Joel Suggs GOLF...SUCCESS Blog

Are You CONFUSED About Your Golf Game?

   Most golfers are.  What confuses you most?

   Your Full Swing?  Your Consistency?  Your Putting?  Your Fitness?  The Distance Of Your Drives?  Your On-Course Thinking?  Your Practice Sessions?  Your Equipment?

   GOLF...SUCCESS players learn to say "Good-Bye" to that annoying confusion!  Come join the fun!

   Just look at these RESULTS!!!  

   They are happy - and improving - Players.

   I'm Joel C. Suggs - PGA Master Teaching Professional - at Meadow Links & Golf Academy - and I sincerely want to help YOU overcome any confusion in your game, (as I have, for so many Players, since 1987).

   Place your - first name and e-mail - in the boxes to your right.

   You and I - together - can then look forward to talking - for 30 minutes - about eliminating that confusion.

   I will help you Define and Experience your OWN - personally unique - GOLF...SUCCESS!

   ...Can't wait to talk with you!

Metropolitan Senior Championship - Oasis, Cincinnati

   Congrats to these GOLF...SUCCESS Players on their good round today at the Cincinnati Metropolitan Senior Championship at Oasis sponsored by the Greater Cincinnati Golf Association:

Rick Henthorn, 81 T40/109

Todd Elwert, 82 T48/109

Good Luck tomorrow, gentlemen!!!

Hamilton County Park District Junior Golf Championship, GOLF...SUCCESS 1st Round Leaders

Congratulations to these GOLF...SUCCESS Junior Golfers!!!

They are at, or near, the top of their age group in the Hamilton County Park District Junior Golf Championship...

Lee Joyce, 72 1st Place 17's

Jack Roberts, 76 T7th, 16's

Tim Brinker, 78 T9th, 16's

Corey Schnedl, 75 T2nd, 15's

Samuel Sawyer, 75 T2nd, 15's

Matthew Sawyer, 78 T2nd, 14's

Taylor Suggs, 35 1st Place, 12's

Thomas Roberts, 38 2nd, 11's

Alyssa Akiyama, 36 1st Place 11's

Good Luck tomorrow at The Vineyard and Little Miami Golf Center to all the participating Junior Golfers!!!

Ohio Golf's Top Instructors - Joel Suggs

   I'm honored to be listed here...

   http://www.ohio-golf.com/golfinstruction.asp

 

Brady Carlson Wins Metropolitan Junior Boys' Championship (14-15)

   Hearty congratulations to Brady Carlson, a Junior on the St. Xavier High School Golf Team, which won the Ohio High School State Championship last season. (a story or two in a minute)

   Brady won his age group in the Cincinnati Metropolitan Junior Boys' Championship sponsored by the Greater Cincinnati Golf Association.  The event was played at the Hamilton Elks Golf Course, a Donald Ross design.

   I have helped Brady with his game for about three years.  He has great natural ability for the game, yet never boasts about his play...he is very matter-of-fact and humble about his abilities.  In fact, during our Lesson today, I did not even realize that he had won the 'Met', until it casually came up in our conversation.

   His dad and mom, Mike and Linda, take a very interested, yet calm, approach to his golf.  One of them attends every GOLF...SUCCESS Lesson with me.  I've seen Brady and his folks have their occasional li'l problems, yet...I've never seen (or sensed) Mike or Linda mad at Brady in any way about his golf.

   So often I see moms or dads mad at their children during and after rounds.  (Each year I attend about 20 to 40 Tournament Rounds in which GOLF...SUCCESS Players compete.)  This really makes me sad for them.  Golf, intrinsically, gives us a large amount of negative feedback.  Getting more negative feedback from our loved ones - can only make this difficult game - even harder for us.

   I'm reminded, now, of a very 'telling' thing I heard Johnny Miller say in 1998. 

   I was at the World Golf Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony;  My wife, Darlene and one-year-old son, Taylor - having been invited there by my Aunt Louise Suggs, who was being 'grandfathered in' to the new Hall as a charter member (1951) of the LPGA Hall-Of-Fame.

   Johnny said, "Y' know, people always asked how I could always, so brazenly, go after flags and constantly shoot so many blazing low scores.  I never knew the real answer until recently.  It's because of my Dad.  And I only realized this...kind of figured it out...in the last few years."

   Johnny continued slowly, "Y' see, no matter how I played...I always knew, when I got home, Dad thought I was great."

   I cannot say any more (tearing up just thinking about it).

   Congrats to you Brady!!!...you hit the shots, buddy.  Congrats also, Mike & Linda, for something even greater.

A PGA Lesson BEFORE & AFTER Every Round: Driving In Your Car

   Don't you wish you could have that?

   Now you can come very close to that reality...look at the list of UPCOMING EVENTS on the right of this page.

   Each of these two AudioBooks for your car enable you to 'get your mind in the right place' before you arrive at (and as you drive away from) the Course and Range.

   Many of my students have said these have helped them tremendously this year.

   Talk to you soon!!!

  

Hamilton County Park District Junior Golf Championship, Tee Times

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   Dozens of GOLF...SUCCESS Players will tee it up on Monday in the Hamilton County Park District Junior Golf Championship.  GOOD LUCK to all of you Junior Golfers!

   Click on the link above to find your Tee Time. (it will not be a 'download'...you will just view them)

   This has long been regarded as one of the premier Junior Golf Tournaments in the Greater Cincinnati area...winners of this event have often gone on to become very successful College Golf players.

   For the 13-17 year-old junior golfers...the first round happens at The Mill, second round at The Vineyard...then a cut - with the final round at Sharon Woods.

   For the 8-12 year-old junior golfers...they will play Meadow Links & Golf Academy on Monday, then Little Miami Golf Center on Tuesday 

   See You There!

Metropolitan Junior Boy's Championship (14-17 Division) GOLF...SUCCESS

   What do fully one third of the top 30 players have in common?

   They are GOLF...SUCCESS students!!!

   Click on the many categories to the right - to learn more about the many unique ways Joel helps these players learn to shoot such low scores!!!

   GOOD LUCK, tomorrow - to all Cincinnati Metropolitan Junior Boy's Championship (14-17 Division) participants!!!

FREE TaylorMade Rescue or Fairway Wood

   NOW, until the end of this month, June 30th...

  

“FREE BURNER POWER”

“Buy a Burner 09 Driver and get a Free Burner 08 Fairway or Free Burner 08 Rescue “

 

   Come on out to Meadow Links on SUNDAY June 7, 14 or 28 and I'll do a FREE quick fitting for you - beteween 2pm and 4pm.  It will only take about 15 minutes.

   On your own, before seeing me, I advise you to hit our TaylorMade Burner '09 Fitting Clubs at Meadow LInks while you practice.  Use your Meadow Links Driving Range Yardage Book to see how far each Drive goes, within a couple yards.  Then when you see me on one of these Sundays - you will already have a good idea of which TaylorMade Burner Driver seems to go the best for you.

   ...hope to see you Sunday!!!

Best Golf Lessons 'Learning Environment' in Cincinnati

High-Tech Gear For Your Golf Lesson Effectiveness at Meadow Links

Beautiful Summer!

   Well, it's now mid-stream 'Golf Season'.

   The Memorial Tournament happens today through Sunday, here in Ohio.  The U.S. Open Golf Championship happens in two weeks.  Believe it or not, The PGA Tour season is already half over.

   Many of my GOLF...SUCCESS Students have shot their 'Best-Ever' and/or finished high in Tournaments.

   So...how have you done with your Game?

   If you have any questions at all about your Game, please feel free to e-mail me - or simply leave those questions in a Comment on this page.

   ...looking forward to helping you experience your own GOLF...SUCCESS.

PuttersEdge.com - In Your HOME Learning Environment, This Week

   All of you have enjoyed my new '3-Speeds' Putting-Turf during your Lessons this Winter.

   You have also really enjoyed the new 'Full-Swing Mat' I've used this winter, as well.

   I want you to know you can get each of those same 4 'Turfs' - for your HOME Learning Environment.

   The Representative from PuttersEdge will be in town this Wednesday and Thursday...exclusively for you.

   He is inviting my Students - to have him come to your house (and I'll even come if you want me to) - to show you the Turfs and to see how you might design a Green and/or Teeing Area for your Yard (Outdoors) or Family Room (Indoors). 

    You can also design a 'Portable' Green with which to Improve your Putting.

   AND - MY STUDENTS - Get A Significant DISCOUNT.

   Place a 'Comment' to that effect in this 'Comment' box, if you'd like him and me, to come to your Home Learning Environment - this week - and help you design such a 'Game Improvement' Area.

   Or you can e-mail me - Joel(at)JoelSuggsGolfSuccess(dot)com and let me know which day is better for you.

   PuttersEdge for more information about these great opportunities.

My 11-Yr.-Old Son 'Beat' Me - From Same Tee Markers

   Welll, it finally happened.  Taylor 'beat' me, when playing from the same Tee-Markers.

   It happened last Tuesday.  I had a 'Play With the Pro' set-up with one of the St. Xavier boys I help.  Taylor asked if he could join us - and if the student could bring his little brother, who is a friend of Taylor.  I said 'ok'.

   Everything went fine, as normal.  We played the White/Middle Tee-Markers at Meadow Links & Golf Academy.

   One of the GolfPsych tenets is to really seek to 'not know what you're shooting', during the actual playing of your round.  It really does help ensure that you 'take one shot at a time'.

   I've grown to follow that concept better and better with each passing year.

   BUT, when Taylor eagled the 8th hole by knocking in his Gap Wedge from 'bout 80 yards...

   I confess, I was tempted to 'add up his score, in my mind'.

   I was real happy for him.  It was not until we sat down a few minutes later - in the Grill Area - that I realized (with his assistance) that he had shot even-par 31(E).  He had done that before...he has even shot 29(-2), from our Gold/Forward Tee-Markers.

   What he quickly pointed out to me, though, was that I had shot 33(+2).

   AND that it was the first time he had ever shot a lower score than me, while we played the same Tee-Markers.

   He actually first 'beat' me, about 5 years ago when he was around 6-yrs.-old.  But that was when he played from his "US KIDS TEES".  We played The Mill Course that day...he shot 36(E) and I shot 41 (+5).

   SO, you get the idea!!!

   I've always encouraged all of my Players to keep in mind, that in Golf...no one guards you!!!   AND you don't guard anyone else!!!

   It's not like a fellow-competitor can 'block your shot' or 'tackle' you, right?

   This is where the age-old adage comes from...."In golf, you only compete against the course and yourself".  Yourself and the course are your only two real competitors.

   I am just not saying a word about that to Taylor, for a while...let him have his fun, eh?

   Here's to geat 'Family Time' in our beloved Game!!!

(P.S. You can see Taylor more fully 'ply his trade' on My YouTube Channel  He's  the 'Young Student' in the 'Consistency' Videos.) 

(P.P.S.  I'll e-mail you the 'detailed, shot-by-shot' scorecard, if you want...just place a comment to that effect in the 'Comment' box here...I'll get it to you quickly, so you can see how this can happen.)

GolfPsych On-Line Workshop with Jon Stabler, Tonight

Register/Pay for this Interactive event at this link.  We start at 8PM EDT. ($19 for the whole family.) 

GOLF...SUCCESS Workshop Register/Pay

 

 

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Please watch this 8-minute Video from a Brave and Humble PGA Member/F-16 Pilot.

Thank You!!!      (I've cried - every time I've seen it.)