http://www.kikogolf.com/golfpro John White CPGA - Golf Blog Sun, 19 Apr 2009 20:05:14 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I got a message the other day from a parent requesting financial aid to help send his young son to play in the European Junior Golf Championships as it is very expensive to travel over there. I think it is a wonderful opportunity for this young player and will certainly ... http://www.kikogolf.com/golfpro/2009/04/19/whats-best-for-our-kids-golfing-young/ Most people fear their ball going into a sand trap but if you watch the pros, they would almost prefer to have their ball in the bunker as opposed to being in the heavy rough around the greens. the sand shot is fairly simple and the following basic tips will certainly ... http://www.kikogolf.com/golfpro/2009/04/15/making-a-green-side-sand-shot-easy/ Important Considerations for the Junior Golfer Part 2 (MP3) Free Golf Podcast Part 2 of 2 John White C.P.G.A. discusses children and youth involvement in the game of golf, tips and techniques to be considered and how your child should approach learning how to play golf so they enjoy it ... http://www.kikogolf.com/golfpro/2009/04/14/junior-golf-part-2-is-your-kid-ready-for-golf/ FREE GOLF PODCAST Important Consideration for the Junior Golfer (MP3) Download mp3 for free John White C.P.G.A. discusses children and youth involvement in the game of golf, tips and techniques to be considered and how your child should approach learning how to play golf so they enjoy it for a lifetime. http://www.kikogolf.com/golfpro/2009/04/14/is-your-kid-ready-to-play-golf/ The Junior Series- The Younger Years I get asked frequently to give lessons to very young children even as young as 3 years old. I am very hesitant to take these lessons as I believe that the first thing that we must instill in our youth is to have fun ... http://www.kikogolf.com/golfpro/2009/04/02/young-golf-prodigys/ The Awesome Tiger What a great performance by Tiger Woods at Bay Hill. Coming from 5 shots behind at the start of the day, Tiger Woods birdied the last hole to win the golf tournament by 1 shot. His will to win and tenaciousness in which he goes after the ... http://www.kikogolf.com/golfpro/2009/04/02/hes-back/ Tiger's Display I was watching the Bay Hill Classic last night and it was very good until Tiger Woods teeing of on around hole #12 or #13 teed off and hit a rather poor drive and threw his club in disgust. This is just the behaviour that we are trying ... http://www.kikogolf.com/golfpro/2009/04/02/tigers-big-display-is-this-good-or-bad-behavior/ I can't believe how many people are trying to keep their arms straight in the golf swing. We are trying to learn a swing and if you use an actual swing as a model, how many swings have the two arms holding the seat up as being something stiff and ... http://www.kikogolf.com/golfpro/2009/04/02/keeping-your-arms-straight-in-golf/ I am amazed by the vast knowledge that is out in the world and how we must continue to learn if we continue to teach. I read a lot, sometimes in spurts, but I have this appetite that makes me want to know things. I think it is so important ... http://www.kikogolf.com/golfpro/2009/04/02/the-art-of-teaching/ I was recently at the P.G.A. show in Orlando and had the pleasure of listening to Dr. Greg Rose and Dave Phillips the co-founders of TPI which stands for the Titleist Performance Institute, where they study and promote golf fitness among other performance factors. They were very enlightening and the ... http://www.kikogolf.com/golfpro/2009/03/03/speed-windows/