Day 2: Tuesday, March 17 - Aidric O'Heron

 The day stared off with some time for reading our book, Ben Hogans Five Lessons. We the first chapter (or lesson) which was about grip. It was a quick read and after wards Brandon gave us some demonstrations and lessons, where we all practiced with our clubs. 


Below: reading time                   Below: brandon gives grip lessons



After reading and learning about grip, we took a quick break where students could go outside on the quad and practice swinging a club. We then loaded up the bus with our clubs and lunches and headed over to FM Law park, a golf course that specializes in working with schools. We started by getting brief but very helpful lessons from a former Pro golfer on chipping and putting. Afterwards we practiced both of those things. My favorite part of this lesson was the 9 hole putting course that they set up, because it made putting practice more fun.


        



Afterwards we went and did some chipping on our own, and this was fun because the chipping green has targets and the closest you are to the hole the more points you get. Around 12pm we ate lunch under a pavillion and hung out. Then, we walked over to the driving range for the first time, where brandon gave some students 1-on-1 lessons about their swing. Once we wrapped that up we went back and chipped for a bit more. 
Once we got back to school we worked on our presentations until the end of the day! Overall I think everyone really enjoyed getting out to the course and playing, this day was super fun!



Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Day 1: Monday, March 16 - Federico S

Image
Our first day of the Golf M-Term began enthusiastically. The morning began with a brief journal, during which students reflected on expectations and goals for this trip. Most students articulated their lack of exposure to golf; for many of us, these two weeks will be filled with new adventures and learning in the golf world!  Brandon during his introduction lecture.                Subsequently, under Brandon F.’s leadership, we jumped into understanding common golf terminology. Nearly all members of this term are total beginners to golf, so everything we are learning is entirely new to us! We completed a fun golf-themed word find, labeled some images, and filled out tables with term definitions. Federico's golf word find & description sheet                Brandon passionately and persuasively took charge throughout the morning, patiently describing the various components of golf. He walked...
Read more

Day 3, Wednesday, March 18th, by Theo Killoran

Image
         Today we started our day out by reading our book, Ben Hogan's Five Lessons . We covered chapter 2, which went through the stance needed for proper form, especially in the arms and elbows. After that, Brandon showed us the proper way to use your arms and hands and elbows when lining up your swing. (Aidric lining up his elbows and fixing the postion of his arms in his stance) After that, we left the school around 9:35 and went to First tee F.M Law park, and started our morning there with a drill to help us with chipping with accuracy and correct power. In the drill, people split into groups of 3, where they would try to chip a ball into a square region, or a circle with the hole inside of the square region for points, and whoever had the most points in the group won. After that game, we went over to the driving range and started off by hitting with your wedge, just going for a warmup and for accuracy.  (coach Brandon and coach Nick teachi...
Read more