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Dear all,

We had 4 girls out today to go play the course. We started class with the Cone throw to get the girls to feel the body motion and turn. I had Taylor use them for chipping and full swing while the Wood sisters used them for full swing. It is always fun to watch golfers hit right after using these technique-All 3 girls improved quite rapidly and their shots were going farther and straighter. I asked them to think “Cone throw” swing while on the cours...

Dear all,

We had a great turn-out for the Camp Championship of the Summer 2011-20 players came out to test their skills, endurance, and luck at the raffle and winning the putter! We had many of our returnees come out from past seasons-Seldon Doyle, Viraj Upadyhe, Anthony Viggianno, Patrick Mikenas, Matthew Chen, Alec Aronson, Evan Baker to name a few who have been with Dan for some time and some new players who came out for their first camp Championship-Brittany Seidema...

Dear all,

We began class with a warm-up we have used before but it is a great way to get your feel for the club and what to do when you get anxious in a tournament or match.

Short Game: Hit 4 chip shots from 5 tee markers including sand-Use bulls eye target for all locations. Hit each chip shot in the following manner:

a-Level 4 pressure grip-tight as possible

b-Level 3-somewhat tight

c-Level 2-somewhat light

d-...

Dear all,

Welcome Back Addie V! We missed you all summer but your swing was incredible! Addie will be playing for Moorpark and I cannot wait until the Coach David Chapman sees her swing! He is going to be in awe of how well she is striking the ball, chipping and putting!!

Our focus for today was Chipping with Target Awareness using activities that develop the chipping motion and target awareness. We began class with a synchronized swing contest an...

Dear all,

First things first-Congratulations to Madison and Skyler Wood who made their presence known at Westlake for the Summer Kids Championship! Madison was the winner shooting a 3 over Par 37 and Skyler was right on her heels shooting a 39! They worked very hard this summer to improve their golf games and put in the time! Great Job Wood Sisters! I would also like to welcome our Visitor today from Idaho, Payton, who is here visiting and attending the US Kids Golf Cam...

Dear Dan,

Our class today was about Developing Good Aim while hitting and putting. We had a warm-up for those early birds that arrive early-Each boy took a shag tube and there were 7 locations to chip from including sand-Dan and I did the exercise in exactly 10 balls so they could try and beat our score or they could finish before they ran out of golf balls in the shag tube-23 balls. John Gardner finished with 15 balls, Chad Sadler also finished with 15, Cooper finished...

Dear all,

We had 11 girls out today-Awesome! I am so excited we have so many talented and interested girls in golf! I would like to welcome our new member, Delaney Keefrider, a 7^th grader that will go to Simi High and already accomplished golfer on big courses. She has played in our US Kids tournaments and always does really well! Welcome Delaney!

Our class focus for today was Club selection for successful chipping, Chipping motion and body turn, ...

Dear all,

I would first like to welcome our 3 new players-Christopher Hastings, a great golfer from Wood Ranch who hit his tee shot on #8 to 8 ft, Alex Martinez, another great golfer who will play for Simi High School who hit his tee shot on #1 about 250 yds, and Bryant Wu, a superb putter who will play for Harvard-Westlake in the spring who hit his drive on #1 right down the middle of the fairway about 240 yds and putted in for par on #2 from 25 ft. They will be a grea...

Dear all,

I don’t know where to start but Debbie and I saw some great golf shots out on the course today and every girl is rapidly improving. You don’t always see improvement in score but we could really see improvements in certain shots, chipping feel, course management, and putting! Our former beginners are becoming very comfortable on the course and moving into intermediate status and our newest beginner Jessica, felt quite at home on the course and made ...

Dear all,

We had a big turn-out today and I would like to welcome our two new members-Sonia Patel, a good friend of the Wood sisters and a great golfer, and Jessica Stevens, a multi talented young lady who likes to golf and ride motorcycles! I love kids who try a variety of sports!!! Our lesson today was geared towards Balance, Center of Gravity in our full swings and Length of Backswing and Follow-through while chipping.

Range Work: We had the gi...

Dear all,

Before I print the re-cap we all need to cheer for George Neeson, who aced #6 with a Penta Golf Ball-#6 is 125 yds from the White tees-George is our 2^nd APP player to ace a hole, Patrick Mikenas aced #8-It was witnessed by Dan, Anthony Viggiano, Ryan Wicks, and Cooper Goyette! One of many George!

Our warm-up today was centered around short game and landing areas, and choosing a longer club for shots and see what the outcome is...

Dear all,

We had 8 girls show up in this heat ready and eager to go play the course. The early birds had a warm up to do which involved Positive Thinking and how negative thoughts can interfere with our golf game. I had them write 3 positive statement about themselves- “ I have a great golf swing”, “I am a good putter”, “ I love trick shots” were some of them! I asked them to go through the warm up as planned but if any negative thoug...

LOS ROBLES JUNIOR LEAGUE RESULTS

Monday June 27, 2011

FIRST PLACE (AGES 12 & UP)   (5  points each)

Anthony Nevoso (1)   Sam Mobley (1)     Natalie Tanaka (2)    Sonia Patel (...

Dear all,

We had 7 players out on this hot, 4^th of July Weekend and they were alert and ready to learn! I would like to welcome our newest member, Derek Wasko, who has been playing in our USGLL Little League team tournaments for the past 10 weeks and is quite the golfer. The boys welcomed him in earnest and we got down to business! Today’s range work was geared towards Body Awareness, Swing Development, and Moving your body to produce a desired shot. Da...

Dear all,

We had 7 girls there today-Georgia, Annalise, Madison, Skyler, Sophie, Emme, and Brigitte. We started class with a mental game warm up activity and the goal is to free up the mind and allow adjustments to take place. Each girl took 30 range balls and we did the 5 ball drill to 5 different locations-Right bucket, middle, left, White Flag and then any target they wanted. Once the girls were warmed up, we took the huge cones and swung them like a golf club-I aske...

Dear all,

We had 10 players out today and we would like to welcome our newest player Lucas, from Little Rock Arkansas! He will be going to Moorpark High School and they will be lucky to have him! Lucas is a great golfer, has a great short game, and is one of the most polite golfers I have met! He will make a great addition to the APP Program.

We started class with a mental game warm-up with the goal being to free up the mind and allow adjustment to take plac...

Dear all,

The girls took over Rustic Canyon Golf Course today-We had 9 girls plus 3 Coaches and we rocked the place! Warm-up was the girl’s choice and some hit balls while others spent time chipping and putting first. We did discuss fast play on the course and how long it should take from tee to green with no waiting time-12 minutes! Players whop spend too much time over a shot and THINKING too much usually do not play to their potential. We played a quick game-Wh...

Dear all,

Our focus for warm-up today was what to do under pressure, how to recognize tension and learn to become aware of anxiety and tension. It is natural to feel nervous or anxious when we play in tournaments or in matches. Unless we are aware of it, nerves and anxiety can also cause an increase in tension in our hands and arms. I have heard many golfers say “I hit perfect on the range and once on the course it was like an invader came into my body!” Ten...

Dear all,

I would like to welcome our newest member-Hannah March, a 6^th grader from Oaks Christian who has a beautiful swing and is an amazing putter-She will be such a huge asset to our girls program! I would also like to welcome back Brigitte Dunne, another Oaks Christian player who will definitely be playing Varsity in the Fall!  I would also like to welcome our Assistant Coach Serena Doyle, who plays for Thousand Oaks Varsity and is a great golfer!We had 6 girls th...

Dear all,

We began our Summer match Play format today and we chose new Captains and Teams-Captains this season are Chad Sadler and George Neeson-Dan chose for George! We only had one girl today but if other girls come to play on Saturday they too will play match play vs each other! Match Play is the most fun and most exciting way to play golf as each hole is a new tournament and anything can happen. Its like our own little Ryder Cup all...

Dear all,

We had 4 girls today-Georgia, Madison, Skyler, and our newest member, Annalise, a player from Moorpark’s JV Golf team and a phenomenal putter! We started class with chipping and putting warm up drills. There were 5 chip locations including sand and each girl tried chipping 3 balls into the circle from all locations. I asked them to choose from the following focuses:

Keep Clear picture of target while you are swinging
Keep total focus on club head
Keep...

Dear APP Participants,

On Saturday, June 4, we had 9 participants for our 2^nd ever APP Program Skills Challenge.  Each player tested themselves in the following skills: Putting, Chipping, Pitching, Lob Shots, Bunker Play, Approach Shots, Tee Shots, and Trajectory/Curve Control.  The goal is to score high enough to ultimately graduate to what we call GOLD level status.  We are happy to report that several players are moving very close to being the first to ear...

Dear all,

 We would like to welcome back the Wood sisters, Madison and Skyler, and it was great to see Georgia and Blaire today! We started class with a contest involving chipping from a tight lie-We did this exercise with the boys on Saturday and I have to say the girls would have dominated both boys’ teams! Their chipping skills, club choice, and distance control were exceptional! We did a round Robin so all girls could be paired and we gave the prize to the top player-Sk...

Dear all,

We had 7 early risers there today this Holiday weekend: Cooper Goyette, Ryan St Jean, Patrick Mikenas, George Neeson, John Gardner, Viraj Upadhye, and Alex Fischer. The class activity plan for today was twofold: Full Swing: Develop a deeper awareness of our golf swing and our stability during the swing. Short Game: 3 Different but very relevant putting exercises to increase distance awareness and distance control.

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Dear all,

We had our finals today of team play and added a few extra contests to make it fun! Orange Team led by Evan Baker were our outright winners with a grand total of 81 points-2^nd Place was Red Team led by Lucas Hsiong who finished ahead by 1 point total 68.! Blue Team led by Devon Logsdon finished third with 67 points. Low gross for today was our youngest player Cooper Goyette shooting a great score of 39! 2^nd Low gross was a tie between two...

Dear all,

We had very close matches today and Dan and I know why-I wrote down so many shots of the day I ran out of room on my paper! These kids were on fire the whole day and kept Dan and myself thoroughly entertained! The focus for today was Committing to preparing for each shot so that they can be confident that they can execute the shot to the best of their ability. We also asked them to react to each shot in a way that will help with the next shot-(post-shot swing, stay neutral, ...

Dear all, 

We had a great turn-out today of 12 players: 2 girls and 10 boys-Our class Lesson Plan was Dealing with Challenges using the Star System: Stop, Think, Anticipate, and Respond-Our warm-up contest was the Snake Putting Course which is full of challenges, decisions, and how as a group you decide to proceed to make it to the finish first. The challenge was alternate shot for 4 players and they had to putt through various gates-If their ball rolled into one of the 3 ci...

Girls Class Recap

At today’s class we had Georgia, Blaire, and Taylor in attendance!  Today’s focus was built around developing our rhythm and tempo – the glue that holds our swings together.  It’s important to know your best tempo for all shots – putting, chipping, bunkers, and all types of full swings.  Player’s that commit to swinging in good rhythm tend to be able to repeat their good swing way more often.

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Dear all,

Today’s class focused on Being Present to your body, Club face manipulations in chipping, and knowing your Tension levels or being aware of them during your swing. Our warm up for the early golfers was a putting course and they had to do the following with each putt and hole it: 

• Putt Normal
• Putt with left Arm only
• Putt with Right arm only
• Putt with eyes closed

Once the players all arrived...

Dear all,

We had 8 players out today and the weather held up so it was really nice on the course-Nobody in front of us and the sun actually came out for an hour! Today’s warm up started with rules-We had the players read from the rule book and they had to look up: Addressing the ball, Abnormal Ground Conditions, Advice, Casual Water, and Ground under Repair. Dan then asked them to make note of anything you didn’t know before. The boys also learned there was ...

Dear all,

We had 6 girls out for our first Girls Only On-Course Player Development class of 2011!  Daylight savings time is here so we will be alternating weekly between clinics and on course programming!  Today was awesome as we warmed up with the following activities.  The focus for today was understanding what is Under our Control in golf and how to keep our focus to those relevant things.

Putting Exercise:

• Make one...

Dear all,

We had a great turn-out today for Range Class work and I want to welcome our newest member, Emma Anderson, an 8^th grader at La Reina who would like to play golf next year in High School-She has a very nice swing and I have no doubt she will become a great asset to the La Reina High School Golf Team. Her short game is very good as well. Welcome Emma!

Our warm up consisted of a 4 hole putting course and we asked the players to do 3 types of putts: <...

Dear all, 

We only had 2 girls out there today-Lindsey Beach and Taylor Devine so we took to the course to see how they put all the information we have gone over in class to work on the golf course! I asked them to choose a focus idea that they had control over-Some things we have no control over are: Weather, Score, Bad bounce, Who we play with in a tournament, distractions. Things we do have control over are: Tempo, Good Rotation, Target Selection, and Temper if we miss hit the...

Dear all,

We had 17 golfers out today, 14 boys and 3 girls! Today’s theme on the course and in warm up was : Understanding what is and what is not under our control in our golf play. We also stressed the importance of stating our goals positively. We asked the kids to name 5 things that are NOT under their control: Score, Weather, Lie, Poor bounce, Break on the green. We then asked them to name 5 things that are under their control: Attitude, Tempo, Focus, Balance, and Target Se...

Today we had two committed girls – Addie W. and Blaire G. – who decided to stay and take the girls class despite a steady & cold light rain.  I’m glad they did, because we had a great lesson and lots of learning and lots of fun!

Here is what we worked on today:

5 hole putting course – the objective was to score 12 strokes or lower, or you had to redo the course.  And it wasn’t an easy course.  The purpose of setting a scoring go...

Thanks for participating on a very cold (by SoCal Standards!) afternoon at Rustic Canyon.  This was the first Partner’s event we have played since beginning the GAVC Fall/Winter Series Tournaments.  I hope you all enjoyed the format, hit some great shots, and grew from the experience! 

Before I get into our recap, I would like to thank our tournament staff:  Mary Sweeney, Riley Michaelis, and Taylor Gould.  We couldn’t do events like this without y...

Dear all,

 I’m going to call today “Break-through” day as we had all 4 girls get a major breakthrough regarding their putting and sand shots. I asked Dan to work on sand shots again today as it seems to be the shot that is most feared by golfers and it really isn’t scary once you know a few things about sand.

We began class on the putting green and we had a 3-Hole putting course. The girls each had a partner and they were requested to do the fo...

We had an amazing turn-out for this Camp-20 players came to get better and learn The Scoring Clubs-Putting and chipping is how to bring a score down. Tournaments are won by putting not how far you can drive the ball. I have to say though my new driver the R11 White head was a huge hit and some of our campers are going to be asking for one for their birthdays!

We started camp with our traditional Relay Race: We have 4 locations-White Flag green, Buckets, Chip, and Putting from 5 feet. ...

Dear all,

What a wet and wild day! I cannot think of a better place to spend my birthday than laughing with your kids in the rain, hail and thunder! It was a blast! We had 7 brave golfers out today-Anthony Viggiano, Patrick Mikenas, Matt Chen, Cameron Sage, Evan Baker, Ryan Wicks and Kyle Kawamoto-True diehard golfers! Our warm up for the class wasas follows:

Putting: We had wicker gated placed at different length putts and the golfers had to see how many attempts it took to p...

Dear all,

We would first like to welcome our newest member, Blaire Goldberg, who was my partner in a classic quick chip race contest, and not only does she chip well she hits the ball a mile! Welcome Blair-She went to the prize...

Dear APP Participants & Parents,

Here’s today’s recap of our APP Clinic at Rustic Canyon.  This is also posted on the News & Updates Section of our Website!

Today we had a great turnout – 13 golfers ready to improve their skills for the day.  Mary was playing in a golf tournament to...