Tucson Golf Review recently launched a list of the Best Tucson Golf Courses. This list is unique because it is the only list of the best courses in town based on ratings from the golfing public in Tucson. Anyone can visit Tucson Golf Review and rate any course in town. Very cool feature! Time for me to go play the top five.
Adaptive Internet Solutions (my company) has just launched a new site, Tucson Golf Review.com. I am personally developing this site, with the help of a business partner, Brian Wiley. Tucson Golf Review is going to be an excellent resource for golfers in Tucson, AZ. We will have info on every golf course in town, and an exclusive golf course ratings system that allows website readers to rate each golf course on various, meaningful criteria. For example, if you just played a golf course and the greens were in rather poor condition, or the service was terrible, you can make those facts known to everyone! We hope that the ability to rate golf courses could some day influence those golf courses that are not doing a good job to work a little bit harder. We also hope to emphasize the best golf courses in town with this system. To see a completed golf course detail page, check out this link to one of my favorites, Del Lago Golf Club. More from Tucson Golf Review: Tucson Golf Courses | Arizona Golf Schools | Phoenix Golf Schools | Sedona Golf Schools | Tucson Golf Schools | Arizona Golf Resorts | Phoenix Golf Resorts | Tucson Golf Resorts | Golf Glossary | Links | Reciprocal Links | Tucson Golf
I played golf at Santa Rita Golf Club over the weekend, and I’m happy to say that I hit some of the best drives I’ve ever hit. Until last weekend, I had kept my driver out of the bag for the past several months, but after hitting some great shots with my 3-wood a few weeks ago, I thought it was time to give the driver a shot.
I used two basic swing thoughts during the round, which seemed to make a huge difference for me off the tee. The first was to make a full turn on the backswing. As a right-handed golfer, that meant being sure to turn my left shoulder fully behind the ball. It’s a simple thought, but it definitely gave me the sensation of loading up on the backswing with some power.
The second swing thought was to start the downswing by clearing my lower body. For me, that meant straightening my left leg and beginning to turn around it as I started the club down. When timed properly, I really felt like I was attacking the ball from a strong inside path, and my better swings produced very strong shots.
I hit two drives over 300 yards, and several more in the 270 - 290 range. Needless to say, I’m very excited to work on my drives some more, especially given the fact that this is the first time I’ve hit the driver in months. For disclosure’s sake, I’m using an old, Taylor Made TI Bubble 2 Driver with 10.5 degrees of loft and an R-80 shaft. My drives had a medium-high trajectory, and rolled pretty well. I bet that I would do better with another degree or two of loft though, and a stiffer shaft, but it will have to do for now. We’ll see what happens next week!