Last week was the Kansas City Golf Show held at the Overland Park Convention Center, there was a nice turn out by Golf Companies and courses. As most would expect the busiest section of the show was the testing area. Here players could get a few swings in on the latest clubs on the market and see what will help their game the most this year. It was great to see all the golfers out getting ready for the 07 season.
One of the newest and most intriguing training aids that I saw is the New Swingspeed. This aid is a piece of metal that has the perfect grip on the end of the stick; the other end has three donut weights. You can adjust the weight to your liking. All you do is swing this 16 ½” stick anywhere you like to work on your swing. The Swingspeed will add distance to your game and the reason I like it the most is because it works out and builds the muscles you use the most while playing golf. I have had a SwingSpeed for about two weeks now and I have been using it twice a day. I was very sore after the first day; it really gives you a great workout and helps with all aspects of your golf swing. I am looking forward to seeing how it has helped me, this week when I get to tee it up in Texas. John Richman from Kansas City is the President for the company and he uses it before he plays each time, he says that it gives him a great stretch before he goes out. I am all for this product, I think that they have hit a home run here, there are no negatives to this, if you can not make it to the gym or just want to work on your swing, what a great way to help build your golf muscles and also teach those muscles memory. Go to the website http://www.swingspeed.com/ to check this out. If you are interested in one of these and I think all golfers should be, then e-mail me at shovis@mogolf.org and I will get it dropped shipped to you at a lower cost than you can get a golf shop.
When you have a slow moment and want something to do, go the MGA web site and click on Rafs rules. Take his rules quiz to polish up your rules knowledge before the season starts. Do not forget that March 5th is the magic day when the applications will be online for players to enter all events at once. So make sure that you mark that date down.
On a sad note, the golfing community lost a great member this past weekend. Ron Goodwin, a MGA Director and also a KCGA Director lost his battle with cancer. Ron gave a lot of his time to course rating, forecaddying and also being a rules official. Anytime you had a question about a rule, all you had to do was ask Ron and he knew it right off. I am sorry that I only got to work with him for a couple of years, however in that short time I learned a lot from the man. He is going to be greatly missed. Our prayers and thoughts go out to the Goodwin family.
On a sad note, the golfing community lost a great member this past weekend. Ron Goodwin, a MGA Director and also a KCGA Director lost his battle with cancer. Ron gave a lot of his time to course rating, forecaddying and also being a rules official. Anytime you had a question about a rule, all you had to do was ask Ron and he knew it right off. I am sorry that I only got to work with him for a couple of years, however in that short time I learned a lot from the man. He is going to be greatly missed. Our prayers and thoughts go out to the Goodwin family.
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