Golf season in the northeast always seems to go by fast. Hope you are enjoying these last couple months we have left. Please find below a golf instructional tip to improve your game, tour news, and winter lesson information for my golf studio at Metro Athletic Club. If you have any questions please feel free to contact me at any time.

 

Other things to keep in mind when judging grain on a green is to walk up close to the hole and look to see how the grass is growing. You will usually be able to see the grass growing toward or away a certain part of the hole, which will show the direction the grain is going. When playing a practice round at Tour events I also see players dragging their putter along the green in different directions, and there will be one way the putter runs smoothly along the grass and in another it will grab quite a bit, allowing you to determine when you are putting into the grain or with the grain.

When you have an awareness for grain on a putting green it helps to determine how much or little a putt will break, or whether you should hit a putt firmer or softer. It is always interesting to me to see the same players playing well on certain golf courses throughout the Tour season. The Florida born players can't wait to get to the "Florida swing" because of the familiar surfaces, and then many of them will not putt nearly as well when the Tour moves on to another part of the country. Having the ability to adapt takes some practice but separates the best putters from the rest.

 

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We are looking forward to kicking off the winter season of golf instruction when we return to Metro Athletic Club in Tenafly, NJ full-time on November 1st. There are a variety of upgrades we have made from last winter that we know will add to your overall lesson experience. Some of these additions include:

• updated AboutGolf simulators that will offer new software and new projectors for enhanced graphics and feedback.
• the addition of Trackman, a state-of-the-art launch monitor that is revolutionizing the way we teach and approach the game.
• a new staff of trained teaching professionals that will be offering individual instruction as well as a variety of lesson packages at reduced prices.
  

We will be in touch soon with additional information as our November 1st start date approaches. Please do not hesitate to contact us in the meantime with any questions at (201) 655-0705 or via email at jason@jb-golf.com.