Want to resurrect your clubs and get your game in shape for the all-too-short golf season?
There’s a way to improve your golf game from inside a nice warm building without even touching a golf ball. It’s called Maximum Golf and it’s run by longtime pro Hall Thomlinson.
Winter is actually a great time to learn the game of golf or make game improvements like swing changes. Most people start their lessons in the spring, while also trying to play the game at the same time. This can often lead to players becoming discouraged with their slow progress and even regressing back into bad habits again.
“Maximum Golf has a very specific and concise set of drills that, with repetition, builds muscle memory and ensures good swing mechanics,” said Thomlinson, who taught at Predator Ridge last season. “With an entire golf stroke only taking approximately 1.5 seconds, swinging is not a thought out process but a muscle reaction instead. Training the muscles to make that reaction helps eliminate the two biggest pitfalls that most sports enthusiasts suffer from – overthinking and worrying.”
Thomlinson says far too many golfers end up being “ball bound” – concentrating on hitting the ball, rather than on the swing and where the club head hits the ball.
“To change the focus from being ball conscious to swing conscious, Maximum Golf uses more than 30 different repetitive exercises and swing drills.”
Classes are 90 minutes and take place in the recreation centre auditorium Mondays starting Feb. 27, and Wednesdays starting Feb. 29. There are two classes nightly, the first from 5:45-7:15 p.m., and the second from 7:30-9.
Any missed classes can be made up by attending one of the classes on the opposite day. All you need to bring is a club, if you own one, and a large hand towel.
To register, visit www.greatervernonrecreation.ca, or visit the recreation centre or Wesbild Centre. The cost for six classes is $110.
