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>> HI. WELCOME BACK
TO POSTCARDS FROM HOME.
I'M YOUR HOST ERICK GILL.
WE'RE HERE AT
FAIRWINDS GOLF COURSE,
AND WE'RE GONNA MEET
WITH TRAVIS,
ONE OF THE INSTRUCTORS HERE,
AND JUST GONNA SEE
IF HE CAN HELP ME WITH MY GAME.
>> TRAVIS? HEY.
I HOPE YOU HAVE A LOT
OF PATIENCE TODAY.
>> I DO.
>> OKAY, GOOD.
'CAUSE I'M REALLY NOT GOOD
AT THIS.
I'VE TRIED GOLF,
WE'VE DONE SOME SHOWS ON IT,
I'M JUST...
AND THEY SAY GOLF IS MENTAL.
IS THAT, IS THAT TRUE?
>> ABOUT 80% OF IT IS.
YEAH.
>> WELL THAT'S WHERE
I'M LACKIN', THEN, OBVIOUSLY.
>> OKAY.
IN-BETWEEN THE EARS.
OKAY, WE CAN,
WE CAN WORK ON THAT.
>> NOW, WHAT ARE SOME,
SOME COMMON MISTAKES
THAT PEOPLE MAKE OUT HERE
ON THE GOLF COURSE?
>> AH, I THINK COMMON MISTAKES,
UH, MOST IMPORTANTLY WOULD BE
THAT THEY TRY TO SWING
THE CLUB TOO HARD,
AND THIS GAME IS A GAME
OF OPPOSITES.
UM, OKAY, SO,
AND I'LL SHOW YOU,
SHOW YOU WHAT I MEAN
BY THAT HERE IN A LITTLE
DRIVER LESSON, SO...
>> LISTEN, I SEE YOU'VE GOT
A DRIVER.
THIS IS, THE DRIVERS HAVE
CHANGED A LOT,
'CAUSE I'M LOOKIN'
AT THIS THING,
AND THAT HEAD LOOKS HUGE.
>> YES THEY, YES THEY HAVE,
YEAH. IT IS DEFINITELY, THOUGH,
THE GOOD OLD WOODEN DRIVERS
ARE LONG GONE, AND,
AND NOW THESE ARE MADE OF
YOU KNOW, HIGH-QUALITY
MATERIALS THAT, UH, YOU KNOW,
MAKE THE BALL, YOU KNOW,
THE TOUR GUYS ARE HITTIN' IT
OVER 300 YARDS.
SO, UM, THINGS HAVE CHANGED,
AND IT'S ALL ABOUT
DISTANCE NOW.
>> AND THIS THING'S
PROBABLY LIGHT, TOO.
>> VERY LIGHT. YES.
UM, YOU KNOW, I MEAN,
A KID COULD PICK THIS UP, SO.
NOT THAT HEAVY.
>> AND WHAT ARE SOME FIRST TIPS
YOU GIVE PEOPLE BEFORE
THEY EVEN GET OUT HERE
AND SWING?
WHAT ARE SOME THINGS YOU
TELL THEM TO, TO BE AWARE OF?
>> WELL, I THINK, UM,
BEFORE I EVEN ALLOW
ANYBODY TO SWING,
IT'S IMPORTANT TO, UM, GO OVER
THE THREE BASIC THINGS IN GOLF
THAT'S T'S THE FUNDAMENTALS.
ONE IS THE GRIP.
HOW TO HOLD THE CLUB,
CONSIDERING THE ONLY ATTACHED
TO THE CLUB IS OUR HANDS,
AND SO WE WANNA MAKE SURE
THAT'S IMPORTANT.
OUR STANCE AND POSTURE.
THOSE THREE THINGS ARE
PRETTY IMPORTANT.
AND IF YOU CAN GET THOSE
THREE THINGS DOWN YOU KNOW,
YOU'RE ON THE RIGHT TRACK TO,
TO HITTIN' SOME GOOD SHOTS.
>> OKAY.
SO LET'S START
WITH,GRIP FIRST.
WHAT'S THE PROPER GRIP?
>> OKAY.
PROPER GRIP IS, WELL I'M GONNA
ACTUALLY HAVE YOU HOLD IT,
AND I'M GONNA, I'M GONNA
GO THROUGH IT HERE.
SO WHAT WE DO FIRST IS,
OBVIOUSLY YOU'RE RIGHT-HANDED.
OKAY, I'M ASSUMING?
ALRIGHT, SO, WE WANT YOU
TO PUT YOUR LEFT HAND FIRST.
GO AHEAD AND LAY THE CLUB DOWN
ON THE GROUND.
LEFT HAND ON THE CLUB JUST
LIKE THAT, AND HAVE IT KIND
OF SITTIN' RIGHT HERE
ON THE PALM.
YES, JUST LIKE THAT. YEP.
AND WE'RE GONNA PUT THAT
LEFT THUMB RIGHT DOWN
THE MIDDLE OF THE SHAFT, OKAY?
>> AND THEN YOU WRAP THIS
AROUND THE THUMB.
>> WRAP THAT AROUND.
AND, UH, 'CAUSE SEE,
YOU'VE GOT WHAT WE CALL
A TEN FINGER GRIP. OKAY.
THERE'S A COUPLE OTHER
DIFFERENT KINDS.
IF YOU'RE INTERESTED,
WE GOT THE INTERLOCK GRIP,
WHICH WHAT I USE.
AND THAT IS PUTTING
THE PINKY INTO...
>> OH, LIKE THAT?
>> YES.
AND, UM, THE TOUR PLAYERS,
A LOT OF 'EM WILL HAVE
THIS GRIP, OKAY?
>> WHAT'S THE ADVANTAGE THERE?
>> THE ADVANTAGE,
THE ADVANTAGE OF THAT IS THAT
YOU HAVE MORE CONTROL
OF THE CLUB HEAD.
OKAY?
BUT FOR BEGINNERS,
WE REALLY TRY TO TEACH
THE TEN FINGER, JUST SOMETHING
VERY STANDARD, AND,
WE CAN WORK UP FROM THAT.
SO, UM, BUT NEXT, AFTER
A GOOD GRIP, BUT LET ME SAY
SOMETHING ABOUT THE GRIP IS,
A MISCONCEPTION, BIG TIME,
IS THAT PEOPLE HOLD THE CLUB
WAY TOO TIGHT.
>> YOU DON'T HAVE TO CHOKE IT.
>> YOU DON'T HAVE TO CHOKE IT.
HOLD IT LIGHT. OKAY?
>> BUT NOT TOO LIGHT
SO THAT YOU HIT...
>> NOT TOO LIGHT SO, YEAH,
YOU RELEASE IT
AND IT GOES EVERYWHERE.
UM, NEXT WOULD BE
THE STANCE. OKAY?
AND THAT'S PRETTY IMPORTANT
IS, A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T KNOW
HOW, YOU KNOW, HOW TO STAND
WITH THE GOLF CLUB.
DO YOU PUT YOUR FEET
REALLY CLOSE TOGETHER?
PROBABLY NOT.
DO YOU GO WIDE?
PROBABLY NOT.
IT'S, YOU KNOW,
THE GENERAL THING IS ABOUT
SHOULDER WIDTH APART.
OKAY, SO YOU JUST WANNA GET
COMFORTABLE, KIND OF IN AN
ATHLETIC POSITION.
AND, UH, AND THAT GOES
RIGHT INTO THE POSTURE.
SO... YEAH.
SO WE'RE ABOUT SHOULDER,
YOU KNOW, SHOULDER WIDTH APART,
AND WE JUST WANNA KINDA UNLOCK
THE KNEES AND BEND FROM
THE HIPS HERE, FOR POSTURE.
SO, IT'S NOT, YOU KNOW,
STANDIN' UP LIKE THIS, OR-
>> NOT HUNCHED OVER.
>> NOT HUNCHED OVER.
SO IT'S JUST NICE
ATHLETIC POSITION, AND NICE,
NICE WIDE BASE,
AND JUST RELAXED. OKAY?
SO THOSE THREE THINGS ARE
PRETTY KEY TO BEGINNING
THE GOLF SWING, SO.
>> WELL THAT SEEMS EASY.
>> IT IS. IT IS.
THE HARD PART'S NEXT.
>> THE HARD PART IS ACTUALLY
MAKING CONTACT.
>> MAKING CONTACT, YES.
SO, UM, YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY,
THERE'S THINGS THAT CAN HAPPEN
DURING THE SWING THAT CAN
AFFECT YOU HITTING THE BALL.
ONCE AGAIN, THAT GOES BACK
TO THE MENTAL PART:
CONCENTRATION AND THINKING
YOU GOTTA TRY TO SWING AS HARD
AS YOU CAN TO HIT IT, AND IT'S
DEFINITELY THE OPPOSITOSITE, SO,
WHENEVER WE GET YOU
STEPPED UP HERE, I'LL...
>> OKAY.
WELL I TELL YOU WHAT,
WHY DON'T YOU SHOW ME
HOW IT'S DONE FIRST?
>> OKAY.
>> ALRIGHT. IS THIS YOURS,
ARE YOU GONNA USE THIS?
>> I'M GONNA, I'M GONNA GRAB
MY DRIVER.
>> OKAY. GOOD ENOUGH.
ALRIGHT, I'M GONNA STAY BACK
HERE OUT OF THE WAY,
AND HOPEFULLY I WON'T,
YOU KNOW, I'LL HAVE A GOOD GRIP.
THAT PINKY LOCK GRIP
WILL PROTECT ME.
>> THAT'LL WORK.
>> OKAY. ALRIGHT,
SHOW ME HOW IT'S DONE HERE.
>> ALRIGHT. WE'LL HIT
A COUPLE HERE FOR YA.
KINDA SHOW YA WHAT
IT SHOULD LOOK LIKE.
>> ALRIGHT.
>> I DON'T EVEN SEE IT ANYMORE.
>> OKAY, THAT WAS
A PRETTY GOOD ONE.
DIDN'T REALLY LOOK LIKE I SWUNG
VERY HARD THOUGH, RIGHT?
>> NO, BUT I HEARD A "PING."
>> HEARD A PING.
THAT'S THE SOUND
YOU WANNA MAKE, DEFINITELY.
>> SEE, I ALWAYS GET
A "THWUNK" KINDA SOUND.
THAT'S NOT NORMAL.
>> UM, THAT PING IS FROM
HITTIN' IT ON THE CENTER
OF THE CLUB FACE.
>> RIGHT HERE, RIGHT?
RIGHT THERE.
>> SWEET SPOT IS WHAT
WE CALL IT IN GOLF.
SO, UM, I'LL HIT ONE MORE
HERE, AND JUST KINDA,
I'LL SHOW YOU, OR I'LL TALK
ABOUT WHAT I TOLD YOU.
YOU KNOW, FIRST THING,
IS WHAT I DO IN THE DRIVE IS,
MOST IMPORTANTLY IN THE DRIVE,
THE BALL.
THE BALL, POSITION-WISE,
AFFECTS A LOT.
AND THE BALL NEEDS TO BE UP
IN OUR STANCE.
SO AN EASY WAY TO REMEMBER IS
JUST PLAY IT OFF YOUR
LEFT FOOT. OKAY?
SO, IT'S PRETTY EASY, I JUST
TAKE A LITTLE SMALL STEP
OUT HERE AND A BIG STEP BACK,
AND YOU CAN SEE THE BALL'S
ON MY LEFT FOOT HERE. OKAY?
SO, 'CAUSE I'M TRYIN' TO HIT
THIS BALL HIGH, KINDA BEHIND
THE BALL HERE, MY HEAD IS.
BUT A LIGHT GRIP, LITTLE,
LITTLE BIT BIGGER THAN
SHOULDER WIDTH HERE,
'CAUSE IT'S A LONGER CLUB,
I'M TRYIN' TO GET A GOOD
ATHLETIC STANCE HERE.
AND MY POSTURE'S PRETTY,
PRETTY GOOD.
BENDIN' FROM THE HIPS,
NOT *** OVER,
NOT TOO UPRIGHT, OKAY? SO...
AND I'M JUST GONNA DO
A LITTLE WAGGLIN' HERE
TILL I GET COMFORTABLE.
AND THEN I'LL PULL THE TRIGGER.
>> AND AGAIN, I DON'T SEE IT
ANYMORE.
>> NO? OKAY.
ALRIGHT, SO YOU WANNA TAKE
A CRACK AT IT?
>> SURE.
>> OKAY.
>> I'M NOT AFRAID
TO EMBARRASS MYSELF.
I'VE CLIMBED TREES
ON THIS SHOW,
I'VE DONE ALL KINDS OF...
>> OKAY, WE'LL TEE IT UP
FOR YA.
AND YOU WANNA MAKE SURE THIS
BALL IS ABOUT, HALF OF IT'S
ABOVE THE TOP OF YOUR DRIVER.
OKAY?
SO IT'S IMPORTANT TO MAKE SURE
WE, WE TEE IT UP HIGH ENOUGH.
>> SO WE'RE NOT TAKIN'
THE GREEN WITH US.
>> EXACTLY. WE'RE PROMOTIN' IT
TO GET IT UP IN THE AIR.
>> ALRIGHT. AND AGAIN,
LEFT FOOT PARALLEL WITH IT.
OKAY.
>> LEFT FOOT'S, UH, GOOD, GOOD
SHOULDER WIDTH STANCE HERE.
>> SHOULD I STEP BACK AND DO
A COUPLE PRACTICE SWINGS?
I SEE PEOPLE DOIN' THAT.
>> YEAH, IT'S A GOOD IDEA.
YOU WANNA TRY TO FEEL
THE SHOT.
TAKE A COUPLE PRACTICE SWINGS
AND THEN, UH, YOU TRY
TO REPEAT IT...
>> CLOSER TO THE BALL, RIGHT?
>> CLOSER TO THE BALL, YEAH.
>> ALRIGHT. I FEEL LIKE
I'M HUNCHIN'. ALRIGHT.
>> OKAY.
>> ALRIGHT. DOES THAT
LOOK GOOD? I MEAN...
>> LOOKS PRETTY GOOD, YEAH.
>> AS GOOD AS, YOU KNOW,
IT CAN GET?
>> ONCE AGAIN, WE REALLY DON'T
CARE ABOUT WHERE IT'S GOIN'
RIGHT NOW.
WE'RE JUST TRYIN' TO GET,
MAKE CONTACT AND GET IT TO GO
OUT THERE SOMEWHERE, OKAY?
>> HERE IT IS. ALRIGHT.
>> OKAY, THAT WAS BAD.
>> IT'S OKAY.
>> IT DIDN'T GO AIRBORNE,
REALLY, IT JUST KINDA...
>> NOPE. OKAY.
WHAT THAT MEANS IS THAT
WE JUST NEED TO HANG BACK
A LITTLE BIT, MAKE SURE OUR,
AT ADDRESS HERE, OUR HEAD IS
BEHIND THE BALL.
>> OH, OKAY.
>> SO I MIGHT COME OVER HERE
AND TAKE A LOOK AT YA.
>> ALRIGHT.
STEP UP A LITTLE BIT.
MY HEAD BEHIND THE BALL.
>> THERE YOU GO.
NICE ATHLETIC STANCE.
>> WELL, THAT WAS PROBABLY
WORSE.
>> ALRIGHT.
AND YOU KNOW, THE TRICK IS, IS
THERE'S LOTS OF THINGS IN GOLF
WE CAN'T CONTROL.
THE WEATHER. RIGHT?
THE WAY THE BALL LANDS,
IT MIGHT KICK LEFT,
IT MIGHT KICK RIGHT,
BUT THE THINGS WE CAN CONTROL
ARE KEEPIN' OUR HEAD DOWN.
>> OH, OKAY.
>> AND MAKIN' SURE OUR EYES DO
NOT MOVE OFF THIS BALL
DURING THE SWING, OKAY?
>> OKAY.
>> SO, USUALLY, WHENEVER
YOU CONCENTRATE ON THAT,
YOU'LL SURPRISE YOURSELF
AND HIT IT PRETTY GOOD, SO.
LET'S TRY TO WORK ON THAT.
>> AND YOU KNOW, WE'RE JUST
GONNA EDIT THIS AND SHOW YOUR
SHOTS BEING MY SHOTS, RIGHT?
>> THAT'S FINE. ALRIGHT.
>> ALRIGHT, YEAH-...
>> GOOD PRACTICE SWING. OKAY?
>> ALRIGHT.
>> THERE WE GO.
OKAY? THAT ONE...
>> THE CROWD GOES WILD.
>> IT JUST LANDED. OKAY?
SO, SO THAT WAS GOOD.
YOU WANNA...
>> ALRIGHT, SEE, AND IT DID.
I KEPT MY EYE ON THE BALL-...
>> KEEP YOUR EYE ON THE BALL.
>> IT ACTUALLY GOT UP
AT LEAST MORE THAN TEN FEET.
>> KINDA GET UP, OKAY?
SO I'M GONNA, I'M GONNA
RECOMMEND ONE MORE THING
TO YOU HERE, IS I'M GONNA TELL
YOU TO, LET'S GET A LITTLE BIT
WIDER BASE HERE.
OKAY, LET'S, LET'S GET OUT
AND TAKE A LITTLE BIT
BIGGER STEP HERE, AND-
>> I GOT WIDE SHOULDERS.
>> YOU GOT WIDE SHOULDERS...
>> AND A WIDE WAIST.
>> OKAY. WELL...
>> DOES THAT HELP? ALRIGHT.
>> OH, LOOK AT THAT.
>> THAT'S BETTER.
THAT WENT FAR.
THAT'S PROBABLY ABOUT-...
>> 75 YARDS, RIGHT?
>> UH... I'D GIVE YOU 150.
ON A GOOD DAY.
ON A GOOD DAY, SO.
>> I'M FEELIN' IT NOW.
>> OKAY. HE'S FEELIN' IT.
GETTIN' A LITTLE RHYTHM HERE.
AND, AND ONE MORE THING, ERICK,
IS TRY TO START THAT CLUB HERE
ON THE GROUND LEVEL.
>> OKAY, SO GO A LITTLE LOWER.
>> YEAH. DON'T HAVE IT,
DON'T HAVE IT UP HERE.
YOU WON'T BREAK IT,
DON'T WORRY.
GO AHEAD AND, GO AHEAD
AND SWING AS, SWING IT.
SWING IT OUT OF HERE.
>> ALRIGHT. YOU'RE GETTIN' IT.
OKAY, LET'S TRY ONE MORE.
>> ALRIGHT, ONE MORE.
>> ONE MORE HERE,
BEFORE YOU BREAK A SWEAT.
>> THAT HAPPENED A FEW
MINUTES AGO.
ONE THING TOO, I WANNA TALK
ABOUT, I MEAN, TECHNOLOGY
HAS CHANGED A LOT, AND I KNOW
THERE'S VIDEO TAPES, THERE'S
COMPUTER PROGRAMS, I MEAN,
YOU GUYS DO THAT WITH SOME
OF YOUR INSTRUCTIONS?
DO YOU VIDEO TAPE SWINGS
AND GO BACK AND SHOW 'EM WHAT
THEY'RE DOIN' RIGHT AND WRONG?
>> YEAH, WE HAVE THAT
AVAILABLE HERE.
WE CAN BRING THE STUDENT OUT,
VIDEO TAPE HIM FROM A COUPLE
DIFFERENT ANGLES, AND, THEN
TAKE HIM BACK IN AND WE HAVE
A SYSTEM, IT'S CALLED
THE "V1" SYSTEM.
A LOT OF GOLF COURSES HAVE IT.
AND IT BREAKS DOWN YOUR SWING
MULTIPLE DIFFERENT WAYS.
WE CAN KIND OF DRAW ON IT,
AND PAUSE IT, AND FLIP IT,
WHATEVER YOU WANT,
WE CAN DO IT.
SO, YEAH, YEAH, WE DO OFFER,
OFFER THE VIDEO LESSON,
AND I THINK IT'S A GREAT TOOL.
UM, BECAUSE A LOT OF PEOPLE
DON'T, UH, BELIEVE YOU WHEN
YOU'RE SAYING YOU'RE
NOT LINED UP RIGHT.
"WELL YES I AM," MAYBE PEOPLE
THAT ARE SET IN THEIR WAYS,
THAT THEY'VE NEVER HAD
A LESSON,
THAT WANNA GET BETTER,
AND YOU PUT 'EM ON VIDEO
AND SHOW 'EM AND THEN
IT GETS THAT CLEAR.
>> ALRIGHT TRAVIS, I'M,
LIKE MATT SAID, I'M GONNA LET
THE BIG DOG EAT.
>> ALRIGHT, LET THE BIG DOG
EAT THIS TIME AND,
UH, JUST RIP, RIP AT IT.
>> HERE WE GO, I FEEL IT.
>> OKAY. NOT BAD. NOT BAD.
FOR YOUR FIRST DRIVING LESSON,
NOT BAD.
>> OKAY. I'LL TAKE NOT BAD.
>> NOT BAD. SO, UM,
YOU KNOW, I THINK, UH, WITH,
WE SET OUT HERE FOR AN HOUR,
I COULD GET YOU TO...
>> GIVE ME 200 YARDS, MAYBE?
>> 200 YARDS AND A LITTLE ARC.
>> THAT'S ALL I NEED.
COOL, MAN.
I APPRECIATE IT.
>> ALRIGHT, NO PROBLEM.
>> IF YOU'RE LOOKING TO PLAY
AFFORDABLE GOLF AT
AN AWARD-WINNING PUBLIC COURSE,
LOOK NO FURTHER THAN FAIRWINDS
GOLF COURSE.
LOCATED AT 4400 FAIRWINDS DRIVE
IN NORTHERN ST. LUCIE COUNTY,
JUST PAST THE AIRPORT
OFF OF US-1,
THIS FAZIO-DESIGNED COURSE
IS PERFECT FOR BOTH THE NOVICE
AND EXPERT GOLFER.
FAIRWINDS IS A CHALLENGING
COURSE THAT WINDS THROUGH
THE SANCTUARY OF FLORIDA'S
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IT'S NOT UNCOMMON TO SEE
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