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2025 WOMEN’S FALL GOLF RETREATS

4: 1 Student to Teacher Ratio Max 12 Students per Class

Beginner Class
September 12 & 13/ November 7 &8

The beginner class is for the novice player or a player that has only played for a couple years. Topics: etiquette on the golf course, and build a proper golf swing that you can be to understand and improve through your golf year!

Intermediate Class
November 2 & 3

The intermediate class is for a player looking to dive into more detail about their game. This group is going to be ab to understand the basics of golf but really take it to the next level Topics: short game in detail, understanding the mental game, and learning more about their full swing through video and drills.


Includes:

6 hours of Morning Instruction

2 Lunches

2: 9 Hole Playing Lesson with Instructor
(May play back 9 on own)

Happy Hour

A 4 Course Wine Tasting Dinner at Jasmine Porch

$1575 per person

Accommodations not included

May 2025 Women’s Workshop

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2 Day Event: Sunday, May 17 & Monday, May 18

COME JOIN US TO GET YOUR GAME TUNED UP FOR THE SUMMER SEASON!

4: 1 Student to Teacher Ratio Maximum 12 Students per Class

ALL SKILL LEVELS WELCOME!!!!!

Includes:

6 hours of Morning Instruction, 2 Lunches. 2: 9 Hole Playing Lesson with Instructor (May play back 9 on own) Happy Hour, 4 Course Wine Tasting Dinner at Jasmine Porch. Accommodations not included

Email me to inquire more information! Hope to teach you all soon!

If you can’t make this date, here are other dates for 2025:

Beginner: September 11 & 12, NOVEMBER 7-8

Intermediate: NOVEMER 2-3, SEPTEMBER 7-8

How a Golf Tee can Improve your Practice

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Are you sometimes frustrated on the range, hitting ball after ball and nothing is going well. Stop for a minute and grab a tee. Put it in the ground at its highest point and hit the ball. It will probably feel amazing. Hit another one. Get that confidence up. Then push the tee down a little bit. Hit another shot. Keep going. If you are hitting better off the tee, the tee is allowing you to make minor mistakes. These mistakes could be you have a little less tension in your shoulders bringing your club up a bit. You are collapsing your front arm a bit or you are picking up your posture. The tee is showing you that you are doing a lot of things well but there are some minor issues you will need to work on to get the tee down to the ground. But sitting on the range beating bad shots is not helping. A tee could help solve some of these problems and change your ball flight immediately.

Now, I don’t want you to consistently depend on the golf tee. It is a practice drill. Keep pushing the tee down when you make a shot. When you get down to a little bit, try hitting the ball off the grass. You might need to go back and forth between tee and ground but you are making progress and building your confidence this way. We all need some assistance sometimes, don’t feel like it’s a “cheating”, it is a tool to help you.

2025 Women’s Workshops

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Thank you all for your patience! I have officially posted my 2025 dates for our Women’s Workshops:

Workshop’s schedule:

First Day
9:00am-12pm: Rotations on the driving range (short game)
12pm-1:00pm: Lunch
Aternoon tee times: 9 Hole playing with instructor (Par 3 Scramble)
4:00pm: Happy Hour at Learning Center

Second Day
9am-12:00pm: Rotations on the driving range
12:00pm-1:00pm: Lunch
Afternoon Tee Times: 9 hole playing lessons with Instructor (Friendly Tournament)
6:30pm: 4 Course Wine Tasting Dinner for all Students (included)

**Accommodations not included.

Dates:

WINTER WORKSHOPS

February 23 & 24 for Beginner Golfers

February 28 & March 1 for Intermediate Golfers

SPRING WORKSHOPS

New Date* May 18 & 19 for Beginners & Intermediate Golfers

FALL WORKSHOPS:

New Date*. September 7 & 8 Beginners & Intermediate Golfers

November 2 & 3 for Beginner Golfers

November 7 & 8 for Intermediate Golfers

Please email if you would like to book your next workshop with us in 2025!

Improve Solid Contact

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Welcome Summertime!!!! After a wonderful spring, I thought I would give a tip to help make better contact with your golf ball. People talk about compressing the ball. What does that mean? Compressing means to hit the sweet spot of the club with the ball and hitting into the ball not around or up on the ball. To do this, you need to stay through the ball longer. The way to do this is to extend your arms and shoulders through the shot, maintaining proper posture, as well as turning your hips. Sounds like a lot at one time. That is why it takes practice!

There are various ways to practice this such as tossing a ball, the wall drill etc. But I thought I would give you another option as well. I am hoping you can find some sand to use (beach, bunker, kids play set 🙂 ). Draw a line to your target and practice swinging the sand. First, can you take sand, then can you take enough sand, and lastly can you take the sand straight through to your target. The more sand you hit straight the better the compression of the ball will be!

Check out the full video!

Ladies It is Here: Women’s Fall Retreat 2024

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4: 1 Student to Teacher Ratio                Maximum 12 Students per Class

Beginner Class                                     November 8-9

The beginner class is for the novice player or a player that has only played for a couple years. Topics: etiquette on the golf course, and build a proper golf swing that you can be begin to understand and improve through your golf year!

Intermediate Class                              November 3-4

The intermediate class is for a player looking to dive into more detail about their game. This group is going to be able to understand the basics of golf but really take it to the next level Topics: short game in detail, understanding the mental game, and learning more about their full swing through video and drills.

Both Workshops Include:

6 hours of Morning Instruction

 2 Lunches

2 – 9 Hole Playing Lesson with Instructor

(May play back 9 on own)

Happy Hour

1 – 4 Course Wine Tasting Dinner at Jasmine Porch

Accommodations not included

Length of Backswing Check

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Happy February! January flew by of course but I am trying to stay on top of my tips for you this year. Therefore, here is your new blog for February 2024!

Let’s talk about something you all can do during those wintry days inside or outside! All you need is a bungee cord. Don’t worry if you don’t have one I am sure you can find something around the house such as a tension band, string, or even an alignment stick might work. Next step, find somewhere were you can tie each end to something such as columns, trees, etc. You are trying to make a line. Check out the video below to assist you. Next, pick which shot you want to practice: Full swing, pitching at 3/4, 1/2, 1/4 etc., or chipping. Place your string at the level you want to your backswing to stop. Place your body in the appropriate line to take that back swing. You might have to move around for the different lengths of swing so the club hits the cord. Then start your practice. Try not to hit the cord. When you are swinging start to feel the appropriate muscles you are using to ensure this type of backswing. These feelings should be more in your shoulders, core, and legs. Not your elbows and wrists.

Once you find this amazing space to practice it is an easy setup every time! Plus it can be used to practice various shots. It’s a win for your entire game!

Ugh, I hit the ground before the ball!

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Don’t worry about hitting the ground. That is why we have a Superintendent. His job is to fix the grass that you hit. If you didn’t hit the grass, he wouldn’t have a job…..and yes he needs a job. But I wouldn’t be a descent instructor if I didn’t teach you how to hit the ball then the grass!

Usually, the reason you hit the ground before the ball is that you have NOT moved forward towards the ball ENOUGH on your down swing. Now, we should know that on our downswing our hips should move first, then our shoulders, then our hands, then the club. But if the club hits the ground first, then your motion is not in the right order. Such as the opposite order: hands, shoulders, and possibly even no hip turn. Or possibly you have the right timing but you haven’t moved your hips enough forward when swinging through. Therefore the ground gets in the way.

Here is a video to watch that includes a great drill. I would explain the drill but the video really shows you exactly what to do. If you do not have an alignment stick, you can use your club too!

2024 Women’s Winter Workshops Dates Released

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We are just wrapping up our successful Women’s Fall Retreats and am happy to be posting our February 2024 schedule:

Intermediate Women’s Winter Workshop:

Sunday, February 25 & Monday, February 26

&

Beginner Women’s Winter Workshop:

Friday, March 1 & Saturday, March 2

Included: 6 hours of instruction on the driving range, 2 lunches at Tomasso’s, 2-9 hole playing lessons with a golf instructor, 2 rounds of golf, and a 4 course wine tasting dinner at Jasmine Porch!

If you would like more information on either of these events, please email me and I can send you more information!

Women’s Fall 2023 Golf Workshops Dates Available

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BEGINNER FALL WORKSHOP:

Friday, November 10 and Saturday, November 11

The beginner class is for the novice player or a player that has only played for a couple years. We will go over in depth all about the different areas of short game, discuss etiquette on the golf course, and build a proper golf swing that you can be begin to understand and improve through your golf year!

INETERMEDIATE FALL WORKSHOP:

Sunday, November 5 and Monday, November 6

The intermediate class is for a player looking to dive into more detail about their game. This group is going to be able to understand the basics of golf but really take it to the next level. For instance, this player is hitting the green but wants to get it closer to the hole, or can chip it on the green but wants to get an up and down etc. This class will go over short game, understanding the mental game, and learning more about their full swing through video and drills.

Workshops schedule:

Day 1
9am-12pm: Rotations on the driving range (short game)
12:15pm-1:15pm: Lunch
1:30pm, 1:40pm, 1:50pm: 9 hole playing lessons begin at Turtle Point (Par 3 scramble)
4:00pm: Happy Hour at Golf Learning Center

Day 2
9am-12pm: Rotations on the driving range
12:15pm-1:15pm: Lunch
1:30pm, 1:40pm, 1:50pm: 9 hole playing lessons begin at Turtle Point (Friendly Tournament)
6:30pm: Dinner at Jasmine Porch located in the Sanctuary Hotel (included)

Please email me with any questions or would like to sign up. Usually these classes fill up by the end of the summer. Can’t wait!

**If you can’t make our November workshops, look for my post/sign up in November 2023 for our Winter Workshops in February2024.