like to welcome our newest girls:

Ali West- a 6^th grader, who has already been playing for 4 years and has an amazing golf swing and boy can she putt!

Chloe Kudler-a 7^th grader , who has also been playing for a few years, has a great golf swing and is not afraid to ask questions and learns very quickly...

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Today was actually our Finals for our Summer Match Play teams and we had a huge turn-out-17 players! I would like to welcome our new players to our APP Program-They all have a greats wings, had some beautiful shots out on the course today, and fit in immediately with the boys-Welcome to Gage Barton, Connor Philpott, Kyle Footitt, Dominic DeNardo, and Richard Blayney Jr!

We started class with our warm-up tasks:

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